Blue Earth County Commissioners meeting for November 3, 2026

Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners meeting, November 3, 2026: The board approved a statement of work with CliftonLarsonAllen under its August 8, 2022 master service agreement for the county’s 2026 audit. It also approved revisions to the county credit-card policy, setting a maximum authorized limit of $15,000 per card, and approved other finance-policy updates, including annual delegation of electronic fund transfers and identification of committed fund balances. The commitments included $10 million for ditch projects and an estimated local share for Phase 1 of the Red Jacket Trail repair. The sheriff’s fee schedule was approved, including an increase in the off-duty deputy rate from $100 to $110 per hour; the board also approved the Summit Food Service contract, which permits annual meal-price increases of up to 5% and provides the county more than $1,000 per month for kitchen use.

For public works, the board approved final payment to Icon Constructors for a state-aid project (the transcript gives the amount as approximately $1.87 million), and approved a $262,000 amendment to Bolton & Menk’s professional services agreement for County State Aid Highways 15 and 28. It also supported the City of Paynesville’s application for a Local Road Improvement Program grant and approved a right-of-way acquisition resolution for the dam project. The board approved a requested PACE assessment for Hotel Mano totaling $30.78 million, with repayment beginning in 2028 over more than 30 years and an interest rate capped at 9%; the final rate was not yet set. The transcript does not clearly state the amount of the other state-aid project’s final payment.