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Observer Report: Rice County Commissioners, 9.3.24

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Rice County Commissioner Working Meeting Present: Docken, Malecha, Hoisington, Underdahl. Purfeerst is out today. Presentations for personnel requests Probation Probation: Focused on retention this year. Would like two probation officers to become lead probation officers, reclassifying two grade 12 probation officers at grade 13. Supervisors are graded at grade 14. This would impact the budget … Continue reading Observer Report: Rice County Commissioners, 9.3.24 →

Observer Report: Northfield School Board, 8.26.24

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Northfield Public Schools, School Board Meeting August 26, 2024 1. Call to Order – School Board Chair Claudia Gonzalez George called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Agenda Approval/Table File – Agenda & table file approved unanimously (see https://northfieldschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2024.08.26-Regular-Board-MeetingPacket.pdf ) 3. Public Comment – none 4. Announcements and Recognitions – a. Back to … Continue reading Observer Report: Northfield School Board, 8.26.24 →

Observer Report: Rice County Commissioners, 8.13.24

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Rice County Board of Commissioners Regular meeting August 13, 2024During the public comment session, one resident objected to the proposed sales tax option as unfairly regressive and illegal. Another resident commented on the new state flag design.I. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEA. Roll CallAll present.B. Approval of AgendaUnanimous.C. Approval of Minutes - Regular … Continue reading Observer Report: Rice County Commissioners, 8.13.24 →

Observer Report: Rice County Commissioners, 8.27.24

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Aug 27, 2024 Rice County Board of Commissioners regular meeting. I. CALL TO ORDER by Commissioner Malecha and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEA. Roll Call — all presentB. Approval of AgendaUnanimous.C. Approval of Minutes of the last Regular Board Meeting August 13, 2024Unanimous. Attorney Brian Mortenson and Sheriff Jesse Thomas announced a softball game WednesdayAugust 27 pm … Continue reading Observer Report: Rice County Commissioners, 8.27.24 →

November 5 Ballot Issue:  Proposal to approve a 0.375% sales tax to pay for the Rice County Public Safety Center

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Background On July 26, 2019 the state department of corrections notified Rice County that, due to the lack of space for recreation and programming, the main jail was being downgraded to a 90-day facility. Since 2019 the Board of Commissioners have done a study of the jail improvement needed to meet the department of corrections … Continue reading November 5 Ballot Issue:  Proposal to approve a 0.375% sales tax to pay for the Rice County Public Safety Center →