# Anoka County Board Meeting - October 27th, 2026


**Body:** AnokaCountyMN
**Date:** October 27, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology, Physical Infrastructure, Contracting Vehicles


The Anoka County Board meeting of October 27, 2026, approved a facilities contract with WA Rack Construction for the Public Health and Environmental Services remodel for $1,157,414, along with a separate three-year Activity Center contract reported at $13,200 for its first year and 3% annual adjustments; the vendor and scope are unclear in the transcript. The board also approved three IT professional-services master contracts with Insight Public Sector, K&Z Solutions, and Sky North Software, each for an initial three years with an optional additional three-year term. No exact IT spending estimates were provided; staff said expenditures would generally be funded from the general fund and that larger projects would follow procurement requirements. A commissioner suggested reviewing use of the contracts in one or two years. The consent items passed.

The board unanimously approved four Human Services actions, including a contract with a reported maximum of about $475,350 funded by solid-waste management charges and a two-year Lucio CMG contract funded by opioid settlement funds; the transcript is unclear on some contract details. Public Safety actions, also approved unanimously, included accepting a $20,656 federal port-security grant, a $28,315 SWAT Foundation donation for equipment, and a DWI traffic-safety grant of up to $165,000, as well as one contract whose details were garbled. Transportation approved a joint-powers agreement with Columbus for intersection and roundabout improvements and authorized bids for a bridge replacement in St. Francis and a retaining-wall replacement in Andover. The board discussed its proposed 2027–2031 capital improvement plan, describing it as a planning document rather than a final commitment of spending.

**Source:** AnokaCountyMN