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Home My WebLink AboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 07/14/1975T MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA Pursuant to Statute, the Board of County Commiss:bters of Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 9:30 A.M., Monday, July 14, 1975, all members present. Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Hub Nordgren and W1animously carried, the plat of Squire's Add'n, located in Sections 13 and 14, Rush Lake Township. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and unani- mously carried, to approve the following applications for sewage disposal installers licenses: Vernon 'Whaley Ed Graham Graham Construction Lake Park, Minnesota Frazee, Minnesota Motion was made by Hub.Nordgren, .secon9ed by George Walter and W1animously carried, to approve the. following applications for special ~e permit: Donald A. Larson · Paul 'Visser James P. Wachter D. L. Anderson Sterling Knutson Ted Carlson Dead Lake Township DWln Townshi_p DWln Township Everts Township . Otter Tail Township .. Everts Township Construct·road Cut hill and fill low area Landscape lot for walk-out basement Slope·bank area Landscape & eliminate stagnant water (subject to conditional requirements) · Add two warehouses to wholesale tackle business Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Andy Leitch and unani- mously carried, to approve the conveyance of a small tract of land in Hobart Township as an addi tiom,1 to an existing lot. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by George"-Walter and unani- mously carried, to approve the plat of "Swenson's Beach" in Section 7, Nidaros Town- ship. Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by George Walter, to offer the City of Fergus Falls $45,000 for the Mill-Junius parking lot, with the\ City to assume future street assessment costs. The motion did not ~arry. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and.· carried, John Snowberg:2and George Walter. voting "no", to get estimates on the cost of putting a parking ·lot on the north side of the court house. Motio~ was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and unani- mously carried, to request the Director of Social Services and the Probation _and Parole Office s~udy the possibilities of converting the two Court Street houses into a County Group Home for Girls. Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by John Snowberg ~ '.to authorize the County Audi tor to advertise for bids to be received until 11 ~00 A.M., August 5th, for grading and bituminous surfacing' ~f County Road #8. The motion carried with Andy Leitch voting. '!no'' expfaining,;his.objectioJ1~ being tie-in of grading and surfacing together on one Job bid would be unfair to local contractors and possibly increase the costs to the county. The Board, together with the Girard Town Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for the NW¼ NW¼ of Section 2, ex. Hi Way Ease- ment, in Girard Township, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Anton Hanson, Henning Jeffrey Klimp, Henning $700.00 800.00 After bids were open_ed for raising orally, the final bids were as follows: · Anton Hanson, Henning Jeffrey Klimp, Henning 1,200.00 Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by George Walter and unanimously carried by both the Town Board.and County Board, to accept the bid of Jeffrey Klimp, Henning, in the amount of $1,200.00 and the Board Chairmen and Clerks were authorized to execute the proper deeds of conveyance to transfer , title. -TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY - Pursuant to law,· I present below,. a statement showing the· amount. of taxes levied for County purposes for the current year, the amounts collected and apportioned to date, and the balances uncollected, together with the actual cash balances remaining to .the credit of each County Fund at the close of busi- ness on the 30th day of June, 1975. Funds County Revenue Fund County Buildings County Road & Bridge County Welfare TOTAL ~ Countyudit~ Amount Levied for · Current Year· $ 855,000.00 115,000.00 -800,000.00 940,594~00 $2,710,594.00 Amount Collected · and · · Apportioned $17,753.30 5,535.44 38,698.34 45;480~51· $107,46?.59 Balance Uncollected ·or·· Unapportioned $ 837,246.70 108,~64.56 761,30L66 895 ;113.49 $2,603,126.41 Balances remaining to the credit of each Fund are as follows: County Revenue Fund County Buildings County Welfare County.Road & Bridge Debi:t, , · $53,143.45 ·credit .$146,263.09 247,214.36 279,998.22 The following is a statement of the· accounts remaining unpaid on the contracts already entered into by the Board: Contracts -Road & Bridge Equipment -Road & Bridge Buildings · :Contract Amount $145,078.84" Amount Paid . Balance Due $1,789,547.24 $144,478.84 600.00 Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by George Walter and unanimously carried, to approve the following applications for homestead classi- fication and/or reduction of taxable valuation for the following: -Nellie Simmer George H. Felde Howard Steen Art Boelter John Walker Thomas Runyon Gaylord A. Saetre Dennis Christenson Amor Township Lida Township Sverdrup Township Rush Lake Township Otter Tail Township Lida Township Edna Township Buse Township Homestead classification Homestead classification Double assessment Building removed before assessment Not assessed the same as comparable lots Garage does not belong on ·this lot Homestead Classification Mobile home moved after assessment. date in 1973, not liable for 1973 tax Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and unanimously carried, the meeting adjourned until 9:30 A.M., Wuesday, July 15th, 1975. -TUESDAY'S SESSION - Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County met at 9:30.A_.M., Tuesday, July 15th, 1975, Andy Leitch being absent. Bob Fritz, the county's representative to the Airport Zoning Board, appeared before the Board and explained the Airport Zoning Board's progress to date. Members of the O~ter Tail County Historical Society appeared be- for the Board and.presented their budget for the year 1976. The County Board ... agreement to consider the county portion of the buqget at.the time levy limita- tions are known. Upon motion made by George Walt~r, seconded.by Andy Leitch and carried, the County Auditor was autho'rized to··advertise for bids to be received until 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 5th, 1975, for highway striping approximately 400 miles of County State Aid Highways, Cotmty Highways and Township roads to be center striped and edge striped, under C.P. 75:76 H~S. Upoll motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by George Walter;and . unanimously carried, the County Auditor was authorized to advertise for bids to be received until 2:30 P.M., Tues~ay, August _26th, 1975 for the sale of the . highway department garage property in the City of Elizabeth. ~e Board, having previously advertised for bids .for two tandem axle snowplowing dump trucks, with trade, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as follows: Helle~'i International Inc.,· Fergus Falls, Minnesota