Commissioner Proceedings
February 13, 2007
The Lake of the Woods County Board met in regular session on Tuesday, February 13, 2007, in the Commissioners’ Room in the Lake of the Woods County Government Center with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Moorman, Arnesen and Bredeson. Also present was County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid, Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd, Penny Mio Hirst and John Oren. Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the agenda with the following addition: Catastrophic Leave Illness Policy, Board of Equalization meeting on June 11, 2007 at 9:00 a.m., MCIT board of directors meeting update, consent agenda for Phil Miller to travel to Minnesota Counties Attorney Association board of director’s meeting, Cormorant study, Trails and remove Mike Reed’s appointment with the board at 10:00 a.m. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the consent agenda as follows: Travel for Holly House on March 13-15 to Brooklyn Park for Homeland Security Governor’s Conference; Rita Krause on February 25-27 to St. Paul for Child Support Guideline Committee; Ted Furbish on February 27-28 and March 1 to Bloomington for MN Air-Water-Waste Conference; Phil Miller on February 5 to St. Paul “Revealing Meth in MN” meeting; Bruce Hasbargen and Dan Crompton to St Cloud for Bridge Safety Inspection Seminar on March 9; Josh Stromlund to St. Cloud on March 22-23 for Land Use Meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the January 23, 2007 minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler met with the board to request approval of catastrophic vacation time donation for staff member and claims.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the claims against the county with the exception of claim number 2975 as follows:
Commissioner warrants $23,117.18
Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to support the request of Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler for Catastrophic Leave Illness Policy. Seconded by Commissioner Bredeson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
MIS Director, Brent Birkeland and Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler discussed the overage cost of the purchase of the SSIS Computer rack, claim number 2975.The overage was due to the unexpected shipping cost.
Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to approve claim number 2975 for $3,046.16. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board and requested approval for claims, FAR North Transit contract, MCPP agreement, and re-appointment of committee member for MCIT and MCIT board of directors meeting.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the claims against the county as follows:
