RICE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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1 RICE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Commissioner s Room / Government Services Bldg. / Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. AGENDA 8:30 am I. CALL TO ORDER A. Roll Call B. Approval of Agenda C. Election of Officers/2017 Chairperson D. Election of Officers/2017 Vice-Chairperson E. Set Commissioner Meeting Dates & Times for 2017 F. Commissioner Committee Appointments 8:45 am II. ADMINISTRATION: Sara Folsted A. Adoption of Resolution #17-001/Official Newspaper for the Publication of Official Proceedings in Summary Form & Public Notices B. Adoption of Resolution #17-002/Publication of Delinquent Real Estate Tax List C. Incidental Fund Appropriations D. Adoption of Resolution #17-003/Designating Rice County Website as 2017 Official Publication for Transportation Projects 9:00 am III. ADJOURN (The Board may meet as a group for lunch) SPECIAL NEEDS: If you require special services to attend or participate in a public meeting, please call the County's Administration Office at or slangevin@co.rice.mn.us. TDD users can call Please call 24 hours before the meeting, if possible.

2 RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 1.C Request For County Board Action AGENDA DATE: January 3, 2017 REQUEST BY: Shelley Langevin, Administration STATE ITEM OF BUSINESS: Election of Officers/2017 Chairperson BACKGROUND: (Background or Memo Information) COUNTY BOARD ACTION REQUESTED: to cast a unanimous vote to appoint Jake Gillen as the 2017 Chairperson for the Rice County Board of Commissioners. Reviewed with additional material provided: Approved. County Administrator Packet Pg. 2

3 RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 1.D Request For County Board Action AGENDA DATE: January 3, 2017 REQUEST BY: Shelley Langevin, Administration STATE ITEM OF BUSINESS: Election of Officers/2017 Vice-Chairperson BACKGROUND: (Background or Memo Information) COUNTY BOARD ACTION REQUESTED: to cast a unanimous vote to appoint Galen Malecha as the 2017 Vice-Chairperson for the Rice County Board of Commissioners. Reviewed with additional material provided: Approved. County Administrator Packet Pg. 3

4 RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 1.E Request For County Board Action AGENDA DATE: January 3, 2017 REQUEST BY: Shelley Langevin, Administration STATE ITEM OF BUSINESS: Set Commissioner Meeting Dates & Times for 2017 BACKGROUND: (Background or Memo Information) COUNTY BOARD ACTION REQUESTED: to set all the Committee of the Whole/Work Sessions for the first and third Tuesday of each month; regular Board of Commissioner Meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month; and to begin all of these meetings at 8:30 a.m. Reviewed with additional material provided: Approved. County Administrator Packet Pg. 4

5 RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 1.F Request For County Board Action AGENDA DATE: January 3, 2017 REQUEST BY: Shelley Langevin, Administration STATE ITEM OF BUSINESS: Commissioner Committee Appointments BACKGROUND: COUNTY BOARD ACTION REQUESTED: to approve the 2017 Rice County Commissioner Committee Appointments as presented. Reviewed with additional material provided: Approved. County Administrator Packet Pg. 5

