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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 03/03/19980 0 0 . 1:lii_,0.r;~~"Eii, , .. ,, .. 1·:-\, --,,.--._\--<,r:::,-::,;•;IJ :<.-L;':'"I' . Call to Order The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened Tuesday, March 3, 1998 at 9:30 a.m. at the Otter Tail County Courthouse with Commissioners Malcolm Lee, Chair; Syd Nelson, Andy Lindquist, Bill Stone, and Virginia Partmann present. Approval of Agenda Motion by Lindquist, second by Partmann, and unanimously carried to approve the County Board 1;1genda of March 3, 1998 with the following additions: Budget Committee Meeting -11 :45 a.m. Personnel Committee Meeting -12:00 p.m. Approval of Minutes .;Motion by Stone, second by Nelson, and unanimously carried to approve the County Board ,minutes of February 24, 1998 as presented. Presentation of Years of Service Certificates ,Employee Committee President, Peggy Meissner, and committee members presented "Years of Service" certificates to employees completing 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years of service with Otter Tail County. The County Board expressed appreciation for the employees' hard work and dedication. Meeting Updates Commissioner Nelson reported on a recent meeting of the MRCC. Transportation was the major issue -disagreement between metro and mass transit and rural transportation needs. He updated the board regarding an Extension meeting and briefed board members regarding the interview process to replace the EQT Agriculture position. Public Hearing -County Ditch No. 63 At 10:00 a.m., Chairman Lee convened the continuation of the public hearing for County Ditch No. ;53_ The Ditch Inspector provided redetermination calculations/costs for property owners for Ditch ;No. 63. He noted that the only change from the original determination of benefits was a reduction :of 10 acres of Leroy Rogholt's property that had been included as benefited acreage. Motion by Lindquist, second by Partmann, and unanimously carried to approve the redetermination · of benefits for Ditch No. 63 as presented at the public hearing on March 3, 1998 and recommended by the Ditch Inspector and Viewers. Premise Permit Ott~r Tail County Resolution No. 98-12 Upon a motion by Partmann, second by Lindquist, and unanimously carried, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners adopts the following resolution: Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners March 3, 1998 Page2 WHEREAS, the responsibility for the regulation of lawful gambling and the issuance of licenses and permits for the conduct of lawful gambling lies with the Minnesota Gambling Control Board; and Q WHEREAS, the Elks Lodge 1093, Fergus Falls, MN, has made an application to the Gambling Control Board for a premise permit to conduct lawful gambling at the Elks Point Wall Lake, in Dane Prairie Township of Otter Tail County; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 349.213 provides that the Gambling Control Board may not issue a permit unless they receive a resolution from the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners approving the permit, and WHEREAS, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners is aware of no reason to oppose the conduct of lawful gambling by the Elks Lodge 1093, Fergus Falls, MN, at the Elks Point Wall Lake, in Dane Prairie Township of Otter Tail County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the conduct of lawful gambling by the Elks Lodge 1093, Fergus Falls, MN, at the Elks Point Wall Lake, in Dane Prairie Township of Otter Tail County, provided the applicant meets all the necessary criteria for the licenses and permits as required by the Gambling Control Board. