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OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Commissioners' Room, Floor 1-B
Otter Tail County Courthouse
Wednesday, December 11, 1991
8:00 p.m.
Call To Order
Pursuant to M.S. 275.065, and published notice thereof, the Budget Hearing for Otter
Tail County was held Wednesday, December 11, 1991, at 8:00 p.m. County Board Chairman
Andy Lindquist called the meeting to order with Commissioners Harley Windels, Bill
Stone, Malcolm Lee and Virginia Partmann present. Also present were the following:
Diane Thorson, Public Health Director
Erwin Siems, County Assessor
Wayne stein, Auditor
Gerald Frederick, Highway Accountant
Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Director
Dick Kausler, Chief Deputy Sheriff
Tom Fawcett, Social Services Director
Cal Larson, State Senator
Steve Andrews, Treasurer
Chuck Kitzman, Court Services Director
Doug Walvatne, Assessor
Chet Toso, Veterans Service Officer
Wally Senyk, County Attorney
Gary Nelson, Sheriff
Larry Krohn, Coordinator
Also present were seven people from the general public.
Budget Presentation
Chairman Lindquist called on Auditor Wayne Stein to review the county's 1992 budget with
comparisons to 1991 budget as well as revenues and expenditures. The total budget
presented for 1992 was $31,564,852 with a proposed levy of $11,148,297.
Speaking to Budget
Senator Cal Larson addressed the State's shortfall and spending overall. Steve Jatczak,
property owner, expressed concerns about taxpayers making up the slack relating to the
less monies received by the County from the State. Questions about various pages of the
budget report came from property owner Joseph Olson. Larry Dorn of Fergus Falls
commended the County for responsible spending of taxpayer dollars.
Correspondence Acknowledged
Chairman Lindquist acknowledged receipt of a number of letters in response to the "Truth
in Taxation" statements which were mailed to taxpayers this fall.
Resolutions Adopted
The following resolution was offered by Lee, who moved for its adoption for the 1992 tax o levy:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that
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THERE BE LEVIED UPON the taxable property of Otter Tail County payable during the year
1992, the following amounts for the several County Funds:
General Revenue Fund
Road & Bridge Fund
Human Services Fund
Regional Library Fund
Bonded Debt
County Building Fund
TOTAL TAXABLE LEVY
$ 4,963,372
1,152,539
4,264,788
134,644
525,600
107,354
$11,148,297
THEREFORE BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the amount of $31,564,852 be adopted as the County's
1992 Budget, as detailed in the attached exhibits A, B, and c.
The resolution was seconded by Partmann, and upon the following roll call vote the
resolution was adopted.
Harley Windels
Malcolm Lee
Andy Lindquist
Bill Stone
Virginia Partmann
For The
Resolution
X
X
X
X
X
Against the
Resolution
Q Adopted this 11th day of December, 1991.
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OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
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Bill Stone~ 4th District ;£.
Virg' a Partmann, 5th District
District
Motion by stone, seconded Windels the following resolution was offered:
RESOLUTION BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROPRIATING FOR COUNTY EXTENSION WORK
OTTER TAIL COUNTY
YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1992
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December 11, 1991
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BE IT RESOLVED that the sum of $183,366 be set apart from the General Revenue Fund and
appropriated subject to the order of the Dean and Director of the Minnesota Extension
Service of the University of Minnesota for the support of county extension work in Otter
Tail County for the year beginning January 1992, in accordance with Minnesota Statute,
Sections 28.33 -38.38, 1990.
Upon the following roll call vote the resolution was adopted.
Harley Windels
Malcolm Lee
Andy Lindquist
Bill Stone
Virginia Partmann
Adopted this 11th day of December, 1991.
OTTER
For The
Resolution
X
X
X
X
X
Bill Stone, 4th District
d District
Adjournment
Against the
Resolution
At 9:35 p.m. Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting adjourned until the regularly
scheduled Board meeting at 9:30 a.m., December 18, 1991.
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