Revenue $ 40,876.49
Road & Bridge $ 37,029.71
Co. Development $ 6,284.00
Solid Waste $ 20,544.16
$104,734.36
WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION
WARRANTS APPROVED ON 2/13/2007 FOR PAYMENT 2/16/2007
AMOUNT VENDOR NAME
669.95 ACCLAIM BENEFITS
369.92 AMERI PRIDE LINEN & APPAREL SE
715.05 AMERICAN SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINES
3714.72 ARROW PRINTING
914.06 AUTO VALUE
550.00 BLUE MAXX RECYCLING
308.21 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES
5145.78 CO-OP SERVICES, INC.
533.01 CRAGUNS LODGE & CONFERENCE CEN
1567.90 DELL MARKETING, LP
516.00 DLT SOLUTIONS, INC
554.80 DODDS LUMBER
407.07 EMBASSY SUITES
525.00 HOFFMAN, DALE, & SWENSON, PLLC
618.90 HOLTE IMPLEMENT, INC
1576.08 HOWARD’S OIL COMPANY
4172.16 HSBC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
8692.82 INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATIO
301.32 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR
3034.79 JAKE’S QUALITY TIRE INC
900.00 KKWQ - BORDER BROADCASTING
2468.09 LAKES GAS CO.
18274.00 LAVALLA SAND & GRAVEL INC
556.87 LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC.
325.00 PAT LECLAIRE ELECTRIC (DBA)
8740.50 LOW HIGHWAY DEPT
10480.95 MAR-KIT LANDFILL
979.71 MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
395.00 MN CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATIO
2910.07 MN COUNTIES COMPUTER CO-OP
2100.00 MN RURAL COUNTIES CAUCUS
5000.00 MN TURF SEED COUNCIL, INC
606.72 JEROME MOLINE
1002.46 KENNETH MOORMAN
1610.28 NORTHERN FARMERS CO-OP
422.49 PITT & QUARRY SUPPLIES, INC
1541.60 LESLIE PULLAR
582.12 QUILL CORPORATION
1244.01 RODERICK RONE JR
350.00 JIM THOMPSON BOAT CANVAS
634.90 TONY DORN, INC.
305.09 TRUE VALUE
430.00 WEST CENTRAL JAIL ADMINISTRATO
602.25 WEST GROUP
2206.75 WIDSETH SMITH NOLTING&ASST INC
57 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $300 5,177.96
**** FINAL TOTAL....... $104,734.36
Further moved to authorize the payment of auditor’s warrants as follows:
January 23, 2007 $ 39,945.97
January 30, 2007 $ 416,766.44
February 6, 2007 $ 97,269.05
February 7, 2007 $169,382.72
Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to re-appointment to the MCIT committee Commissioner Patty Beckel as delegate and Commissioner Moorman as alternate. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to authorize the Chairman to sign the 2007 Public Transit Service Agreement. Seconded by Commissioner Bredeson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to authorize the Chairman to sign the 2007 Minnesota City Participation Programs Agreement and remit a check payable to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for $1,020.00 with the funds coming from unallocated. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid informed the board of the MCIT orientation meeting for new board members.
John Oren, President of the Brink Center met with the board to discuss a freezer that Lutheran Social Service Nutrition ordered for the Brink Center, without anyone on the Brink Center board of directors ever being consulted about the purchase.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to authorize a transfer of funds from the designated Brink Center account for $5,000 to the Brink Center. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
The meeting was called to recess at 9:55 and reconvened at 10:02 a.m. as follows:
Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to accept the County Public Works Director’s Certificate of Performance for S.A.P. 39-598-49 and S.A.P. 39-598-57 for Lian Construction of Warroad, MN in the total amount of $215,264.00 and hereby authorize final payment of $10,763.20. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carries.
Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to accept the County Public Works Director’s Certificate of Performance for S.A.P. 39-601-22 for Spruce Valley Corporation of Middle River, MN in the total amount of $1,576,936.24 and hereby authorize final payment of $89,396.65. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to accept the County Public Works Director’s Certificate of Performance for S.A.P. 39-613-03, S.A.P. 39-625-05 and S.A.P. 39-602-16 for Northstar Materials, Inc. of Bemidji MN in the total amount of $1,423,890.06 and hereby authorize final payment of $71,194.51. Seconded by Commissioner Bredeson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to transfer Unit 86, a 1989 L9000 Tandem Truck, from the Public Works Department to the Baudette-Lake of the Wood County Airport Commission. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Bruce requested the board to review the letter sent by Nels Nelson to vacate a portion of right of way up at the Angle. Bruce informed the board that he sent Nels a letter explaining the process of vacating right of ways. Bruce also presented to the board, draft recommendations on Contractor’s Hiring Procedures.
Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with Independent School District 390 for the overlay of approximately one mile of road located at Lake of the Woods Public School Access contingent upon approval of County Attorney Philip Miller. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
The board discussed the construction of the Salt and Sand Storage Facility. With shortage of time, this was tabled until later in the day.
Chairman Todd Beckel at 11:00 a.m., as advertised, called for opening of bids for a Telescopic tool handler. The following bid was opened:
Bobcat of Bemidji $73,540.71
Motion by Commissioner Moorman to accept the Public Works Director’s recommendation to award the bid for the purchase one (1) new telescopic tool handler (loader) from Bob Cat of Bemidji, the lowest responsible bidder, for the amount of $73,540.71. The loader will be purchased with funds budgeted. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
The meeting was called to recess at 11:16 a.m. and reconvened at 11:18 a.m. as follows:
Bill Haggerty and Tom Pueringer met with the board to discuss their proposal of “Cooperative Ownership” of the Lake of the Woods Campground and requested a letter from the County stating the County’s position or it’s concerns regarding the proposal that was presented. No board action was taken.
The meeting was called to recess at 12:10 a.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. as follows;
Chairman Todd Beckel closed the meeting at 1:00 p.m. and as advertised opened the Planning Commission.
Darvin Oelke Lot 2& 3, Block 1, A Conditional use Permit as
Himberg Estates Plat required by the Lake of the Woods
Section 10, T-160N, Woods County Zoning Ordinance R-30W and the (Gudrid TWP) Rainy/Rapid
River Shoreland Management
Ordinance, to allow the applicant to
move more than fifty (50) cubic
yards of material and place a
camper trailer outside of the shore
impact zone of the Rainy River.
