County Board Ready to Vote on Weapons Screening Project
The Olmsted County Board holds its first meeting of the year Tuesday and is scheduled to make two significant decisions.
One is acting on a proposal for a project that calls for an expansion of the Government Center and the construction of a weapons screening area on the building’s second floor. Staff is recommending the project be awarded to the Kraus Anderson construction company, which submitted a proposal that has a cost of just under $11.3 million. Staff says adjustments are being considered that could lower the cost by as much as $200,000.
The board is also being asked to approve the creation of a new position to accommodate former sheriff Dave Mueller. State law requires the county to offer Mueller a job that is comparable to the one he held before he was elected sheriff four years ago, which was department head. Since there are no existing openings for a department head, County Administrator Richard Devlin is recommending the approval of a new position - director of the Department of Data Practices, Staff Development and Intergovernmental Relations.
The starting salary will be $123,000, which is about $21,000 less than what Mueller was paid as sheriff last year.
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