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Watonwan County Human Services Board Meeting

January 21, 2026 · Watonwan, MN
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-01-21 (PDF, 4 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.co.watonwan.mn.us ↗
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Attendees

✓ Jim Pettersen (Commissioner – District 1: 2026 Board Vice Chair)
✓ Bill Miller (Commissioner – District 2: 2026 Board Chair)
✓ Jim Branstad (Commissioner – District 3)
✓ Scott Westman (Commissioner – District 4)
✓ Dillon Melheim (Commissioner – District 5)
✓ Kimberly Hall (Citizen’s Representative)
✓ Chris Knoll (Citizen’s Representative)
✓ Amy Pluym (Director)
✓ Erin Marks (Accounting & Support Services Supervisor)
✓ Jodi Halvorson (Financial Assistance Supervisor)
✓ Barb Salmela-Lind (Community Health Services Manager)
✓ Joan Stordalen (Social Services Supervisor)
✓ Katy Goldschmidt (Social Services Supervisor)
✓ Present: 13/13

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

#2

APPROVED

#3

APPROVED

#4

APPROVED

#5

APPROVED

#6

APPROVED

#7

APPROVED

Agenda Items

#None

Approval of the Minutes

Minutes of the December 17, 2025, meeting were approved
#None

Approval of the Agenda

Amended agenda was approved
#None

Director’s Report of Agency Operations

Overview of 2025 program data
#None

Income Maintenance / Child Support Updates

Updates on income maintenance and child support
#None

Public Health Updates

No updates
#None

Social Services Updates

Updates on social services
#None

Personnel

Probationary appointments and permanent status approvals
#None

Staff Training and Development

No updates
#None

Committee Meeting Reports

No updates
#None

Monthly Financial Claims

Monthly claims and quilt donations were approved
#None

Contracts / Agreements / Policies

No updates
#None

Other

Appointment of a second 3-year Citizen’s Representative term for Kimberly Hall