Pine County Board adopts updated operating guidelines with technical edits
Feb 3, 2026
The board approved revised operating guidelines replacing 'affirmative vote' with 'simple majority,' correcting statutory citations and clerical wording, and directing staff to post the guidelines on the county website and provide printed copies on request.
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The Pine County Board voted to adopt updated operating guidelines after staff incorporated comments from the Committee of the Whole and technical edits suggested by the county attorney. Key clarifications included replacing the phrase "affirmative vote of the members" with "a simple majority vote of the members," correcting statutory citations (for example, replacing a repealed reference with Minnesota Statutes section numbers), and tightening wording around mileage reimbursement and expense-form deadlines.
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