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Carver County approves consent agenda; board highlights sheriff’s mental-health hiring
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote and commissioners highlighted support for the sheriff's effort to hire a mental-health worker for law enforcement corresponders, citing hiring challenges for qualified professionals.
The Carver County Board approved the consent agenda by voice vote during its March 10 meeting. The consent agenda included routine items and project approvals; no roll-call vote is recorded in the transcript.
Commissioner Anderson specifically called out Item 2.9, praising the sheriff’s effort to bring in a mental-health worker: "I think, sheriff Camrood has done a nice job of of wanting to bring in a, mental health worker and, in order to support his staff." Commissioner Ruderman and others concurred that those positions are difficult to fill and represent a positive development for the sheriff’s office. County staff agreed to follow up on a separate question from a commissioner about a $98,000 maintenance/contract matter for a mental-health facility and said they would respond by email.
