Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Get email alerts on the Administration topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Winona County approves several consent items; resident raises grievances during public comment

Winona County Board of Commissioners · January 27, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The board approved consent items including Merit System guidelines, a Kathryn Frette settlement, and a professional-services addendum; a public commenter, Richard John Morin, raised grievances and the board approved an amended agenda to move two consent items to general business.

During the Jan. 27 meeting the board approved a package of consent items that included adopting Minnesota Merit System Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Guidelines, approving a Kathryn Frette settlement agreement, and approving an addendum to a professional services agreement with Gwen Herbert. Those consent approvals were recorded as part of the consent agenda motion passed by the board.

Earlier in the meeting, resident Richard John Morin of 165 E. 4th St. delivered public comment regarding grievances. The board also approved an amended agenda—moved by Commissioner Josh Elsing and seconded by Commissioner Dwayne Voegeli—to shift Consent Business items 7.5 and 7.4 into General Business as items 8.01 and 8.02; that procedural motion passed 5-0.