Votes at a glance: Kandiyoi County Board passes portal contract, septic loan resolutions and multiple MOUs

The Kandiyoi County Board of Commissioners issued several formal approvals at its Aug. 5 meeting. Below are the actions recorded in the meeting transcript and the key details the board discussed or recorded on the record.

Votes recorded at the meeting

- Agenda approval: The board approved the Aug. 5 meeting agenda. The motion was moved by Commissioner Imdek and seconded by Commissioner Duane Anderson; the board approved by voice vote.

- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda items (approval of the July 17, 2025 legal minutes; auditors' warrants and claims; canine purchase agreement; New London-Spicer School Resource Officer agreement; SNAP joint powers agreement amendment). The consent agenda was moved by Commissioner Dale Anderson and seconded by Commissioner Berg; approved by voice vote.

- Casework portal contract (HHS): The board approved moving forward with a contract to implement the Casework client portal. The motion to proceed was made by Commissioner Dale Anderson and the board approved the contract by voice vote; the work will be implemented by the Health and Human Services department with an expected launch around Oct. 1 and a small net budget adjustment after reimbursements (staff cited a net figure described in presentation as "about 16.7" after reimbursement; staff invested $8,000 into the current contract year).

- Resolution 2025-25 (Minnesota Clean Water Partnership Project low-interest loan program): The board adopted the general obligation note to participate in the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) low-interest loan program to fund repairs/replacement of individual sewage treatment systems. County staff said the loan terms discussed were 2.5% interest for seven years and that loan assessments would be placed on property taxes as a special assessment; the program allows early pay-down without penalty. The resolution was moved on the record and adopted by the board.

- Resolution 2025-26 (designation of project representative for MPCA loan requests): The board designated county environmental staff (environmental specialist or designee) to request MPCA funds as needed and to process the projects so the board does not have to authorize each draw; the board adopted the resolution by voice vote.

- Memoranda of Understanding (ESST and Paid Family Leave): The board approved an MOU with Law Enforcement Labor Services (Local 1191) to clarify Emergency Sick and Safe Time (ESST) language for safety-sensitive positions (telecommunicators) and approved MOUs implementing a 50/50 premium split for the state Paid Family Leave program for two bargaining units (the telecommunicators and deputies, identified in transcript as Unit 1191 and Unit 22). Each MOU was approved by voice vote.

- Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center agreement: The board approved a five-year operating memorandum to clarify responsibilities between Prairie Woods (a non-profit that operates on county property) and Kandiyoi County. The agreement sets a threshold (items over $100,000) for projects that the county board would review and left day-to-day operations to the nonprofit.

- Appointment to Kandiyoi County HRA: The board appointed Karen Kramer to the Kandiyoi County Housing and Redevelopment Authority as recommended by the HRA and city partners; the appointment was approved by voice vote.

How votes were recorded: Most votes were approved by voice vote; where a roll‑call tally was not recorded in the transcript, the board's action is reported as approved by voice.