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice of this application and approval shall be provided to the Township of Dane Prairie by sending them a copy of this resolution. Adopted this 3rd day of March, 1998 Dated: lli<tA.c.1, IQ, L 9 Pl i AtteSt_L_a_,_r~....:;_:;K""r'4-n-, ... ~"'1e""r-"'k"""" 1 ----- Payment Approval Motion by Lindquist, second by Partmann, and unanimously carried to approve payment of $25,639 to Falls Automotive, Inc. of Fergus Falls, MN for a 1998 Dodge Durango for the Sheriff's Department. This was previously approved through the Capital Improvement Committee. Assessor's Office Staffing Assessor, Bob Moe, requested a transfer of a clerical position in his department to an appraiser position. Mr. Moe noted that with the implementation of the GAMA system, the office may be able to reduce one clerical position, however, with the True County Assessor system, there is a need for an additional appraiser. Board members agreed that the Assessor should proceed with this staffing plan if clerical staff express an interest to move to an appraiser position. Cooperative Well Testing 0 Brad Mergens, WOTSWCD Manager, Jeff Norby, EOTSWCD Manager, along with SWCD board members and Minnesota Department of Ag representatives, appeared to inform the County Board Q of a cooperative well testing project. Mr. Norby provided a lengthy presentation regarding the project. The project, Northern Sands Cooperative, targets outwash sand plains and will include 35 different sites located in agricultural land. The wells will test shallow ground water at 6-25 ft. The testing will take place over 20 years in order to develop long term data and identify trends. This is 0 Q Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners March 3, 1998 Page 3 a voluntary program for landowners. The MDA is committing a large amount of funding to the project; a $20,000 grant has been secured for well installation, leaving $13, 110 for the SWCD commitment. Lengthy discussion ensued. Mr. Norby expressed an immediate need to raise additional funding for this project. Commissioner Lindquist responded that the county is under a levy limit this year and the budget for 1998 has already been set. He expressed satisfaction with the project and suggested an alternate funding source with an agency interested in preserving the environment. Approval to Pay Bills Motion by Partmann, second by Lindquist, and unanimously carried to approve the bills per Attachment A of these minutes. Performance Evaluation Summary Motion by Lindquist, second by Partmann, and unanimously carried to approve a positive evaluation for Mike Hanan, Solid Waste Director, and place the summary in Mr. Hanan's personnel file. Closed to the Public Adjournment At 11:15 a.m., Chairman Lee declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners closed to the public for the purpose of evaluating the performance of Bill Kalar, Land & Resource Director, pursuant to M.S. 471.705 Subd. 1d (d). All five seated commissioners were present. A summary report of performance conclusions will be provided at the next regular board meeting. At 11 :45 a.m., Chairman Lee declared the closed session and the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners meeting adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 1998. Dated: Y'v'ION/.,, ID. !92P ' Attest: !~ (1/- Lahyt<rn,erk CB/kd Attachment OTTER T~IL COUNTY BOARD OF C~ISSIONERS ~a/~ By / /Jv' ~·?;Y' ~ Mai'colm K. Lee, Chair 0 3/04/1998 11:00:49 0 HWEISS OTTER TAIL COUNTY AUDITOR RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SYSTEM WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION Otter Tail County Warrants March 3, 1998 Page 1, Attachment A IFD66 COUNTY 56 PAGE 1 WARRANTS APPROVED ON 3/03/1998 FOR PAYMENT 3/03/1998 VENDOR NAME JANICE AABERG ACCURATE COMPONENT SALES INC. ACME ELECTRIC AMERICAN INSTITUTIONAL SUPPLY ARCHIE'S ARNTSON ELECTRIC INC ASSOCIATED SALES & BAG COMPANY BARNES & NOBLE DEBRA BARR BATTLE LAKE STANDARD BCA-TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT TRAVIS BELKA BEST INC. BIG A AUTO PARTS BOB'S MACHINE & MFG. CO. BOB'S STANDARD BULK SERVICE BURGESS INTERNATIONAL GROUP IN CURTIS BURT DOUG CANNELL CO-OP SERVICES INC. COOPER'S OFFICE SUPPLY INC. CORPORATE TECHNOLOGIES CULLIGAN CVSI INC. D-A LUBRICANT CO. DACOTAH PAPER COMPANY THE DAILY JOURNAL E. R. C. INC. EAST OTTER TAIL CO EXTENSION ECONO SALES AND SERVICE ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE IN ERHARD GAS & GROCERY F-M FORKLIFT SALES & SERVICE FARNAM'S GENUINE PARTS INC. FERGUS FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT CITY FERGUS FALLS FERGUS TIRE CENTER JULIE FICK FINANCE AND COMMERCE ALAN FRANK FRANKLIN FENCE CO. INC. GALAXY COMPUTER SERVICES GE CAPITAL IT SOLUTIONS DONNA GEISER GENERAL OFFICE PRODUCTS CO. GENERAL PARTS & SUPPLY CO. GOODIN COMPANY STEVE HANDEGAARD HANSON'S PLUMBING & HEATING AMOUNT 18.00 71.46 51.87 381.06 46.83 180.18 58.64 86.37 47.44 46.21 600.00 20.00 3,706.26 740.98 2,603.93 156.27 87.91 58.30 88.00 34.36 1,722.67 3,500.00 110.95 2,293.02 1,990.05 74.40 1,371.19 1,042.00 91.78 486.48 146. 