Cooperative News
7/14/25
Tarryl Clark Honored at MSC Annual Conference
Tarryl Clark was honored with the MSC Outstanding Service Award for her impactful leadership and dedication to regional service.
Maximizing resources for the government agencies serving our communities.
From saving on purchases to becoming a part of our statewide health insurance pool, Resource provides services to help local governments be good stewards of their resources.
Our teams partner with local government leaders across the region to perform critical health and safety inspections, lead training and provide ongoing professional development and wellness activities.
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cities, counties and other government agencies served
Programs & Services
Insurance
Reducing health care costs and creating a more active, happy, and productive workforce.
Insurance
Reducing health care costs and creating a more active, happy, and productive workforce.
Guardian and Conservator Services
Our services are carried out with compassion, ethics, and respect to ensure the highest-quality of care for the individuals we serve.
Guardian and Conservator Services
Our services are carried out with compassion, ethics, and respect to ensure the highest-quality of care for the individuals we serve.
Mental Health Network
This network is designed to provide school & county mental health related positions opportunities to collaborate & develop professionally.
Mental Health Network
This network is designed to provide school & county mental health related positions opportunities to collaborate & develop professionally.
School Resource Officer Network
Receive professional development and collaborate with colleagues across the state.
School Resource Officer Network
Receive professional development and collaborate with colleagues across the state.
Health & Safety
Acquire the tools and on-site services that make your cities, counties, and schools safer.
Health & Safety
Acquire the tools and on-site services that make your cities, counties, and schools safer.
Shared Services
Bringing a shared service model approach to meet your community’s needs in the areas of mental health for staff, payroll, grant writing, project management, strategic planning, IT management and more. Contact Reva Van Vleet to learn more about our shared services.
Custom Training
From maintenance and administration, equip your team members with the tools and information they want to serve your community better. Learn more ›
Cooperative Purchasing
Gain better pricing and easier procurement on the products you need, when you need them. Committed to good stewardship, Resource’s cooperative takes care of negotiating the contracts. Learn more ›
Health & Safety
Keep your locations compliant and safe with the management assistance of the Resource team. Whether it’s asbestos, mold, lead paint or poor indoor air quality, our certified team members come alongside your team to address the issues and gives you access to tools like Safety Data Sheet software to make ongoing management easier. Learn more ›
Internship Program
Resource fosters workforce recruitment and development in local government. Our new internship program for central Minnesota cities and counties in service cooperative Region 7 promotes career opportunities for college students and helps nurture the next generation of local government employees. Resource assists cities and counties by reducing the financial challenges of internship hosting through funding and collaboration with the Minnesota statewide service cooperatives.
Interns may serve in meaningful ways throughout the community by offering administrative support, public works assistance, help with social services, and more. They can provide local agencies with expanded staffing capabilities, fresh perspectives, and support in specialized areas associated with finance, business, psychology, social work, and criminal justice—while gaining experience that prepares them for careers in local government.
Students majoring in public administration or political science are, of course, ideal candidates for the internship program, but other major areas of study also align well with this opportunity: nursing, accounting, economics, international relations, sociology, marketing, art, graphic design, or studies in an administrative assistant degree program.
Program Details
Resource reimburses 50%of the internship wage (up to $6 per hour), for 40 hours per week for theduration of the internship within a semester.
Qualifying participants must be full-time students at a post-secondary higher educational institution forthe duration of the internship.
Agencies may find candidates through local and regional colleges and by contacting department chairs for recommendations. Visit the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU) website or the Minnesota private colleges website to get started. Students enrolled in colleges across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa all qualify for this program.
Agencies may also locate candidates by utilizing social media or by asking coworkers and staff for recommendations.
Contact Reva Van Vleet for more information about the internship program.
Shared Services
Bring a shared service model approach to meet your community’s needs in the areas of mental health for staff, payroll, grant writing, project management, strategic planning, IT management and more.
Training & Development
From maintenance and administration, equip your team members with the tools and information they want to serve your community better. Learn more ›
Cooperative Purchasing
Gain better pricing and easier procurement on the products you need, when you need them. Committed to good stewardship, Resource’s cooperative takes care of negotiating the contracts. Learn more ›
Health & Safety
Keep your locations compliant and safe with the management assistance of the Resource team. Whether it’s asbestos, mold, lead paint or poor indoor air quality, our certified team members come alongside your team to address the issues and gives you access to tools like Safety Data Sheet software to make ongoing management easier. Learn more ›
