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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 02/25/1975MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA I Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday,. February 25th, 1975, all members present. Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by George Walter and unanimously carried, to re-appoint Harriet Thoreson as a-continuing member to the Otter Tail County Welfare Board for a two year term, expiring July 4, 1977. Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, authorizing Judge Elliot Boe mileage and expense to attend the national conference of Juvenile Court Judges to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by George Walter and unanimously carried, authorizing Highway Engineer Dennis Berend mileage and expense to attend the annual meeting of the Mississippi Valley Conference_ in Chicago, Illinois. The Board, having prevously advertised for bids to be received· for a vibratory rqller to be used by the Highway Department, proceeded to open bids which were found to be.as follows: Ruffridge-Johnson Equipment Co., Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. General Diesel & Equipment Co., Inc., Fargo, North Dakota $5,985.00 8,500.00 Upon motion made by Andy Le_i tch, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, -the bid of Ruffridge-:Johnson Equipment Co.,' INc., Minneapolis, Minnesota was accepted in the_ amount o,f $5,985.00, it being the lowest bid. \' Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by·GeorgeValter and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by .the Board of:County Commissioners of Otter·Tail · . County Minnesota, that WHEREAS the county nursing committee members meet diligently each month without compen~ation for time involved, NOW, THEREFORE; be it hereby resolved the county nursing . . board members, excludingprofessional mernhers,receive a per-diem compensation _of $10.00 per meeting. Dated at Fergus· Falls, Minnesota this 25th-day of February, 1975. Chai ATTEST: .· ~,,~· Clerk Upon motion made by unanimously carried, the following I George Walter, seconded by Hub Nordgren and I j 1 . d d reso ution was. a opte : RESOLVED by .. the Board. of· County Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota; . that WHEREAS, the Minnesota Highway System, which includes counties and.municipalities, has been the backbone of the economy of the state, and WHEREAS-, the Board of County. Conµnissioners of Otter Tail. County is in favor of an increase in the gas tax, if it is placed into .. the Highway Users Fund and not spent for othermodes of transportation, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board ofiCounty Comm.is- ,· sioners is in favor of raising the gas tax at least· 2¢ per gallon. Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this · 25th day of February, 1975. · Ch r ATTEST: . . . , Clerk Upon motion made by George.c:-\fal ter, seconded by John Snowberg and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County has carefully considered the mental heal th needs of the· County, and after due deliberation agree to support the Lakeland Mental Health Center, Inc., Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and to enter into a signed agreement with the other eight counties in the Mental Heal th Center area·, NOW, THEREFORE, the County Board does hereby approve the budget and financing plan for the fiscal year July I, 1975, through June 30, 1976 in the following amounts: Becker County Clay County Douglas County_ Grant County Otter Tail County Pope County Stevens County Traverse Collil:tY Wilkin County $20,640.00 _39, 389. 50 19,537.29 6,302.32 39,389 ~so 9,453.48 9,453.48 5,356.97 8,035.46- Be::IT EURTHER.\.·RESOLVED, the County Audi tor is authorized to sign the agreement in support for this county. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesot_a this 25th day of February, 1975 ATTEST: Clerk Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, the following applications for homestead classification, reduction of taxable value, and clerical error correctons were approved: Bob Fritz Elizabeth Township Homestead classification Ross & Margaret Jacobson Arthur Sundblad Clitherall Township Homestead classification · Elizabeth Township Homestead classification Edward & Jeanne Kinsel Bruce Pederson Parkers Prairie City Homestead classification City of Henning LeRoy & Lottie Hancock William H. Taylor Co-op Power Ass 'n Arles Kumpula Delos C. Burley Reo & Geneva Olsen Star Lake Township Henning City Dent City Clitherall Township Otto Township Otto Township Dunn Township Otto Township Roland· & Lillian Daniels Dunn Township Runyon C. Peterson Karel K. Holten George & Donald Johnson Karel K. Holten Harriet Drevdahl Guy & Alice Thompson Gerald Burau Steven Wienbar American Sign Company John P. Gorsz Pine Lake Township Dunn :rownship Dunn Township Dunn Township Dane Prairie Township Dane Prairie Township Dane Prairie Township Qane Prairie Township Ne\~t_on Township Dunn Township A. E. & R. L. Leaderbrand A. E. & R. L. Leaderbrand Deer Creek Township Deer Creek Townshio Herman & Alice Hel.land Robert E. Ress et Arthur Christianson Darre 11 Nelson Robert & Joan Welle Dunn Township Rothsay Village Lida Township Perham Township Aurdal Township .L Mobile home has HZ license City property tax exempt Property overvalued Wrong classification Houseon plate in error New h~use omitted Lot overvalued Wrong classification Building incomplete House incomplete & wrong classification House assessed in error ·. Vacant :lobdassessed with buildings House omitted Omitted mobile home Omitted mobile home Omitted mobile home Cancel personal property tax Assessed for sign removed Nov. 1973 Wrong classification Brush and swamp overvalued Brush and swamp overvalued Remove·homestaad classification City property should be tax exempt Remove tax credit Remove tax credit Clerical Error J. R. & Bernice V. Lokken Aurdal Township Phalen T. & L,. ((). Christian Aurdal Township Franklin Lee Aurdal Township Gaylord Johnson Aurdal Township George Zender Aurdal Township John Kvam Friberg Township Louis B. Obowa Carlisle Township Earl F. Hillesland Parkers Prairie City Henry Pederson Dunn Township Howard & Ethel Bristol Dunn Township Milto:n:1E. Seifert Dunn Township Edward M. & Renee Ohman Dunn Township Clerical Error elerical error elerical error Clerical error Clerical error Clerical error Clerical error Clerical error Clerical error Clerical error Clerical error Clerical error Upon motiqn made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and unanimously carried, the application of Raymond & Jean Schmitz for reduction in assessed valuation in Gorman Township was rejected. Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Andy Leitch and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned until 9: 30 A.M., Tuesday, March 4th, 1975. ATTEST:. ~ -. ~~· Clerk