W.W. Wallwork, Fargo, North Dakota Super GMC Truck Sales, Inc. $54,970.00 55,000.00 59,987.50 After considerat~~n, motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Bert Hovland ~d unanimously ·carried, to accept the bid of Helle· International, Inc., Fergus .Falls, Minnesota in the •amount of $54,970.00, it being the lowest bid. Upon motion made by George Walter, seconded by Bert Hovland and 1.D1animously carrit'4 the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Bo0ard of ·col.Dlty Comrniss1oners· of Otter Tail Col.Dlty Minnesota, that WHEREAS on February 4, 1975·, the· Board· accepted the bid of M-R Sign Company, for 2,895 sign faces and 4,300 galvanized posts in ~e amol.Dlt of $65,511.05, and WHEREAS said sign faces and.posts have now been received to the satisfaction of the Col.Dlty Board, NOW, THEREFORE, the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amol.Dlt of $12,231.31, payable to ·M-R Sign Company, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as.final payment. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 15th day of July, 1975. ATTEST: Clerk., · The Board, having previously advertised for bids to be received for Plant-mixed Bituminous Overlay under C.P. 75:02 BM and c.p. #75:15 BM, and Township Plant Mixed Bituminous Surface under Proj. #75:01, proceeded to open bids which were found to be as folbws: Mark Sand & Gravel Co., Fergus Falls, Minnesota W. Hodgman & Sons; Inc.,· Fairmont~ Minnesota $159,887.78 180,093.82 · After consideration, motion was made by George Walter, seconded ·-. by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to accept the bid. of Mark Sand & Gravel Fergus Falls, Minnesota in the amount of $159,887.78, it being the· lowest bid. The Board, · having previously advertised for bids to be received for grading and aggregate surfacing under S.A.P. 56-667-10, C.P. 75:67, proceeded to open bids which were found to be· as follows~ Glen Feda, Inc., Carlos, Minnesota Donald Conr~y Construction Co., Dumont, Minnesota· $159,645.19 161,000.88 Minnerath Const. Inc., 906 Main St., Cold Spring, Minnesota 170,910.19 Den Mar Const., Frazee, Minnesota Strom Construction Co., Moorhead, Minnesota Gladen Construction, !Ne., LaPorte, Minnesota Ackling Construction Co., Frazee, Minnesota Evavold-Vikesland Cpnstruction, Fergus Falls, Minnesota Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by 170,968.16 174,382.84 177,134.88 182,785.81 183,148.63 Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to delay action on S.A.P_. 56-667-10, C.P. 75 :67, until 2:00 P.M., July 22nd, 1975. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unanimously carried, to accept· the proposal of Dillon's, Inc., Pelican Rapids for updating the electrical needs in the highway department garage building in Pelican Rapids rented by the State Highway Department, in the amount of $325.00, being the only proposa~ received. Moton was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by George Walter and unani- mously carried, to accept the proposal of Thompson Roofing Co., in the amount of $1,347.00 for roofing work to be done on the -court house, retaining said firm for additional work on jail complex. Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Bert Hovland and \D'lanimously carried, to approve the application of Robert R. Kinlund, Pres. of RRK Enterprises, Inc., for on-sale liquor licenses at Somplace Else, located in Perham Township. Motion was made by George Walter, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to approve the application of Thomas F. Collins to permit consumption and display of intoxicating liquor at Collins Landing in Star Lake Township. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, the bond in the amo\D'lt of $1,000 was approved for Nancy Sawyer, deputy clerk of county court. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by George Walter and unanimously carried, to approve the plat of "Fitzgerald Add'n", located in G. L. 1 and NE¼ NE¼ of Section 10 -137 -42, subject to approval by the Shore- land Administration. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, to approve the contract with the Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Moorhead, at an increase of $30.00 per day, and the County Auditor and Chairman of the Board were authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of Otter Tail County. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and i unanimously carried, the following bills were allowed: \ • John Snowberg Andy Leitch A. Hubert Nordgren George Walter Berton Hovland Henry Polkinghorn Elliott Boe Joe Bender• Dave Vore . Lawrence Langness Debbie Kohler West Pub. Co Cheryl Harworth · DWI Clinic Wahpeton · DWI Clinic Fergus Falls DWI Clinic Moorhead DWI Clinic Mpls DWI Clinic St Cloud Xerox Corp. Poucher Prtg. & Lithe Empire Bus .•. Machines Nelson Bros Prtg. Midwest Printing Victor Lundeen & Co The.Photo Center Secretarial_Service 7th District Bar Assoc. Adolph Olsen Sheriff · City of Perham Malcolm Lee James Johnson Richard Berge Richard Mac Gregor Xerox Corp. Erickson Helleckson Vye The Photo Center Victor Lundeen & Co Millers Gas Fossen Oil.Co Mehdi Orandi M.D. Marjean Hanson Mehdi 9randi M.D. Subhi Sharifi M.D. Earl Bigler William Dodds M.D. Mehdi Orandi M.D. COMMISSIONERS CO COUR'l' LAND & RESOURCE CORONER Charles Thomas Pub. Co Schoenberger Funeral Home · The Photo Center City. of Perham Otter Tail Co-op CO AGENT 5.00 · .. 8.08 33.85 12~'50 29.38 191.98 262.84 13.00 10.00 10.00 · 21.28 114.5() 111.11- 20.00 325.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 309.15 53.15 243.50 517.60 30.00 159.06 15.48 338.25 35.00 5.20 65.00 98.42 166.96 11.22 16.81 98.56 8.49 24.95 85.39 27.41 12.94 250.00 51.60 180.75 175.25 50.50 50.00. 450.00 25.24 25.00 250.00 60.00 17.68 Alva Krekula Kenneth Clambey Arthur Boehne Spencer Lundquist Terry Jacobson Michael Vosburgh City of Perham WEED & SEED INSP. PROBA'l.'ION & PAROLE Cooper's Office Supply Inc. Erwin Siems John Skramstad Eugene Davenport Roger Bengtson Rudolph Auch 0tter Tail Co-op Fergus Dodge ASSESSOR VETS SERVICE Coopers Office Supply Inc. Nelson Bros Prtg. Victor Lundeen & Co DECORATING GRAVES Harold T Swenson Post·# 612 WWI Barrack~# 922 WWI Barracks# 2127 Homer Sem Arnold Evavold Harold Skistad Glen Haugrud Theodore Hegseth Donald Kenyon Rodney Flatau Marlin Senske Jeff Tikkanen EOT Agr. Society EOT Soil & Water · Bretz Hardware Lee Jensen Floyd Hoff Paul Russell Knutson Kenneth Maki S.J. Eifert Charles Malmstrom Norman Nelson Roger Nelson Coast to Coast Everts Lumber Co Ebersviller Imp. Co WOT SOIL & WATER EOT SOIL & WATER HOUSING AUTHORITY CO PLANNING . PHELPS MILL 134.94 167.91 286.10 264.89 194.18 103.39 75.00 66.34 131.<:>6 125.90 328.65 118.66 13.26 20.36 9.55 3.80 129.40 62.70 50.00 50.00 50.00 62.64 102.00 19.20 . 