Nelson County commissioners combine auditor and treasurer offices, name Nathan Parks Auditor/Treasurer

The Nelson County Commission on April 4 unanimously approved a final resolution to combine the county’s Auditor and Treasurer offices and appointed Nathan Parks to the consolidated position.

The action followed discussion of the final stages of the consolidation. Commissioner Cameron Swenson moved to sign the final resolution to combine the Auditor and Treasurer offices, and Commissioner Aaron Mork seconded; the roll-call vote was recorded as unanimous. The commission then moved, on a separate motion by Commissioner Steve Forde with a second from Commissioner Mike Haugland, to appoint Nathan Parks as Nelson County Auditor/Treasurer and to approve the wage compensation presented for the Auditor/Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer, Deputy Auditor and Deputy Recorder/Clerk of Court positions. That motion also passed unanimously on a roll-call vote.

The commission deferred further policy work on implementation details mentioned in the meeting; a draft timekeeping, travel and comp time policy was presented by Nathan Parks and will be discussed again at the first meeting in May. The transcript does not specify the approved wage amounts or the effective date of Parks’s appointment beyond the motion recorded at the meeting.

The commission’s actions formalize a change to the county’s administrative structure and place a named official in the combined role. The commission’s minutes show the votes were unanimous and do not record any dissenting conditions or amendments to the motions.