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Board authorizes short-term contract talks for auditor Joe Mangan

Houghton County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The board authorized County Administrator Rheault to negotiate a contract of up to three months with auditor Joe Mangan of Lauterbach & Amen after his contract expires Jan. 31, 2025, with pay not to exceed the previous contract amount.

Commissioner Joel Keranen raised an item added to the agenda concerning the expiring contract of auditor Joe Mangan, who works for Lauterbach & Amen. Administrator Rheault said she would contact Mangan to negotiate a three-month contract at an hourly rate.

The board voted to authorize Administrator Rheault to negotiate a new contract for up to three months, at a rate not higher than the previous contract. The motion was made by Commissioner Joel Keranen and seconded by Commissioner Glenn Anderson; the motion carried by voice vote (Ayes 4, Nays 0).

The minutes record that the authorization is limited to a short-term contract and that the administrator will lead negotiations; no dollar amounts or hourly rates were recorded in the meeting minutes.