Commissioners Nagel, Wright, Schmalz, Luthens and Krueger were present. Nagel moved, Luthens seconded, motion carried unanimously to approve the agenda. Schmalz moved, Luthens seconded, motion carried unanimously to approve to consent agenda. Consent agenda items included: a) April 2, 2024, County Board Meeting Minutes; b) March 29, 2024, Auditor Warrants; c) April 5, 2024, Auditor Warrants; d) April 2, 2024, Health and Human Services Warrants; e) Approve Conditional Use Permit 24-05 as requested by Joe White of BH Aggregate (Kimball, Minnesota), on property owned by Gregg Brinkman, for excavation of gravel and granular material to include crushing (two weeks) in an existing pit area that will be reclaimed at the conclusion of the roundabout project on U.S. Highway 212, Glencoe; f) Approve renewing the agreement with Kids, Inc. (Hutchinson, Minnesota) for the County to provide child care consultation services for the period of May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025; g) Approve the 2024 township assessment agreements with the townships of Glencoe, Acoma, Bergen, Hale, Helen, Lynn, and Winsted; h) Approve the 2024 city assessment agreements with the cities of Glencoe, Biscay, Brownton, Hutchinson, Lester Prairie, Plato, and Winsted; i) Approve a fire abatement in the amount of $359.73 for Parcel 22.050.270. A fire occurred in the home and the owners are entitled to a $359.73 refund of their 2023 taxes; j) Approve a fire abatement in the amount of $210.00 for Parcel 23.999.1282. A fire occurred on the property and the owner is entitled to a $210.00 refund of her 2023 taxes; k) Approve renewing the annual service agreement with Safe Assure Consultants (Spicer, Minnesota) for safety training, written procedures, and general services at a cost of $4,740.27 from the Safety budget (01-080); l) Approve the state contract quote from SHI (Somerset, New Jersey) for VMware vSphere Foundation licensing for three years at a cost of $52,752.00, with funds from the Information Technology budget (01-065).