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Wright County commissioner urges state fixes for antiquated DHS system, highlights joint tree‑chipping JPA
Summary
Wright County Commissioner Jeanne Holland told Otsego council the county completed a five‑year JPA to buy tree‑chipping equipment to lower city costs and raised concerns about fraud and an antiquated state DHS 'green‑screen' system that increases staff workload and can cause payment errors.
Wright County Commissioner Jeanne Holland updated the City of Otsego council on two county efforts: a five‑year joint powers agreement (JPA) to acquire a tree‑chipping apparatus to reduce municipal chipping costs, and county work to address suspected fraud connected to legacy state systems.
Holland said the county negotiated a JPA that will keep chipping costs from doubling for the next five years and that the county plans to hire a contractor…
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