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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 12/03/19970 Call to Order The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened Wednesday, December 3, 1997 at 1 :00 p.m. at the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Commissioners Andy Lindquist, Chair; Syd Nelson, Malcolm Lee, and Bill Stone present. Approval of Agenda Motion by Lee, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to approve the County Board agenda of December 3, 1997 with the following addition: Chief Deputy, Mark Morris & Sheriff, Gary Nelson -1 :40 p.m. Approval of Minutes Motion by Lee, second by Stone, and unanimously carried to approve the amended County Board minutes of November 25, 1997 as presented. Commissioner Portmann present at 1 :03 p.m. 0 Approval to Pay Bills 0 Motion by Lee, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to approve the bills per Attachment A of these minutes which include lodging payments as follows: Holiday Inn Arden Hills Sheraton Inn Midway Patrol Officer, Brian Fox & Investigator, Gary Waskosky Assistant County Attorney, Barbara Hanson Information Provided Chairman Lindquist provided a list of property tax revenues paid by electric power utilities on a county by county basis. Consideration of Enactment of an Amendment to 6.11 of the Solid Waste Ordinance Solid Waste Director, Mike Hanan, appeared to request reconsideration of the proposed amendment to the SWO to ban burning devices. Chairman Lindquist reviewed the action of the board last week. The motion regarding banning of burning devices failed on a split vote with Commissioner Stone absent. Commissioner Portmann explained that numbers of people are concerned about elimination of burning barrels because it is considered an infringement upon their rights. Some constituents would like to abolish burning barrels because of the pollution. Commissioner Lee, after speaking with many township citizens, reversed his position and does not agree with the proposed burning language of Chapter 6 Section 11. Commissioner Stone expressed a personal dislike of burning devices and a concern regarding enforcement relative to burning household garbage, however, because of many phone calls against the banning of burning devices, opposes the proposed language. Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners December 3, 1997 Page2 Motion by Nelson, second by Lee, and carried, with Partmann opposed, to deny the proposed amendment changes of Chapter 6.11 and 6.12 (proposed in November 26, 1997 letter) and leave Chapter 6.10 of the SWO as it originally read which reiterates state law. Q Chairman Lindquist requested that the Solid Waste Director contact John Matteson of the COLA to provide education to lake associations to discourage burning of household waste around the lake areas. Most of the complaints regarding household waste burning are from the lake areas. The year of 1998 will be used as an educational year for citizens to voluntarily dispose of burning barrels and ash. Truth In Taxation Statements Auditor, Wayne Stein, provided a copy of all tax capacity rates in Otter Tail County. Mr. Stein briefed the board on the process of completing the Truth In Taxation statements. He noted that due to some problems, the statements were sent out a few days late, however, at this point, everyone should have received their statements. He noted that legal descriptions were not included on the statements. The vendor responsible for printing the statements stated that the Department of Revenue had approved the form without legal descriptions. Discussion followed. The Chairman noted that the county Truth In Taxation hearing is scheduled for December 9, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. and requested Mr. Stein and Accountant, Mitzi Pederson to attend. Dedicated Phone Line for Weather Information Chief Deputy, Mark Morris, and Sheriff, Gary Nelson, requested an additional phone line for the Sheriffs Department for updated weather information. Mr. Morris reported receiving 150 -200 calls per day during inclement weather. Mr. Morris-noted that they would work with the Highway Department group leaders to report weather. This will be a separate, dedicated phone number. 