15 West Kellogg Blvd.  
Saint Paul, MN 55102  
651-266-9200  
Board of Commissioners  
Agenda  
January 6, 2026 - 9 a.m.  
Council Chambers - Courthouse Room 300  
ROLL CALL  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  
1.  
Agenda of January 6, 2026 is Presented for Approval  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
Approve the agenda of January 6, 2026.  
2.  
Minutes from December 16, 2025 are Presented for Approval  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
Approve the December 16, 2025 Minutes.  
POLICY ITEM  
3.  
4.  
5.  
Election of the Chair for 2026  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
Elect the Chair for the year 2026.  
Election of the Vice-Chair for 2026  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
Elect the vice-chair for the year 2026.  
Rules of Procedure for 2026  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
1. Adopt Rules of Procedure to govern the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners.  
2. This resolution supersedes all prior resolutions pertaining to procedures.  
6.  
Appointments to Standing Committees for 2026  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
Approve appointments to the standing committees for the year 2026.  
7.  
8.  
Appointments to Outside Boards and Committees for 2026  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
Approve appointments of commissioners to various outside boards, committees and  
commissions for the year 2026.  
Appointment of Members to the Ramsey County Housing and  
Redevelopment Authority for 2026  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
Approve the appointment of members to the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment  
Authority for the year 2026.  
9.  
Appointment of Members to the Ramsey County Regional Railroad  
Authority for 2026  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
Approve the appointment of members to the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority for  
the year 2026.  
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS  
10. Cancellation of Board Meetings in 2026  
Sponsors: Board of Commissioners  
Approve the cancellation of the following Ramsey County board meetings in 2026:  
1. February 24  
2. March 3  
3. March 24  
4. March 31  
5. June 30  
6. July 21  
7. September 15  
8. September 29  
9. December 8  
10. December 29  
11.  
Contract with Press Publications, Inc for 2026 Newspaper Publications  
Sponsors: County Manager's Office  
1. Award a contract to Press Publications, Inc., 4779 Bloom Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN  
55110, as the designated Official Newspaper for the following Ramsey County  
publications:  
A. Official proceedings of the Board of Ramsey County Commissioners and all  
notices for the year 2026; the 2025 Financial Statement; and the Notice of  
Expiration of Redemption in the Vadnais Heights Press in the amount of $7.05  
per column inch for the first insertion, and $7.05 for subsequent insertions.  
B. 2025 Financial Statement in the White Bear Press as the other newspaper of  
general circulation located in a different municipality in the county than the  
Official Newspaper, in the amount of $17.73 per column inch and $17.73 per  
column inch for subsequent insertions.  
C. Official Newspaper for publication of Ramsey County’s List of Real Estate Taxes  
Remaining Delinquent on the first day of January 2026 in the Vadnais Heights  
Press in the amount of $7.05 per column inch and $7.05 per column inch for  
subsequent insertions.  
2. Authorize the Chair and the Chief Clerk to execute the contract with Press Publications,  
Inc.  
COUNTY CONNECTIONS  
OUTSIDE BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
BOARD CHAIR UPDATE  
ADJOURNMENT  
Following County Board Meeting:  
10:00 a.m. Regional Railroad Authority Meeting - Council Chambers – Courthouse Room 300  
10:15 a.m. Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting - Council Chambers – Courthouse Room  
300  
Advance Notice:  
January 13, 2026 County board meeting – Council Chambers  
January 20, 2026 County board meeting – Council Chambers  
January 27, 2026 County board meeting – Council Chambers  
February 03, 2026  
County board meeting – Council Chambers