Anoka County Board Meeting - October 13th, 2026

The Anoka County Board meeting was held October 13, 2026. The board unanimously approved three Transportation and Parks consent items, including a professional services contract with Kimley-Horn for design, environmental documentation, permitting, and final design work on county roadway projects; the transcript’s stated contract amount is garbled and cannot be confirmed. The board also approved a joint powers agreement with Centerville for a pedestrian-crossing improvement. Discussion described a separate Round Lake Boulevard corridor and traffic study as an initial step toward considering future congestion and widening options. Parks staff reported plans to seek a $90,000 Minnesota DNR legacy grant for invasive-species work in the Cedar Creek conservation area and Oak Grove; this was an informational update, not an award approval.

The board approved employee benefit and insurance items, including self-insured health rates and county contributions, with health reimbursement account contributions remaining at $1,000 for single coverage and $2,000 for family coverage; a one-year UNUM voluntary vision insurance contract extension with a 5% rate decrease and no coverage change; and other life/accidental death and dismemberment insurance rate-guarantee terms. It also approved renewing Blue Cross Blue Shield group Medicare Advantage coverage for retirees beginning January 1, 2027. The meeting recognized the county’s transition from contracted jail medical services to an in-house nursing model, noting that the prior vendor agreement provided a 90-day transition window and that the change is expected to save the county money. No vendor award or new jail-medical contract was voted on during this meeting.