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Commissioners debate shifting public-health arrangement with county; ask county for written plan
Summary
The commission discussed the city's contract-for-services arrangement with Burleigh County (sometimes termed a joint powers agreement in prior years), debated whether to continue a contract approach for 2026 or to establish a true joint powers agreement with a board of health, and directed city administration to send a formal written request to the county for its 2027 intentions.
City public-health leadership and commissioners reviewed the existing intergovernmental arrangement with Burleigh County. Commissioners noted that under state law a true joint powers agreement would create a separate board of health; the city's current structure operates with the city commission acting as the Board of Health while the county contracts for services.
Commissioner Cleary suggested 2026 be used as a buffer year in which the city would operate with a…
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