Steven The shoreland area of A Conditional Use Permit as
Goodwin Silver Creek lying required by the Lake of the
within the NW1/4 of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance,
SE1/4 of Section 10, to allow the applicant to conduct a
T-160N, R-30W semi-public use consisting of a
(Gudrid TWP) church retreat/campground in the
shoreland area of Silver Creek
within a Residential development
District.
Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund presented Darvin Oekle’s Conditional Use Permit to the board.
No comments from the floor were heard and a letter was read and acknowledge from Jeff and Janice Santor was read; Steve Goodwin’s Conditional Use Permit was presented to the board. Comments from the floor were heard and a letter was read and acknowledge from Severn Holte.
The Planning Commission was closed at 1:45 p.m. the regular meeting was opened at 1:50 p.m. as follows:
Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund informed the board that Lake of the Woods was removed from the Red River Valley Water Supply Project; On March 7 & 8 there will be a meeting in International Falls for the International Lake of the Woods Water Quality Forum.
Corryn Trask, Resource Technician from Soil and Water Conservation District met with the board and presented the 2006 Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments for the Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation District.
Human Resource Director, Leslie Pullar met with the board to discuss background checks on newly hired employees. She explained that Association of Minnesota Counties endorses a company called “Employee Relations Inc.”.
Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to authorize Human Resource Director, Leslie Pullar to utilize Employee Relations Inc. for newly hired employees for background checks and authorize Chairman Todd Beckel to sign the agreement. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Deputy Auditor, Dale Boretski met with the board and discussed the class he attended with the Minnesota Department of Revenue; Introduction to Property Tax Administration.
Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board to continue the discussion of the Salt and Storage Building. The consensus of the board was to build on County Property versa State Property; requesting County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid and Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen to determine funding source and report at the March 13, 2007 meeting.
No action was taken on the transferring of fuel funds from the Revenue Department to the Highway Department.
Commissioner Moorman talked about the Madoll’s Lot and informed the board that he would like to facilitate this issue.
The Commissioners discussed the following topics with no action: Cormorant study; Pandemic Flu Meeting; Beltrami State Forest Trails with the Red Lake Band closing approximately 10 miles of snowmobile trails that are on their land; Thank-you note from the Minnesota Wild Hockey Club.
County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid informed the board that Shawn Byrne from Public Employee Insurance Program will be here on March 6, 2007 to conduct an educational session on Health Saving Account. The Commissioners requested that all county employees’s who utilize the county health insurance try to attend one of the sessions.
The Commissioners set February 20, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. for a special session to discuss with Department Heads the 2006 year-end budgets.
With no further business with the board, Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to recess at 4:00 p.m.
Attest: Approved: February 27, 2007
John W. Hoscheid, County Auditor Todd Beckel, Chairman of the Board
Publish March 7, 2007
Commissioner Proceedings
Special County Board Meeting
February 20, 2007
The Lake of the Woods County Board meeting met in special session on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, in the Jury Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center, with the following members present: Commissioners T.Beckel, P.Beckel, Bredeson, Moorman and Arnesen. Also present was County Auditor John W Hoscheid. Chair T.Beckel called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the agenda for the special meeting today. Seconded by Commissioner P.Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to add the EOP Grant to the consent agenda. Seconded by Commissioner P.Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve Chair T.Beckel to sign the EOP grant. Seconded by Commissioner P.Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Meeting with the board to review Year End 2006 Revenue and Expenditure Guidelines were the following departments: Auditor, Treasurer, Land and Water, Recorder, Assessor, Emergency Management, Attorney, GIS/MIS, Veteran’s Service, Sheriff and Social Services.
The board will continue to review Social Services and Highway at another date.
There being no further business before the Board, Chair T.Beckel declared the meeting in recess at 12:20 p.m.
