Chair:  
Angela Conley, District 4  
COMMITTEE MINUTES  
ViceChair: Kevin Anderson, District 7  
Members:  
Jeff Lunde, District 1  
Irene Fernando, District 2  
Marion Greene, District 3  
Debbie Goettel, District 5  
Heather Edelson, District 6  
HEALTH COMMITTEE  
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026  
1:30 PM  
Commissioner Angela Conley, Chair, called the meeting of the Health Committee for  
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 to order at 2:57 p.m.  
Commissioner Angela Conley, Commissioner Heather Edelson, Commissioner Jeff  
Lunde, Commissioner Irene Fernando, Commissioner Marion Greene,  
Commissioner Debbie Goettel and Commissioner Kevin Anderson  
Present:  
1.  
Minutes from Previous Meeting  
February 5, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
1.A.  
APPROVE  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather  
Edelson, to approve the Minutes.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Goettel and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
2.  
New Business  
Routine Items  
2.A.  
26-0078  
Amd 3 to Agmt PR00000924 with Mercury Healthcare, Inc. dba WebMD Ignite to  
provide Hennepin Health members with access to an online health encyclopedia and  
video library that contains evidence-based topics, in English and Spanish languages, ext  
end date to 03/31/27, incr NTE by $23,155 for a new total NTE of $183,920  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Irene Fernando moved, seconded by Commissioner Heather  
Edelson, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Goettel and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
Items for Discussion and Action  
2.B.  
26-0079  
Adopt proposed amendments to Hennepin County Ordinance 9 - Emergency Medical  
Services (EMS) Section VII, Subsection 1: Staffing; and revised names and definitions  
in the ordinance, as written  
SUBSTITUTE  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to substitute the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde,  
Aye:  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Goettel and Commissioner Anderson  
26-0079 S1  
Direct county administrator to convene a task force to study the current governance and  
funding of Hennepin EMS; findings due to the County Board within one year of its  
formation; continue suspension of Section VII, Subsection 1-Staffing of Ordinance 9  
until no later than 12/31/27  
CONSENT  
Commissioner Angela Conley moved, seconded by Commissioner Debbie  
Goettel, to approve the Resolution.  
Commissioner Conley, Commissioner Edelson, Commissioner Lunde,  
Commissioner Fernando, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner  
Goettel and Commissioner Anderson  
Aye:  
There being no further business, the Health Committee for Tuesday, March 10, 2026  
was declared adjourned at 3:16 p.m.  
Maria Rose  
Clerk to the County Board