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The board approved the agenda (with an addition) by motion from Commissioner Schmidt and second from Commissioner Santi. Commissioners then approved the consent agenda, moved by Commissioner Schmidt and seconded by Commissioner Rolberg.

The consent agenda contained multiple items the board approved in a single vote: approval of the March 4 board meeting minutes; approval of Health & Human Services, county and hospital accounts payable; approval of a contract with WaterGuard, LLC for watercraft inspections; approval of a donation to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for a mini BIF at Lake Manuela; approval of club-on-sale liquor-license renewal for the Cedar Mills Gun Club; approval of a consumption-display permit renewal for Riverside Store and Tavern; approval of a temporary on-sale liquor license for the Darwin Rotten Gun Club; and a resolution authorizing sponsorship of off-highway-vehicle trail funding.

Commissioners took a roll-call vote on the OHV resolution as required and the motion carried. Recorded votes for that resolution were: Commissioner Oberg — yes; Commissioner Van Ort — yes; Commissioner Schmidt — yes; Commissioner Psaki — yes; Commissioner Johnson — yes.

Public Works brought three items later in the meeting:

- The board approved an advanced-construction agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the Cassatt 3 project (federal funding of just over $3,000,000 on an estimated $4,000,000 project). Public Works Director Phil Small told the board that a small portion (about $55,000) would not be available until federal fiscal year 2026. Commissioner Schmidt moved the resolution; the board voted by roll call in favor.

- The board authorized the purchase of a Step Manufacturing 5-cubic-yard patch wagon under state bid for a not-to-exceed price of $170,000. The motion was moved and seconded on the floor and approved by voice vote.

- The board approved a revised total estimate of $331,976 to purchase two Western Star 47X plow trucks from Boyer Trucks (the final price exceeded an earlier not-to-exceed figure by about $2,000). Commissioners discussed supply-chain impacts and model-year increases before approving the purchase by voice vote.

Separately, the board approved a letter of support for Clay County’s Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Project, which seeks state funds to renovate and expand juvenile psychiatric residential treatment capacity. Commissioner Schmidt moved the letter of support; Commissioner Van Ort seconded; the motion carried by voice vote.

Other consent items noted in the meeting packet were accepted without separate debate. There was no county financial contribution tied to the Clay County letter; the board’s action was an expression of support only.

Votes at a glance (selected items):
- Agenda with amendment — Mover: Commissioner Schmidt; Second: Commissioner Santi; Outcome: approved (voice).
- Consent agenda (see list above) — Mover: Commissioner Schmidt; Second: Commissioner Rolberg; Outcome: approved (voice); OHV resolution within consent required roll call — delegates voted yes.
- MnDOT advanced-construction agreement (Cassatt 3; AC funding agreement #1059158; MnDOT project SP047-603-1) — Mover: Commissioner Schmidt; Second: Commissioner Van Ort; Outcome: approved (roll call).
- Purchase: Step Manufacturing 5-cubic-yard patch wagon — Not to exceed $170,000 — Mover: Commissioner Holberg; Second: Commissioner Samkee; Outcome: approved (voice).
- Purchase: Two Western Star 47X plow trucks from Boyer Trucks — Revised estimate $331,976 — Mover: Commissioner Van Ort; Second: Commissioner Schmidt; Outcome: approved (voice).
- Letter of support for Clay County Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Project — Mover: Commissioner Schmidt; Second: Commissioner Van Ort; Outcome: approved (voice).

The board handled these items as part of its regular session; where state or federal funding or grant terms apply (for example, the MnDOT agreement and some AIS grants) staff noted those constraints in discussion and said the county is acting as fiscal host or pass-through when appropriate.

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\"Our biggest commitment is we save lives,\" Chosai said, outlining services the center offers across seven counties including urgent care, mobile crisis response, short-term residential crisis beds and school-based services.

Woodland Centers described the approach as a spectrum: urgent care offers a middle ground for people who do not want inpatient care but need immediate help; mobile crisis teams perform community visits and partner with law enforcement; short-term residential units provide 3–5 day stabilization stays when needed.

Why it matters: Woodland Centers’ work is tied to county public safety and social services. Commissioners heard the presentation as staffing and funding pressures could affect how often mobile teams can respond and whether the clinic can open additional crisis beds.

Chosai presented several data points county officials asked to see. The center said it served 4,762 individual clients in 2024, that 61 percent of clients used Medicaid (down from roughly 70 percent before the Medicaid ‘‘unwind’’), and that the nonprofit provided 704 urgent-care services last year. Woodland reported it served 75 veterans in 2024 and said it wants to improve outreach to veteran populations through partnerships with veterans service offices.

Chosai said the center is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) and highlighted a state funding risk: \"Right now, we have funding for the next two years, with the Governor's budget there is kind of a cliff where we're gonna lose about $8,000,000 in this program across the state, unless they put in more funding.\" She told commissioners that losing that support would strain operations because mobile crisis teams must be staffed 24/7 even if call volume fluctuates.

Board members asked about service access, beds and system capacity. Chosai said Woodland’s Wilmar facility houses short-term residential crisis units and that the center is renovating space to add beds. Woodland reported current beds of roughly six adult and five youth and said the remodel would increase capacity to about nine adult and six youth beds.

The center also described programs meant to bridge inpatient care and outpatient follow-up. Chosai said the organization conducts substance-use assessments in jails (funded through a behavioral health fund) so people leaving custody can go directly into treatment, and that Woodland is piloting clinician participation with a SWAT team to bring behavioral health expertise to high-risk calls.

On operational improvements, Chosai said Woodland has implemented measurement-based care tools and an AI-assisted documentation tool called Elio that reduced average session note time from about 15 minutes to roughly three minutes, saving clinician time for direct patient care.

Commissioners discussed budget implications. Several board members noted the possible downstream effects of lower Medicaid enrollment after the pandemic-era unwind and asked if the county should expect higher financial requests in coming budget cycles. Chosai said Woodland receives a mix of fee-for-service revenue, purchase-of-service county contracts and multi-year grants for mobile crisis and school-based mental health; she urged coordination with county social services to help re-enroll people in Medicaid.

Chosai closed by inviting board members to tour the renovated Meeker office once state licensing walkthroughs are complete and asked for continued county support as Woodland seeks to stabilize expanded services.

Woodland Centers is a private nonprofit behavioral health agency serving seven counties; commissioners said the presentation would inform upcoming budget deliberations and potential contract renewals with the county.

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Meeker County commissioners approve consent agenda, MnDOT advanced-construction agreement and equipment purchases; back Clay County letter of support

Woodland Centers tells Meeker County commissioners demand for crisis care is rising as mobile-crisis funding faces a state "cliff"