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Ottawa County commissioners review 32 departmental 2026 budget proposals
Summary
The Ottawa County Board of County Commissioners heard presentations on 32 proposed 2026 budgets covering county departments and several fire districts; presentations were delivered to the commissioners and Scot Loyd. No votes on budget items were recorded at the session.
Commissioner Scott Mortimer called the Ottawa County Board of County Commissioners to order at 9:00 a.m. on May 21, 2025. The board heard presentations of proposed 2026 budgets "to the Commission and Scot Loyd," covering county departments and local fire districts.
The list of budgets presented included Custodial; Museum; Register of Deeds; Computer; Aging; Health; Emergency Management; District Court; Noxious Weed; Road and Bridge; Special Bridge; Solid Waste; Attorney; Appraiser; Zoning; Commission; 911 Funds; Juvenile Detention; Law Enforcement Center; Treasurer; Employee Benefits; Clerk; Coroner; Election; Human Resources; Miscellaneous; Minneapolis Fire Department #2; Tescott Fire District #6; Culver Fire Department #5; Delphos Fire Department #3; Bennington Fire Department #4; and 0 &L Fire Department #1 — a total of 32 budget items listed in the transcript. The transcript records that these budget presentations were made to the commissioners and to Scot Loyd; the transcript does not specify which presenter spoke for each budget or include line-item amounts.
The presentations were listed on the meeting record; no formal vote, dollar figures, or department-level decisions were recorded in the session minutes provided. Follow-up actions or requests for additional details (such as staff reports or specific appropriation votes) were not specified in the transcript.
