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BLUE EARTH– The Faribault County Commissioners had very few items on their agenda when they met for their regular meeting on Tuesday.

One item on the agenda was to declare April 24-30 as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week in Faribault County.

Barb Ziegler, victim witness coordinator for Faribault County, reviewed the resolution and explained it reaffirms the county’s commitment to create a victim service and a criminal justice response that assists all victims of crime.

“We also want to commend all of the law enforcement personnel in the area, especially the Faribault County Sheriff’s Department, for their work to make sure victims feel safe and are heard,” county attorney Cameron Davis commented.

With a primary election scheduled for May 24, board chairman Greg Young appointed two commissioners, Bill Groskreutz and John Roper, to the 2022 County Election Canvassing Board.

The board will meet for the first time on May 25, at 11:30 a.m., in the courthouse board room, to canvass the results of the May 24 primary election.

In other business:

— The board voted to approve the training requests of Chris Albers and Mitchell Murphy of the Sheriff’s Department to attend the Taser Instructor Certification Course in Sartell.

— Commissioners approved the request of Central Services director Lexie Scholten to attend the MCHRMA (Minnesota Counties Human Resource Management Association) Spring Conference.