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OTTER TAIL COUNTY – MINNESOTA
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ &
DRAINAGE AUTHORITY AGENDA
Government Services Center, Commissioners’ Room & Via Livestream
515 West Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN
October 27, 2026 | 8:30 a.m.
Commissioners may participate in the meeting by interactive technology.
TIME AGENDA
Please silence cell phones and devices.
8:30 – 8:35 (1) Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda – October 27, 2026
(2) Approval of Consent Agenda:
1. October 13, 2026, Board of Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for October 27, 2026
3. Amazon Warrants/Bills for October 27, 2026
4. Human Services & Public Health Warrants/Bills for October 27, 2026
5. Warrants/Bills, as Approved for Payment by the County Auditor-Treasurer, for October
9, 2026 and October 16, 2026
6. Approval of the issuance of a County Purchasing Card for Deputy Sheriff Colton
Odash, with a 30-Day Limit of $1,000.00, as requested by County Sheriff Barry
Fitzgibbons.
7. Resolution Sponsoring Agency LRIP - City of Perham
8:35 – 8:40 (3) County Administrator, Nicole Hansen
Court Appointed Attorney Contracts
8:40 – 8:45 (4) County Recorder, Lynn Larson
Resolution Approving Application to Conduct Off-Site Gambling
8:45 – 8:50 (5) Community Development Director, Amy Baldwin
Long Range Strategic Plan Update
8:50 – 9:00 (6) Veteran Services Officer, Robert Emerson
Resolution for Operation Green Light 2026
9:00 – 9:15 (7) Land & Resource Management Office Manager, Amy Busko
Planning Commission Recommendations
Schedule Public Hearing for Renewable Energy Ordinance Revision
OTTERTAIL
COUNTY -MINNESOTA
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9:15 – 9:25 (8) County Engineer, Jodi Teich
Design Engineering Services Contract with Houston Engineering, Inc. –
CSAH 38 (CSAH 5 to Urbank)
Commuting with County Vehicles for Acting Group Leaders
Out of State Travel Request - NACE Legislative Fly-In & NACE Annual Conference
9:25 – 9:40 (9) Otter Tail Family Services Collaborative, Tamara Uselman
Children's Mental Health Local Advisory Council (LAC) Report.
9:40 – 9:45 (10) Deputy Administrator, Lynne Penke Valdes
Medicare Advantage Plans
9:45 – 10:00 General Discussion
10:00 – 10:15 Closed Session (15 min)
Closed to the Public for Attorney-Client Privilege, Authorized under Minn. Stat. Section
§13D.05, Subd. 3(b) for an MCIT Insurance Claim
Other:
County Attorney
County Administrator
10:15 – 10:25 Break
DRAINAGE AUTHORITY
10:25 – 10:30 (1) Call to Order
Approval of Agenda – October 27, 2026
(2) Approval of Consent Agenda:
1. October 13, 2026, Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for October 27, 2026
10:30 – 10:55 (3) Drainage Inspector, Tyler Armstrong
Ditch 4 - Beaver Dam at Resser Rd
Ditch 5 - Beaver Dam at Benedict Property
Ditch 16 - Beaver Dam at State Highway 210
Ditch 25 - Beaver Dam at Big McDonald Outlet
Ditch 38 - Beaver Dam at Ehnert Property
Ditch 41 - Update on Snowmobile Bridge/ Beaver Dam
10:55 – 11:05 Break
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
11:05 – 11:10 Finance, Property & License Management Committee (WJ)
2027 Countywide Fee Schedule – Draft
11:10 – 11:30 Health & Wellness Committee (KM)
Probation Assessment update
OTC Tobacco Compliance
Opioid Settlement Funds RFA
11:30 – 12:30 Economic Growth & Community Investment Committee (DB)
Disposal Services with Big Dipper Enterprises
Review of Placer.ai
Legislative Priority Planning
Roadside Memorial Guidelines
Highway Updates
12:30– 12:45 Administration/Operations Committee (SS)
2027 Insurance Benefits
12:45 – 2:00 Work Session – Subordinate Service District – Pelican Rapids EMS
UPCOMING EVENTS
10/27 1:00 p.m. Bid Opening - Phelps Mill Phase Two, Dead Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls
10/27 6:30 p.m. EOT Township Associations Fall Meeting, Deer Creek
10/29 2:00 p.m. Henning Transfer Station Open House, 51122 Rocky Ridge Rd, Henning
10/30 8:00 a.m. AMC District 4 Fall Meeting, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls
11/04 11:00 a.m. CDA Board Meeting, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls (SS/KM)
11/04 12:45 p.m. HRA Board Meeting, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls (WJ/KM)
11/09 9:00 a.m. WOT SWCD Board Meeting, SWCD Office, Fergus Falls (KM)
11/09 7:00 p.m. Board Open House in Fergus Falls, Otter Tail Lake Room, GSC, Fergus Falls
11/17 6:30 p.m. WOT Township Associations Fall Meeting, Sverdrup Township Hall, Underwood
11/18 6:00 p.m.
Otter Tail & Wadena Joint Drainage Authority Hearing for OTC Judicial Ditch 2 and OTC
Judicial Ditch 4 - Robertson Auditorium, Wadena-Deer Creek Public School, Wadena
(BL/DB)
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