6 2016 Commissioner Board/Committee Appointments 1.F.a Airport Zoning Board/Commission: Bauer Miller (alternate) Area Agency on Aging Committee: Bauer Budget Committee: Miller Docken Building Security & Employee Safety Committee: Docken Miller Cannon River Watershed Partnership: Malecha Docken (alternate) Community Corrections Advisory Committee: Malecha Bauer (alternate) Community Health Services Advisory Committee: Malecha Bauer (alternate) Consolidated Dispatch Joint Powers Board: Malecha / Gillen Miller (alternate) Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: Miller Gillen District One Hospital Board Appointment Comm: Miller Bauer (alternate) Economic Development Committee: Gillen / Malecha Miller / Docken (alternates) EMS Provider Council: Docken Miller (alternate) Extension Advisory Committee: Docken / Bauer Gillen (alternate) Family Services Collaborative Governing Board: Malecha Miller/Docken/Bauer/Gillen (observers) Health Insurance Committee: Miller Gillen Historical Society Committee: Miller Bauer (alternate) Intergovernmental Committees: Docken / Miller / Bauer / Gillen / Malecha Jail Task Force Committee: Miller Malecha Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) Docken Labor Relations/Personnel Committee: Bauer / Malecha Docken (alternate) Law Library Board: Gillen Bauer (alternate) MCIT Voting Delegate & Alternate: Gillen Docken (alternate) Mental Health Advisory Council: Gillen Malecha (alternate) MICA Board of Directors: Gillen Docken Miller / Bauer / Malecha (alternates) Mill Towns Trail Joint Powers Board: Malecha Miller Multi-County Solid Waste Working Group (Regional Solid Waste Committee): Gillen Docken (alternate) North Alexander Park Committee: Miller Bauer Northfield Wellhead Protection Committee: Malecha Gillen (alternate) Parks & Facilities: Malecha Miller Planning & Zoning/Solid Waste Committee: Docken Gillen Planning Commission: Docken Bauer (alternate) Regional Economic Development Committee: Docken Malecha Regional Emergency Management Services: Bauer Miller (alternate) Regional Passenger Rail Committee: Malecha Docken (alternate) Regional Radio Joint Powers Board: Gillen Malecha (alternate) Resource & Conservation District Board: Gillen Docken (alternate) Rice County Ag Society: Gillen / Miller Docken (alternate) Rice County Lake Management Program Steering Committee: Miller Bauer (alternate) Rice County SWCD Buffer Committee: Docken Roberds Lake Subordinate Service District Advisory Comm: Bauer SE Minnesota Water Resources Board: Gillen Malecha Packet Pg. 6 Attachment: Committee Appointments 2016 (2231 : Commissioner Committee Appointments)

7 SELCO Malecha SEMREX Joint Powers Board: Gillen Bauer (alternate) Social Services/Public Health Committee: Malecha Miller Southeastern Minnesota Regional Trails: Malecha Miller (alternate) Southeastern Minnesota Tourism: Gillen Docken (alternate) State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC): Deb Purfeerst Malecha / Docken (alternates) Technology Committee Malecha Miller Three Rivers Community Action: Malecha Miller (alternate) Transportation & Ditch Committee: Docken Gillen Workforce Development, Inc.: Bauer Malecha (alternate) 2016 AMC Policy Committees: Environment & Natural Resources: Commissioner Steve Bauer General Government: Commissioner Dave Miller Health & Human Services: Commissioner Galen Malecha Public Safety: Commissioner Jeff Docken Transportation & Infrastructure: Commissioner Jake Gillen 2016 AMC Delegate Appointments: Jake Gillen, Galen Malecha, Dave Miller, Steve Bauer, Jeff Docken Tony Murphy, Fran Windschitl, Mark Shaw Revised on 04/12/ F.a Attachment: Committee Appointments 2016 (2231 : Commissioner Committee Appointments) Packet Pg. 7

8 2016 Commissioner 2017 Board/Committee Appointments Appointments 1.F.b Airport Zoning Board: Bauer Miller (alternate) Area Agency on Aging Committee: Bauer Budget Committee: Malecha Miller (This will alternate each year: Chairperson & Vice-Chair) Building Security & Employee Safety Committee: Docken Miller Cannon River Watershed Partnership: Malecha Docken (alternate) Community Corrections Advisory Committee: Malecha Bauer (alternate) Community Health Services (CHS) Advisory Committee: Malecha Bauer (alternate) Consolidated Dispatch Joint Powers Board: Malecha / Gillen Miller (alternate) Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: Miller Gillen District One Hospital Board Appointment Committee: Miller Bauer (alternate) Economic Development Committee: Gillen / Malecha Miller / Docken (alternates) EMS Provider Council: Docken Miller (alternate) Extension Advisory Committee: Docken / Bauer Gillen (alternate) Family Services Collaborative Governing Bd: Malecha Miller/Docken/Bauer/Gillen (observers) --all other Commissioners are observers-- Health Insurance Committee: Miller Gillen Historical Society: Miller Bauer (alternate) Intergovernmental Committees: Docken / Miller / Bauer / Gillen / Malecha Attachment: Committee Appointments-Openings (2231 : Commissioner Committee Appointments) Packet Pg. 8

