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Read on to learn about the ordinance and a COVID-19 update from Wadena County Public Health. 3:22 pm, Dec. 17, 2020 × Image courtesy of Pixabay With a county ordinance on tobacco sales coming, Wadena County Public Health director Cindy Pederson, nursing supervisor Erica Keppers and community health specialist Laure Laughlin presented commissioners with the proposed ordinance and additions that led to no approval on Dec. 15. The ordinance follows the state’s statute starting on Aug. 1 that matches the federal legislation of moving the tobacco buying age to 21-years-old. Wadena County has a tobacco ordinance, which was last updated in 1998. The county ordinance will need to reflect the state statute. Public Health is also working with cities in the county to update their ordinances.
The discussion and decision moves on to the next commissioners. 4:09 pm, Dec. 15, 2020 × Wadena County board members include commissioners Sheldon Monson (left), Bill Stearns, board chair Chuck Horsager, Jon Kangas and Jim Hofer. Michael Johnson/Pioneer Journal Without the super majority vote needed to pass the change to make the auditor-treasurer and recorder positions appointed instead of elected, commissioners passed the discussion and decision to the next commissioners who begin in January. The commissioners did not vote on the resolution since three commissioners indicated they would vote against adopting the resolution. Commissioners reviewed a few of their positions from the public hearing on Dec. 7 as well as commissioners Chuck Horsager and Sheldon Monson noted numerous phone calls they received from constituents since the hearing. Commissioners-elect Michael Weyer and Murlyn Kreklau were the only members of the public to attend the public hearing.