Attest: Approved: February 27, 2007
John W. Hoscheid, County Auditor Todd Beckel, Chairman of the Board
Publish March 7, 2007
February 13, 2007
The Lake of the Woods County Board met in regular session on Tuesday, February 13, 2007, in the Commissioners’ Room in the Lake of the Woods County Government Center with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Moorman, Arnesen and Bredeson. Also present was County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid, Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd, Penny Mio Hirst and John Oren. Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the agenda with the following addition: Catastrophic Leave Illness Policy, Board of Equalization meeting on June 11, 2007 at 9:00 a.m., MCIT board of directors meeting update, consent agenda for Phil Miller to travel to Minnesota Counties Attorney Association board of director’s meeting, Cormorant study, Trails and remove Mike Reed’s appointment with the board at 10:00 a.m. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the consent agenda as follows: Travel for Holly House on March 13-15 to Brooklyn Park for Homeland Security Governor’s Conference; Rita Krause on February 25-27 to St. Paul for Child Support Guideline Committee; Ted Furbish on February 27-28 and March 1 to Bloomington for MN Air-Water-Waste Conference; Phil Miller on February 5 to St. Paul “Revealing Meth in MN” meeting; Bruce Hasbargen and Dan Crompton to St Cloud for Bridge Safety Inspection Seminar on March 9; Josh Stromlund to St. Cloud on March 22-23 for Land Use Meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the January 23, 2007 minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler met with the board to request approval of catastrophic vacation time donation for staff member and claims.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the claims against the county with the exception of claim number 2975 as follows:
Commissioner warrants $23,117.18
Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to support the request of Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler for Catastrophic Leave Illness Policy. Seconded by Commissioner Bredeson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
MIS Director, Brent Birkeland and Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler discussed the overage cost of the purchase of the SSIS Computer rack, claim number 2975.The overage was due to the unexpected shipping cost.
Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to approve claim number 2975 for $3,046.16. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board and requested approval for claims, FAR North Transit contract, MCPP agreement, and re-appointment of committee member for MCIT and MCIT board of directors meeting.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the claims against the county as follows:
