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Murray County board roundup: allocations, personnel posting and payments
Summary
The board approved routine agenda items including the Murray SWCD allocation, Plum Creek contribution, Sunrise Terrace rent increase, ditch bills and ordered ditch repairs; it also authorized advertising for the Highway Engineer position following the incumbent’s pending retirement and recorded a motion on a final racetrack payment contingent on documentation.
At its April 28 meeting in Slayton the Murray County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine and administrative actions recorded in the minutes.
Key board actions (motions moved/seconded as recorded in the minutes): • Approved the April 28, 2026 agenda with no conflicts (moved by Commissioner Jackie Meier; seconded by Commissioner Roger Zins). • Approved minutes from April 21, 2026 (moved by Commissioner Roger Zins; seconded by Commissioner Jackie Meier). • Approved a 1st‑quarter allocation to the Murray Soil and Water Conservation District of $49,069.75 (moved by Commissioner Mark Carlson; seconded by Commissioner Roger Zins). • Approved the Plum Creek Library System annual contribution of $3,250 and authorized county signatures on an updated agency agreement (moved by Commissioner Loy Woelber and Roger Zins respectively; motions seconded and passed). • Approved a $50 per‑month rent increase at Sunrise Terrace, effective July 1, 2026 (moved by Commissioner Jackie Meier; seconded by Commissioner Loy Woelber). • Approved payment of Murray County Drainage Authority invoices totaling $2,789.75 (moved by Commissioner Dennis Welgraven; seconded by Commissioner Roger Zins). • Moved to approve final payment of $18,000 to Engelkes Electric for the Fairgrounds Racetrack Lighting Project contingent on receiving the contractor IC‑134 affidavit (motion recorded as moved by Commissioner Jackie Meier and seconded by Commissioner Mark Carlson; the transcript does not record the final vote outcome on the contingency in this meeting's minutes). • Approved the advertisement of the County Highway Engineer position following the planned retirement of County Engineer Randy Groves; the position was evaluated at 641 points and placed in Pay Grade 21 with a pay range of $60.75 to $78.97 and 10 steps (moved by Commissioner Roger Zins; seconded by Commissioner Mark Carlson).
The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:10 a.m. and the minutes were attested by Deputy Administrator Sharon Giese and Board Chair Mark Carlson.
