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- Oaths and officer elections: Newly (re)elected commissioners were administered the oath of office by County Auditor Mark Thompson. The board selected Commissioner Steve Gardner as chair and Commissioner Duane Anderson as vice chair by unanimous ballot; a motion was made to cease nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for each office.

- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda, including the Dec. 17, 2024 county board legal minutes and the auditor's warrants and claims (voice vote; motion carried).

- Resolution 2025‑2 (elected-official minimum salaries): The board approved the customary resolution establishing minimum elected-official salaries for 2025. Commissioner approval followed staff recommendation; the resolution notes that the commissioner salaries were previously approved on Dec. 17, 2024.

- Resolution 2025‑3 (mileage rate): The board approved the county mileage reimbursement rate of $0.70 per mile for 2025, aligning with the IRS rate announced for the year.

- Memorandum of Understanding (correctional officers): The board approved an MOU with the correctional officers' group establishing a schedule bank arrangement; the MOU mirrors an agreement previously adopted for deputy sheriffs and is monitored by corrections management.

- Well-being policy: The board approved a new county well-being policy and formation of a well-being committee. County staff described the committee as a cross-departmental effort led by public health staff and the county SHIP coordinator and noted a planned kickoff meeting.

- Resolution 2025‑4 (meeting schedule and draft work plan): The board adopted its regular-meeting schedule for 2025 (first and third Tuesdays at 9 a.m. in the boardroom) and approved specified evening exceptions for board of appeal and equalization and truth-in-taxation hearings. A draft 2025 work plan was presented as a nonbinding roadmap of expected topics and staff work sessions.

Most motions on routine personnel, financial, policy and procedural matters were carried without recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript; where a roll-call-style tally was recorded it is noted below. The board instructed staff to circulate final documents and to follow up on items that require additional confirmation (committee schedules, external bylaws, and HUD review timelines).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kandiyohi County Board [Jan 7, 2025]","oneSentenceSummary","At its Jan. 7 reorganization meeting the Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners administered oaths and elected officers, and approved routine resolutions on elected officials' minimum salaries, the county mileage rate, a memorandum of understanding with correctional officers, a new well-being policy, and the 2025 meeting schedule.","taxTitle","Kandiyohi County, Minnesota","taxId",70688,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":46,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6356040,"Kandiyohi County board finalizes 2025 committee assignments, removes two highway task forces",5162,2458000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2217129-dda3aa5695f9b415b026604770419f4e&start=2458&end=7620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2217129-dda3aa5695f9b415b026604770419f4e/thumbnail_2458000.jpg","/articles/6356040/Kandiyohi-County/Minnesota/Kandiyohi-County-board-finalizes-2025-committee-assignments-removes-two-highway-task-forces","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6356040-3ac1b91adcbe90f2378d29510afee97c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448075&Signature=nm5FW1XgNVrZ9zlvzvDnWwWqYFKgtKRdQ-2~2dW0UNaAufeFoEGDXew461mxvcIYm2arknelnseH4K2zVf-lz8rl8XIY1cPLrPmhz6raVVww4rI1SYW-~~Nv9BPoSV4gtIxZFebuiev8d-cEXaHu~ya1Hp-CMthxAoqA0YmT-ODWTw-2OIg2jTL9ctuBnO7im-BwJfEaI9xDro9JdSHlo8g08p5WaEwbDvCXUV0-UNlG0vGs8xW6tTiry2CCRK7llpZ4VGdTVBNKDYUj9hf2dCuh35PRi4huN98oY9SuQXnY45PvviaaVmw56~CdNg8BzF94xh135~WdH0jRKP1chw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners completed its annual organizational business on Jan. 7, approving committee representatives and alternates for 2025 and removing two task forces the board determined are no longer active.

The board reviewed a comprehensive committee quick guide and a longer schedule that lists meeting dates and times. Commissioners discussed swapping alternates on several standing committees to improve coverage; for example, the board agreed to replace the chair's role as alternate on Planning and Zoning with Commissioner Dale Anderson to reflect where most planning meetings occur in the county. Woodland Centers' bylaws were noted to have changed; the county will reduce to a single county representative under the new structure and Commissioner Burke will serve in that seat.

Board members debated the continued need for the Highway 7 and Highway 12 task forces. County staff reported the groups have not met in years and recommended eliminating them from the standing list of committee assignments. After discussion, the board voted to remove the Highway 7 and Highway 12 task forces from the assignments list.

Commissioners also reviewed many other committee assignments (Elected and appointed boards, watershed districts, library boards, joint powers boards and regional bodies). Several appointments were adjusted to reflect commissioner availability and meeting conflicts; staff will circulate a verified list to commissioners after the meeting. The board agreed that when an external body changes bylaws (for example Woodland Centers or Prairie Lakes Youth Program-related boards), the county will confirm whether alternates are allowed and then update assignments accordingly.

