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Board records hires, promotions and appoints member to northern land-use board
Summary
At its April 28 meeting, the Koochiching County Board approved promotions and hires, authorized filling a deputy sheriff vacancy (4-1), and appointed Commissioner McIntyre to the Northern Counties Land Use Coordinating Board.
The Koochiching County Board on April 28 approved several personnel items, including notices of hires and promotions, authorized filling a vacant sheriff deputy position and made a commissioner appointment to an intergovernmental board.
Notices recorded in the minutes show Craig Westin was hired as a temporary transport driver effective April 15, 2026, and John Heppner was hired as full-time lead transfer station operator effective April 21, 2026. The board also recorded promotions: Teddy Pearson to Lead Transfer Station Operator and Jamie Lorenson to Senior Engineering Technician, both effective May 4, 2026.
The board approved the employment separation of Rory Walker, full-time engineering technician, effective May 1, 2026.
On staffing for public safety, the board voted 4-1 to authorize filling the vacant sheriff deputy position with Commissioner Erickson casting the lone dissenting vote.
The board appointed Commissioner McIntyre to the Northern Counties Land Use Coordinating Board (NCLUB) to replace Commissioner Hell and discussed the possibility—raised by Commissioner Erickson—of exploring a future combination of NCLUB with the Joint Counties Natural Resource Board because of overlapping subject matter; commissioners were asked to raise the topic with their respective boards.
All personnel motions were recorded in the meeting minutes; the board did not record recruitment timelines or candidate names for the deputy vacancy during the session.
