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Murray County board adopts 2026 fees, extends E911 sign assessment and delegates financial authority to auditor-treasurer
Summary
The Murray County Board approved the 2026 fee schedule, set multiple small assessments (solid waste $24, E911 sign $3, pocket gopher bounty $2, beaver control $75), and delegated depository and electronic funds transfer authority to Auditor-Treasurer Heidi E. Winter.
The Murray County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 16 to adopt the county's 2026 fee schedule, set several routine assessments and delegate authority to handle county depositories and electronic funds transfers.
At a public hearing held Dec. 16 on the 2026 fee schedule, no members of the public spoke; the board then approved the schedule effective Jan. 1, 2026. In the same session, commissioners approved a series of related resolutions: delegating authority under Minn. Stat. ch. 118A to Auditor-Treasurer Heidi E. Winter to designate depositories and make county investments in 2026, and delegating authority under Minn. Stat. 471.38 for electronic funds transfers to Winter and her designees.
The board also set several assessments and fees for 2026. Commissioners established the solid waste assessment at $24 per improved parcel, representing 48% of the $50 maximum set by a prior resolution, and extended the E911 rural sign assessment at $3 per non-exempt parcel with any unspent assessment funds committed to fund balance. The 2026 pocket gopher bounty was set at $2, unchanged from 2025, and the county's nuisance beaver control fee was set at $75 per beaver for animals adversely affecting county roads, ditches or parks.
Board motions to adopt those figures passed on unanimous votes. Chair Dennis Welgraven asked for conflicts of interest at the start of the meeting; none were identified. The board also approved the commissioner warrants and claims for the meeting date, which totaled $143,415.91.
Why this matters: the fee schedule and assessments fund routine county services including solid waste collection, emergency-address signage and nuisance-control programs. The delegation of depository and EFT authority designates who may transact and invest county funds in the coming year.
What happens next: The delegated authorities will execute banking and electronic transfer activities in 2026; the fee schedule is effective Jan. 1, 2026. Any future changes to assessments would need separate board action.
