HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 01/26/1982MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of
Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 12: 3,0 p .. m., Tuesday, January 26, 1982, all
members present.
Motion was made ,by Van Eilig, seconde·d by Bert Hovland and car-
ried, to assume the obligation of the Workmen's Compensation coverage for the
employees in the Soil & Water Conservation Districts.
Gordon Bjoral t, We'st Ot\er Tail County Agricultural Inspector,
appeared before the Board and presented his report for 1981. Motion was made
by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to ?ccept the report as
presented.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and car-
ried, authorizing Larry Krohn to check with the Minnesota Department of Employ-
ment Security relative to unemployment compensation charged to Otter Tail County.
Larry Krohn, Executive Secretary, appeared before the Board and
presented a comparison study on department heads' salaries. No action taken;
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and car-
ried, to approve a plat of Tri Lake Estates, 1st Add'n, located in Sections 9 &
10 -132-42.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and car-
ried, to approve the plat of 1st Add'n to Emil Matson Beach, located in Government
Lot 1, Section 28-136-42, subject .to road approval.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and car-
ried, to approve the plat of Indian Camp, located in Government Lot 3, Section 7-
134-39, upon advice of County Attorney.
The following resolution was introduced by Van Ellig who moved
for its adoption:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, in accordance with a Procedural Agreement between the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice, dated May 23, 1962, certification by the-County Board of Commissioners
for acquisition of lands by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requested,
and
WHEREAS, representative of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
met with the Board of Commissioners on January 26, 1982 and informed said
Board that a purchase agreem·ent has been secured from John L. Saurer on the
W½E½NW¼ of Section 19-134-43,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the County Board does hereby
approve said acquisition by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The above motion was seconded by Bert Hovland but failed with
Sydney Nelson, Andy Leitch and Hub Nordgren voting "no".
Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Sydney Nelson and
carried, the following applications for special use permit were approved:
Alvin H. Benck
James Hammers
Curtis P. Hatl~
Ben Zacher
Thomas Vilter
Lida Township
Rush Lake Township .
Maplewood Township
Everts Township
Sverdrup Township
Operate an auto and small eng±~e
repair shop
Have beauty shop in home
Expand ex~sting resort
Operate restaurant with 3.2 beer,
set-ups and wine license
Construct driveway and single
family dwelling
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and
carried, to approve the application of Norman A . .Lukken, L. 0 Enterprises, for
sewage disposal installers license and sewage disposal system cleaners license.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland; seconded by Sydney Nelson and
carried, to approve the application of Kenneth R. Saurer, dba Saurer's Garbage
Service, Clitherall, MN for solid waste collectmon and transportation license.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and car-
ried, to write a letter to the Otter Tail Town Board requesting said Board
enforce the zoning ordinance. requirements set forth by the township.
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" Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
to establish~ one-half time position for the Otter Tail County Agricultural In-
spectors with an increase of $50.00 per month for the 1982 salary rather than the
$25.00 per month previously authorized~
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and carried
with Andy Leitch and. Hub Nordgren voting .. "no", authorizing the Chairman of the
Board and the County Auditor to sign the Otter Tail County Soil Survey agreement,
on behalf of Otter Tail County.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and
carried, to approve the application of Thalbert Gillespie, Friberg Township, for
license to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor at Wee Town.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and car-
ried, to approve the_ Public Official and Employee's Faithful Performance and
Honesty Blanket Position Bond from Western Surety Company, in the amount of:::$10 ,000
for each officer or employee with an additional indemnity Endorsement for the
County Treasurer of $40,000.
Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and
carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, on April 7, 1981, the County Board accepted the bid of
Donald Conroy Construction Company, Wheaton, MN in the amount of $59,712.70 for
grading and aggre.gate surfacing one. R. #140; and
WHEREAS, the above contract has now been completed to the satis-
faction of the County Board at a total cost of $92,217.22, an increase of
$32,504.52, due to overruns on clearing & grubbing, excavation, aggregate sur-
facing, equipment rental, cuivert installation and seeding and sodding,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Auditor is hereby
authorized and directed to issue a warrant in the amount of $54,804.04 payable
to Donald Conroy Construction Company as final payment for this work.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 26th day of January, 1982.
ATTEST:
(j Clerk
Upon motion made by Bert Hovland? seconded by Van Ellig and
unanimously carried, the following resolution·was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail
County Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, legislation is being proposed for the concept of
regional control of the Fergus Falls State Hospital,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED? the Otter Tail County Board
does hereby support the concept of regional control of the Fergus Falls
State Hospital and herewith directs the Chairman to put into motion appro-
priate legislative action, including a three year transition period.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 26th day of January, 1982.
ATTEST:
··Clerk,
:
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried,
to approve the application of Ben Zacher for license to permit display and consump-
tion of alcoholic beverages at Fisherman's Wharf in Everts Township.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
to reappoint Craig Anderson, Ottertail, MN, Tom Stringer, Fergus Falls, MN, George
Walter, Perham, MN, John Everts, Battle Lake, MN for a one year term on the Otter
Tail County Board of Adjustment.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
to transfer the responsibility of the milk sale, etc., in the employees lounge,
to the Employee Committee, with any funds earned to be credited to the employees
. fund for purchase of lunch room equipment.
