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Watonwan County Human Services Board Meeting

February 18, 2026 · Watonwan, MN
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-02-18 (PDF, 5 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.co.watonwan.mn.us ↗
Confidence: 99%
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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

Agenda Items

#1

Approval of the Minutes

Minutes of the January 21, 2026, meeting
#2

Approval of the Agenda

Agenda for the meeting
#3

Director’s Report of Agency Operations

Report on agency operations
#4

Income Maintenance / Child Support Updates

Updates on income maintenance and child support
#5

Public Health Updates

Updates on public health
#6

Social Services Updates

Updates on social services
#7

Personnel

End of probation and move to permanent status for Haley Olson
#8

Staff Training and Development

No new updates
#9

Committee Meeting Reports

Reports from various committees
#10

Monthly Financial Claims

Approval of monthly claims
#11

Contracts / Agreements / Policies

Approval of cooperative agreement with NorthStar Data Partners, LLC
#12

Other

Agency closure on March 30, 2026, for all-staff training