Rice County Observer Report: Commissioner Meeting, 2.27.24

Called to order by Malecha. Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call—only Malecha, Purfeerst and Docken present. Retirement of Marilee DeGroot was recognized. Denise Anderson (Property Tax and Elections) presented nine applications for liquor or gambling permits, all approved unanimously. Representative for Matt Verdick (Parks and Facilities) asked to purchase two 2024 Chrysler Pacifica vans totaling $88,932 … Continue reading Rice County Observer Report: Commissioner Meeting, 2.27.24

Observer Report: Northfield Hospital, 2.22.24

l. Executive Summaryll. Call to Orderlll.Regular and Consent AgendalV. ReportsV. Presentations/Discussions/Action Items– Eric Guth, CFOThere was a capital request for new water heaters. The current water heaters are original to the hospital (2003). One of the two is permanently out of service and parts are no longer available. The request was for three smaller water … Continue reading Observer Report: Northfield Hospital, 2.22.24

Observer Report: RICe County Commissioner Meeting, 2.13.24

Public comment, 8:00 am  These are notes on the comments in the half-hour session before the second Tuesday of February. First commenter doesn’t want voting machine testing demonstration to be at same time as the board meeting. Second commenter objected to media coverage of public comments last week. The county should record meetings and make … Continue reading Observer Report: RICe County Commissioner Meeting, 2.13.24