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
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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
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