Revenue $ 40,876.49
Road & Bridge $ 37,029.71
Co. Development $ 6,284.00
Solid Waste $ 20,544.16
$104,734.36
WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION
WARRANTS APPROVED ON 2/13/2007 FOR PAYMENT 2/16/2007
AMOUNT VENDOR NAME
669.95 ACCLAIM BENEFITS
369.92 AMERI PRIDE LINEN & APPAREL SE
715.05 AMERICAN SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINES
3714.72 ARROW PRINTING
914.06 AUTO VALUE
550.00 BLUE MAXX RECYCLING
308.21 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES
5145.78 CO-OP SERVICES, INC.
533.01 CRAGUNS LODGE & CONFERENCE CEN
1567.90 DELL MARKETING, LP
516.00 DLT SOLUTIONS, INC
554.80 DODDS LUMBER
407.07 EMBASSY SUITES
525.00 HOFFMAN, DALE, & SWENSON, PLLC
618.90 HOLTE IMPLEMENT, INC
1576.08 HOWARD’S OIL COMPANY
4172.16 HSBC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
8692.82 INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATIO
301.32 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR
3034.79 JAKE’S QUALITY TIRE INC
900.00 KKWQ - BORDER BROADCASTING
2468.09 LAKES GAS CO.
18274.00 LAVALLA SAND & GRAVEL INC
556.87 LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC.
325.00 PAT LECLAIRE ELECTRIC (DBA)
8740.50 LOW HIGHWAY DEPT
10480.95 MAR-KIT LANDFILL
979.71 MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
395.00 MN CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATIO
2910.07 MN COUNTIES COMPUTER CO-OP
2100.00 MN RURAL COUNTIES CAUCUS
5000.00 MN TURF SEED COUNCIL, INC
606.72 JEROME MOLINE
1002.46 KENNETH MOORMAN
1610.28 NORTHERN FARMERS CO-OP
422.49 PITT & QUARRY SUPPLIES, INC
1541.60 LESLIE PULLAR
582.12 QUILL CORPORATION
1244.01 RODERICK RONE JR
350.00 JIM THOMPSON BOAT CANVAS
634.90 TONY DORN, INC.
305.09 TRUE VALUE
430.00 WEST CENTRAL JAIL ADMINISTRATO
602.25 WEST GROUP
2206.75 WIDSETH SMITH NOLTING&ASST INC
57 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $300 5,177.96
**** FINAL TOTAL....... $104,734.36
Further moved to authorize the payment of auditor’s warrants as follows:
January 23, 2007 $ 39,945.97
January 30, 2007 $ 416,766.44
February 6, 2007 $ 97,269.05
February 7, 2007 $169,382.72
Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to re-appointment to the MCIT committee Commissioner Patty Beckel as delegate and Commissioner Moorman as alternate. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to authorize the Chairman to sign the 2007 Public Transit Service Agreement. Seconded by Commissioner Bredeson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to authorize the Chairman to sign the 2007 Minnesota City Participation Programs Agreement and remit a check payable to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for $1,020.00 with the funds coming from unallocated. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid informed the board of the MCIT orientation meeting for new board members.
John Oren, President of the Brink Center met with the board to discuss a freezer that Lutheran Social Service Nutrition ordered for the Brink Center, without anyone on the Brink Center board of directors ever being consulted about the purchase.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to authorize a transfer of funds from the designated Brink Center account for $5,000 to the Brink Center. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
The meeting was called to recess at 9:55 and reconvened at 10:02 a.m. as follows:
Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to accept the County Public Works Director’s Certificate of Performance for S.A.P. 39-598-49 and S.A.P. 39-598-57 for Lian Construction of Warroad, MN in the total amount of $215,264.00 and hereby authorize final payment of $10,763.20. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carries.
Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to accept the County Public Works Director’s Certificate of Performance for S.A.P. 39-601-22 for Spruce Valley Corporation of Middle River, MN in the total amount of $1,576,936.24 and hereby authorize final payment of $89,396.65. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to accept the County Public Works Director’s Certificate of Performance for S.A.P. 39-613-03, S.A.P. 39-625-05 and S.A.P. 39-602-16 for Northstar Materials, Inc. of Bemidji MN in the total amount of $1,423,890.06 and hereby authorize final payment of $71,194.51. Seconded by Commissioner Bredeson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to transfer Unit 86, a 1989 L9000 Tandem Truck, from the Public Works Department to the Baudette-Lake of the Wood County Airport Commission. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Bruce requested the board to review the letter sent by Nels Nelson to vacate a portion of right of way up at the Angle. Bruce informed the board that he sent Nels a letter explaining the process of vacating right of ways. Bruce also presented to the board, draft recommendations on Contractor’s Hiring Procedures.
Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with Independent School District 390 for the overlay of approximately one mile of road located at Lake of the Woods Public School Access contingent upon approval of County Attorney Philip Miller. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
The board discussed the construction of the Salt and Sand Storage Facility. With shortage of time, this was tabled until later in the day.
Chairman Todd Beckel at 11:00 a.m., as advertised, called for opening of bids for a Telescopic tool handler. The following bid was opened:
Bobcat of Bemidji $73,540.71
Motion by Commissioner Moorman to accept the Public Works Director’s recommendation to award the bid for the purchase one (1) new telescopic tool handler (loader) from Bob Cat of Bemidji, the lowest responsible bidder, for the amount of $73,540.71. The loader will be purchased with funds budgeted. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
The meeting was called to recess at 11:16 a.m. and reconvened at 11:18 a.m. as follows:
Bill Haggerty and Tom Pueringer met with the board to discuss their proposal of “Cooperative Ownership” of the Lake of the Woods Campground and requested a letter from the County stating the County’s position or it’s concerns regarding the proposal that was presented. No board action was taken.
The meeting was called to recess at 12:10 a.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. as follows;
Chairman Todd Beckel closed the meeting at 1:00 p.m. and as advertised opened the Planning Commission.
Darvin Oelke Lot 2& 3, Block 1, A Conditional use Permit as
Himberg Estates Plat required by the Lake of the Woods
Section 10, T-160N, Woods County Zoning Ordinance R-30W and the (Gudrid TWP) Rainy/Rapid
River Shoreland Management
Ordinance, to allow the applicant to
move more than fifty (50) cubic
yards of material and place a
camper trailer outside of the shore
impact zone of the Rainy River.
