MARTIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS- GRANT AWARDS
THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD OPENED THE MEETING TUESDAY WITH GIVING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO JAMES FORSHEE WHO WON A SPECIAL ELECTION ON FEB. 9TH TO FILL THE SECOND DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SEAT VACANT SINCE THE DEATH OF TOM MAHONEY JR. LAST YEAR. JIM FORSHEE HAD BEEN MARTIN COUNTY AUDITOR-TREASURER IN THE COUNTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE RETIRING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
COMMISSIONERS TUESDAY APPROVED AWARDING COVID-19 COUNTY RELIEF GRANTS TO 58 COUNTY BUSINESSES. THERE WERE 76 GRANT APPLICATIONS. A TOTAL OF $380,308,60 WERE AWARDED. THE GRANTS WERE TO BE USED FOR MONETARY RELIEF TO LOCAL BUSINESSES SEVERELY IMPOACTED BY CLOSURES DUE TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS REQUIRED TO PROTECTTHE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC.
MARTIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-LIBRARIES
THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD ON TUESDAY :
Approved reopening of the Martin County Library and its branches on Friday, January 22, 2021 with limitations. They include 30 minutes of browsing and computer time per visitor and 50 percent of building occupancy according to the city fire code.
Approved the retirement/resignation of Deena Frerichs as Assistant Library Director effective Feb. 28 this year after 44 years of service to Martin County.
Received and filed the CY2019 State Audit Report which received the highest opinion according to Martin County Auditor/treasurer Jessica Korte.
Approved Facility Use Agreement for use of the County owned 1200 North State Street Building by Faribault and Martin Counties Human Services to hold COVID-19 immunization clinics.