Cass County commissioners approve hazard mitigation plan, several committee appointments

The Cass County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution R1132024 to adopt the county hazard mitigation plan, and approved several committee appointments and routine grant agreements during their regular session.

Sheriff (the sheriff) highlighted that emergency management coordinator Manny Dela Rosa completed the hazard mitigation plan in-house, which the sheriff said saved the county roughly $50,000 compared with hiring an external contractor. The board then took a roll-call vote and adopted the resolution without dissent.

The board also approved appointments to the regional Materials Management Planning Committee (motion M1512024). Commissioner Roseanne Marchetti was appointed as the elected county representative and Amy Husser was appointed as the business representative for Cass County; the motions passed after discussion about whether an elected or municipal official should serve and confirmation that the committee represents a multi-county regional group.

Other approved items included the fiscal year 24 emergency management performance grant agreement (M1522024) and the appointment of Dr. James Wehrman to the Department of Human Services Cass County Medical Care Facility Board for a term ending Oct. 31, 2027 (motion/amendment M1542024). The board handled several other consent-agenda items by roll call earlier in the meeting.

Where roll-call votes were recorded, the clerk called each commissioner by seat and recorded 'yes' or 'no' as entered in the minutes; the hazard mitigation resolution and subsequent grant and appointment motions passed by majority or unanimous votes as recorded. No motion to table or postpone was adopted for these items at the meeting.

The board directed staff to continue coordination with regional partners and to return any required letters of intent or formal agreements for further consideration at a future Committee of the Whole meeting when necessary.