Ankeny is county chair for 2015
Published 10:01 am Wednesday, January 7, 2015
The county board kicked off the new year by setting several fees and voting in Commissioner Mike Ankeny as board chair for 2015.
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Commissioner Polly Glynn was voted vice-chair.
The board also set several fees for things like burning permits, liquor licenses and tobacco licenses. Most stayed the same as 2014 levels.
The board also selected the Austin Daily Herald as its legal newspaper. The Herald is the legal publisher for the city of Austin and Austin Public Schools.
The board selected the LeRoy Independents and Meadow Area News as secondary papers.
Committee appointments:
Finance & Purchasing: Jerry Reinartz and Tim Gabrielson
Personnel: Mike Ankeny and Polly Glynn
Buildings & Grounds: Glynn and Tony Bennett
Solid Waste: Ankeny and Reinartz
Planning: Reinartz and Bennett (alt.)
County Extension: Ankeny and Glynn
Austin Sustainability Task Force: Bennett
City/County Joint Issues: Ankeny and Bennett
Community Health Services: Glynn and Ankeny
County Board of Health: All Commissioners
Court System: Ankeny
EMS Joint Powers Board: Gabrielson
Family Connections: Reinartz and Gabrielson
Historical Society Strategic Planning: Glynn
Interstate Trail Committee: Reinartz and Glynn
JT. PA Board: Gabrielson
Law Library: Bennett
LEC Advisory Committee: Ankeny and Bennett
One Watershed and One Plan Board: Gabrielson
Ordinance Committee: Reinartz and Gabrielson
RC & D: Gabrielson
Regional Housing: Glynn and Bennett
Road & Bridge Committee: All Commissioners
Rural Energy Task Force: Gabrielson
Safety Committee: Glynn
SCHSAC: Human Services Director Lisa Kocer and Reinartz
SE MN Regional Radio Board: Gabrielson and Reinartz
SEMCAC: Bennett
SEMREX Joint Powers Board: Ankeny
Siebel Visitation Center Advisory Board: Bennett
SMART Transit Advisory Committee: Ankeny
SWCD Board: Glynn
Water Quality Joint Powers Board: Gabrielson and Ankeny
