HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 12/21/1971MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of Co\Dlty Commissioners of
Otter Tail Co\Dlty Minnesota met at 9:30 A.M., Tuesday, December 21, 1971,
all members present.
Sherman Mandt, Co-ordinator of Concerted Services, appeared before
the Board and gave a report on various activities of his office.
A delegation from the Nursing Service appeared before the Board
relative to the feasibility of the Nursing Service being combined with the
County Welfare Department. After considerable discussion, motion was made
by George Walter, seconded by Hubert Nordgren and W1animously carried, to
table further discussion until a study of the situation has been made.
Upon motion made by Hubert Nordgren, seconded by George Walter and
unanimously carried, Mrs. Lois Mann, Jerry Schultz, Mrs. George Palmer, Mrs.
John Stebley and Mrs. Clayton Holdeman were appointed as a committee to
study the feas:ibilityof merging the Nursing Service with the Welfare Dep~rtment.
Said committee is to have their study completed and report to the County Board
at their February meeting.
Motion was made by Richard Dillon, seconded by Andy Leitch and
tmanimously carried, to approve the Preliminary Plan of the Minnesota
Engineering Company for Solid Waste Management in Otter Tail County.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by George Walter and
unanmously carried, to authorize the County Auditor to issue a warrant to
the Minnesota Engineering Company in the amount of $2,250.00, the estimated
cost of preparing the Preliminary Plan ~or Solid Waste Management in Otter
Tail County.
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Upon motion made by George Walter , seconded by -------------·
Richard Dillon and unanimously carried, the following -----------------
Resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail Co\Dlty
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS the Extra Session Laws of 1971, Chapter 31, Article XXVI,
State of Minnesota, created the necessity of changing the amo\Dlt of taxes due and
payable in the year 1972 as established at the July 13th, 1971 Collllty Board Meeting,
NOW mEREFORE, the Co\Dlty Board does hereby rescind said levy and
the following resolution be hereby adopted:
In compliance with Extra Session Laws of 1971, Chapter 31, Article
XXVI, there be levied upon the taxable property of Otter Tail County Minnesota,
payable in the year 1972, the following amo\Dlts for the several collllty funds:
ATTEST:
Ordinary
Agricultural Extension Comittee
Retirement
Audit
Parks
Soil & Water Conservation
Veterans Service
Historical Society
County Welfare
County Road & Bridge
Co\Dlty Buildings
Sheltered Workshop
Co\Dlty Court
TOTAL
Less Reimbursements
$ 484,860.00
36,936.00
52,000.00
7,500.00
10,000.00
15,000.00
10,000.00
25,000.00
914,ll2.00
715,500.00
65,000.00
13,829.00
20,000.00
$2,369.,737.00
368,990.00
$2,000,747.00
Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 21st day of December, 1971.
Clerk
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Upon motion made by Richard Dillon, seconded by George Walter
and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS on the 11th day of May, 1971, the bid for 7 and 8 ft.
posts was awarded to Newman Signs, Inc., Jamestown, North Dakota, same
having been delivered to the satisfaction of the Board,
NOW THEREFORE, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and
directed to issue a warrant in the amollllt of $3,671.00 payable to
Newman S_igns, Inc., representing full payment of the bid.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 21st day of December,
1971.
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Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Andy Leitch and
unanimously carried, Arnold Evavold was appointed as a Regular Member,
and Richard Dillon as an Alternate, of the WesMin Resource Conservation
and Development Project Committee to represent West Otter Tail County
and the West Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation District for the
calendar year 1972.
Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Hubert Nordgren
and unanimously carried, the Chairman of the Board and the Clerk were
authorized to execute Release of Highway Easements to the following per-
sons, who on the 27th day of March, 1963, did execute easements granting
to the County of Otter Tail easements for highway purposes, said easements
being recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Otter Tail County
Minnesota, on the 1st day of April, 1963, Book 50 of Miscellaneous, bp
a, said road project having been abandoned:
Edgar Meyer and Margaret Mayer, husband and wife Book 50, Page 41
Ed Guck and Anna M. Guck, husband and wife Book SO, Page 31
George M. Douglass and Josephine Douglass, husband and wife Book SO, Page 101
Wilfred Hartwig and Lenora Hartwig, husband and wife Book SO, Page 33
Bernard Matz and Evelyn Matz, husband and wife Book SO, Page 29
Walter Sieling and Minnie E. Sieling, husband and wife Book SO, Page 39
Edwin Hartwig and Ada Hartwig, husband and wife Book SO, Page 37
Albert Bahls and Johanna Bahls, husband and wife Book 50, Page 35
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, to approve the plat of ''The Big Island".
Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Hubert Nordgren and
unanimously carried to approve the plat of "Second Addition to Plainview
Sandy Beach".
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Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Richard Dillon and
wianimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
Cowity Minnesota, that
WHEREAS the Otter Go Camping Club of Fergus Falls has made
request to hold the summer campvention of the North Star Chapter of
the National Campers and Hikers Association on Jwie 16, 17 and 18,
1972 at the Town and Cowitry Saddle Club grounds just off Highway
#210 near Wall Lake, and
WHEREAS all of the provisions of the Exhibition and Shows
Ordinance as set forth in their request of December 20, 1971 will be
complied with,
NOW THEREFORE the Board of County Commissioners does hereby
grant said request and that the remaining provisions of the ordinance
be waived.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 21st day of December,
1972.
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ATTEST:
Clerk
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Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Hubert Nordgren and
unanimously carried, to approve the application for permit to allow con-
S\D,Ilption and display of intoxicating liquor of Dennis Anderson at the Hill-
top Club in Hobart Township.
Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Richard Dillon and
unanimously carried, the following bills were allowed:
George Leitch tree p1antln~ Nursing Home ,$ 54.00
Kenneth Pederson II II II II 80.00
Comer Store It II II II 21.15
Village of Perham tree moving II " 671.25
H. M. Smyth Co. covers, etc. Civil Defense 648.20
Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Richard Dillon
and unanimously ca~:ri_:'.~'d>; the •meeting adjoumed.
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