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Koochiching County board approves routine claims, personnel changes and housing-support renewals
Summary
The board unanimously approved courthouse, highway and public-health claims, accepted personnel separations and hires, recognized a family farm, and renewed multiple annual housing-support agreements that allow providers to bill the state for room-and-board for county-referred residents.
The Koochiching County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine business items on June 23, voting unanimously on claims, personnel notices and annual contract renewals.
The board approved courthouse claims of $97,951.69 and highway claims of about $39,260.84, then approved Public Health and Human Services claims totaling $13,543.26. The board also approved payment of the second half of budget allocations; all votes were 5-0.
The board approved the employment separation of Matthew Harder as the county jail cook, effective June 30, and authorized backfill of the position. The board welcomed new hires and rehires: Kaylee Taylor (part-time E-911 dispatcher and corrections officer, start June 22), Susan Walega (temporary County Technician 1 in Public Health & Human Services, rehired to start July 1), and Victoria Glasscock (public health nurse, start July 6).
During the Public Health segment, Derek explained several warrant voids and the reasons staff sought to void checks. He said one larger voided invoice was because “that big one was the was a wrong vendor. That was one of our opioid settlement dollars and we got an invoice that had a vendor's name on it and it shouldn't have went to that vendor.” He also said a duplicate payment for office supplies was returned and voided.
County Extension’s Jody Bruns presented Christine Novak of Silverdale as this year’s Family Farm of the Year. Novak described the operation: “we right now have about 100 head between cows, calves, um yearlings” and produce about 1,500 large round bales of hay annually.
The board also renewed annual housing-support agreements that allow listed foster care and assisted-living providers to bill the state for room-and-board costs for county-referred residents. Renewals approved included Northline Counseling adult foster care, Haas Bargains Foster Care Home, Good Samaritan Northlands Assisted Living, REMS SLS home, and Family Freedom Corporation adult foster care. The board approved a recurring transportation purchase-of-service agreement with Little Fork–Big Falls ISD 362 to preserve school continuity for children placed in foster care.
Elections staff member Joan presented a shortened list of trained absentee ballot judges and requested annual authorization to appoint emergency trained personnel to maintain party balance; the board approved the authorization 5-0.
The meeting closed after the public comment period (no speakers) and a motion to adjourn passed 5-0.