0 Land Use Committee weather information could also be available via this phone number/recorder. · · Motion by Lee, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to approve an additional, dedicated phone line for the Sheriffs Department at a cost of $50 for installation and $40 per month thereafter, for the above purposes. Coroner Appointment Chairman Lindquist read, for the record, a letter from Dr. Michael Koch, M.D. wherein Mr. Koch resigns his Deputy Coroner position with Otter Tail County effective December 31, 1997. Motion by Lee, second by Partmann, and unanimously carried to appoint Dr. Gregory Smith, M.D. as Otter Tail County Coroner effective January 1, 1998. Correspondence Acknowledged Chairman Lindquist acknowledged a letter from the DNR regarding STS work and correspondence regarding the Pelican Tax District. Cormorant Lake Issue Chairman Lindquist acknowledged correspondence from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and noted that a meeting regarding the proposed release of water from Cormorant Lake is scheduled for December 4, 1997 at 7:00 p.m. Motion by Nelson, second by Partmann, and unanimously carried to oppose release of water from Q Cormorant Lake which is the same position held by Otter Tail County in 1978. Commissioner Lee will attend the meeting on December 4 to convey the county's position. 0 0 AMC Annual Conference Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners December 3. 1997 Page 3 Commissioners Nelson and Stone reported on the recent Annual AMC meeting. MRCC The County Board named Commissioner Stone as the county's alternate delegate to the MRCC. Adjournment At 2:10 p.m., Chairman Lindquist declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners adjourned until Tuesday, December 9, 1997 at--1 :00 p.m. Dated: 12<?-cer ,0':'½,, 9. /9'1? Attest ~~ LarryKrn, ~rk OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOA 10 ;; i~ By . / An RS CB/kd Attachment 012/04/1997 13:39:30 0 () HWEISS OTTER TAIL COUNTY AUDITOR RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SYSTEM WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION Otter Tail County Warrants December 3, 1997 Page 1, Attachment A IFD66 COUNTY 56 PAGE 1 WARRANTS APPROVED ON 12/03/1997 FOR PAYMENT 12/03/1997 VENDOR NAME A-1 LOCK AND KEY JANICE AABERG AL'S REFRIGERATION ALPHA NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SERV ALTERNATIVE MICROGRAPHICS INC. AMERICAN INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY AUTO SAFETY SERVICE BALLARD SANITATION INC. BATTLE LAKE HARDWARE & RENTAL BATTLE LAKE REF. & HTG. BATTLE LAKE STANDARD CITY BATTLE LAKE BCA-TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT BEAR GRAPHICS INC. BECKER CO SHERIFF BENTON CO SHERIFF ERIC BERGQUIST JOEL BERGSTROM BEST INC. BEYER BODY SHOP BIG A AUTO PARTS BIG CHIEF AMOCO GRETCHEN BIGWOOD CITY BLUFFTON CAMAS MINDAK INC. CASS CO SHERIFF CENEX PETROLEUM INC. CHRISTENSEN CONSTRUCTION CITY CLITHERALL CO-OP SERVICES INC. COOPER'S OFFICE SUPPLY INC. CUTLER MAGNER COMPANY THE DAILY JOURNAL DAKOTAH TRUCK EQUIPMENT CITY DALTON DATA COMM WAREHOUSE DCA INC. CITY DEER CREEK DENNY'S CONOCO DENT OASIS INC. DENT RETAIL CENTER CITY DENT TERRY DRAKE DDS CITY ELIZABETH EMPIRE BUSINESS MACHINES CITY ERHARD EVENSON ELECTRIC EVERTS LUMBER CO. FARMERS UNION OIL OF SOUTHERN AMOUNT 17.27 14.77 442.19 214.50 87.86 28.41 885.26 13 3 . 13 34.52 147.65 192.60 1,466.45 360.00 64.86 142.95 46.00 45.20 55.75 7,547.52 145. 31 897.27 13.75 405.47 818.37 859.14 24.08 12.30 420.00 154.75 191.74 2,292.28 29,382.38 60.60 1,192.50 312.47 289.90 912.80 607.08 119.30 35.00 7. 84 268.90 41.00 371.99 52.90 288.85 53.51 92.45 138.51 Otter Tail County Warrants December 3, 1997 Page 2, Attachment A 12/04/1997 13:39:30 HWEISS OTTER TAIL COUNTY AUDITOR RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SYSTEM WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION IFD66 COUNTY 56 PAGE 2 WARRANTS APPROVED ON 12/03/1997 FOR PAYMENT 12/03/1997 VENDOR NAME FARNAM TIRE CENTER FERGUS ELECTRIC FERGUS FALLS MEDICAL GROUP FERGUS FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT CITY FERGUS FALLS FERGUS INTERNATIONAL INC. FERGUS TIRE CENTER THE FORUM BRIAN FOX ALAN FRANK GALAXY COMPUTER SERVICES GE CAPITAL IT SOLUTIONS GENERAL OFFICE PRODUCTS CO. GLEWWE DOORS INC. GOODIN COMPANY