Rice County Commissioners Open Forum 8:00 am, July 14, 2026
Present: Underdahl, Purfeerst, Malacha, Peters, Hoisington
No public input
Rice County Board of Commissioners Meeting 8:30 am July 14, 2026
Property Tax and Elections: Sara Folsted
Tax-exempt Gambling permit for Ducks Unlimited Northfield Chapter #113 at Willinger’s Golf Club, 6797 Canby Tr, Northfield, on July 23, 2026. Approved.
Environmental Services: Julie Runkel
Final Plat/Jandro- section 12, Richland Township. Approved
Resolution #26-025- adopting an amendment to the Rice County Zoning map in section 19 in Morristown Township. Approved
Final Development Plan and Preliminary Plat/Winjum- Sections 20 & 21, Wells Township. Approved
Preliminary Plat/Johnson- Section 8, Wells Township. Approved
Interim Use Permit/Tornell- Section 1, Webster Township. Approved
Preliminary Plat/Franek- Section 15, Wheatland Township. Approved
Wavier of Plat/Sather and Burmeister- Section 24, Shieldsville Township. Approved
Wavier of Plat/Klapperich- Section 18, Walcott Township. Approved
Minor Boundary Adjustment Plat/McFarlane- Section 27, Shieldsville Township. Approved
Child and Family: Chris Sammon.
Fernbrook Memorandum of Agreement to Provide CNH-TCM to Non-County Served Youth. Required to provide billable services. Approved
Adult Services: Megan Thomas
SHIP Grant, 1, 7800 + amount. Educational activities at Farmers Market, summer program for children to encourage healthier eating, knowledge of where food is sourced. Approved
Community Corrections: Angela Brewer
FY 27 Rice County Treatment Court Cooperative Agreement– $106, 000, this fiscal year. Approved
FY 27 Rice County Mental Health Court Cooperative Agreement-Initial funding for first three years through the state cannabis fund, $121,000 this fiscal year. Approved
Proclamation of the week of July 19-25, 2026 as Pretrial, Probation and Parole Services week; this is nationally recognized. Approved.
Community Corrections Advisory Board Bylaws amendment. approved
Appointment to the Community Correction Advisory Board, reappointment for S.Johnson, community member, for 2 years Approved.
Sheriff’s Office: Jesse Thomas
Acceptance of Donation, $715.00. Approved
Highway: Dennis Luebbe
Award Contract #2676- Overhead Lighting improvements, 27 locations, all rural intersections (no local costs). Approved
Parks: Dennis Luebbe
Resolution #26-024- Adopting the Rice County Parks Ordinance #930. Public hearing June 25, few comments. Approved
Human Resource: Kari Viskcocil
Request approval to move forward with Paycom, updating to a new human resource information and payroll system. Approved
Administration: Sara Folsted
Consent agenda approved
LELS Correctional Officers MOA approved
Out-of-state Travel request for the 2026 NACO Annual Conference in Louisiana. Approved