9 Jail Task Force Committee: Miller Malecha 1.F.b Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) Docken Labor Relations/Personnel Committee: Bauer / Malecha Docken (alternate) Law Library Board: Gillen Bauer (alternate) MCIT Voting Delegate & Alternate: Gillen Docken (alternate) Mental Health Advisory Council: Gillen Malecha (alternate) MICA Board of Directors: Gillen Docken Miller / Bauer / Malecha (alternates) Mill Towns Trail Joint Powers Board: Malecha Miller Multi-County Solid Waste Working Group (Regional Solid Waste Committee): Gillen Docken (alternate) North Alexander Park Committee: Miller Bauer Northfield Wellhead Protection Committee: Malecha Gillen (alternate) One Watershed, One Plan: Parks & Facilities Committee: Malecha Miller Planning & Zoning/Solid Waste Committee: Gillen Docken Planning Commission: Docken Bauer (alternate) Regional Economic Development Committee: Docken Malecha Regional Emergency Management Services: Bauer Miller (alternate) Regional Passenger Rail Committee: Malecha Docken (alternate) Regional Radio Joint Powers Board: Gillen Malecha (alternate) Resource & Conservation District Board: Gillen Docken (alternate) Packet Pg. 9 Attachment: Committee Appointments-Openings (2231 : Commissioner Committee Appointments)

10 1.F.b Rice County Ag Society: Gillen / Miller Docken (alternate) Rice County Lake Management Program Steering Committee: Miller Bauer (alternate) Rice County SWCD Buffer Committee: Docken Roberds Lake Subordinate District Advisory Committee: Bauer SE Minnesota Water Resources Board: Gillen Malecha SELCO Malecha SEMREX Joint Powers Board: Gillen Bauer (alternate) Social Services/Public Health Committee: Malecha Miller Southeastern Minnesota Regional Trails: Malecha Miller (alternate) Southeastern Minnesota Tourism: Gillen Docken (alternate) State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC): Purfeerst Malecha / Docken (alternates) Technology Committee: Malecha Miller Three Rivers Community Action: Malecha Miller (alternate) Transportation & Ditch Committee: Docken Gillen Workforce Development, Inc.: Bauer Malecha (alternate) Attachment: Committee Appointments-Openings (2231 : Commissioner Committee Appointments) Packet Pg. 10

11 RICE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONER COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS 1.F.c Airport Zoning Board: Greg Kruschke/Planner City of Faribault / (507) Area Agency on Aging: (Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency on Aging, Inc.) 421 S.W. First Avenue Rochester, / (507) Meets on the last Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. in Rochester. Budget Committee: Rice County Administration Building Security & Employee Safety Committee: Rice County Parks & Facilities / Jake Rysavy (507) Rice County Human Resources / Carol Kritzer (507) Meets on the 3 rd Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m. in Faribault. Cannon River Watershed Partnership: Beth Kallested, Executive Director / (507) Meets on the 1 st Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in Northfield. Community Corrections Advisory Committee: Rice County Community Corrections / Christine Curtis (507) Meets on the 3 rd Thursday of March, June, September and December at 3:30 p.m. at the Government Services Building in Faribault. Community Health Services (CHS) Advisory Committee: Rice County Public Health / Deb Purfeerst (507) Meets on the 4 th Wednesday of every other month (January/March/May/July/September/November) from 6:30-8:00 p.m., at a location to be determined. Consolidated Dispatch JPB: Rice/Steele Center 204 East Pearl Street Owatonna, Barb Brewington (507) Meets on a monthly basis on a Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Faribault/Owatonna, date varies. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council: Rice County District Court Judge Neuville (507) Meets on a quarterly basis in Faribault District One Hospital Board Appointment Committee: Stephen Pribyl District One Hospital / (507) / spribyl@districtonehospital.com Economic Development Committee: Economic Development / Kathy Feldbrugge (507) Meets on a monthly basis, dates/times vary. Attachment: Committee Appointments-Contacts (2231 : Commissioner Committee Appointments) EMS Provider Council: Rice County Public Health / Deb Purfeerst (507) Meets on a quarterly basis (January/April/July/October) on a Wednesday from 7:00-9:00 p.m., alternating between Faribault & Northfield. Extension Advisory Committee: Rice County Extension Office / Lisa Holling (507) Meets on a quarterly basis on a Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in Faribault. Packet Pg. 11

