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Sherburne County accepts April finance report and hears public-health briefing on youth substance-use prevention
Summary
The board accepted the auditor-treasurer's April financial report showing ARPA and compliance funds and reviewed election timelines; Sherburne County Public Health presented a Substance Use Prevention Coalition update on youth vaping, retail scans, opioid-settlement funding and prevention campaigns.
Sherburne County commissioners accepted the auditor-treasurer’s April 2026 financial report on May 19 and then heard a bi-monthly update from county public health on substance-use prevention efforts for youth.
Lorraine, the county auditor-treasurer, presented the April trial balance and investment report, citing ARPA funds of $768,151.43 and a recorder compliance fund of $366,533. She said investment earnings were above budget by $336,459.89 and interest earnings year to date were $1,136,459.89, about $13,400 behind last year. Lorraine outlined property-tax settlement dates and election timelines, noting filing opened May 19, absentee ballots may be mailed beginning June 26, and early voting at the courthouse begins July 24.
After the finance report, the board received the CHS (Community Health Services) administrators’ update. Nicole (CHS) introduced Sherburne County Public Health presenters Alicia Maxwell and Katie Lutka, who summarized the Substance Use Prevention (SUP) Coalition’s work: youth leadership councils, the "Lock It Up" campaign targeting accidental ingestion of cannabis edibles, vape-disposal boxes for middle and high schools, alcohol server and SBIRT trainings, and quarterly law-enforcement and school reports used to guide programming.
Alicia and Katie shared results from environmental scans of 60 retailers: most sell commercial tobacco products, 63% had exterior tobacco advertisements, 69% had price promotions, and nearly half sold lower-potency hemp edible products; the presenters noted some retailer practices conflict with county ordinance (e.g., promotions for hemp edibles). They also summarized funding sources supporting their work, including SHIP (about $254,000 annually), CSUP (about $103,000 this year), and Sherburne County’s opioid settlement allocation for mitigation activities.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the opioid settlement amount and how annual prevention funding correlates to county savings; public-health staff said they would work with the state to estimate possible county savings and provide the presentation slides to commissioners.
The board approved the auditor-treasurer report and accepted the CHS update by voice vote; staff said they will prepare follow-up materials and accept the presenters' offer to share slide decks and supporting data.
