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OTTERTAIL
COU NTY· MINNESOTA
MINUTES OF THE
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Government Services Center, Commissioners' Room & Via Livestream
515 West Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN
September 1, 2020
8:30a.m.
Call to Order
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened at 8:31 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at the Government
Services Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Commissioners Lee Rogness, Chair; Betty Murphy, Vice-Chair; John Lindquist, Wayne
Johnson, and Doug Huebsch were present in the room. The meeting was held via Webex and was available to the public
via livestream due to the health pandemic and declared emergency in accordance with Minn. Stat. Sec. 13D.021 Subd.
1(1).
Approval of Agenda
Chair Rogness called for approval of the Board Agenda. Motion by Lindquist, second by Huebsch and unanimously carried
to approve the Board of Commissioners' agenda of September 1, 2020.
Consent Agenda
Motion by Murphy, second by Johnson and unanimously carried to approve the Consent Agenda items as follows:
1. August 25, 2020 Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes as amended below
2. Warrants/Bills for September 1, 2020 (Exhibit A)
County Board Minutes of August 25. 2020-Original Motion:
Deputy Position
Motion by Huebsch, second by Murphy to approve one full time Deputy position in the Sheriff's Department. The request
is a result of restructure within the department due to an upcoming retirement and was approved by the Finance
Committee.
Amended Language:
Deputy and Corrections Officer Positions
Motion by Huebsch, second by Murphy to approve one full time Deputy position and one full time Corrections Officer
position in the Sheriff's Department. The request is a result of restructure within the department due to an upcoming
retirement and was approved by the Finance Committee.
Community Resilience Policy for the OTC CARES Act Emergency Assistance Program
Motion by Huebsch, second by Johnson and unanimously carried to adopt the Community Resilience Policy for the Otter
Tail County CARES Act Emergency Assistance Program . The purpose of the policy is to specify program and strategies to
assist households experiencing housing instability, food insecurity, and other financial crises as a result of COVID-19.
Final Plat -Pladson's Addition
Motion by Johnson, second by Lindquist and unanimously carried to approve the final Plat known as Pladson's Addition
consisting of 5 single family residential non-riparian lots, 1 block. Located at 24689 Labrador Beach Rd, section 27 & 34
of Dunn Township; Franklin Lake (56-759).
Final Plat -Pelican Developments II
Motion by Johnson, second by Murphy and unanimously carried to approve the final Plat known as Pelican
Developments 11, LLC, consisting of 8 single family residential non-riparian lots, 1 block and is located at 50577 County
Highway 9, section 11, Scambler Township; Pelican (56-786).
Engineering Services Agreement
Motion by Johnson, second by Huebsch and unanimously carried to authorize appropriate County Officials' signatures
to execute the Engineering Services Agreement between Otter Tail County and Interstate Engineering, Inc., for the
creation of a bridge design to replace the existing structure (L0923) on CSAH 75 in Bluffton Township.
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Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
September 1, 2020
Approval of Payment
Motion by Lindquist, second by Huebsch and unanimously carried to approve payment in the amount of $4,596.80 to
Sandford Health for costs incurred under the provisions of Minnesota Statute 609.35.
Absentee Ballot Board Appointments
Motion by Johnson, second by Murphy and unanimously carried to appoint the following individuals to the Otter Tail
County Absentee Ballot Board for the processing of absentee ballots issued and received under the provisions of
Minnesota Statutes 2038.04 through 2038.15 and Minnesota Statutes 2038.16 through 2038.27 for the August 11, 2020
State Primary Election and for the November 3, 2020 State General Election and to establish compensation for those
services at $15.00 per hour with a reimbursement for travel at $0.575 per mile.
Patricia Tell
Virginia Portmann
Jean Kathy Anderson
Ron Burt
Joyce Albjerg
Joleen Lentz
Desta Hunt
Renae Legge
RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN BONDS
Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2020 -61
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota (the County), as follows:
1. Approval of the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan. The County intends to approve its Capital Improvement Plan
(the "CIP") pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 373.40. The CIP supplements the capital improvement plan of
the County adopted March 5, 2019.
2. Approval of the Issuance of Capital Improvement Plan Bonds. The County intends to issue its capital improvement
plan bonds (the "Bonds") to finance various facility renovation and improvement projects and various park and trail
improvement projects, as described in the CIP, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 373.40.
3. Public Hearing. A public hearing is hereby scheduled to be held on the approval of the CIP and the issuance of the
Bonds at 11 :30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at the Government Services Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
The County Auditor-Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of such public hearing in
substantially the form of attached hereto to be published in the official newspaper of the County not less than
fourteen (14) days nor more than twenty-eight (28) days prior to the date of the hearing.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by Commissioner Murphy, duly seconded by
Commissioner Huebsch and after discussion thereof and upon vote being taken thereon, the motion passed
unanimously.
Adopted this 1st day of September 2020.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated ______________ _
By: ________________ _ Attest ______________ _
Leland R. Rogness, Board of Commissioners Chair Nicole Hansen, Clerk
Organizational Structure
Motion by Huebsch, second by Murphy and unanimously carried to approve of the ongoing concept and direction of
the organizational restructuring for Otter Tail County. The restructure was discussed during a working session on August
18, 2020 and is planned to be effective January 1, 2021 .
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Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
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