Wright County supervisors elect Ashley Bosch chair, approve routine appointments and set meeting schedule

At their regular meeting, the Wright County Board of Supervisors completed a slate of procedural business, electing leadership for 2026 and approving recurring administrative items.

Speaker 3 moved to appoint Ashley Bosch as chairperson for calendar year 2026; Speaker 2 confirmed the preferred title as "chairperson." The motion passed with the board's voice votes.

For pro tem chairman, Speaker 1 nominated Rick Rasmussen; the nomination was seconded and approved on the voice vote recorded in the minutes.

The board approved minutes from prior meetings and heard an ISAC health insurance renewal summary indicating an approximate 6% premium increase from the previous year. Staff noted that employee participation in the wellness program can produce a 5% county premium discount; following discussion the board voted to continue participating in the ISAC wellness program for 2026.

The board moved to appoint Jo Ellen Reynolds as the county representative to the Wright County Trails Committee and approved a 28E agreement with the city of Belmont concerning county road maintenance inside the city limits. The meeting also set regular board meetings for Mondays at 9 a.m.

All procedural motions were passed by voice vote and no roll‑call tallies with individual names were recorded in the transcript.