MINUTES & AGENDAS
September 22, 2026
September 22, 2026
The Lake of The Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, September 22nd, 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: Cody Hasbargen, Ed Arnesen, Jon Waibel, and Joe Grund. Also present was County Auditor-Treasurer Anna Sanchez. Absent members included Buck Nordlof.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following changes: Permission to hire Social Services and County TV.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the official minutes of September 8th, 2026.
SOCIAL SERVICES
Claims
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $2,137.55; Commissioners Warrants $13,250.86; Commissioners Warrants $11,454.42.
Auditor/Treasurer
Claims
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $127,282.82; Road & Bridge $23,629.21; EDA $1,419.89; Joint Ditch $1,632.50; and Solid Waste $31,345.65.
WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION
Warrants Approved On 9/22/2026 For Payment 9/25/2026
Vendor Name Amount
AMI Consulting Engineers P.A. 54,750.00
Bolton & Menk, Inc 5,705.00
Co-Op Services, Inc. 3,063.29
Farmers Union Oil company 4,339.70
Integris LLC 2,240.07
Mar-Kit Landfill 17,753.95
Mark Rock & Concrete Co. 15,689.83
Marvin Home Center 41,781.51
Northdale Oil Inc. 4,961.27
Pb Distributing Inc 5,937.50
Pomp’s Tire-Thief River Falls 3,040.00
USI Consulting Group, Inc 6,050.00
31 Payments less than 2000 19,997.95
Final Total: 185,310.07
Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: September 9th for $1,538.85; September 16th for $175,486.44.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the following resolution:
Resolution Adopting
Proposed 2027 Budget and Tax Levy
Resolution 2026-09-02
The following Resolution was proposed and moved for adoption by Commissioner Jon Waibel:
WHEREAS, the Proposed County Budget for the year 2027 has been reviewed by the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following Proposed Budget and Tax Levy is hereby adopted for Lake of the Woods County for 2027:
- Revenue Fund $ 2,609,700
- Road & Bridge Fund $684,000
- Social Services Fund $730,000
- Economic Development Authority Fund $ 50,000
- 2027 Proposed Budget and Tax Levy $ 4,073,700
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following amounts be levied against the unorganized townships of Lake of the Woods County for 2026:
- Twp Road & Bridge $ 573,470*
- Twp Fire – Baudette $ 35,000
- Twp Fire – Williams $ 21,910
- Twp Fire – NW Angle $ 6,500
Total $ 636,880
2027
* $573,470 for Township Road & Bridge, includes $5,000 Blue Blades and $12,765 Admin of Township Roads (555,705+5,000+12,765=573,470)
A public meeting to discuss the 2027 Proposed Budget and Tax Levy will be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Lake of the Woods County Commissioners’ Room.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the Affidavit of Lost Warrant for Molly Selberg in the amount of $202.90, warrant numbered 43489.
Human Resources
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve Joanne from Public Health to provide flu shots to county employees on October 5th from 11 am-1pm.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the step increase for Travis Saeland starting the next pay period and on passing certification would increase an additional step beginning the next pay period after December 3rd.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to advertise, interview and hire for Public Works Office Manager at Grade 15, Step 1, Points 335 at $31.48.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve hiring Christine Hultman as Consultant to the Fiscal Officer for 40 hours through the end of the year at $37.84.
IT
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of CIT-DAC Consulting.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the MCRT Agreement-AMC.
Public Works Update
Public Works supervisor AJ Pirkl gave an update on County Ditch 1, progress on the Landfill, and updates on mowing.
Adjourn
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:35 a.m.