ERVIN HAGEN EDWARD HARTMAN HEDAHLS AUTO CENTER HEISLER'S COUNTRY OIL HENNING ADVOCATE CITY HENNING HIGH MOUNTAIN PRESS INC. HINTGEN-KARST & ASSOC. INC. HOLIDAY INN ARDEN HILLS IBM CORPORATION IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP. INTEGRITY COMPUTER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION SERV J.P. DIAMOND COMPANY JIM AHLFS CONSTRUCTION· KAREN JOHNSON K & K PLUMBING & HEATING K.I.D. LEASING KELLY SERVICES INC. KOEP'S CLITHERALL CORNER L & L SERVICE LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE LARRY OTT INC. TRUCK SERVICE LARRY'S SUPERMARKET ANDY LINDQUIST PAM LOOMER MARK SAND & GRAVEL MICHAEL MCCORMICK MATTHEW MCGUIRE MEDTOX LABORATORIES METRO LEGAL SERVICES INC. MILLER-DAVIS LEGAL FORMS CO. MINN-KOTA COMMUNICATIONS INC. AMOUNT 59.00 22,158.00 406.00 1,070.79 748.43 432.78 769.59 71.04 113.43 17.70 257.25 248.15 209.43 28.00 36.19 5.00 45.20 122.86 257.32 184.08 1,175.48 45.45 33.97 447.30 137.78 74. 53 1,285.00 78.00 107.24 63.53 135.00 85.00 92.50 83.29 2,997.43 34.00 49.93 703.34 975.00 13. 43 23.54 12.58 3,714.35 37.80 27.39 46.00 10.00 28.29 211.45 .·• 0 0 • 0 . . 0 0 12/04/1997 13:39:30 HWEISS OTTER TAIL COUNTY AUDITOR RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SYSTEM WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION Otter Tail County Warrants December 3, 1997 Page 3, Attachment A IFD66 COUNTY 56 PAGE 3 WARRANTS APPROVED ON 12/03/1997 FOR PAYMENT 12/03/1997 VENDOR NAME MN COUNTIES INSURANCE TRUST MN SCIA MN SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION MN STATE AUDITOR MARK MORRIS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION NELSON FORD NETWORK SERVICES COMPANY CITY NEW YORK MILLS KEVIN NEWBORG NORTHERN WASTE SYSTEMS-DL OFFICE DEPOT OLMSTED CO SHERIFF DEPARTMENT OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY OTTERTAIL READY MIX PAMIDA INC. PANTRY N' PUB CITY PARKERS PRAIRIE PEBBLE LAKE TAKE 5 PELICAN RAPIDS PRESS CITY PELICAN RAPIDS PEMBERTON SORLIE SEFKOW RUFER PERHAM AUTO WRECKING INC. PERHAM CO-OP CREAMERY PERHAM ENTERPRISE BULLETIN PERHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PERHAM PRINTING CITY PERHAM PETE'S BODY SHOP & TOWING ALAN PRIEBE PRO SYSTEMS CORP OF PERHAM PRO-WEST & ASSOCIATES INC. PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES INC. QUILL CORPORATION R & R READY MIX INC. RAY'S OIL COMPANY REGAL MINNEAPOLIS HOTEL RELIABLE CITY RICHVILLE CITY ROTHSAY RUNNINGEN FUR & HIDE BRIAN SCHLUETER SHERATON INN MIDWAY SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH MILL SERVICE SOUTHTOWN C-STORE ST. CLOUD RESTAURANT SUPPLY ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY AMOUNT 105.00 120.00 50.17 11,088.55 60.13 75.00 90.00 224.15 272.62 957.72 237.33 33.02 192.94 25.00 120.00 4,297.28 50.30 23.81 708.54 12.60 24.50 1,639.37 406.00 181.05 194.11 36.49 54.60 12.30 2,652.89 216.38 50.80 15.00 108.00 15.70 44.53 639.00 296.60 72.00 52.15 336.27 330.32 49.00 45.65 171.68 20.00 916.37 84.80 78.20 648.00 Otter Tail County Warrants December 3, 1997 Page 4, Attachment A 12/04/1997 13:39:30 HWEISS OTTER TAIL COUNTY AUDITOR RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SYSTEM WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION IFD66 COUNTY 56 PAGE 4 WARRANTS APPROVED ON 12/03/1997 FOR PAYMENT 12/03/1997 **** VENDOR NAME STEIN'S INC. STEVE'S SANITATION STRINGER BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC. RICHARD TAMKE TANK & YUMMIES TECHNO-MEDIA TAPES & SUPPLIES THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. TNT REPAIR INC. TODD CO SOLID WASTE TOWN & COUNTRY BUSINESS TRANSPORT CLEARINGS INC. TRIMIN SYSTEMS INC. MARIE TYSDAL UNDERWOOD OIL INC. CITY UNDERWOOD UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY OF MN UNIVERSITY OF MN EXTENSION CITY URBANK USA WASTE SERVICES INC. VALLEY TRUCK KEITH VAN DYKE VENTURE INDOORS INC. CITY VERGAS VICTOR LUNDEEN COMPANY WAL-MART GARY WASKOSKY HOLLY WEISS WELDING SUPPLIES & FIRE RICHARD WEST WESTERN PROTECTION INC. ZEE SERVICE COMPANY 210 LUBE EXPRESS FINAL TOTAL . . . . . . . AMOUNT 558.43 5,583.17 295.41 18.45 68.40 87.79 4,291.81 21.50 1,110.00 196.66 294.56 600.00 120.81 42.80 348.18 207.85 143.47 34.00 398.77 851.17 11.93 15.00 4.79 556.49 732.49 62.15 33.79 30.38 7.50 53.40 79.88 141.48 93.17 $137,589.77 **** 0 0 0