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Todd County commissioners approve $3.52M in warrants, multiple hires, contracts and expand emergency management role
Summary
At its May 5 meeting, the Todd County Board of Commissioners approved $3.52 million in auditor warrants, hired three administrative staff, accepted grants, awarded contracts, approved intergovernmental agreements and expanded the emergency management director position to full time.
The Todd County Board of Commissioners on May 5, 2026 approved a slate of routine administrative and fiscal actions, including auditor warrants totaling $3,524,273.60 and multiple personnel and contract approvals.
During a meeting in the Commissioner’s Board Room in Long Prairie, the board unanimously adopted the agenda (adding the hire of Marisol Garcia Rodriguez and removing a hockey association lease addendum) and approved the consent agenda, which included hiring Pam Samuelson (PT Administrative Specialist, Grade 5/E, Step C, $25.80/hr.), Jessica Doubek (Administrative Assistant II, Grade 4/D Step A) and Marisol Garcia Rodriguez (Administrative Assistant I, Grade C/3, Step 2, $21.52/hr.).
The board approved Auditor warrants (ACH 905949–906004; Manual 1277–1326; Regular 246197–246330) totaling $3,524,273.60, Commissioner warrants totaling $70,005.95 and Health & Human Services warrants of $23,847.84; SSIS warrants of $97,902.47 were also approved by roll call. The minutes include a vendor list that reconciles to these totals and names major payments (for example, Great River Regional Library $90,634.25; Prairie Lakes Municipal Solid Waste Authority $98,136.20; and multiple payroll transactions recorded through Paycom).
On procurement and grants, the board approved a Cooperative Construction Agreement for the Staples Depot Project; accepted a $2,000 Sourcewell grant for the sheriff’s office; authorized purchase of a 2026 Dodge Ram 3500 from Saxon Fleet Services for $44,243.00; accepted a low bid from RJ Contracting LLC for $9,980.49 to install steel wainscot on the county livestock building; and approved purchase of a TALINO Intel workstation from SUMURI for $10,589 with $2,000 covered by a grant.
The board adopted a resolution authorizing joint powers agreements with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to access criminal justice network systems, designating Sheriff Michael Allen and County Attorney John E. Lindemann as authorized representatives and authorizing Chair Bob Byers and County Board Clerk Denise Gaida to sign the agreements.
Health & Human Services contracted with Dawn Espe for community engagement services, and the board approved the Safe Assure agreement under administration. The board also voted to expand the Part-Time Emergency Management Director position to full time (Pay Grade 10/J), post the position internally for five days with an option to post externally, and eliminate the part-time role.
The meeting closed after commissioners’ reports and a motion to recess the meeting until May 19, 2026.
The minutes provide procedural details and amounts but do not record extended public comment or deliberation on most items.
