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Boards & Commissions

Learn more about volunteering on an Olmsted County advisory board or commission

Adult Mental Health Local Advisory Council

Adult Mental Health Local Advisory Council

Help create a better mental health care system in southeast Minnesota. 

County public meetings

County meetings are open to the public unless noted as a closed meeting. 

County public meetings

County meetings are open to the public unless noted as a closed meeting. 

View the county's public meeting calendar

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.

Dodge & Olmsted (D&O) Joint Powers Board

Dodge & Olmsted (D&O) Joint Powers Board

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

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.

Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) community council

Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) community council

The Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) community council aims to foster meaningful connections and cultivate trust between our community and local government.

Olmsted-Wabasha Lake Zumbro Joint Powers Board

Olmsted-Wabasha Lake Zumbro Joint Powers Board

Early payoff of deferred special assessments for Lake Zumbro dredging project.

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

The Public Health Services Advisory Board acts as a community-based advisory board for both Public Health and the County Health Board on emerging and ongoing public health topics.

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

Soil and Water Conservation District Board

Soil and Water Conservation District Board

The Soil and Water Conservation District Board meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month beginning at 8:10 a.m.

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.

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

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

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

    Group picture of Commissioners Bob Hopkins, Michelle Rossman, David Senjem, Gregory Wright, Laurel Podulke-Smith, Brian Mueller, and Mark Thein

    The Olmsted County 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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