Hennepin County
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Guiding the county

District 1
Jeffrey Lunde

District 2
Irene Fernando

District 3
Marion Greene

District 4
Angela Conley

District 5
Debbie Goettel

District 6
Heather Edelson

District 7
Kevin Anderson

County Attorney
Mary Moriarty

Sheriff
Dawanna Witt
Ongoing events and information
Open government
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Information for the public
Accessibility – Learn about the county's commitment to accessibility
Ask for data – Ask for government data related to an individual or county services
GIS open data – Data includes address points, county parcels and centerlines
Data breaches – Learn more about the county's response
Ordinances
Protecting quality of life
Proposed ordinance changes
Ordinance 9 - Emergency medical services
Business
- Aggregate removal tax (Ordinance 8)
- Approval of condominium plats (Ordinance 11)
- County licenses, procedures – criminal penalty (Ordinance 1)
Public health and safety
- Body art (Ordinance 23)
- Children’s camp (Ordinance 5)
- Emergency medical services (Ordinance 9)
- Food protection (Ordinance 3)
- Individual sewage treatment system standards (Ordinance 19)
- Juvenile curfew (Ordinance 16)
- Lodging establishments (Ordinance 6)
- Public health nuisance (Ordinance 25)
- Public swimming pool (Ordinance 4)
- Retail tobacco sales (Ordinance 21)
- Smoke-free (Ordinance 24)
- Special deputies to issue citations in lieu of arrest (Ordinance 14)
Public works
- County collected solid waste fee (Ordinance 18)
- County road right-of-way (Ordinance 22)
- Disposal (Ordinance 2)
- Hauler licensing (Ordinance 17)
- Hazardous waste management (Ordinance 7)
- Management fees (Ordinance 15)
- Source separation (Ordinance 13)
- Surcharge (Ordinance 10)
Specialty taxes
Overview
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Projects and initiatives
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Current projects
Children's Mental Health - System of Care
Community health improvement partnership
Continuum of Care partnership to end homelessness
Efficient Buildings Collaborative
Hennepin County Climate Action
Hennepin County disparity reduction
Hennepin County Pathways Program
Hennepin-University Partnership
Joint Community Police Partnership
Justice behavioral health initiative
Long-Term Care Infection Prevention Program