12 1.F.c Family Services Collaborative Governing Board: McKinley Early Childhood Center 930 N.W. 4 th Avenue Faribault Kathy Sandberg (507) Meets on the 3 rd Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in Faribault. Health Insurance Committee: Rice County Human Resource Office / Carol Kritzer (507) Historical Society Committee: Rice County Historical Society / Sue Garwood (507) Meets on the 2 nd Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Historical Society Bldg. Jail Task Force Committee: Rice County Sheriff s Department / Sheriff Troy Dunn (507) Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI): Rice County Attorney s Office / (507) Labor Relations/Personnel Committee: Rice County Personnel Office / Carol Kritzer (507) Law Library Board: Rice County Law Library / Alyssa Weber (507) MCIT (Minnesota Counties Ins. Trust) Voting Delegate & Alternate: MCIT 100 Empire Drive, Suite #100 St. Paul, Robyn M. Sykes/Executive Director (651) Meets on an annual basis (in December on the Monday afternoon of the AMC Conference) at 1:00 p.m., location varies depending on conference site. Mental Health Advisory Council: Rice County Social Services / Chris Kern (507) Meets on the 4 th Wednesday of each month at 12:00 (noon) in Faribault. MICA Board of Directors: MICA 161 St. Anthony Avenue/Suite #850 St. Paul, Keith Carlson (651) or Mari Guardini (mari@mica.org) Meets on the 2 nd Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. in St. Paul. Mill Towns Trail JPB: Chairperson is a member of the Board and elected each year accordingly Meets on the 1 st Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m., location varies between Faribault/Northfield/Dundas Multi-County Solid Waste Working Group (Regional Solid Waste Committee): 411 South Broadway P.O. Box 1147 Albert Lea, Randy Tuchtenhagen/Freeborn Co. Solid Waste Officer (507) Meets on a quarterly basis on a Friday at 9:30 a.m., date and location varies. Attachment: Committee Appointments-Contacts (2231 : Commissioner Committee Appointments) North Alexander Park Committee: Faribault Community Services 15 West Division Faribault Paul Peanasky (507) / (Rice County/City of Faribault/ISD #656) Northfield Wellhead Protection Packet Pg. 12

13 Committee: City of Northfield 801 Washington Street Northfield, MN Doug Lien/Water Division Manager (507) Meets in the Fall & Spring, or on an as needed basis at 7:30 a.m. in Northfield. 1.F.c Parks & Facilities Committee: Rice County Parks & Facilities / Jake Rysavy (507) Planning & Zoning/Solid Waste Committee: Rice County Environmental Services / Julie Runkel (507) Meets on a monthly basis. Planning Commission: Rice County Environmental Services / Julie Runkel (507) Meets on the 1 st Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in Faribault. Regional Economic Development: Rice County Administration / Sara Folsted (507) Meets on a quarterly basis, date varies. Regional EMS: SE Minnesota EMS Project 1903 South Broadway Rochester, Linda Horth (507) (or) Meets on a quarterly basis on a Thursday at 8:00 a.m. in Rochester, date varies. Regional Passenger Rail Committee: State Representative David Bly / Rep.David.Bly@house.mn Regional Radio Board: Southeast Regional Radio Board (Unsure of contact information for this Board) Meets on a monthly basis. Resource & Conservation District Board: Hiawatha Valley Resource Conservation & Development Area (RC&D) 1485 N.W. Industrial Drive/Room 104 Rochester, Diana Strain (507) (then press 4 ) Meets on a quarterly basis on a Monday at 9:00 a.m. in Rochester, date varies. Rice County Ag Society: Meets on the 3 rd Tuesday of each month, time varies. Rice County Lake Management Program Steering Committee: Rice County Environmental Services / Julie Runkel (507) Rice County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) Buffer Committee: Rice County SWCD / Travis or Steve Pahs (507) Attachment: Committee Appointments-Contacts (2231 : Commissioner Committee Appointments) Roberds Lake Subordinate District Advisory Committee: Rice County Environmental Services / Julie Runkel (507) SE Minnesota Water Resources Board: Winona State University P.O. Box 5838 Winona, / (507) Meets on the 2 nd Monday of every other month at 9:00 a.m. in Rochester. Packet Pg. 13

