April 28, 2026

The Lake of The Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, April 28,2026 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Joe Grund called the meeting to order at 9:00a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Joe Grund, Cody Hasbargen, Jon Waibel and Buck Nordlof. Also present was County Auditor-Treasurer Lorene Hanson. Absent was: Commissioners; Ed Arnesen. 

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following changes: Add: Park Caretaker Approval, Gravel Contract Approval.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the official minutes of April 14, 2026.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $2,149.76; Commissioners Warrants $12,389.79; Commissioners Warrants $17,995.17.

SAHA Grant Donation

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the grant donation to HRA for infrastructure in the amount of $50,000 from SAHA homeless grant funds.

Auditor/Treasurer

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $76,581.54; Road & Bridge $3,321.87; County Development $200.00; Joint Ditch $1,928.65; Solid Waste $8,330.05.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 4/28/2026 For Payment 4/30/2026

Vendor Name Amount

American Solutions for Business 2,443.79

Integris LLC 2,240.07

Larkin Hoffman Attorneys 46,050.00

Mn Dept Of Transportation 3,810.13

OnSolve, LLC 8,268.75

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance 6,268.50

29 Payments less than 2000 21,280.87

Final Total: 90,362.11

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: April 15^th for $128,171.74; April 21^st for $5,860.07.

County Veterans Services Officer Update

Rick Rone County Veterans Service Officer gave the first quarter update for 2026. He mentioned he would be moving into his new office in May.

Public Works

Gravel Contract Approval

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and approved unanimously to approve the Mark Sand and Gravel contract for 3 years at $13.00 a ton totaling $130,000.

Park Caretaker Approval

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and approved unanimously to approve Dave Christopherson $1375.00 a month for summer 2026, starting in May. 

Motion to Amend Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof to amend the agenda to include Enhanced Drivers License.

Enhanced Driver License

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and approved unanimously to approve to amend the policy for the county to pay for either passport or Enhanced Drivers License fee for employees required to go to the NWA for county business. 

PLSS Grant Update

Chad Conner from Widseth gave an update on PLSS remonumentation grant.

Sheriff Update

Joint Powers Agreement

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel to approve the Joint Powers Agreement Minnesota Anti-Heroin Task Force Program between the State of MN/Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office. 

Williams Storm Shelter

Brenda Nelson came in with an update on the Williams Storm Shelter. She explained the need and cost to replace the current lift and the fundraising status. The board suggested looking into grants and to come back with an update during the budget process. 

Adjourn

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 10:20 a.m.

Attest: May 12, 2026

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Auditor Treasurer Lorene Hanson Chair Joe Grund