1) The Todd County Agricultural Society presented to the County Board of Commissioners about funding for the 2011 county fair, as the fair lost over $26,000 this year.
2) The Todd County Social Services Director discussed receiving a grant for employment programs and goals to increase licensed daycare providers.
3) The Public Health Director proposed cuts to home health aide compensation and reimbursements as part of discussing continuing the home health aide program.
4) The Court Administrator reported declines in the number of major criminal, family, and civil cases in 2009 compared to previous years.
1) The Todd County Agricultural Society presented to the County Board of Commissioners about funding for the 2011 county fair, as the fair lost over $26,000 this year.
2) The Todd County Social Services Director discussed receiving a grant for employment programs and goals to increase licensed daycare providers.
3) The Public Health Director proposed cuts to home health aide compensation and reimbursements as part of discussing continuing the home health aide program.
4) The Court Administrator reported declines in the number of major criminal, family, and civil cases in 2009 compared to previous years.
1) The Todd County Agricultural Society presented to the County Board of Commissioners about funding for the 2011 county fair, as the fair lost over $26,000 this year.
2) The Todd County Social Services Director discussed receiving a grant for employment programs and goals to increase licensed daycare providers.
3) The Public Health Director proposed cuts to home health aide compensation and reimbursements as part of discussing continuing the home health aide program.
4) The Court Administrator reported declines in the number of major criminal, family, and civil cases in 2009 compared to previous years.
1) The Todd County Agricultural Society presented to the County Board of Commissioners about funding for the 2011 county fair, as the fair lost over $26,000 this year.
2) The Todd County Social Services Director discussed receiving a grant for employment programs and goals to increase licensed daycare providers.
3) The Public Health Director proposed cuts to home health aide compensation and reimbursements as part of discussing continuing the home health aide program.
4) The Court Administrator reported declines in the number of major criminal, family, and civil cases in 2009 compared to previous years.
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75¢ 2011 Todd County Fair funding uncertain By Tim King Minnesota Chamber of The Todd County Agricultural Commerce. The money will be Society, Todd County Social used to help people who are Services, Todd County Public receiving benefits to find Health, and the District Court employment and transition off Administrator all made presen- their benefits. Sandelin said in tations to the County Board of 2009 his department had assist- Commissioners at their Tuesday ed twenty-four Todd County August 23 meeting. families transition from receiv- Agriculture Society Treasurer ing benefits to employment and Deb Nelson, and Secretary Deb self-sufficiency. Durheim, told commissioners Sandelin said one of the pur- the Society had a balance of poses of the Social Services $11,669.21 at the end of August. department is to assist families Deb Nelson pointed out that the to avoid financial crisis. Todd County Fair, which the Sandelin also said that in 2009 Agricultural Society organizes his department collected $3.2 and oversees, took in $10,579.56 million in child support pay- this year but spent $36,813.97 ments at a fairly low cost. for a loss of over $26,000. Thirty Additionally, he said one of his thousand dollars in other goals for 2011 is to increase the income, such as insurance reim- number of licensed day care bursements, building rental, providers. and payments from the county helped put the fair, and the PUBLIC HEALTH Public Health Director Cheryl Tiger-Kinder Camp Agricultural Society, in the Schneider told commissioners The Browerville School held a Tiger-Kinder Camp for new students on Wednesday, September 1st. black. her department was considering The day gave the children a chance to get a taste of what the new school year will be like for them. The Todd County's contribution to cuts in mileage reimbursements camp took place from 9am - 2pm. During the day the children were introduced to work assigments, and the county fair was nearly and over time pay for Home given a chance to use the cafeteria, as well as learning about school bus safety. $20,000. According to fair offi- Health Aides. Home Health cials the county is proposing a fifty per cent reduction in next years payment. Aides are currently reimbursed for mileage from home to their first client of the day. They are Five generations of Biermaiers County Commissioner, and also paid over time when they Chairman of the Board, David work on weekends even if they Kircher pointed out the Todd haven't worked forty hours. County Fair does not exist to Schneider said she and County make a profit. Kircher said one Administrator Burkett are con- of the primary reasons for the sidering eliminating both of fair is to improve the quality of those benefits. She said they are life for Todd County residents. also considering reducing the Fair Secretary Deb Durheim pay grade of newly hired Home said more and more people are Health Aides. These decreases exhibiting animals and other in Home Health Aid compensa- items. Durheim said the rabbit tion are part of an overall dis- show was particularly big this cussion about whether or not year and will likely be larger Todd County should continue next year. She also said a pilot the Home Health Aide program, program to have Long Prairie according to Schneider. summer school students exhibit Separately, Schneider said this year was successful and will one of her departmental goals is likely be expanded to other to be able to provide home schools next year. health care for all Todd County There will be a demolition citizens. derby at the fair grounds COURT ADMINISTRATOR September 25. The gate opens at Todd County Court 5 p.m. and everyone is invited to Administrator Tammy Chapin attend. said the number of court cases SOCIAL SERVICES going through her office is down. Social Services Director There were 186 major criminal Frank Sandelin made a presen- cases in 2009. There were 221 in tation for his department. 2008. The number of major fam- Sandelin said that, with assis- ily cases was also down substan- tance from County tially in 2009 and major civil Sunday September 5, a five generation picture was taken at Long Prairie Nursing Home, Administrator Nathan Burkett, cases declined slightly in 2009. where Helen Biermaier lives. Louis, Steve, Eric and Jacob Biermaier all live in Crookston, MN. his department had received an Minor civil cases, such as con- 5 Generations, according to age: Helen Biermaier, Louis Biermaier, Steve Biermaier, Eric $11,000 grant from the Continued on page 12 Biermaier, and Jacob Biermaier