Several items were identified for follow up: verifying whether the Southwest West Central Service Cooperative expects an active county representative; confirming meeting schedules for Hot Creek and 1‑Watershed/1‑Plan boards; and clarifying whether the Shakopee Creek headwaters effort will be administered as part of the Chippewa watershed plan. Commissioners also noted that Prairie Lakes Youth Program still requires board engagement following the facility fire and that HUD review of new bylaws for a related housing board will require all five commissioners to attend the first two meetings of the year.

Staff will circulate the final assignments and dates and will bring any recommended deletions or bylaw-related changes back to the board for formal action if necessary.","At its annual organizational meeting on Jan. 7, the Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners reviewed and approved committee and intergovernmental appointments for 2025 and voted to eliminate two dormant highway task forces.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6356044,"Kandiyohi County picks West Central Tribune as official newspaper; Lakes Area Review named secondary",1293,1144000,2437000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2217129-dda3aa5695f9b415b026604770419f4e&start=1144&end=2437","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2217129-dda3aa5695f9b415b026604770419f4e/thumbnail_1144000.jpg","/articles/6356044/Kandiyohi-County/Minnesota/Kandiyohi-County-picks-West-Central-Tribune-as-official-newspaper-Lakes-Area-Review-named-secondary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6356044-13a2acb0089d63cb8b50c14207ffc6e3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448075&Signature=IdrKXAvXjECtOQidWTmMsFyLHjNBVPlilgUjz9Kfu0Ln~cQCdPe7zvMwdh2HmkMX49G73HTAmLp44p66vjHLLQ87i1W1J7BgEgsyn7U75FJ6ZIER4lorBEIsq4gzfq-vEnTsCeGjU4Kq9KZ3zYftNVvBKhs-Camd9fY1UJPDOY~FZxBOdeVVpMv~cCIzxDpoTp~qghh0B-Ckai~IkQGE-6KdV3xIv0zsaSgMq2hWVtXcp--VxvXhi6QpI0a9plLZI-y8tqmyMrIbmpCRt1Ju2vSUsJY1XDKvYQW0thCaalxOK4aOpuP8Y0hv681Jv6Aqo8VvADNziHoiXMz7GtpOKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On Jan. 7, 2025, the Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners voted 4–1 to name the West Central Tribune the county's official newspaper for 2025; the board then designated the Lakes Area Review as the county's secondary official newspaper.

The decision followed presentations from each bidder and a discussion about statutory requirements for a \"qualified newspaper.\" Auditor Mark Thompson presented the bid summaries to the board and asked commissioners whether they had questions about the bids and the newspapers' offices of issue.

The board heard that the Lakes Area Review proposed a standard advertising unit (SAU) rate of $9 for first and repeat insertions, with an 11% discount after 1,290 SAU inches that would reduce the rate to $8. The West Central Tribune's bid proposed $10 per SAU on first insertion and a 25% discount for repeats that would reduce a repeat insertion to $7.50. Kelly Bolden, representing the West Central Tribune, described the paper's distribution and digital presence: \"We print twice a week, Wednesday Friday with a print edition. We print 6 days a week with an electronic edition, and our website is published 7 days a week.\" Ted Almain, representing the Lakes Area Review, told the board his paper publishes once a week: \"We publish every Saturday,\" and said the Lakes Area Review circulates throughout the northern part of the county.

During debate, at least one commissioner raised concerns about where bills and advertising payments are processed and the newspapers' principal places of business. A county attorney review of the record prompted caution: the county attorney told the board the facts presented put the board in a \"limited factual situation\" under Minnesota statute and warned against disqualifying either paper based on the available material. The attorney said, in effect, that declaring only one qualified paper when both identify themselves as county newspapers could leave the county without leverage in future years and could raise legal risk.

Commissioners expressed competing priorities: some emphasized saving taxpayer dollars by choosing the lower bid, while others stressed the value of the local editorial presence and broad circulation. After discussion, the motion to name the West Central Tribune as the official newspaper carried on a voice vote recorded by the chair as \"4 ayes, 1 nay.\" The board then voted to name the Lakes Area Review the county's secondary official newspaper; that motion carried.

The board's packet identifies the official-bid information and copies of the bids will be retained in county records. The county attorney's statutory concern and the differing operational footprints (print frequency, digital availability, and offices of issue) were key factors in the discussion.

What happens next: the West Central Tribune will receive official legal notices as the county's primary paper for 2025; the Lakes Area Review will serve as the secondary official paper. The board's discussion flagged the applicability of Minnesota statute to future selections and advised staff to preserve documentation about each bidder's qualifications and offices of issue.","After a contested review of two bids and a legal question about statutory qualifications, the Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners voted 4–1 on Jan. 7 to name the West Central Tribune the county's official newspaper for 2025 and later designated the Lakes Area Review as the secondary official paper.","actionData","errors"]

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