Steven The shoreland area of A Conditional Use Permit as
Goodwin Silver Creek lying required by the Lake of the
within the NW1/4 of the Woods County Zoning Ordinance,
SE1/4 of Section 10, to allow the applicant to conduct a
T-160N, R-30W semi-public use consisting of a
(Gudrid TWP) church retreat/campground in the
shoreland area of Silver Creek
within a Residential development
District.
Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund presented Darvin Oekle’s Conditional Use Permit to the board.
No comments from the floor were heard and a letter was read and acknowledge from Jeff and Janice Santor was read; Steve Goodwin’s Conditional Use Permit was presented to the board. Comments from the floor were heard and a letter was read and acknowledge from Severn Holte.
The Planning Commission was closed at 1:45 p.m. the regular meeting was opened at 1:50 p.m. as follows:
Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund informed the board that Lake of the Woods was removed from the Red River Valley Water Supply Project; On March 7 & 8 there will be a meeting in International Falls for the International Lake of the Woods Water Quality Forum.
Corryn Trask, Resource Technician from Soil and Water Conservation District met with the board and presented the 2006 Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments for the Lake of the Woods Soil and Water Conservation District.
Human Resource Director, Leslie Pullar met with the board to discuss background checks on newly hired employees. She explained that Association of Minnesota Counties endorses a company called “Employee Relations Inc.”.
Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to authorize Human Resource Director, Leslie Pullar to utilize Employee Relations Inc. for newly hired employees for background checks and authorize Chairman Todd Beckel to sign the agreement. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Deputy Auditor, Dale Boretski met with the board and discussed the class he attended with the Minnesota Department of Revenue; Introduction to Property Tax Administration.
Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board to continue the discussion of the Salt and Storage Building. The consensus of the board was to build on County Property versa State Property; requesting County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid and Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen to determine funding source and report at the March 13, 2007 meeting.
No action was taken on the transferring of fuel funds from the Revenue Department to the Highway Department.
Commissioner Moorman talked about the Madoll’s Lot and informed the board that he would like to facilitate this issue.
The Commissioners discussed the following topics with no action: Cormorant study; Pandemic Flu Meeting; Beltrami State Forest Trails with the Red Lake Band closing approximately 10 miles of snowmobile trails that are on their land; Thank-you note from the Minnesota Wild Hockey Club.
County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid informed the board that Shawn Byrne from Public Employee Insurance Program will be here on March 6, 2007 to conduct an educational session on Health Saving Account. The Commissioners requested that all county employees’s who utilize the county health insurance try to attend one of the sessions.
The Commissioners set February 20, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. for a special session to discuss with Department Heads the 2006 year-end budgets.
With no further business with the board, Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to recess at 4:00 p.m.
Attest: Approved: February 27, 2007
John W. Hoscheid, County Auditor Todd Beckel, Chairman of the Board
Publish March 7, 2007
Commissioner Proceedings
Special County Board Meeting
February 20, 2007
The Lake of the Woods County Board meeting met in special session on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, in the Jury Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center, with the following members present: Commissioners T.Beckel, P.Beckel, Bredeson, Moorman and Arnesen. Also present was County Auditor John W Hoscheid. Chair T.Beckel called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the agenda for the special meeting today. Seconded by Commissioner P.Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to add the EOP Grant to the consent agenda. Seconded by Commissioner P.Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve Chair T.Beckel to sign the EOP grant. Seconded by Commissioner P.Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.
Meeting with the board to review Year End 2006 Revenue and Expenditure Guidelines were the following departments: Auditor, Treasurer, Land and Water, Recorder, Assessor, Emergency Management, Attorney, GIS/MIS, Veteran’s Service, Sheriff and Social Services.
The board will continue to review Social Services and Highway at another date.
There being no further business before the Board, Chair T.Beckel declared the meeting in recess at 12:20 p.m.
Attest: Approved: February 27, 2007
John W. Hoscheid, County Auditor Todd Beckel, Chairman of the Board
Publish March 7, 2007