Lake of the Woods County Commissioner Proceedings (0417)
The Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.
Call to Order
Chairman Hanson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Buck Nordlof, Thomas Hanson, Ed Arnesen and Ken Moorman. Also present were: Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd, John Oren and Brian Peterson.
Approval of Agenda
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the agenda with the following additions: Amy Ballard travel, Williams School and NWA Airport. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
Approval of Consent Agenda
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to approve the consent agenda as follows: Travel for Marti Carlson for MN County Highway Accountants Association Annual Conference on April 24-26 in St. Cloud; Amy Ballard to Duluth on April 28-30 for Children’s Mental Health, Child Welfare and Chemical Dependency. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
Approval of Minutes
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to approve the minutes of February 26, 2013, regular meeting with changes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
COMMITTEE REPORT
Commissioner Hanson:
- Building and Safety Committee- recommendations of security cameras at the GC Building, GCN and Highway; parking lots and EMD, Arlen Block will present a security plan at the next committee meeting.
- Airport- Ordinance to review
Commissioner Moorman
- State Advisory Council on Mental Health- update on bills currently in legislature, earlier intervention, enhanced provisions for school-linked mental health
Commissioner Beckel
- Criminal Justice Coalition- presentation on their new Transition from Prison to community
Commissioner Arnesen
- Keep It Clean Campaign- going well and trying to set a date for spring clean up
Social Services Director
Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler, met with the County Board requesting approval of claims. Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the following claims against the county:
Commissioners’ Warrants $ 6,099.22
Commissioners’ Warrants $ 4,215.61
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler, met with the County Board and presented the Human Service Financial Reporting Performance Review and informed the board that her staff received a perfect performance. The County Board congratulated Nancy and her staff for a perfect performance.
COUNTY AUDITOR
Claims
Deputy Auditor, Janet Rudd met with the board for approval of claims:
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to approve the claims as follows:
Revenue $ 39,574.68
Road & Bridge $ 31,680.94
Co. Devlep $ 3,840.00
Solid Waste $ 23,502.83
EDA $ 1,500.00
$ 100,098.45
WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION
Warrants Approved On 3/12/2013 For Payment 3/15/2013
Vendor Name Amount
Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc. 8,615.38
Derson Manufacturing, Inc 9,613.41
First State Tire Recycling 2,755.20
Howard’s Oil Company 8,736.53
Mar-Kit Landfill 9,711.45
Mn State Dept-Correction 13,235.80
Northwest Trailer Products 5,615.00
R & Q Trucking, Inc 2,777.65
Roseau County Cooperative Assn 2,169.26
Widseth Smith Nolting&Asst Inc 4,473.34
Woody’s Service 7,047.18
72 Payments less than 2000 25,348.25
Final Total: 100,098.45
Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants:
February 26, 2013 $ 65,200.77
March 1, 2013 $ 122,103.71
March 8, 2013 $ 233.08
March 8, 2013 $ 4,746.82
March 8, 2013 $ 98,700.80
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
NW ANGLE AIRPORT-NWA BOARD MEETING
The board discussed if the county should move forward with the NW Angle Airport, Phase II project and discussed the 80% funding that the county should receive for this project.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to move forward with the NW Angle Airport, Phase II project contingent upon the 80% funding from MN DOT, and the county’s 20% funding from the Natural Resource Enhancement Fund. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
NW ANGLE BOARD MEETING
The board discussed the NW Angle Board meeting that is scheduled for June 18, 2013. The board would like Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. to present the NW Angle Airport Project; HRDC, Executive Director, Cliff Tweedale to discuss the Red Lake Tribe issues and HRDC, Development Specialist Marcus Grubbs to present the Lake of the Woods Hazard Mitigation Plan.
LAKE OF THE WOODS HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE 2013
Headwaters Regional Development Specialist, Marcus Grubbs met with the board and reviewed the Hazard Mitigation Plan. Marcus informed them that the plan is to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from natural or human caused hazards or effects. The Federal government partners with states, local governments, and tribes to accomplish hazard mitigation planning and mitigation activities. Marcus informed the board that this plan needs to be reviewed annually.
SHERIFF
Communications Network Grant
County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to enter into a grant contract with the State of MN, Commissioner of Public Safety, Emergency Communication networks grant contract.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to authorize Sheriff, Gary Fish to enter into a grant contract with the State of Minnesota, Commissioner of Public Safety, Emergency Communication Networks and Lake of the Woods County effective March 15, 2013 thru June 30, 2013 and authorize Chairman Hanson and County Sheriff to sign. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
Hiring of Deputy Sheriff
County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval to hire Brad Abbey as Deputy Sheriff.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve County Sheriff, Gary Fish to hire Brad Abbey as fulltime Deputy Sheriff at grade 12 (points 282), and increment A, effective March 17, 2013. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nordlof and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
Cell-Phone Stipend
County Sheriff, Gary Fish met with the board requesting approval for a cell phone stipend for Deputy Sheriff, Brad Abbey.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Beckel to allow Deputy Sheriff, Brad Abbey a Cell Phone stipend in the amount of, $60.00 for a smart cell phone per month effective April 1, 2013. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
MIS/GIS
MIS Director, Peder Hovland met with the board to introduce newly hired GIS Specialist, Daniel Fish to the board. The Commissioners welcomed Daniel to the County.
GREAT NORTHERN TRANSMISSION LINE
Great Northern Transmission Line Marketing Manager, Cindy Hammarlund met with the board to review the MN Powers’ Great Northern Transmission Line project which includes a 500 KV transmission line from the Canadian Border to the Iron Range which will deliver power generated by Manitoba Hydro to customers. Cindy explained that the reason this is needed is for diversity base load generation, reduce negative financial exposure, increase system reliability, support industrial growth and provide economic benefits. There will be another Open House meeting in April of 2013 here in Baudette.
RADIO TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT
The board reviewed the comments from County Attorney, Philip Miller in regards to the Radio Tower lease agreement between Lake of the Woods County and Rural Tower network, LLC. The board made changes and referred the contract back to County Attorney for his final approval.
PUBLIC WORKS
Public Works Director, Tim Erickson met with the board and requested that they remove from the agenda equipment purchases for he did not get the information from the businesses. Tim discussed the hiring of heavy Equipment Operator. After discussion, the board requested that Tim bring this request back in September to discuss this further. Tim distributed the Local Roads and Bridges Highway Users Tax Distribution handout.
Correspondence:
The following correspondence was read and acknowledge- University of MN 2013 Red River Valley Farmer and Homemaker Honor Banquet honoring Doris and Darrell Nelson from Lake of the Woods on March 16; Thank you letter from the Lake of the Woods County Fair Board for the county’s financial support
Recess
With no further business before the board, Chairman Hanson called the meeting to recess at 12:24 p.m.
Attest: Approved: March 26, 2013
Janet E. Rudd, Deputy Auditor
Thomas Hanson,
Chairman of the Board
