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Anoka County board approves intergovernmental contracts, grants, appointments and a settlement

Anoka County Board of Commissioners · January 27, 2026
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Summary

On Jan. 27 the board approved a slate of consent items including medical examiner inter-county contracts, law-enforcement agreements, grants, library donations, a property tax penalty waiver of $21,358.93, ratified an Extension contract for $1,083,434, authorized a jail-management system replacement with BI2 Technologies, and appointed Jessica Leff as Deputy Director of Human Services.

Anoka County commissioners on Jan. 27 approved a broad slate of consent and action items covering intergovernmental agreements, contracts, grants, donations, a personnel appointment and an insurance settlement authorization.

Medical examiner services: The board approved contract C001296 with Roseau County and C001297 with Lake of the Woods County to provide medical examiner services beginning Feb. 2026; counties will be billed per capita with one-year terms and automatic renewal options, and staff were authorized to continue negotiations with additional counties.

Public safety and corrections: The board approved six public safety items including 2026 law enforcement contracts with the City of Columbus (contract C0012066, $547,973, term 01/01/2026–12/31/2026) and the City of Oak Grove (contract C0012091, $1,071,917, term 01/01/2026–12/31/2026); state safety grants for snowmobile ($22,594.26) and off-highway vehicle safety ($24,901.84); a BCA violent…

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