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Oliver County commissioners approve request for state's attorney to open investigation into alleged employee incident
Summary
Oliver County commissioners voted unanimously during their meeting to ask state's attorney Patrick Wash Waters to open an investigation into an alleged incident involving an Oliver County employee. The motion carried and the board promptly adjourned.
Oliver County commissioners voted to ask the county's state's attorney, Patrick Wash Waters, to open an investigation into an alleged incident involving an Oliver County employee.
The motion, read into the record during the meeting, directed the state's attorney to "move forward with opening an investigation into an alleged incident of an Oliver County employee." The motion's mover and any second are not specified in the transcript. When the chair called the vote, Commissioner Husslung said "Aye," Commissioner Dahl said "Aye," and the chair voted "Aye." The chair then announced, "Motion carries."
The motion does not describe the nature of the allegation, the employee involved, or a timeline for the investigation. The record contains no statement from Patrick Wash Waters in response and no public comment or additional discussion on the substance of the allegation during the session.
After the vote, with no further discussion recorded, a separate motion to adjourn was made and the chair declared the meeting adjourned.
Next steps: the motion authorizes the county's state's attorney to proceed with an investigation; the transcript does not specify a reporting deadline, investigative scope, or any administrative action to be taken pending the outcome.