14 1.F.c SELCO (Southeastern Libraries Cooperating): Ann Hutton th Street N.W., Rochester, / (507) Meets on a quarterly basis on a Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. in Rochester SEMREX Joint Powers Board: 121 West Third Street Winona, / Sharon Vrieze / (507) Meets in the month of June & December on a Friday, time varies. Social Services/Public Health Committee: Rice County Administration / Rice County Social Services Southeastern Minnesota Regional Trails: Minn. Dept. of Transportation 2900 N.W. 48 th Street Rochester, Meets on the 2 nd Thursday of each month from 1:00-4:00 p.m. in Rochester. Southeastern Minnesota Tourism: Kathy Frederickson / Meets every other month on odd numbered months at 8:00 a.m., location varies. State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC): (651) or health.ophp@state.mn.us Meets on a quarterly basis at 10:00 a.m. in St. Paul, date varies. Fall meeting is held in September of each year near the Brainerd area. Technology Committee: Rice County Administration / Rice County I.T. Three Rivers Community Action: Three Rivers Community Action, Inc. / 1414 North Star Drive Zumbrota, Mike Thorsteinson / (507) (direct dial) Meets on the 3 rd Wednesday of each month (except December) at 9:00 a.m. in Zumbrota. Transportation & Ditch Committee: Rice County Highway Department, Dennis Luebbe (507) Meets on a monthly basis, dates/times vary. Workforce Development, Inc: 1013 N.W. Civic Center Drive/Second Floor Rochester, Randy Johnson (Executive Director) or Dari Sunderland Meets on a quarterly basis on a Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in Rochester, date varies. Attachment: Committee Appointments-Contacts (2231 : Commissioner Committee Appointments) Packet Pg. 14

15 1.F.c * * * * * City of Faribault (Brian Anderson, Administrator) 208 N.W. First Avenue Faribault, MN City of Northfield (Nick Haggenmiller, Administrator) 801 Washington Street Northfield, MN City of Lonsdale (Joel Erickson, Administrator) 415 W. Central Street P.O. Box 357 Lonsdale, MN Revised on: 12/02/2016 City of Dundas (John McCarthy, Administrator) 216 North Railway Street Dundas, MN Faribault ISD #656 (Todd Sesker, Superintendent) District Office South- McKinley Center 930 N.W. Fourth Avenue Faribault, MN Faribault Chamber of Commerce (Kymn Anderson, Director) P.O. Box 434 Faribault, MN Northfield Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 198 Northfield, MN SWCD (Soil & Water Conservation District) USDA Service Center 1810 N.W. 30 th Street Faribault, MN Attachment: Committee Appointments-Contacts (2231 : Commissioner Committee Appointments) Packet Pg. 15

16 RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 2.A Request For County Board Action AGENDA DATE: January 3, 2017 REQUEST BY: Shelley Langevin, Administration STATE ITEM OF BUSINESS: Adoption of Resolution #17-001/Official Newspaper for the Publication of Official Proceedings in Summary Form & Public Notices BACKGROUND: The low bid last year was the Faribault Daily News at a rate of $9.75/inch (contract rate) for publishing Official Proceedings, Public Notices and the Financial Statement. COUNTY BOARD ACTION REQUESTED: to adopt Resolution # Official Newspaper for the Publication of Official Proceedings in Summary Form & Public Notices. Reviewed with additional material provided: Approved. County Administrator Packet Pg. 16

17 BOARD of COMMISSIONERS RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 2.A RESOLUTION # OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE PUBLICATION OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN SUMMARY FORM & PUBLIC NOTICES WHEREAS, the Rice County Board of Commissioners has requested bids for the publication of official proceedings, financial statement and other public notices; and WHEREAS, a publication of a summary of the proceedings would adequately inform the public of the substance of the proceedings; and WHEREAS, the is a qualified newspaper and has submitted the lowest bid for such publication; and WHEREAS, the does have county-wide circulation; and WHEREAS, publication outside of the circulation area may be required in order to adequately inform the public; and WHEREAS, other qualified newspapers are published outside of the primary circulation area. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the official newspaper for the publication of official proceedings in summary form and public notices is the and such publication may be supplemental in order to adequately inform the public by discretionary publication in other qualified newspapers. Dated this 3 rd day of January, RICE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ATTEST:, Chairperson Sara Folsted, County Administrator Packet Pg. 17

