DEPARTMENT: Office of the County Manager
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Scheduling Of 2025 County Board/Committee Of The Whole Meetings, Workshops And Public Hearings
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
• Schedule dates and locations of County Board and Committees of the Whole meetings for 2025.
• Schedule workshops for discussion of the 2026 budget.
• Schedule public meeting to receive input on 2026 budget and levy.
• Schedule public hearing to receive comments on the 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
• Propose 2025 workshop dates.
SUMMARY
When scheduling 2025 meeting dates, the following is required:
• The County Board must meet the first Tuesday following the first Monday in January.
• The proposed maximum 2026 levy must be adopted on or before September 30.
• The County Board must also specify the date and time of an evening (6:00 p.m. or later) public meeting (formerly known as Truth In Taxation (TNT)) to receive input on the 2026 levy and budget, to be held between November 25 and December 28.
• The 2026 levy and budget must be adopted on or before five working days after December 20 (by December 28).
Local and national conferences dates for 2025 are as follows:
January 8 Minnesota Inter-County Association Annual Meeting
February 25-27 Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) Legislative Conference
March 1-4 National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference
March 29-April 1 National Association of Workforce Boards Forum
July 11-14 NACo Annual Conference
August 21-22 Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) Strategic Planning
September 10-12 Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) Fall Policy Conference
October 26-29 International City/County Management Association Annual Conf.
December 8-10 Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) Annual Conference
Key dates for other workshops/events are proposed as follows:
Annual Planning Workshop (following Board/GGP meeting) Jan. 21
Budget Priorities Workshop (following Board/GGP meeting) July 8
Budget Workshops (following Board/Committee meetings) Aug. 12,19, 26
Proposed Levy Adoption (Board meeting) Sept. 23
Governance Workshop (following RRA meeting) Nov. 18
CIP Public Hearing (Board meeting) Dec. 2
Levy and Budget Public Hearing (formerly TNT) Dec. 2
CIP Adoption and Final Levy/Budget Adoption (Board meeting) Dec. 16
Resolution No. 16-468 (September 20, 2016), established guidelines for scheduling County Board and Committee meetings. Board practice in the past has occasionally deviated from these guidelines.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends scheduling 2025 meetings (Attachment) as listed in the Resolution. Potential 2025 workshop dates are also included in the attachment.
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EXPLANATION OF FISCAL/FTE IMPACTS
☒ None ☐ Current budget ☐ Other
☐ Amendment Requested ☐ New FTE(s) requested
RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the following 2025 County Board/Committees of the Whole meeting schedule:
County Board
January 7, 21
February 4, 18
March 11, 25
April 8, 22
May 6, 20
June 3, 24
July 8, 29
August 12, 26
September 9, 23
October 7, 21
November 4, 18
December 2, 16
General Government and Policy (GGP) Committee
January 7, 14, 21
February 4, 11, 18
March 11, 18, 25
April 8, 15, 22
May 6, 13, 20
June 3, 10, 24
July 8
August 12
September 9
October 7
November 4
December 2
Community Services/Physical Development Committee
January 14
February 11
March 18
April 15
May 13
June 10
July 22
August 19
September 16
October 14
November 11
December 9
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the location of the Board/Committee of the Whole meetings shall be scheduled as follows:
• All County Board meetings will be held at 9:00 a.m. in the Boardroom, Administration Center, in Hastings.
• General Government and Policy (GGP) Committee meetings will be held at 9:30 a.m. (or following the County Board or Regional Railroad Authority meeting) in Conference Room 3A, Administration Center in Hastings.
• Physical Development (9:00 a.m.) and Community Services (at 1:00 p.m.). Committee meetings will be held in Conference Room 3A, Administration Center in Hastings.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That General Government and Policy meetings that fall on a day when Physical Development meets will be held at 10:30 a.m. (or following the Committee meeting) in Conference Room 3A, Administration Center in Hastings., on the following dates during the legislative session:
January 14, February 11, March 18, April 15, May 13, June 10
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the County Board will hold a Special County Board meeting on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., Dakota County Fairgrounds, 4008 220th Street West, Farmington; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That County Board workshops to discuss the 2026 budget are hereby scheduled as follows:
July 8, 2025 10:00 a.m. or following other Board/Committee meetings
August 12, 2025 10:00 a.m. or following other Board/Committee meetings
August 19, 2025 10:00 a.m. or following other Board/Committee meetings
August 26, 2025 10:00 a.m. or following other Board/Committee meetings
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a public hearing is hereby scheduled for December 2, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., in the Boardroom, Administration Center, Hastings, Minnesota, to receive comments on the 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a public meeting is hereby scheduled for December 2, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., in the Boardroom, Administration Center, Hastings, Minnesota, to receive input on the 2025 levy and budget.
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PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
None.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment: Proposed 2025 Schedule in calendar form
BOARD GOALS
☐ A Great Place to Live ☐ A Healthy Environment
☐ A Successful Place for Business and Jobs ☒ Excellence in Public Service
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT LEVEL
☐ Inform and Listen ☐ Discuss ☐ Involve ☒ N/A
CONTACT
Department Head: Heidi Welsch
Author: Jeni Reynolds