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
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Observer Report: Northfield School Board Meeting, 2.12.24
Call to Order – By School Board Chair Claudia Gonzalez George at 6:00 p.m. Absent: Board member Ben Miller. Agenda Approval – Agenda and Table File approved (see https://northfieldschools.org/wpcontent/uploads/2024.02.12-Board-Packet.pdf ) Public Comment –Amber Sutherland – Second grade teacher at Spring Creek Elementary School. Requested that Companeros classes be removed from equation when determining average class … Continue reading Observer Report: Northfield School Board Meeting, 2.12.24
Rice County Observer Report: Work Session, 2.6.24
Commissioner-requested discussion regarding the proposed new state flag and official state seal Bill Liske, state senator: Lots of constituents reaching out. He’s a Republican and fiscal conservative. It will cost $2.5 million to change the flag and seal for his senate district. Possible answer to this problem: Instead of changing all the flags on May … Continue reading Rice County Observer Report: Work Session, 2.6.24
Rice County Observer Report: Commissioner Meeting, 1.23.24
Jan 23 Rice County Commissioners Meeting, notes by Orick Peterson, LWV NCF observer All commissioners are present. The usual call to order by Commissioner Malecha, then pledge of allegiance, roll call, and approval of today’s agenda and minutes of Jan 9 meeting. FINANCE Local option sales tax (LOST) Paula O'Connell offered for approval the next … Continue reading Rice County Observer Report: Commissioner Meeting, 1.23.24
Northfield Hospital and Clinics Board Meeting Observer ReporT, January 25, 2024
Executive Summary Call to Order Regular and Consent Agenda Reports Executive and Committee Reports CEO Report (Steve Underdahl, President and CEO) This was an overview of information from the previous year. Inflation, workforce issues, the payor mix, and other financial stressors made 2023 a difficult year for our hospital and most community hospitals in the … Continue reading Northfield Hospital and Clinics Board Meeting Observer ReporT, January 25, 2024