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Clay County board approves IT equipment purchases, changes April meeting time and schedules public hearing on firearm zones
Summary
The board approved procurement of 100 Dell laptops ($133,250) and 50 desktops ($58,950), moved the Apr. 7 meeting to 5:00 p.m. to encourage participation and set a public hearing for Apr. 7 at 6:30 p.m. on draft shotgun-only/rifle-zone ordinances; routine bills and minutes were also approved and the board entered a closed session on labor negotiations.
The Clay County Board of Commissioners approved several routine and actionable items during its meeting.
Procurement: The board approved purchasing 100 Dell laptops through SHI for $133,250 after staff presented three vendor quotes; Commissioner Ebinger moved for approval and Commissioner Kravanoff seconded. The board also approved purchasing 50 desktop computers from ByteSpeed for $58,950, a motion moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. Staff said both purchases are funded from internal services and are part of planned life-cycle replacements.
Consent items: The board approved the payment of bills and vouchers and approved minutes from the Jan. 27, 2026 meeting by voice vote.
Meeting schedule and public hearing: To increase public participation on a forthcoming firearms zoning matter, the board agreed to move the Apr. 7 board meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and set a public hearing for Apr. 7 at 6:30 p.m. to consider draft ordinances related to shotgun-only/rifle-zone mapping under Minnesota Stat. 97B.031. Staff committed to provide mapping clarifications requested by commissioners before that hearing.
Executive session: The board voted to meet in closed session to discuss labor negotiations under Minnesota Statute 13D.03.
Votes at a glance: agenda approval (voice vote, carried); bills and vouchers (voice vote, carried); minutes 01/27/2026 (voice vote, carried); purchase 100 laptops through SHI for $133,250 (motion carried); purchase 50 desktops through ByteSpeed for $58,950 (motion carried); meeting time change and public hearing set for Apr. 7 (motion carried); motion to go into closed session on labor negotiations (motion carried).
What happens next: Staff will finalize procurement orders, provide price/spec documentation on desktop/laptop acquisitions if requested, distribute meeting-time and hearing notices per statutory advertising requirements, and provide requested mapping information before the April public hearing.
