Category: Rice County Commission

Public Open Forum Member of the public asked about how Medicaid and SNAP cuts and changes will impact our Rice County taxes and local hospital. With renewal required every six months, how will that impact staffing? And who will pay for that? Wants to know because their church congregation is having a town hall on … Continue reading Observer Report: Rice County Commission, 5.12.26 →

April 21, 2026 Rice County Board Work Sessionobserved by Orick PetersonAGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER at 8:31 am by Commissioner Peters and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by all. II. DRAINAGE AUTHORITY: Jarett Spitzack, Drainage Ditch Manager, presented a proposal tohire the H2Over Viewers company to execute a plan to redetermine the value of benefitsassociated with the … Continue reading Observer Report: Rice County Commission, 4.21.26 →

CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Roll Call - all present  Approval of Agenda Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting - April 14th, 2026 Retirement for Eric Lundin, Social Services PROPERTY TAX & ELECTIONS: Denise Anderson Appointed two County Commissioners to the Rice County Canvassing Board Peters & Purfeerst Approved the following Renewal of … Continue reading Observer Report: Rice County Commissioners, 4.28.26 →

Started promptly at 8:30, all commissioners present 1st Order of Business: Drainage authority County drainage ditch manager seeking approval for 23 contracts and presented about the situation. 23/25 of county drainage ditches need their benefits to be redetermined. This means that the acreage that each ditch drains needs to be reassessed, some of them haven’t … Continue reading Observer Report: Rice County Commissioners, 4.21.26 →

PUBLIC FORUM: No commenters AGENDA  I. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Roll Call Note: many young people in attendance today, so staff, sheriff, attorney and commissioners did introductions Hoisington - not present Those not on microphone could not be heard via zoom stream, so observer flagged this for staff.  Six residents on … Continue reading Observer Report: Rice County Commissioners, 4.14.26 →