91~36 55.92 89.4o 51.72 50.04 83.24 25.00 361.18 41.25 1,000.00 10.40 43.52 71.76 21.76 114.60 300.00 20.00 16.30 60.41 118.74 MISC EXPENSES Gust Lagerquist & Sons Dacotah Paper Co C-Z Chemical Co Ince Ebersviller Imp. · Co · Mollerud Electric Ugstad Plumbing & Heating Bruce Stenstrom Clarence Anderson Xerox Corp. Burroughs Corp. I.B. M. Corp. Ultimate Numbering Machines Victor Lundeen & Co Nelson Bros Prtg. Cooper's Office SUpply Inc. Miller Davis Co Poucher Printing & Litho Security Blank Book & Prtg. Thomas O.Nelson Co United Binding Co Bureau of Bus Practice Ins. Service Agency Reitan Larson Co Knutson Htg. & Air Cond. Myrtle Logas Helen Skramsted George Nelson . Myrtle Logas Adolph Olson, Sheriff Pelican Rapids Press The Parkers Prairie Indep. Henning Advocate Perham Enterprise Bulletin Northwestern Pub. Co Daily Journal Donald Ronning Judy Schultz Cheri Schultz Gloria Opatz Lorna McCabe Edna-Moser Beverly Schmid:t Mary Guthne.cht Dorothy Johnson Phyllis Knutson Mary Westman Bernice Spangler Berneice Pederson Myrna Mondt Lorraine Amundson Noami Ellingson Dixie Fosse Marilyn Martinson Mrs Harlan Knutson Jens R Ree Mrs Wm · Hemmelgarn Mrs Charles Perkins Mrs c. E. Boe Mrs Charles Hansel NURSE 577.08 289.19 · 322.48 · 60.64 851.35 19.85 166.00 24.oo 464.78 25.20 788.:~9 35.45 46.78 595.95 278.00 1,846.34 227.13 108.92 275.00 2,305.60 19.05 90.00 916.00 4,676.14 20.00 61.53 58.11 121.20 440.00 7.99 45.00 2,419.36 2,374.36 19.00 808.69 754.25 81.76 20.12 139.29 174.04 13.86 44.09 149.80 · 13.30 67.48 13.44 20.72 '°7.28 30.24 47.32 6.65 60.06 31.36 14.90 3Q.48 24.oo 22.60 .10.00 13.64 Lake Region Hospital Nursing outlook Cooperative Educ. Service Victor Lundeen & Co Nelson Bros Prtg. Coopers Office SUpply Inc. Mathison Hesby Agency Veery Ryder City of Perham Carlton E Mortensen Office Expense Roger J Anderson Bruce Eckley Gordon Jolmson Larry Kantrud Richard Kausler Dan Olson Joseph Peloquin Max Kroneman Jolm Halvorson Richard Kausler Charles Warnberg, Sheriff Leonard Spaeth Fire Safety Corp. Victor Lundeen & Co Color Press Xerox Corp. The Photo Center Vere's Stenerson Bros Lumber Lesair Inc. W.W. Grainger Inc. Butler Store Gibson's National Bushing & Parts General Trading Fergus Glass & Paint Stan Moe Ford Suhr Ford Sales Inc. Fergus Dodge Inc. Goodyear Service Stores Lake Region Hospital SHERIFF Parkers Prairie Dist. Hospital Fergus Palls Medical Group Korda Clinic Fergus Falls Vets Clinic City Pharma '!If White Drug Dr Frank Veden West Central Airways Inc. Perham Fire Dept Ringdahl Ambulance Wadena Co. Holiday Service Oil Co Service Oil Co Phillips Petroleum Co Perham Co-op Oil Co 1.20 12.00 22.50 27.28 77.00 21.00 10.00 13.00 35.00 199.03 239.75 19.00 108.90 119.79 152.46 231.65 136.12 252.15 53.76 21.35 17.01 4.30 26.00 23.13 256.92 ·28. 78 · 241.06 237.77 89.42 5.40 99,.00 69.08 10.97 14.64 8.45 12.48 21.66 8.oo 131.18 134.86 70.26 122.40 10.uo 10.50 15.00 38.00 73.90 1.69 13.00 72.86 40.00 40.00 108.ou 18.97 96.18 7.58. 72.93 308.30 Park Region Co-op Otter Tail Co-op Oils Marv's 66 Gene's Standard Dent Oil Co' Dick's Standard Service Danielson Oil Co Bengtson Oil Co Clay County Cass Clay Creamery Ernies Food National Food Store Otter Tail Grocery Park Region Bakery Piggly Wiggly Store Service Food Market Mrs Gordon Tomhave Warehouse Mark It Ethel Barker Carol Dowzak Muriel Gunvaldson Esther_D MortE!nsen -Nita Quaa1 Mrs Gordon Tomhave BOAT & WATER SAFETY Becklund Rian Bengtson Oil Co Otter Tail Co-op Oils Park Region Oil Service Oil Battle Lake So. Mill Standard -Dunker Marine ·_ Froelich Marine -Fleet Farm· -General Trading The Parts House Gibson's Riverside Repair Shop Super GMC Truck Sales Helle International Inc. - Minn; Motor Co -National Bushing & Parts Co Country Kitchen West Central Airways Uniforms Unlimited George Mccollough Clarence Meilke Delzer Excavating Johnson Service Co _ Bearing Supply Co Borchert Ingersoll Inc. Cummins Diesel Sales Inc. Ebersviller Impl. Co Genuine Parts Co - Hayden Murphy Equip. Co COUNTY DITCH . BUILDING FUND ROAD & BRIDGE 11.07 464.78 16.05 24.62 32.22- 26~30 22.09 61.11 - 180.00 113.99 47.18 - 157.87 277.86 _79.4o ·15.53 44.27 29.25 214.22 56.70 132.50 5.67 62.56 280.26 239.76 45.90 22~73 83.50 21.4o - 8.32 - 42.47 214.09 6.90 64.28 6.53 1.80 - 18~32 180.28 47.63 85.27 12.53 · 11.49 15.49 - ·129.60 193.55 20.00 "18.49 507.00 375.00 -23.57 138.96. 