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Votes at a glance: Coochiching County Board meeting, Feb. 11, 2025
Summary
Key board actions: agenda and minutes approved; personnel actions accepted; auditor board seal updated; Voyager ATV resolution and fiscal‑agent agreement adopted; CredibleMinds purchase approved; Rainy Lake RV sewer contract and grants authorized; highway project advertising authorized; ACC host‑site application approved; county to present LEC‑PD‑r
This roundup lists formal motions, votes and outcomes recorded during the Coochiching County Board of Commissioners regular meeting on Feb. 11, 2025. All motions were taken by voice vote unless a roll call was requested; totals were not recorded on the transcript and are listed as voice votes where applicable.
1) Approve agenda with deletions/additions — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Chair; second: Commissioner Och)
2) Approve minutes of 01/28/2025 regular meeting — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner McIntyre; second: Commissioner Roach)
3) Financial claims (items a–d) — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner Hill; second: Commissioner Roach)
4) Human Resources: Notice of promotion of Bianca Johnson (start 02/24/2025) and separation of temporary/part‑time employee (Griffin Ofordal) — Separation approved (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner Hill)
5) Approve updated county auditor and board seal per Minnesota Statute §375.11 — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner McIntyre; second: Commissioner Hill)
6) Voyager ATV Club: Adopt resolution supporting $200,000 RTP grant application — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner Roach; second: Commissioner Howe)
7) Voyager ATV Club: Approve fiscal‑agent agreement (standing fiscal agent arrangement) — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner Hill; second: Commissioner McIntyre)
8) Approve initial purchase‑of‑service agreement for CredibleMinds ($36,450, five years) funded by federal COVID dollars — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner Roach; second: Commissioner Hill)
9) Rainy Lake RV Sanitary Sewer Project: Accept low bid (Wagner Construction) in amount $310,524.75 and award contract (contingent on final MPCA grant execution) — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: County staff motion recorded; second not specified)
10) Rainy Lake RV: Authorize entering second MPCA grant contract (additional $100,000 with 25% county match $25,000) — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner Roach; second: Commissioner Hill)
11) Rainy Lake RV: Approve property owner easement and sewer agreement; establish connection fee of $100,233 remitted to county — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner Helm; second: Commissioner Roche)
12) Highway Department: Authorize advertising for bids for SAP 036‑608‑025 and SAP 036‑609‑7 (County Roads 8 and 9) and SAP 036‑628‑4 (Island Lake Road, mill and overlay) — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner Erickson; second: Commissioner McIntyre)
13) Information Services: Authorize submission of application to be ACC/Lead For America host site for program year 2025 (non‑binding application) — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner McIntyre; second: Commissioner Hill)
14) County to present proposed LEC lease terms to the mayor and city administrator (proposed inclusive lease at $15.50/sq ft for ~10,305 sq ft including garage stalls, shared basement training space; exact lease length and final terms to be negotiated) — Motion passed (voice vote). (mover: Commissioner Roach; second: Commissioner Hill)
Other routine motions (claims, perfect fiscal reporting recognition, timber auction reports and adjournment) passed by voice vote during the meeting. Where the transcript did not record specific mover/second names, the action is noted as a board motion with voice‑vote passage.