3 9 14.90 21. 92 548.43 858.63 273.10 9.50 9.97 226.71 6.81 171.68 257.25 13,120.82 300.00 225.42 34.03 5.27 90.64 73.04 Otter Tail County Warrants March 3, 1998 Page 2, Attachment A 3/04/1998 11:00:49 HWEISS OTTER TAIL COUNTY AUDITOR RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SYSTEM WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION IFD66 COUNTY 56 PAGE 2 WARRANTS APPROVED ON 3/03/1998 FOR PAYMENT 3/03/1998 VENDOR NAME HEDAHLS AUTO CENTER BOB HJELMEN HOLIDAY INN HOLIDAY INN ARDEN HILLS HOWIE'S CLOTHING IBM CORPORATION THE INDEPENDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP. INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION SERV INTERSTATE DETROIT DIESEL INC. INTERSTATE ENGINEERING INC. INTERSTATE INC. J.J. KELLER & ASSOCIATES INC. JIM AHLFS CONSTRUCTION JOHN'S HEATING & AIR COND K & K PLUMBING & HEATING JON KARGER KELLY SERVICES INC .. KOEP'S CLITHERALL CORNER L & L SERVICE LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE TERRY LAROUE LARRY OTT INC. TRUCK SERVICE PATTY LARUM MALCOLM LEE LEROY OUREN & SONS CONSTRUCTIO LIGHT RETURNS RECYCLING LOADOMETER CORPORATION MACA MEYER GARBAGE SERVICE MEYER'S SERVICE STATION MIDCONTINENT BUSINESS SYSTEMS THE MIDWEEK MIDWEST PRINTING MILLER & HOLMES INC. MINN-KOTA COMMUNICATIONS INC. MN ASSOC OF TOWNSHIPS MN COUNTIES COMPUTER CO-OP MN POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY MN SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION MTR ANNE MUELLER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE NELSON BROTHERS PRINTING & NELSON FORD SYDNEY NELSON NETWORK SERVICES COMPANY NORDLUND SERVICE AMOUNT 210.09 49.15 486.00 161.88 83.85 17.00 49.50 77.03 564.62 16.66 167.00 216.00 745.86 120.00 1,055.00 253.50 55.69 2,442.44 54.00 261.0l 1,036.92 3 64. 00 1,550.00 75.39 142.60 6,786.25 133.20 3,250.00 200.00 23.40 43.00 2,377.37 59.12 149.10 263.44 317.25 15.00 92.94 145.00 127.80 91.27 48.86 275.00 125.00 1,717.04 58.17 268.18 241.39 483.11 0 ( \; 3/04/1998 ¼...J11: OD: 49 HWEISS OTTER TAIL COUNTY AUDITOR RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SYSTEM WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION Otter Tail County Warrants March 3, 1998 Page 3, Attachment A IFD66 COUNTY 56 PAGE 3 WARRANTS APPROVED ON 3/03/1998 FOR PAYMENT 3/03/1998 VENDOR NAME NORTH STAR CARTRIDGE NOVA FIRE PROTECTION NYCKLEMOE ELLIG & NYCKLEMOE OFFICE DEPOT OTTER TAIL CO DEPARTMENT OF OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER . OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY OTTER TAIL TELCOM OVERHEAD DOOR COMPANY PAMIDA INC. PERHAM CO-OP CREAMERY PERHAM ENTERPRISE BULLETIN PERHAM LINEN PERHAM PRINTING THE PIERCE CO. PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES INC. RADISSON HOTEL SOUTH & PLAZA ROYALE COMTRONICS RUTTGER'S SUGAR LAKE LODGE SAFETY KLEEN CORP. SICAN CORPORATION SIGELMAN STEEL & SALVAGE SNAP ON TOOLS SOUTHTOWN C-STORE SPECTRA ASSOCIATES INC. STEIN'S INC. STENERSON LUMBER STEVE'S SANITATION BOB STOMMES STRINGER BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC. STRUCTURAL MATERIALS INC SWANSON'S SURPLUS STORE THE SYSTEMS AUDIT GROUP INC. RICHARD TAMKE JANE THOMPSON TNT REPAIR INC. TRIMIN USERS GROUP TREASURER TWIN CITY GARAGE DOOR UGSTAD PLUMBING INC. UNDERWOOD OIL INC. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA USA WASTE SERVICES INC. VALLEY SOFT WATER LORI VANWECHEL VAUGHN DISPLAY & FLAG VICTOR LUNDEEN COMPANY VIKING OFFICE PRODUCTS VOSS LIGHTING WAL-MART AMOUNT 105.97 208.00 41. 49 409.09 2,621.04 765.04 120.00 572.25 39.53 12.86 10.00 24.00 107.97 35.67 922.18 ·642.36 318.78 · 19. 70 525.60 172.54 1,140.00 154.43 372.75 11.00 82.99 5,748.04 62.10 1,800.00 93.54 221.12 37.12 12 5. 3 5 101.00 38.26 43.02 38.54 10.00 5,732.00 152.09 40.56 500.00 1,255.97 32.04 4.79 39.23 608.66 163.54 417.86 111.09 Otter Tail County Warrants March 3, 1998 Page 4, Attachment A 3/04/1998 11:00:49 HWEISS OTTER TAIL COUNTY AUDITOR RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SYSTEM WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION WARRANTS APPROVED ON 3/03/1998 FOR PAYMENT VENDOR NAME GARY WASKOSKY WELDING SUPPLIES & FIRE WEST CENTRAL JAIL ADMIN. WEST PUBLISHING PAYMENT CTR. ZEE SERVICE COMPANY ZIEGLER INC. AMOUNT 41.84 27.05 20.00 83.08 109.27 11.81 IFD66 COUNTY 56 PAGE 4 3/03/1998 FINAL TOTAL ...... . $92,811.41 **** 0