1·.61 30.99 222.93 - 85.26 National Bushing & f~ts Ruffridge Johnson Equip. Co Truck Equip.,Inc. Uselman's Inc. Ziegler Inc. Clark Electri·c .. . . . Fergus Dodge Inc. Michaelson Refrigeration Minnesota Motor Co Perham Fann Supply Perham Radiator Repair .Violet Rolfson Super GMC Truck Sales Battle Lake Bottle Gas Bob's Machine & Mfg. Co Bretz Hardware Coast to Coast Battle Lake Coast to Coast-Pelican Rapids Edgetown Lumber Co Fergus Jobbing Inc. General Trading Hard.ware Hank M-R Sign Co Occidental Chemical Co Parkers Miltona Elevator Peavey Company Pelican Hardware Ruhland's Hard.ware Sigelman Steel & Salvage Stenerson Lumber Co Stocker Pro. Hardware W.W. Wallwork Inc. Goodyear _Service.Store Les Tire Service Paper Calmenson & Co Elk River Concrete ·EOT Soil & Water District Deans Excavating & Gfavel Co Cooper's Office Supply Victor Lundeen & Co Minnesota Blueprint Poucher Printing & Litho Co Lake Region Rehab. Ind. City of Henning Robert Erickson Eng. Co City of Fergus Falls Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson & Assoc. Myrbo Enterprise Daily Journal Dennis Berend G.D. Harlow Dennis-Berend Roy. J. Bruhn _EOT Telephone Co Midwest Telephone Co · N.W. Bell Telephone Co N.W. Bell Telephone Co· Park Region Mutual Telephone Co .N.W. Bell Telephone Co Pelican Telephone Co Helmer v. Emily Haagensen Alfred Smith 325.83 . 239.90 72.65 5.51 . 157.94 5.70 112.25 48.~ 81.66 . 5.94 45.00 27.50 94.87 1.00 ·12.50 51.04 71.21 32.19 63.89 11.30 215.01 7.30 396.30 1,762.58 10.65 16.62 9.90 ,92.35 269.44 '42.30 4.59 21.90 552.81 79~28. 2,326.05 1,065.74 200.00 1,300.00 19.50 448.60 343.21. 17.50 270.00 425.22 2,084.76 841.88 1,973.59 260.00 102.55 47.00 32.80 33.75 130.20 57.28 9.61 30.45 . 21. 77 29.22 23.60 16.05 1,382.30 127.22 1 L.O Johnson Lawrence o. Johnson etal Augusta Haagensen Walter Mittag Otto & Hazel Listrom Almira Listrom et al Paul & Amelia Koep Edwin Carlso~. Richard Pickett & Carla James G. Hanson Sanford Julsrud Duane & Ileen Dahlrang LeRoy llovstad Roy Mickelson Jr. Reubin D. Rieke Carl Christianson Elroy Hansen Anna Jensen & Denny Zillmer Darrel Underhill Ermna Christianson ' Thea Gunderson_ ,. Daniel & Lola Pennie . Orrin Levring Michael Froslee City of Vining Roy Mickelson Clifford Anderson George Heikens . · Mauritz Holmstrom State of Minn. Murphy Oil Co . D-A Lubricant Co Inc. And.ys·66 Bengtson Oil Co Dent Oil Co Hamers Co-op Assn Deer Creek Fossen Oil Co Fraki Oil Co Hoot Lake 76 Kness Standard Mayo's Standard Service Miller's Otter Tail Co-op Oils Perham Co-op Oil Co Ray's Oil Co Service Oil Co Vergas Oil Co Vera's Service Station Dick's Standard Service ··Kirchoff Evavold Vikesland Const 296.22 131.54 250.66 844.35 394.18 516.92 1,295.06 589.74 304.20 613.50 742.55 925.00 1,248.00 1,103~73 1,137.82 . 279.08 1,846.72 1,467.41 241.48 172.56 1,830.08. 500.00 1,665.78 198.46 2.50 15.00 344.58 251.22 302.00 165.00· 4,467.95 1~196,75 50.37 210.29 184.16 ·146.78 52.36 168.27 243.46. 70.74 144.76 103.61 . 503.92 76.53 177.20 44o.6o 142.45 ~28.60 70.32 35.00 4,,873.00 Upon motbn made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and unanimously carried, the meeting adj oumed unti 1 1: 00 P. M., Tuesday, July 22, 1975. Clerk