Board approves agenda, minutes, settlement and county-manager agreement amendment; roll-call tallies recorded

At its July 8 meeting the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners recorded several formal actions by roll call: approval of the meeting agenda and prior meeting minutes; approval of a settlement in Jennifer Selig v. Ramsey County (court file number 24-CB-1732); and approval of the summary of conclusions from the county manager's performance evaluation along with an amendment to the county manager's employment agreement.

Votes at a glance

- Agenda for July 8, 2025: Approved by roll call (all present voting 22Aye22). (Transcript roll call: Jeong; Jevan Singh; McGuire; McMurtry; Miller absent at start; Moran; Ortega.)

- Minutes of July 1, 2025: Approved by roll call (all present voting 22Aye22). (Transcript roll call names recorded as John/Joel; Jevan Singh; McGuire; McMurtry; Miller absent; Moran; Ortega.)

- Settlement agreement:
- Item described on the agenda as: 22Settlement agreement in Jennifer Selig v. Ramsey County et al., Court file number 24-CB-1732.22
- Motion and second recorded on the meeting record; board approved by roll call. (Transcript roll call recorded: Jeong; Jeven Singh; McGuire; McMurtry; Miller; Moran; Ortega; all recorded as 22Aye.22)
- Authorities: court case recorded as Jennifer Selig v. Ramsey County, court file 24-CB-1732.

- County manager performance evaluation and employment-agreement amendment (Agenda item 5):
- Motion to move and approve the summary of conclusions from the county manager's performance evaluation and amendments to the employment agreement was made on the record (mover recorded as Commissioner Jevan Singh). The motion was seconded and the board approved the item by roll call.
- Roll-call entries recorded in the transcript include 22Joel/John: Aye; Jevan Singh: Aye; McGuire: Aye; McMurtry: Aye; Miller: Aye; Moran: Aye; Ortega: Aye.

The board did not provide detailed amendment language in the public record during the meeting beyond noting that the item summarized conclusions and amended the county manager's employment agreement. Commissioners spoke in support of County Manager Lane Becker's leadership during the discussion before the vote.

Ending: The board moved next to presentations after completing the recorded votes.