Chair:  
Vice Chair:  
Members:  
Debbie Goettel, District 5  
Heather Edelson, District 6  
Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Irene Fernando, District 2  
Marion Greene, District 3  
Angela Conley, District 4  
Kevin Anderson, District 7  
COMMITTEE MINUTES  
ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND  
BUDGET COMMITTEE  
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2025  
12:00 PM  
Budget Working Session  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Chair, called the meeting of the Administration,  
Operations and Budget Committee for Monday, October 20, 2025 to order at 12:02  
p.m.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Marion Greene, Commissioner  
Angela Conley, Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Heather Edelson,  
Commissioner Jeff Lunde and Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Present:  
1.  
Open Forum Playback - Public Works, Law, Safety and Justice, Sheriff's Office  
and County Attorney's Office  
Pre-recorded comments were played.  
2.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
October 6 Budget Hearing Minutes - Sheriff’s Office and County Attorney’s Office  
2.A.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
3.  
Public Hearings and Discussion  
2026 Proposed Budget Presentation - Capital Budget and 2026-2030 Capital  
Improvement Program Public Hearing, Capital Budget Task Force (CBTF) presentation  
and Fees Public Hearing  
3.A.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel gave a brief overview and handed the floor to  
County Administrator Jodi Wentland and Susan Carlson Weinberg, Chair of the  
Capital Budgeting Task Force. The 2026 proposed budget was presented by  
following individuals:  
Adam Sobiech, Capital Budget Manager  
Dan Rogan, Deputy County Administrator - Resident Services  
Commissioner Goettel opened the public hearing on the 2026 proposed Capital  
Budget and 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program at 1:31 p.m. There being  
no individuals who provided comment the hearing was closed at 1:32 p.m.  
Commissioner Goettel briefly recessed the meeting at 1:32 p.m. before  
reconvening at 1:45 p.m.  
Ms. Wentland introduced the 2026 proposed Fees schedules. The 2026  
proposed Fees schedules was presented by the following individuals:  
David McNary, Assistant Director Environment and Energy - Solid Waste  
Division  
Commissioner Goettel opened the public hearing on the 2026 proposed Fees  
schedules at 2:09 p.m. There being no individuals who provided comment the  
hearing was closed at 2:10 p.m.  
4.  
Old Business  
4.A.  
LAID OVER  
25-0364  
2026 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved, seconded by Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, to lay over until Wednesday October 22, 2025.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Conley, Commissioner Goettel, Commissioner Edelson,  
Commissioner Lunde and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
5.  
Open Forum Budget  
Members of the public will be able to call in to record a comment that will be played for  
the board at the following budget hearing. The line will be open for four hours starting at  
the end of each budget hearing. Comments should be related to this specific hearing.  
Instructions to participate are available at hennepin.us.  
There being no further business, the Administration, Operations and Budget Committee  
for October 20, 2025 was declared recessed at 2:15 p.m. The 2026 proposed budget  
presentation will reconvene October 22, 2025 at 12:00 noon.  
Sheri Selton  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board