18 RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 2.B Request For County Board Action AGENDA DATE: January 3, 2017 REQUEST BY: Shelley Langevin, Administration STATE ITEM OF BUSINESS: Adoption of Resolution #17-002/Publication of Delinquent Real Estate Tax List BACKGROUND: The low bid last year was the Faribault Daily News at a rate of $9.75/inch (contract rate) for publishing the Delinquent Real Estate List. COUNTY BOARD ACTION REQUESTED: to adopt Resolution # Publication of the Delinquent Real Estate Tax List. Reviewed with additional material provided: Approved. County Administrator Packet Pg. 18

19 BOARD of COMMISSIONERS RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 2.B RESOLUTION # PUBLICATION OF THE DELINQUENT REAL ESTATE TAX LIST WHEREAS, the Rice County Board of Commissioners has requested bids for the publication of the Delinquent Real Estate Tax List; and WHEREAS, the low bidder for the publication of the Delinquent Real Estate Tax List was the. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the bid for the publication of the Delinquent Real Estate Tax List is awarded to the. Dated this 3 rd day of January, RICE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ATTEST:, Chairperson Sara Folsted, County Administrator Packet Pg. 19

20 RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 2.C Request For County Board Action AGENDA DATE: January 3, 2017 REQUEST BY: Shelley Langevin, Administration STATE ITEM OF BUSINESS: Incidental Fund Appropriations BACKGROUND: (Background or Memo Information) COUNTY BOARD ACTION REQUESTED: to approve the Incidental Fund Appropriations as follows: Postage & Communications - $120,000; Utilities - $300,000; Attorney Contingency - $1,000; and Sheriff Contingency - $1,000. Reviewed with additional material provided: Approved. County Administrator Packet Pg. 20

21 RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 2.D Request For County Board Action AGENDA DATE: January 3, 2017 REQUEST BY: Shelley Langevin, Administration STATE ITEM OF BUSINESS: Adoption of Resolution #17-003/Designating Rice County Website as 2017 Official Publication for Transportation Projects BACKGROUND: COUNTY BOARD ACTION REQUESTED: to adopt Resolution # Designating the Rice County Website as the 2017 Official Publication for Transportation Projects. Reviewed with additional material provided: Approved. County Administrator Packet Pg. 21

22 BOARD of COMMISSIONERS RICE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 2.D RESOLUTION # DESIGNATING THE RICE COUNTY WEBSITE AS THE 2017 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS WHEREAS, public notice concerning governmental activities helps to ensure that the citizens of Rice County are informed; and WHEREAS, public notice of bids, proposals or contracts also facilitates the goal of obtaining the best product or services at the lowest responsive price; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes requires published notice for contacts meeting dollar limitations involving the work or labor to construct or repair bridges, roads or buildings; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution # the Rice County Board of Commissioners has designated the as the official newspaper for the 2017 publication of official proceedings and public notices; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 331A.12 provides that the Rice County Website may be designated as the official publication for the publication of transportation projects; and WHEREAS, the publication on the Rice County Website of transportation projects is in lieu of any other required form of publication; and WHEREAS, Website publication for transportation projects shall conform to substantially the same format and same period of time as is required for publication in an official newspaper; and WHEREAS, a permanent record of such publications shall be maintained by Rice County in form accessible by the public. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Rice County Board of Commissioners hereby designates the Rice County Website, as the 2017 Official Publication for the public notices required for transportation projects. NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a notice be published in the Official Newspaper and on the Rice County Website that any advertisements for bids involving transportation projects will be published on the Rice County Website. Packet Pg. 22

23 2.D Dated this 3 rd day of January, RICE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, Chairperson ATTEST: Sara Folsted, County Administrator Packet Pg. 23