Fillmore County Board of Commissioners met in a special session at the Courthouse in the City of Preston.
Present: All members, Administrator/Clerk, other staff, citizens, and the press.
Board approved:
•Agenda & Consent Agenda
(5/9/25) Commissioner Warrants:
•La Fleur Law Office, PLLC$ 3,622.50
•Marco, Inc$ 39,226.66
•R & S Fiber Optic Services$ 3,600.00
•Haakenson Electric, Inc$ 2,799.92
•MN Dept of Transportation$ 4,533.80
•Mayo Clinic-Mrl$ 17,912.76
•Southeast Service Cooperative$ 3,688.43
•MCCC, MI 33$ 6,724.35
•Winona Heating & Ventilating Co, Inc.$ 5,890.00
•Universal Truck Equipment Inc$ 176,293.00
•Wigham Trucking$ 5,425.00
•Stonebrooke Engineering, Inc.$ 4,209.72
•Consolidated Energy Co.$ 15,838.89
•Harter’s Quick Clean-up$ 30,561.76
•Harter’s Quick Clean-up$ 15,067.57
•Segler, Clifford J.$ 3,777.71
Coranda Whalen, University of Minnesota student
•Board approved Occupational Therapy Capstone project to be completed with
Fillmore County during the summer of 2026
Christy Smith, Finance Director
•Board approved reinvesting the maturing CD of $500,000.00 with First Southeast
Bank at the rate of 4.35% for 12 months
Brett Corson, County Attorney
•Board approved a 3-year contract with Lexis Nexis for legal research access
Jessica Erickson, Director of Nursing
•Board approved the purchase of 24 LifeVac choking devices, Hidden in Plain Sight
Room supplies, and Drug Identification Guide for the Opioid Work Group
•Board approved the Covid Grant purchases contingent on access to Covid funding
and MDH approval to be used for I-Band technology at the new jail
Ron Gregg, Highway Engineer
•Board approved the amendment of the Detour Agreement with MnDOT to Contract
No. 1054035 to increase the detour duration for State Project No. 5005-68
•Board approved the 2025 Rock Program bids and stockpile rates
•Board approved Resolution 2025-008: Final Payment of $13,340.21 to Minnowa
Construction, Inc for project SAP 23-607-005 on CSAH 7in Chatfield Township
John DeGeorge, Sheriff
•Board approved the plan for housing inmates in a neighboring county during the jail
remodel and phone system migration
•Board approved the policy for assigned squad response distance to be limited to
10 miles outside of the county lines
Blake Lea, Land Use Director
•Board approved the Access Permit for Daniel and Vernie Detweiler to expand
existing driveway access on County 30 in Section 28 of Bristol Township
•Board approved the Access Permit for Lynn Staupe to expand existing driveway
access on County 12 in Section 1 of Carimona Township
Bobbie Hillery, Administrator
•Board approved Jail Project Paybook #26
•Board approved the right-of-way easement for Chatfield Highway Shop land with
North Fountain Broadband, LLC D/B/A MiBroadband
•Board approved purchase of rugged laptops and docking stations for the entire
Sheriff’s Department per the 2025 budget and use of Public Safety dollars
•Board approved the low bid from Morem Electric of $15,000 to update electrical
issues on the Office Building AC unit
This is a summary. The Official County Board minutes are on file and available in the Fillmore County Courthouse. Any questions should be directed to Bobbie Hillery, County Administrator/Clerk at 507-765-4566.
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