Dakota County  
Community Services Committee of  
the Whole  
Minutes  
Tuesday, December 2, 2025  
1:30 PM  
Conference Room 3A, Administration  
Center, Hastings  
(or following Physical Development Committee)  
Special Meeting  
1.  
Call to Order and Roll Call  
Commissioner Slavik, Commissioner Atkins, Chairperson Halverson,  
Commissioner Droste, Commissioner Workman and Commissioner  
Hamann-Roland  
Present:  
Commissioner Holberg  
Absent:  
Also in attendance were Heidi Welsch, County Manager; Lucie O'Neill, Assistant County  
Attorney; Marti Fischbach, Community Services Division Director; and Colleen Collette,  
Administrative Coordinator.  
The meeting was called to order at 2:12 p.m. by the Chair, Commissioner Laurie Halverson.  
Commissioner Atkins joined the meeting at 2:18 p.m. and Commissioner Slavik joined at 2:24.  
The audio of this meeting is available upon request.  
2.  
Audience  
Chair, Commissioner Laurie Halverson, asked if there was anyone in the audience who  
wished to address the Community Services Committee on an item not on the agenda or an  
item on the consent agenda. No one came forward and no comments were submitted to  
3.  
Approval of Agenda (Additions/Corrections/Deletions)  
Approval of Agenda (Additions/Corrections/Deletions)  
3.1  
On a motion by Commissioner Hamann-Roland, seconded by Commissioner  
Droste, the agenda was unanimously approved. The motion carried  
unanimously.  
4.  
Consent Agenda  
On a motion by Commissioner Hamann-Roland, seconded by Commissioner Workman, the  
consent agenda was unanimously approved as follows:  
Approval of Minutes of Meeting Held on November 6, 2025  
4.1  
5.  
Regular Agenda  
Environmental Health Update  
5.1  
From Public Health, Gina Pistulka, Director, Liz Robertson, Environmental  
Health Supervisor, and Katrina DeVore, Environmental Health Program  
Coordinator, presented on this item and stood for questions. This item was on  
the agenda for informational purposes; no staff direction was given.  
Information only; no action requested.  
Emergency Assistance Programs Update  
5.2  
Tiffinie Miller-Sammons, Employment & Economic Assistance Deputy Director,  
and Madeline Kastler, Social Services Deputy Director, presented on this item  
and stood for questions. This item was on the agenda for informational  
purposes; no staff direction was given.  
Information only; no action requested.  
6.  
Adjournment  
Adjournment  
6.1  
On a motion by Commissioner Mary Hamann-Roland, seconded by  
Commissioner Mike Slavik, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 3:53  
p.m.  
Respectfully submitted,  
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Colleen Collette, Administrative Coordinator  
Community Services Division