HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 10/18/1977MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED-MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
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Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of
Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 18th, 1977, all
members present.
Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Hub Nordgren and
carried,.to appoint Sydney Nelson and Andy Leitch to represent the County Board
at the next mediation session of the Co\lllty Sh~riff's Ass'n.
'Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Hub. Nordgren and
carried, to not join with Traverse and other counties in a class action suit
against the Commissioner of Revenue.
Motion was made by John Snowberg, seconded by Bert Hovland and
carried, to pay the cost of placing a marker at the poor farm cemetery, at a
cost of $210.00.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded.by John Snowberg and
carried to have the chai:111an of the personnel committee at mediation meetings
with the County Sheriff's Department Ass'n.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and
carried, to recommend.rejection of approval of Project No. 594, Head Start/Home
Start of the Otter Tail-Wadena Community Action Council for Federal grant funds
of $97,293 through West Central Regional Development Commission.
Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by _Bert Hovland and
carried, the following applications for abatement of taxes were approved:
Carl Lund Everts Township Double assessment on mobile home
Ken Smith To~denskjold Township. Mobile home sold prior to assessment
Jack Wiles Maine Township Mobil~ home sold in 1976
George Darken Star Lake Township Double assessment on mobile home
Donald Molter Aurdal Mobile home should have homestead
Earl Carter Buse Township Mobile home replaced by newer unit
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Upon motion made by John Snowberg, seconded by Hub·Nordgren
and mtanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of Comtty Commissioners of Otter Tail
Com1ty Minnesota, that
WHEREAS Senate File No. 1507 has been introduced into the
Legislature c·alling for the abolition of property tax on residential property
in the State of Minnesota, and
WHEREAS it is the_feeling of this Board such legislation is
not in the best interests of the taxpayers of Otter Tail Comtty and the
State of Minnesota,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED the Board of County
Commissioners of Otter Tail County wisJ-esto go on record in opposition of
Senate File No. 1507 and hereby requests a negative vote by the represen-
tatives of Otter Tail County on said legis.lation.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 18th day of October, 1977.
ATTEST:
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The following resolution was introduced by Andy Leitch who
moved for its adoption:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County, that the Otter Tail County Board instructs the Otter Tail County
Attorney and his staff not to attend any arbitration, mediation or collective
bargaining meetings betwen the county and its law enforcement employees and
requests that the Minnesota State Bureau of Mediation Services to exclude
the county attorney and his staff from such meetings. The County Board has
arranged for adequate and appropriate representation of the County's interests
at such meetings and the services of the Otter Tail County Attorney are not
needed and are not requested for labor relations negotiations. If the Otter
Tail County Attorney insists upon attending such meetings, he is violating the
wishes and instructions of the County Board and is harming rather than helping
the County. Motion failed for want· of a second.
No bids were received at the time of opening of bids for the sale
of the Otter Tail County Nursing Home.
No bids were received at the time of opening of bids for equip-
ment rental for snow removal.
Melvin McGowen appeared before the Board relative to an illegal
sewer installation on the Jack Eifert property. No action was taken.
There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting
adjourned until Monday, November 7th, 1977, at 9:30 A.M.
ATTEST:
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· The unde~:signed, who ·a·re a @ajority of the members· of the no~rd of
. Countr Cl):..:nissione·rs · of said Couzitr, certify that we· deem it necessary fo::.· the
best intcrssts of th~ County·, ·that a special -meeting of the Board be held for·
. the transaction of the· follo~~ing business, to-wit:·
take whatever action necessary relative .t~ an appeal. by the Coun·ty
Sheriff in District Court on the budget as -set by th.e Board on-
October 12, 1977.
Th:e·.refore, ,..;e do hereby call· a special lileeting of said Board to be
held at t:h!:? Commissioners' Roo:!1 in the Cit/ of Fergus Fails in said County ·on_
·Friday the __ 2_8t_h __ day of __ o_c_t_ob_e_r_._· _______ ., · t 97_!__
at 2:00 o 'clo.:k · P. ~L on said c!a:,r, and that the· undersign~d Commissioners
hc1·-c"'""b-y--~ .... -n ...... 1-v_e_a_n_>_"_r_equirements of notices as· required _by la:,;.·
Dated this day of ----------------------· 28th October 19 77