PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF JACKSON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

June 27, 2018

The County Board of Jackson County, Minnesota met in emergency session, in the Jackson
County Courthouse Board Room, 405 Fourth Street, City of Jackson, Minnesota, on June 19,
2018. The following members of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners were present:
Don Wachal, Catherine Hohenstein, Kim Hummel and James Eigenberg. Deputy County
Coordinator, Trish Schulz, and Emergency Management Director, Tawn Hall were also in
attendance. Commissioner Scott McClure and County Coordinator Steven Duncan were absent.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Wachal called the meeting to order at approximately 11:30 a.m. and led the Pledge of
Allegiance.

Motion was made by Commissioner Hummel and seconded by Commissioner Hohenstein

to adopt the agenda. The motion carried with four “ayes’, no “nays” and one “absent”.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Motion was made by Commissioner Hohenstein and seconded by Commissioner Eigenberg

to adopt Board Resolution 18-024: The motion carried with four “ayes’, no “nays” and one
“absent”.

RESOLUTION 18-024 DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY

WHEREAS the County of Jackson, Minnesota, has sustained losses of a significant

proportion from flooding, brought on by excessive and continuous rain beginning on the 16 th of
June, 2018.

WHEREAS the Flooding event has caused significant damage to public and private
property; and

WHEREAS the Jackson County Department of Emergency Management requests the

Jackson County Board of Commissioners to declare Jackson County in a STATE OF
EMERGENCY for the FLOODING event of June 2018;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Jackson County Board of

Commissioners declares Jackson County in a STATE of EMERGENCY for conditions resulting
from the FLOODING event beginning June 16th, 2018.

Adopted by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners this the 27th day of June, 2018.

WHEREAS acting on behalf of and for the people of Jackson County, Jackson County
Board of Commissioners declares on this the 27th day of June, 2018, that a STATE OF

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EMERGENCY exists within Jackson County with all the powers and responsibilities attending
thereto as provided by Chapter 12, Minnesota Statutes.

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Jackson County Board Chairman Jackson County Commissioner

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Jackson County Commissioner Jackson County Commissioner

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Jackson County Commissioner

ATTEST:

I, Kevin Nordquist, Jackson County Auditor-Treasurer, hereby attest that the foregoing resolution
was fully adopted by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners on this the 27th day of June,
2018.

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Jackson County Auditor-Treasurer June 27, 2018

ADJOURN

Motion was made by Commissioner Eigenberg and seconded by Commissioner Hummel

to adjourn the meeting at 11:36 a.m. The motion carried with four “ayes’, no “nays” and one
“absent”.

JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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Don Wachal, Chair

ATTEST: __________________________________
Trish Schulz, Deputy County Coordinator

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