Washington County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
County Board
The Washington County Board adopted a consent calendar approving multiple staffing extensions, grant applications, and contract awards. It reappointed Klayton Eckles to the Brown’s Creek Watershed District and Samuel D. Gibson as County Surveyor. The board set October 3, 2023 for a public hearing on the Youth Access to Tobacco ordinance and proclaimed September 2023 as Library Card Sign‑Up Month.
- Adopted Consent Calendar (including staffing extensions and grant applications) – vote 5‑0
- Reappointed Klayton Eckles to a third term on the Brown’s Creek Watershed District
- Approved application for up to $10 million Shelter Capital Grant to Minnesota DHS
- Authorized $201,705 Conservation Partners Legacy Grant application for St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park
- Reappointed Samuel D. Gibson as County Surveyor for a four‑year term
- Approved Change Orders 3 and 4 to Contract No. 13967 for CSAH 21 Culvert Project – vote 5‑0
- Approved Contract No. 15838 to Kellington Construction Inc. for $239,975 carpentry work – vote 5‑0
- Set October 3, 2023 as public hearing date for Youth Access to Tobacco Ordinance #185
County Board
The County Board adopted a consent calendar including the appointment of a watershed district manager and the establishment of a new highway segment. The board also accepted private donations for land survey records and a park bench, and authorized several state and federal grant applications.
- Appointed Stephen Schmaltz to the Comfort Lake Forest Lake Watershed District (5-0)
- Established a portion of County State Aid Highway 15 in Lake Elmo and Stillwater (5-0)
- Approved $9,600 contract with CareerLabs VR (5-0)
- Accepted $15,000 donation of land survey records from Timothy Freeman and Folz Freeman Surveying LLC (5-0)
- Accepted $2,500 donation for a commemorative bench at Big Marine Park Reserve (5-0)
- Authorized $100,000 grant application for ADA ramp improvements at the Historic Courthouse (5-0)
- Authorized acceptance of $1.6M Byrne Discretionary Grant (5-0)
- Approved law enforcement services agreement with the City of Grant (5-0)
County Board
The Board approved a new policy requiring prevailing wage for locally funded construction projects exceeding $175,000. Other actions included approving several infrastructure change orders and multiple equipment and service contracts via a consent calendar.
- Adopted Prevailing Wage Requirement for Locally Funded Construction Projects policy (unanimous)
- Approved $390,022 change order for CSAH 12 Improvement Project (unanimous)
- Approved $67,531.37 change order for St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Boat Launch (unanimous)
- Approved $1.55M grant amendment for Community Living Infrastructure (5-0)
- Approved $490,578.75 workstation replacement for Community Corrections (5-0)
- Approved $371,610.42 workstation replacement for IT Department (5-0)
- Approved $529,787 contract for Law Enforcement Center Improvement Project (5-0)
- Approved resolution to apply for International Mountain Bicycling Association grant (5-0)