Funding is now in place for a superintendent position at the Marshall County Highway Department.
Marshall County Council Members to Meet Today
The Marshall County Council will meet today where they will approve the appointments of representatives the Lake of the Woods Regional Sewer District and the Plymouth Public Library. Prosecutor Nelson Chipman will also have a request for a waiver of probationary pay for an employee in his office.
Marshall County Council Approves Per Diem Increase for Coroner’s Office Deputies, Among other Requests
Marshall County Coroner John Grolich came before County Council members with a few different requests when they met last Tuesday. Grolich was seeking an additional appropriation of $1,000 and also noted a request to transfer $1,000 from the autopsy fund to the toxicology fund.
Auditor Julie Fox informed the council that since the transfer was from two funds within the same category, it would not require any official action but the additional appropriation did. Members unanimously approved the appropriation of $1,000.
Additionally, Council President Judy Stone brought up a salary ordinance amendment that would increase the per diem pay for deputies who work in the field for the coroner’s office. Continue reading
Marshall County Council Considers Grant Application Requests from Health Administrator
Marshall County Health Administrator Christine Stinson came before the county council Tuesday morning to seek permission to submit two grant applications.
Stinson explained that the requests are related to two trusts that have been a part of the health department for many years. The applications she requested permission to submit were for the Local Health Department Trust Account and the Local Health Maintenance Trust Account. Continue reading
Marshall County Council Approves Salary Ordinance Amendments for Prosecutor’s Office and Probation Department
Marshall County Council members considered salary ordinance amendments for the Prosecutor’s Office as well as the Probation Department when they met Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Part-Time Code Enforcement Officer Position & Wage Approved by Marshall County Council
Marshall County Plan Director Ty Adley discussed a part-time code enforcement officer position with County Council members Tuesday morning.
Director Adley noted that the position wouldn’t be filled until 2019. He told council members, “I’m looking to hopefully advertise by the end the month and have prospects back towards the end of December and somebody hired as soon as we can in January.” Continue reading
Marshall County Council Approves Job Description and Wage for Part-Time Court Security Officer
A job description and wage for the newly created position of a part-time court security officer was presented to Marshall County Council members Tuesday morning.
Sheriff Matt Hassel explained that he recently received a job description and wage recommendation from Waggoner, Irwin and Scheele after initially submitting a suggested description in April. Continue reading
Marshall County Council Meets Today
Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel is expected to discuss a part-time security officer and will submit a request to apply for a marine patrol assistance grant when County Council members meet today.
County Council members are also anticipated to receive a presentation over a supportive housing project from Garden Court, Inc representatives Brent Martin and Jim Causey. A job description and wage for a code enforcement officer will be discussed by Plan Director Ty Adley and Health Administrator Christine Stinson will submit two grant application requests. Continue reading
Marshall County Mid-Term Election Results
A little more than 15,080 Marshall County residents cast a ballot in the 2018 Midterm Elections. A total of 10,336 ballots were recorded from Tuesday’s election at the polls and another 4,745 votes came from residents who cast absentee ballots. Continue reading
Marshall County Community Foundation Assists Several Local Organizations with More than $96,000 in Grant Funding
The Marshall County Community Foundation held an awards presentation in Plymouth on Wednesday where recipients for the second round of 2018 Community Fund grants were announced.
During this year’s fall grant round, a total of $96,293 was awarded to fourteen Marshall County organizations for various projects. Continue reading
Marshall County Council Approves Additional Appropriations
The Marshall County Council members discussed several additional appropriation requests last week.
Commissioners to Detail Job Description for Highway Superintendent
The Marshall County Commissioners will work with Waggoner, Irwin and Scheele to work out wording for a highway department superintendent position.
Marshall County Council Approves Community Corrections Additional Appropriation
The Marshall County Council members considered a request for an additional appropriation for Marshall County Community Corrections for an interim Pre-Trial Quality Assurance Coordinator.
County, Municipal Officials Approve Intergovernmental Agreement
An intergovernmental agreement was approved by several Marshall County government entities this week ahead of the Regional Stellar Communities Designation application presentation.
Marshall County Officials Receive Job Descriptions from WIS
It’s been over a year since Kent Irwin from Waggoner, Irwin and Scheele appeared before the Marshall County Council members with a recommendation to overhaul the county’s job descriptions and wages. A year later, the job descriptions are finally in the hands of county officials for review.
Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Requests Permission to Apply for Grants
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will be applying for three different grants this fall.
Marshall County Council Adopts Budget, Pay Raises
The Marshall County Council members discussed the 2019 budget Monday morning. About two hours was spent trimming more than $360,000 from the General Fund budget to make sure it balances within projected revenues.
Marshall County Council to Meet Today
The Marshall County Council members will meet today where Health Administrator Christine Stinson will discuss the introduction of a task force to determine the feasibility of a county sewer district.
Marshall County Council Agrees to Staff Changes in Buildings and Grounds Department
The Marshall County Council has agreed to a personnel change for the Buildings and Grounds Department. “Jim Morgan just retired, and he was a maintenance/custodian,” Supervisor Doug Masterson told council members last week. “He would clean in the morning, maintenance in the afternoon. What we would like to do . . . we want to take Jim’s position and just make it a cleaner, so we can have it over here in [the Marshall County] building.”
New Member Sought for Culver-Union Township Public Library Board
The Culver-Union Township Public Library Board is looking for a new member. The Marshall County Council accepted Bill Cleavenger’s resignation Monday. Bill Githens abstained from voting since he’s also a member of the library board.
