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Votes and key actions: January 12, 2026 Ottawa County commission meeting
Summary
A concise list of motions and outcomes from the Jan. 12 Ottawa County meeting, including elections, appointments, policy approvals, proclamations, and the tabling of a solid-waste exemption.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions on Jan. 12, 2026. All roll-call votes listed were recorded in the minutes.
- ELECT CHAIR: Motion to elect Commissioner Scott Mortimer as chair. Mover: Commissioner Duane Morris. Second: Commissioner Scott Mortimer. Vote: Aye — Commissioners Morris and Mortimer; Nay — Commissioner Grund. Outcome: approved (2-1).
- ELECT VICE CHAIR: Motion to elect Commissioner Duane Morris as vice chair. Mover: Commissioner Scott Mortimer. Second: Commissioner Duane Morris. Vote: 3–0. Outcome: approved.
- DEPOSITORIES: Motion to name Citizens State Bank & Trust, Bennington State Bank, and the Bank of Tescott as county depositories for 2026. Mover: Commissioner Carla Grund. Vote: 3–0. Outcome: approved.
- DISTRICT LINES: Motion to approve existing district lines. Mover: Commissioner Scott Mortimer. Vote: 3–0. Outcome: approved.
- NEWSPAPER: Motion to appoint the Minneapolis Messenger as the official county newspaper for 2026. Mover: Commissioner Carla Grund. Vote: 3–0. Outcome: approved.
- DEPARTMENT HEADS: Motion to appoint Chris Smith (Public Works Director), Truette McQueen (County Appraiser), Keith Coleman (Facilities Director), and Jason Gipson (Emergency Management Director). Vote: 3–0. Outcome: approved.
- GAAP WAIVER: Motion to approve Resolution 2026-01 GAAP Waiver for 2026. Vote: 3–0. Outcome: approved.
- SOLID-WASTE EXEMPTION (Auto-Tek LLC): Item presented and tabled by consensus to the next meeting for additional review (no approving vote recorded).
- RESOLUTION 2026-02: Motion to adopt Resolution 2026-02 appointing Jason Gipson as Emergency Management Director effective Jan. 12, 2026. Vote: 3–0. Outcome: approved.
- PROCLAMATIONS: Motions to proclaim January 2026 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Stalking Awareness Month. Vote: 3–0 on each. Outcome: approved.
- DONATION: Motion to donate $200 to the Saline County 4-H Development Fund. Vote: 3–0. Outcome: approved.
- POLICIES: Motions to approve policies 20.09; 20.11; 20.13; 30.01; 50.06; 20.06(a). Vote: 3–0. Outcome: approved.
- ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: Motion to approve accounts payable in the amount of $474,141.21. Vote: 3–0. Outcome: approved.
- MINUTES: Motions to approve minutes for Dec. 15, Dec. 22 (as revised), Dec. 29, and Jan. 5 (as amended). Vote: 3–0 on each. Outcome: approved.
- EXECUTIVE SESSION: Motions to enter and then extend an executive session under the confidential data exception to discuss rock procurement; the minutes note no action taken after the session.
These items are reported verbatim from the meeting minutes and roll-call notations recorded in the transcript.
