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Cottonwood County reviews roughly 20 departmental budgets at Aug. 4 work session
Summary
At a Aug. 4 work session in Windom, the Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners reviewed a packet of departmental budgets — including facilities, transit, courts and public safety — and asked several public‑safety officials to appear for questions; the meeting ran from 9 a.m. to noon.
The Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners met in a work session on Aug. 4, 2025, in Windom to review a packet of departmental budgets. Board Chairman Kevin Stevens called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.; the minutes list Commissioners Larry Anderson, Tom Appel and Donna Gravley as present and Commissioner Wayne Maras as absent. County Coordinator Kelly Thongvivong and Auditor/Treasurer Carolyn Rempel were also recorded as present.
During the session the board reviewed budgets described in the minutes as: Commissioner, County 125, Transit, County Building Fund, Courthouse, N71 Building, 10th Street Building, N71 Church Building, DVHHS — 4th Street, DVHHS — 9th Street, Courts Administrator, Law Library, GIS, Assessor, Attorney, Extension, Jail, Sheriff, Emergency Management and Safety (about 20 line items listed). The minutes say the County Assessor, the Sheriff, the Jail Administrator and the Emergency Management Director were asked to appear to answer questions. The meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m., and the minutes were signed by Auditor/Treasurer Carolyn Rempel, Board Chairman Kevin Stevens and County Coordinator Kelly Thongvivong.
