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, NOVEMBER 10, 2025  
12:00 PM  
Budget Working Session  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel, Chair, called the meeting of the Administration,  
Operations and Budget Committee for Monday, November 10, 2025 to order at 12:02  
p.m.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Angela Conley, Commissioner  
Debbie Goettel, Commissioner Heather Edelson and Commissioner Kevin  
Anderson  
Present:  
Commissioner Marion Greene and Commissioner Jeff Lunde  
Absent:  
1.  
2.  
Open Forum Playback - Human Services and Health  
There were no individuals who provided pre-recorded comments.  
Minutes from Pervious Meeting  
October 23 Budget Hearing Minutes - Human Services and Health  
2.A.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather  
Edelson, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Goettel, Commissioner Edelson and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
3.  
Discussion  
2026 Proposed Budget Presentation - Administrator Amendments  
3.A.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel provided a brief overview before turning the floor over to  
County Administrator Jodi Wentland who began with a brief overview of all the  
Administrator amendments.  
County Administrator Jodi Wentland provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
1. Chief Financial Officer Joe Mathews and Director of System Design Lolita Ulloa  
provided more context to the amendment.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved to approve Administrator amendment 1, seconded  
by Commissioner Kevin Anderson and approved - 5 Yeas 2 Absent: Greene and Lunde  
County Administrator Jodi Wentland provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
2. Chief Executive Officer of Hennepin Health Mike Herzing provided more context to  
the amendment.  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved to approve Administrator amendment 2, seconded  
by Commissioner Kevin Anderson and approved - 5 Yeas 2 Absent: Greene and Lunde  
County Administrator Jodi Wentland provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
3.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved to approve Administrator amendment 3, seconded  
by Commissioner Heather Edelson and approved - 5 Yeas 2 Absent: Greene and Lunde  
County Administrator Jodi Wentland provided an overview of Administrator amendment  
4.  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved to approve Administrator amendment 4, seconded  
by Commissioner Angela Conley and approved - 5 Yeas 2 Absent: Greene and Lunde  
County Administrator Jodi Wentland provided an overview of Administrator amendments  
5 through 7. Chief Financial Officer Joe Mathews provided more context to the  
amendments.  
Commissioner Kevin Anderson moved to approve Administrator amendments 5 through  
7, seconded by Commissioner Angela Conley and approved - 5 Yeas 2 Absent: Greene  
and Lunde  
County Administrator Jodi Wentland provided an overview of Administrator amendments  
8 through 12. Deputy County Administrator - Resident Services Dan Rogan and  
Assistant County Administrator - Public Works Lisa Cerney provided more context to the  
amendments.  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved to approve Administrator amendments 8 through  
12, seconded by Commissioner Kevin Anderson and approved - 5 Yeas 2 Absent:  
Greene and Lunde  
4.  
Old Business  
4.A.  
LAID OVER  
25-0364  
2026 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather  
Edelson, to lay over the Resolution until Tuesday December 2, 2025.  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Conley, Commissioner  
Goettel, Commissioner Edelson and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Lunde  
Absent:  
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 November 10, 2025 was declared recessed at 1:00 p.m. The 2026 proposed budget  
presentation will reconvene December 2, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.  
Sheri Selton  
Deputy Clerk to the County Board