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FREEBORN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
March 19th, 2024
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the County of Freeborn will meet in session
on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Boardroom at the Freeborn County Government Center and
live streamed at www.co.freeborn.mn.us
1. Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Approval of Meeting Agenda.
3. Consider resolution approving the Consent agenda (the following items will be acted upon without
discussion unless an item is asked to be removed and placed on the regular agenda to allow for
discussion)
- Approval of Minutes from the March 5th, 2024 Board Meeting.
- Approval of Regular Full-Time Status Employees
- Approval of Drainage Ditch Repairs
4. Reports of the Board Committees.
5. New Business.
- Presentation about the City of Albert Lea Referendum on Recreational Facilities
– Cathy Malakowsky, City of Albert Lea Engagement and Enrichment Director
6. Consideration of issues presented by persons of the general public and/or other general items.
Persons wishing to address the Board concerning matters pertaining to this agenda as well as
any other matters of County concern should ask to be recognized by the Chair at this time. All
presenting items of consideration shall address the Board of Commissioners as a whole, and
shall not direct comments to individual Commissioners, attempt to engage Commissioners in
conversation, or solicit a Commissioner to respond to the speaker’s comments. All speakers
are limited to 5 minutes each.
7. Public Hearing - 9:15 a.m. County Ditch 49 Lateral B-1
8. Reports of Various Departments.
A. Report of Highway
- Consider a resolution to approve grant agreement with MnDOT for SAP 024-617-019
- Consider a resolution to approve grant agreement with MnDOT for SAP 024-626-018
- Consider a resolution to approve grant agreement with MnDOT for SAP 024-626-019
- Consider a resolution to award construction contract for SAP 024-617-019
- Consider a resolution to award construction contract for SAP 024-608-007
- Consider a resolution to award construction contract for CP 024-SEAL-004
- Consider a resolution to award construction contract for CP 024-M-002
- Consider a resolution to award construction contract for CP 024-M-004
- Consider a resolution to award construction contract for CP 024-SAND-005
- Consider a resolution to accept bids for various seasonal maintenance and construction
materials and services
- Consider a resolution to make final payment on SP 024-622-011 Bridge Avenue
Construction Project
B. Report of County Administrator
- Consider a resolution to accept the resignation of Karyn Sackis Lunn, Assistant
County Attorney, Sr., effective April 1st, 2024
- Consider a resolution to fill the vacant Assistant County Attorney position

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- Consider a resolution to accept the resignation of Amber Nuehring, 911
Dispatcher, effective March 16th, 2024
- Consider a resolution to fill the vacant 911 Dispatcher position
- Consider a motion to rescind resolution 24-083, accepting the resignation of
Ashley Hall, Veteran’s Court Coordinator
9. Other items as necessary but unknown at this time.
10.County Commissioner’s item.
11.Approval of Claims.
12.Adjournment.
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