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Scott County commissioners approve appointments, invoices and routine items; public commenter asks for data-center moratorium
Summary
At its June 17 meeting the board appointed Steve Ford as transfer-station manager, approved invoices, payroll and minutes, authorized title signatures for sheriff vehicle sales, agreed to pay a cleaner for five hours and tabled a sheriff PTO buyback item. A public commenter urged a moratorium on data centers and raised TIF and YMCA concerns.
The Scott County Board of Commissioners handled a slate of administrative matters during its June 17 meeting, approving staff actions, payroll and routine invoices and hearing public comment on land-use and financial concerns.
Appointments and personnel: Commissioners nominated and approved Steve Ford as the transfer station manager after James stepped down for personal reasons. A commissioner said the manager role carries the $1-per-hour differential that had been paid to the prior manager; the motion to appoint Ford was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Invoices, payroll and property sales: The board reviewed and approved regular and special invoices (including items related to TC Auto), approved payroll for June 12 and approved the minutes for June 3. Commissioners also authorized Greg to sign vehicle titles so the sheriff’s office can sell certain vehicles at auction.
Custodial pay and schedule: Commissioners agreed to pay cleaning contractor Lisa Canepa for five outstanding hours and discussed moving to a monthly cleaning schedule for now; the motion to approve payment carried by voice vote.
Sheriff PTO and other items: An item regarding a Sheriff’s Office PTO buyback (including questions about use-or-lose hours and why balances rose from prior policy levels) was tabled to allow follow-up; commissioners noted the sheriff had recently experienced a family bereavement. The board also accepted the lowest bid to remove a hazardous cemetery tree after reviewing three bids.
Public comment: Mr. Ridley used his allotted three minutes to ask the board to adopt a moratorium on data center construction, citing a nearby project’s proximity to Cliffy Falls State Park. He also raised concerns about tax increment financing (TIF) revenues and questioned a prior $250,000 contribution to the YMCA and noted construction there appears to have halted. The board took his comments under advisement and did not take immediate action.
Community items and adjournment: Commissioners discussed an upcoming Hardy Lake fisheries meeting intended to boost recreational visitation and wished a payroll staffer’s daughter luck at a national archery competition. The meeting adjourned by voice vote.
Why it matters: the meeting advanced routine county administration (appointments, contracts and payments) while public comment highlighted land-use and fiscal transparency concerns that may prompt follow-up work from commissioners or staff.
