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Boards & Commissions

Read about the groups that advise Olmsted County and other local jurisdictions.

Chester Heights Sewer District Advisory Board

Chester Heights Sewer District Advisory Board

The Chester Heights Sewer District Advisory Board counsels the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners on operational and financial matters concerning the Chester Heights Sewer District.

Community Services Advisory Board (CSAB)

Community Services Advisory Board (CSAB)

The Community Services Advisory Board (CSAB) is appointed by the County Board and is responsible for making recommendations to the County Board on the policy of all social services for Olmsted County.

Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted (DFO) Joint Powers Board

Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted (DFO) Joint Powers Board

The Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted (DFO) Joint Powers Board establishes the rights, obligations, terms, and conditions under which the participating counties of DFO desire to have delivery of correctional services provided by the DFO Community Corrections program.

Environmental Commission

Environmental Commission

The Commission is responsible for formulating and recommending environmental policies and monitoring program implementation to assure coordination and integration of County functions that impact the environment.

Extension Committee

Extension Committee

Olmsted County partners with Extension to deliver practical education and research you can use at home, at work, and in your community.

Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA)

Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA)

The Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority is governed by a Board of Commissioners that consists of seven elected commissioners and one resident commissioner.

Human Rights Commission

Human Rights Commission

The Commission responds proactively to diversity issues. The commission strives to make our community, Olmsted County, free of discrimination and to promote equal opportunity for all our people.

Olmsted County Board of Commissioners

Olmsted County Board of Commissioners

The Board of Commissioners are elected officials that represent Olmsted County residents. Commissioners enact local ordinances, approve budgets, and provide leadership and direction to the County.

Olmsted County Justice Council (OCJC)

Olmsted County Justice Council (OCJC)

OJCC is committed to providing the coordinated leadership necessary to establish cohesive public policies that are based on research, evaluation, and monitoring of policy decisions and program implementations.

Parks Commission

Parks Commission

The mission of Olmsted County Parks Commission is to make recommendations for public County land based on the preservation, quality, and safe environment for proposed or established parks or recreational areas for Olmsted County.

Planning Advisory Commission

Planning Advisory Commission

The Planning Commission is to provide advice and recommendations to the Olmsted County Board on issues related to land use, transportation, zoning, public improvements, and land development.

Public Health Services Advisory Board

Public Health Services Advisory Board

Regional Railroad Authority

Regional Railroad Authority

The Olmsted County Regional Railroad Authority (OCRRA), in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), is continuing the evaluation of a high-speed passenger rail connection between Rochester and the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

Rochester Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG)

Rochester Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG)

The Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) was established in November 1971 to provide comprehensive planning services to member local government units.

Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission

Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission

The Sheriff's Civil Services Advisory Board's mission statement is to classify all positions and employees in the Sheriff's Department.

Soil and Water Conservation District Board

Soil and Water Conservation District Board

Youth Commission

Youth Commission

The Rochester-Olmsted County Youth Commission's mission is to provide inter-generational civic engagement and leadership opportunities for young people in Olmsted County. 

Zoning Board of Adjustment

Zoning Board of Adjustment

The Board is responsible for hearing and deciding any appeals from a decision or interpretation of the Zoning Administrator with regards to the enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance.

  • Information about Olmsted County boards and commissions, and the community leaders who serve on them

    Information about Olmsted County boards and commissions, and the community leaders who serve on them

    The Board of Commissioners are elected officials that represent Olmsted County residents. Commissioners enact local ordinances, approve budgets, and provide leadership and direction to the County. Olmsted County has seven commissioners, each representing their county district.

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