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Koochiching County Board approves payroll, claims, liquor license and multiple service contracts
Summary
At its May 12, 2026 meeting the Koochiching County Board unanimously approved April payroll and claims, awarded nuisance beaver trapper and hired-truck contracts, and granted an on-sale liquor license to True North LLC; no public comments were received.
The Koochiching County Board of Commissioners on May 12 unanimously approved a slate of routine motions including payroll, claims, vendor contracts and a temporary liquor license.
Key votes recorded in the meeting minutes: the board approved April summarized payment listings of $3,073,845.44 (Motion 2026/05-03) and April payroll and ACH payments totaling $1,573,517.50 (Motion 2026/05-04). The board also approved Courthouse claims of $78,477.20 and Highway claims of $88,810.35 (Motion 2026/05-05) and authorized voiding warrant #61133 for $75.00 and warrant #61114 for $416.14 (Motion 2026/05-06). All motions passed on recorded unanimous votes (Sjoblom, Roche, McIntyre, Erickson).
The board approved an on-sale intoxicating liquor license for True North LLC, 3796 Highway 53, International Falls, MN, for the license period May 13, 2026, through Oct. 31, 2026 (Motion 2026/05-08).
Contract awards included the 2026 nuisance beaver trapper low bids by area: Area 1 Bill Vance $55.00/beaver; Area 2 Bill Vance $55.00/beaver; Area 3 Mike Ring $95.00/beaver; Area 4 Bill Vance $55.00/beaver; Area 5 Bill Vance $55.00/beaver; Area 6 Kent Linder $105.00/beaver; Area 7 John Louma $75.00/beaver (Motion 2026/05-09). The board also awarded hired truck rentals for seven areas to Ziemba Trucking with hourly rates ranging from $142.00 to $152.00 depending on the area (Motion 2026/05-10).
Board Chair Roche called for public comment; none was heard. Commissioner Erickson provided committee updates, including a report on the Loman Fire Hall and notice that an application for the open extension committee seat will be brought to the board for consideration at a future meeting. The board adjourned at 10:07 a.m. (Motion 2026/05-11).
