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Grant County approves personnel changes, Teamster MOA, freezes auditor wage and adds 'Dangerous Dog' fee
Summary
Board actions included reverting the Deputy Assessor job description with conditional posting, hiring a temporary part‑time Finance Technician, advertising a Sheriff’s Office Cadet position, approving a Teamster MOA on maintenance worker hours, freezing the Auditor’s 12/31/2025 wage, and updating the county fee schedule to add a Dangerous Dog fee.
Elbow Lake, Minn. — During routine business on Jan. 20, 2026 the Grant County Board of Commissioners approved a set of administrative and personnel actions and a change to the county fee schedule.
Personnel motions carried included a revision back to the original Deputy Assessor job description with a plan to post internally and externally if no applications are received by Jan. 23, 2026 (motion by Commissioner Troy Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Doyle Sperr). The board also approved hiring a temporary part‑time Finance Technician in the Treasurer’s Office to assist during a busy season and approved advertising internally for a Cadet position in the Sheriff’s Office (motions moved by Commissioner Troy Johnson; seconds recorded in the minutes). Additionally, Commissioner Doyle Sperr moved and Commissioner Troy Johnson seconded a motion approving the Teamster Union’s memorandum of agreement regarding Building Maintenance Worker hours; the motion carried.
The board carried a motion by Commissioner Troy Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Doyle Sperr, to freeze the Auditor’s 12/31/2025 wage until the wage scale catches up to his current salary. The county coordinator reported that elected officials had submitted letters of intent to file for another term pursuant to Minn. Stat. 375A.1205, Subd. 2.
Finally, the board carried a motion to update the county fee schedule to include a Dangerous Dog fee.
Why it matters: The personnel moves affect county staffing in key offices (Assessor, Treasurer, Sheriff) and the Teamster MOA clarifies maintenance worker hours. The wage freeze for the Auditor is an administrative compensation decision, and adding a Dangerous Dog fee amends the county's schedule of charges for public services.
What happens next: Staff will post job openings as directed, finalize temporary hiring, implement the MOA provisions for building maintenance hours, and update fee schedules in county records. The minutes do not include implementation timelines or specific fee amounts for the Dangerous Dog fee.
