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County schedules tax-forfeited sale and weighs ballot scanner use; cannabis aid and energy ordinance review noted
Summary
Auditor/Treasurer Kit Johnson said a tax-forfeited sale of 11 parcels will be held March 27, 2025, and reported $2,113.90 in cannabis aid; the board also discussed possible nonuse of ballot scanners to save costs and that draft wind, solar and battery ordinances were sent to MCIT for review.
At the Feb. 18 meeting County Auditor/Treasurer Kit Johnson told the board that the county will offer 11 tax-forfeited parcels for sale on March 27, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.; the board approved the resolution certifying the parcels for sale under Minnesota Statute 282.01.
"Johnson went over the tax-forfeited sale which will be held on March 27, 2025, at 10:00 am which will include 11 parcels," the minutes record. Johnson also reported receipt of $2,113.90 in cannabis aid and said he has asked the Department of Revenue for guidance on allowable uses. On elections administration, Johnson said programming ballot scanners would cost $1,600 and that opting not to program them for a single-race ballot could save roughly $1,400 because the county would otherwise need to procure a ballot box; the board did not take further immediate action on scanners.
Johnson also reported that draft wind, solar and battery ordinances were sent to the county’s insurer (MCIT), which indicated it will not cover an escrow account; the county may need to seek private insurance or accept an additional cost if escrow protections are required.
