Clay County Board of Commissioners Live Meeting 10/13/2026

The Clay County Board of Commissioners meeting on October 13, 2026, approved several items with funding or infrastructure implications. The board authorized an application for a $40,000, two-year unrestricted Better Food Policy Fund grant to support the 16-county West Central Minnesota Food Council; the grant would help expand existing communications capacity, with no additional staff planned. It also approved a memorandum of understanding for Wilkin County to pursue joining the West Central Regional Water District. The MOU sets a minimum Wilkin County payment of $150,000 toward inclusion costs and the founding counties’ startup costs, allows a $25,000 upfront deposit, and requires Wilkin County to cover eligible costs above $150,000. Final inclusion would require a later decision and district-court approval.

The board approved a one-year lease agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Driver and Vehicle Services Division for testing space at the county DMV facility; the meeting cited annual revenue of $480, with longer-term co-location discussions planned ahead of the facility’s anticipated 2028 use. The board also approved payment of bills and vouchers, with no total stated. Other procurement-related matters were informational: commissioners discussed highway and underpass projects, cybersecurity activity and possible need for additional staff capacity, and a proposed tribal development whose infrastructure, service costs, and cooperative agreement remain under discussion; no procurement action on those matters was taken at this meeting.