Call to Order – The Mitchell County Commissioners met in formal session on Monday, October 12, 2026. Chairman Mike Riemann and members Cole Eberle and Tom Claussen along with Heather Weston, County Clerk, were in attendance. The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Public Forum – None
Consent Agenda – The consent agenda was approved on motion by Cole Eberle. The motion was seconded by Tom Claussen and carried 3-0. The consent agenda consisted of the meeting agenda, the meeting minutes for October 5, 2026, the accounts payable warrants for October 12, 2026, and the sheriff’s department payroll for October 15, 2026.
Tyler Jensen, Rescue Squad, was present to request being added to the county KWORCC policy. Cole Eberle moved to approve Rescue Squad, EMS, and Water Rescue/Dive Team, EM, being added to the county policy. The motion was seconded by Tom Claussen and carried 3-0.
The Public Hearing for Road Closures in Blue Hill Township was opened at 9:00 a.m. Bill Wiese and Marty Fletchall were present.
Michelle Langham, Treasurer, and Alejandra Bliss were present to discuss ACH payments for the EMS and County Health Departments. Procedures will change how the treasurer’s office reports deposits to the two departments.
Marty Hernandez, Public Works, Karm Princ and Clint Offutt, GIS were present to discuss a possible error in the road descriptions listed to be closed. After discussion, the description of road #201 was corrected. Resolution 26-27 was approved as corrected on motion by Cole Eberle. The motion was seconded by Tom Claussen and carried 3-0. The public hearing was closed.
Cortney Murrow, County Health, was present to discuss department updates. The Health Fair is October 19th-23rd and an update was given concerning the amount of grant money received.
Missy McGinnis, EMS, was present with weekly updates. The new bookkeeper is working out well. A short discussion about the EMS employees was had and all items will be addressed at evaluation time.
Lance Bergmann, Jail Administrator, was present and requested an executive session. Cole Eberle moved the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners recess into an executive session for non-elected personnel for a period of 10 minutes regarding the sheriff’s department with Bergmann and the three commissioners. The motion was seconded by Tom Claussen and carried 3-0. The executive session started at 9:41 a.m. and the open session resumed at 9:51 a.m. in the commissioner’s room. No decisions were made.
Commissioner Eberle presented a summarized document about data centers from a meeting he recently attended. The commissioners were given several example resolutions from other counties and work on the moratorium will begin.
Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned at 10:47 a.m. on motion by Tom Claussen. The motion was seconded by Cole Eberle and carried 3-0.
