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Date:	June 14, 2022
Contact:	Yvonne Klinnert, Communications Specialist, Senior
Phone:	651-430-6026, after hours 952-807-3723
E-mail:	yvonne.klinnert@co.washington.mn.us

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The following actions were taken at the June 14, 2022, Washington County Board of Commissioners meeting at the Government Center in Stillwater, Minnesota

Magnuson sworn in as county attorney
Kevin Magnuson was sworn in as the Washington County Attorney June 14. Magnuson was appointed as County Attorney June 7.
With the death of County Attorney Pete Orput Sunday, April 3, 2022, a vacancy existed in the position of County Attorney. State law provides for ways in which to fill the vacancy, and the County Board chose to appoint Magnuson to the position. Magnuson has filed for election to the County Attorney’s Office in the November election, and he was the only person to file for election when filings closed at the end of May.
Also June 14, the County Board set Magnuson’s salary at $190,500 for 2022, and granted him a leave of absence from his position as an assistant county attorney in the Attorney’s Office.

Cutline: Magnuson, surrounded by his family, is sworn in as Washington County Attorney by Tenth Judicial District Judge Juanita C. Freeman.

County Board makes appointments to citizen advisory boards
The Washington County Board of Commissioners made several appointments to citizen advisory boards June 14.
The appointments are:
* Chris Eng, reappointed to a third term to an economic development position on the Workforce Development board that will expire June 30, 2025;
* Eric Reidel, reappointed to a full first term as an education representative on the Workforce Development Board that will expire June 30, 2025;
* Julie Stromen, who was reappointed to a full first term as a business representative on the Workforce Development Board that will expire June 30, 2025;
* Christine Dressel, who was reappointed to a third term as a business representative on the Workforce Development Board that will expire June 30, 2025;
* Clare Lillis, who was reappointed to a third term as a District 1 representative on the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Committee that will expire June 30, 2025; and
* Kris Roberts, who was reappointed to a third term as a consumer representative on the Mental Health Advisory committee, which will expire Dec. 31, 2024.
Contact: Holly Hess, Administrative Assistant to the County Board, 651-430-6015

Sir Lines-A-Lot will do pavement markings for county highway projects
Sir Lines-A-Lot will do the latex pavement marking and striping on county highways and local streets in Washington County this summer after the County Board approved a $204,465 contract with the company June 14.
Lane striping is required on roadways meeting certain width and traffic volume thresholds under standards adopted in the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, according to state law and federal regulations. Many Washington County highways meet these thresholds.
Washington County also partners with communities throughout the county for roadway pavement marking. Cities and townships will be able to have their roads striped under Washington County's contract and reimburse the county for those quantities. Thus, the amount the county will spend to stripe county roadways under this contract is expected to be less than $204,465.
Contact: Mitch Bartelt, Engineer II, 651-430-4349






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