Howard Koeppen, custodian, appeared before the Board relative to
a frost build up problem on windows in the law enforcement center. Mr. Koeppen
was authorized to secure quotations for windows to remedy the situation.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and car-
ried, approve an abatement of special assessments on tax forfeited property in
the City of Pelican Rapids and granting permission to the City of Pelican Rapids
for the purchase of said property for a fee 9f $450.00, being the appraised price
minus the special assessments, on the W 70' of s½ of Lot l & W 70' of Lots 2 & 3,
Block 8, _Blyberg's 2nd Add'n to the_ City of Pelican.Rapids.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and
carried, authorizing the Chairman of the Board to sign the necessary releases
for the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance,Company bopd schedule which has been
replaced.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried,
to deny approval of the county extension budget as presented by the county extension
committee, because of the increase in salaries as set forth by the University of
Minnesota.
Motion was made by· Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
to approve participation by Malcolm Lee at the Wastewater Treatment Seminar to be
held at the Thunderbird Motel in Bloomington, Minnesota February 16~18, 1982, at
the invitation of the University of Minnesota.
Upon motion made by Van Ellig, seconded by Sydney Nelson and
carried, the following bills were allowed:
REVENUE
American Business Forms
Bengston~ Roger
Birkholz Northside Self Service
Boe,El~iott
Burroughs Corp
Cass Clay Cream~ry
Computer Concepts & Services
Continental Big Red
Cooper's Office Supply
Corporate Risk Managers
Dacotah Paper Co
Darel Jacobson Const.
Enstad Mann Baatz
Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Fergus Falls DWI Clinic
Fergus Falls City of
Fergus Locker & Meat Sµpply
Fergus Tire Center
Hanson, Marjean
Holiday
IBM Corp
Jack & Jill
Jim's Standard Service
Johnson Controls
Johnson Heating & Plbg.
Krekula, Alva
Lagerquist & Sons, Gust
Lwldeen, Victor.
McBee
Melby, Glen
Metz Baking Co
Miller Davis
Minn. State Sheriff's Assoc.
Minn. State Treas.
Minn. Assoc. Co Treas.
Monroe ·
N.B. Jackets De Puerto Rico
National Food
Nelson Bros.Prtg.
North Central Instruments
Orandi, M.D., Mehdi
Otter Tail Co-op Oils
Otter Tail Co Sheriff's Dept
Perham Co-op Oil
Perham, City of
Poucher Printing & Lithe
S-N Go Stores
. Service Oil Co
South Mill Standard
Super One
Travel Gallery
Uniforms Unlimited
Vern Charest Oil
Westside Service
Worner Auto
Xerox Corp
69 Misc Vendors
656.93
167.11
221.29
149.00
682.32
392.83
2,8o7.82
520.98
168.85
1,050.00
272.29
697.50
1,807.32
4oo.36
525.00
318.00
664.75
225.14
121.00
747.24
1,645.45
254.33
104.87
211.88
105.30
193.77
127'.18
369.82 "'204 47:· .·,c. , . ., ;,;,t,J. _,',,·,-·,: .. :.
193.10
199.90
479.08
150.00
320.00
150.00
464.oo
143.70
487.58
328.75
208.18
1,16o.oo
761.48
113.00
112.70
457.52
953.67
715.08
545.84
125.33
148.76
763.00
235.00
225.62
236.97
118.95
907.13
2,597-33
Road & Bridge
Baucks Hardware & Supply
Berend, Dennis
Birkholz Northside Self Service
Bluffton Oil Co
Bob's Standard Bulk Service
Borchert Ingersoll Inc.
Bretz Hardware
Bud's Mobil
Carol & Gene's OK·Hardware
Co-op Services .
Commissioner of Trans.
Consumers Co-op Oil Co
D-A Lubricant Co
Dent Oil Co
Dillon's Inc.
Fergus Tire Center
Fossen Oil·Co
General Trading Co
Genuine Parts Co
Gorentz, Vernon
Hanson Hardware
Helle International Inc.
Henning, City of
Hilgren, Pord
Jim Hatch Sales Co
Jim' s Service
Little Falls Machine
Lundeen, Victor
M-R Sign Co
Mark Sand & Gravel
Mathison's
Miller & Holmes Inc •.
Miltona Creamery Zss'oc.
Minnesota Blueprint
Minnesota Good Roads
Mobile Radio Service
National Bushing & ·Parts
North Union Champlin ·
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
NPN Inc.
Otter Tail Co-op Oils
Paper Calmenson & Co
· Park Region Co-op Oil
Patee, Company
Penrose Oil Co
Perham Co-op Creamery Assoc.
Perham Farm Supply
Photo Center, The
Ray's Oil Cci
Red River Int'l Inc.
S & C Computer Service
Sigelman Steel & Salvage
State Treas.
Stand AceQHardware
Super GMC Truck Sales
Thompson Oil Co
Vergas Ford Equip.
Vergas Oil Co
/ 139.79
293.41
529.36
305.12
379.50
2,125.54
214.62
554.58
144.27
738.23
1,745.93
482.00
931.70
689.73
182.92
822.38
867.54
123.25
1,577.29
288.00
206.06
2,001.23
900.58
185.05
656.16
116~90
184.91
J,64.99
975.4o
9,619.70
359.00
537.82
426.65
195.52
365.00
1,170.70
451.82
944.07
153.53
285.13
1,029.81
4,"56i.Jt4
9,325.44
1,553.37
916.95
7,588~00
355.03
106.25
1,845.51
134.94
847.00
201.90
125.00
100.04
634.87
1,512.63
446.65
1,330.82
J
Walvatne Auto Repair
Ziegler Inc. 44 Misc Vendors
CO BUILDING
Kmltson Heating & Air Conditioning
Wanek Plbg~ & Heating
BOAT & WATER SAFETY
General Trading
1,095.04
188.06
a,566.86
10.41
With no furt~er bui,~ness; ~he·: C~airman adjourned the meeting
until 9:30 a.m., Monday, February 8, 1982.
ATTEST:
c?ftl~~. ~)
Clerk