The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Agendas - 07/28/2026Enrich Lives ● Innovate Services ● Enhance Resources OTTER TAIL COUNTY – MINNESOTA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ & DRAINAGE AUTHORITY AGENDA Government Services Center, Commissioners’ Room & Via Livestream 515 West Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN July 28, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. Commissioners may participate in the meeting by interactive technology. TIME OPEN FORUM 8:15 – 8:18 (1) Larry Estes Property Assessment 8:20 – 8:23 (2) Brandon Lunak Highway 51 Culvert AGENDA Please silence cell phones and devices. 8:30 – 8:35 (1) Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Agenda – July 28, 2026 (2) Approval of Consent Agenda: 1. July 14, 2026, Board of Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes 2. Warrants/Bills for July 28, 2026 3. Amazon Warrants/Bills for July 28, 2026 4. Human Services & Public Health Warrants/Bills for July 28, 2026 5. Warrants/Bills, as Approved for Payment by the County Auditor-Treasurer, for July 10, 2026 and July 17, 2026. 6. Approve the LG220 Application for Exempt Permit for lawful gambling for Ducks Unlimited Fergus Falls Area Chapter 6, for an event held August 27, 2026, at Elks Point Lodge located at 20970 Elks Point Road, Fergus Falls, MN 56537. 8:35 – 8:40 (3) Assistant HR Director, Stephanie Retzlaff Lead Worker – Child Support Assessment Technician 8:40 – 8:45 (4) Assistant Solid Waste Director, Scott Bjerke Single Sort Recycling Hauler Bid Award-NE Quadrant 8:45 – 8:50 (5) Deputy Administrator, Liz Mickelson Intent to Change Auditors 8:50 – 9:00 (6) Community Development Director, Amy Baldwin City of Rothsay Single Family Tax Rebate Program Pelican Rapids Family Resource Center - Asbestos Abatement 9:00 – 9:15 General Discussion 9:15 – 9:25 (7) Land & Resource Director, Chris LeClair Long-Prairie Watershed FY26-27 Fiscal Agreement Out-of-State Travel Request 9:25 – 9:45 (8) County Engineer, Jodi Teich SAP 056-650-013 - CSAH 50 Approval of Plat No. 40 and Resolution Out of State Travel Request - Washington DC Fly-In CSAH 51 Culvert (Structure) 93368 between Little Pine Lake & the Otter Tail River 9:45 – 10:05 (9) Closed Session Closed session authorized under Minnesota Statute 13.D05, Subd. 3(c)(1) to discuss the sale or purchase of property at 2001 W Lincoln Ave, Fergus Falls, MN 56537. Other: County Attorney County Administrator 10:05 – 10:15 Break DRAINAGE AUTHORITY 10:15 – 10:20 (1) Call to Order Approval of Agenda – July 28, 2026 (2) Approval of Consent Agenda: 1. July 14, 2026, Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes 2. Warrants/Bills for July 28, 2026 10:20 – 10:40 (3) Drainage Inspector, Tyler Armstrong Ditch 4 - Resser Rd Beaver Dam Ditch 5 - Adopting Culvert & Resolution Ditch 39 - Cattail Spraying Ditch 45 – Cleanout Ditch 49 - Set Hearing Date Ditch 64 - Cattail Spraying Memorandum of Agreement Between Otter Tail County & Wadena County 10:40 – 10:50 Break COMMITTEE MEETINGS 10:50 – 11:40 Economic Growth & Community Investment Committee (DB) Notice of Proposed Lands Bill CSAH 1 Dead Lake Bridge Area Easement Landfill Groundwater Quality Presentation 11:40 – 12:00 Finance, Property & License Management Committee (WJ) Capital Request - Highway Dept Connect Courthouse IT Closets with UPS/generator Budget Topics - Debt Service 12:00 – 1:05 Administration/Operations Committee (SS) Energy Projects Community Health Planner Nursing Supervisor National Association of Counties Pelican Rapids EMS PSA UPCOMING EVENTS 07/29 1:00 p.m. Central MN Emergency Services Board Meeting, City Hall, St. Cloud (BL) 08/04 1:00 p.m. Bid Opening - SAP 056-599-064 - Long Lake Room, 505 S. Court St Building 08/05 11:00 a.m. CDA Board Meeting, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC (SS/KM) 08/05 12:45 p.m. HRA Board Meeting, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC (WJ/KM) 08/06 1:00 p.m. Bid Opening - SP 056-598-003 MN Proj. No. BROS-PRO 5626(261) - Long Lake Room, 505 S. Court St Building 08/10 9:00 a.m. WOT SWCD Board Meeting, SWCD Office, Fergus Falls (KM) 08/11 11:30-1 p.m. Employee Picnic in Fergus Falls, Government Services Center 08/12 12-1:00 p.m. Employee Picnic in New York Mills, Courtroom in the NYM Building 08/12 6:00 p.m. Planning Commission, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC 08/13 6:00 p.m. Board of Adjustment, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC 08/19 7:30 a.m. EOT SWCD Board Meeting, SWCD Office, Perham (DB)