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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of
Otter Tail County met at 9:30 a.m., Monday, July 12, 1982 with the following members
present: Hub Nordgren, Sydney Nelson, Bert Hovland, Van Ellig and Andy Leitch.
The position of Executive Secretary, whose appointment expired June
30th, 1982, was brought up for discussion. After consideration, motion was made by
Hub Nordgren, ~econded by Bert Hovland and carried, to re-appoint Larry Krohn as
half-time executive secretary with the other half time period being in the Auditor's
office, unttt December 31, 1982.
The matter of the replat of Block 2 and Lots l -4, Lot 24 -27,
Block 3, Midway Park was brought up pursuant to notice thereof. After discussion,
motion was made by Hub Nordgren, to approve the Replat of Block 2 and Lots l -4,
Lots 24 -27, Block 3, Midway Park. The motion was seconded by Bert Hovland and
carried unanimously.
Ken Bjerke, Supervisor in Girard Township, appeared before the Board
relative to weed proble~s on county road right-of-way in Girard Township. No action
ta ken.
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
. with Andy Leitch voting 11 no 11 , to approve payment of a fire call in the amount of
$100.00 to the New York Mills Rural Community Fire Department on a fire call on
County Road #56 involving a grass fire on road right-of-way.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried,
to approve repairs on a portion of CSAH #75, adding to an existing contract on bridge
replacement.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried,
to pay Elmo Township, Carlisle Township and Hobart Township a portion of the gravel
tax, based on 34¢ per cubic yard of gravel used on said township roads during the
year 1981, $769. 92 paid out of the Town Road & -Bridge Fund, the balance out of County
Road & Bridge Fuhd, to be reimbursed upon collection of the 1982 gravel tax to the
Town Road & Bridge Furid.
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County Board July 12, 1982
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried,
to remove the longevity erron~ously granted to a seasonal employee in the Land & Re-
source management office.
Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried,
I' -• to appoint Laura Youngsma as del"egate ·to' the Minnesota Counties Computer Cooperative,
Sylvia Bergerud as alternate.
Motion was made by Bert Hovland,.seconded'by.Hub Nordgren and carried,
to approve the following clerical error corrections on ~re~paid mobile home taxes:
Donald Ha gen
Ed Raw
Mike Johnson
· James Ca rrovea u
Floyd B. Olson
G. B. Haug Construction Co.
Glen Kimball
City of Fergus Falls
Trondhjem"Township
Buse Township
City of Fergus Falls
Nidaros Township
Dunn Township
Dora Township
Dick Smith and Jack Barner appeared before the Board relative to
the Otter Tail Lake Sewer District. No action taken .
. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and
carried, to accept the following report as submitted by the County Auditor:
-TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF OTTER TAIL COUNTY -
Pursuant to law, I present below a itatement showing the amount of.
taxes levied for County purposes for the current year, the amounts collected and
apportioned to date, and the balances uncollected·, togethe·r with the actual cash
balances remaining to the credit of each County Fund at the close of business on
the 30th day of June, 1982.
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Amount Levied for Amount Collected Balances Uncollected
Funds Current Year and Apportioned or Unapportioned
County Revenue Fund $2,087,864.31 Mone $2,087,864.31
County Road & Bridge 1,100,025.16 None l , 100,025 . l 6
Department of Human Services 1,750,302.40 None 1,750,302.40
Regional Library 95,734.87 95,734.87•·
$5,033,927.74 None $5,033,926.74
Balances remaining tothe credit of each fund are as follows:
County Revenue Fund
County Road & Bridge
Department of Human Services
Regional Library
Debit Credit
$1,525,653.86
1,210,597.26
23,774.97
477 .13
Following is a statement of the accounts remaining unpaid on the contracts
already entered into by the Board:
Contract Amount Balance Due
Contracts -Road & Brfdge $3, 164:, 7,38. 7 5
At 2:54, wfth no further business, the Chair~an adjourned the
meeting until 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 13:, 198,2.
-TUESDAY'S SESSION -
Pursuant to adjournmeht, the ~oard of County Commissioners of
Otter Tail County Minnesota met at 9;30 a.m., Tuesday, July 13, 1982, all members
present.
Proposals were received by the Board for the remodeling of the
caretaker!s house at Phelps Mill. After consideration, motion was made by Bert
Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to accept the proposal of Darrell
Pederson Construction, Underwood, MN in the amount of $4,268.00 for the general
carpentry; Johnson Heating & Plumbing, Underwood, MN in the amount of $1,320.00
for pl um5ing requirements; and Jerry's Electric, New York Mil 1 s, MN in the. amount
of $698.90 for electrical requirements.
Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried,
to approve the following applications for license to sell non-intoxicating malt
liquor:
Dwight Sonnenberg
Mi 1t Ba gl ien
Maine Store
American Legion Post
Maine Township
Buse Township
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Van Ellig and carried,
to approve the following applications fcir permit to allow consumption and display
of intoxicating liquor:
Ger~id F. Schultz Ten Mile Lake Resort
Stephen G. Kunz Rocky~s Resort
Jacob & Margaret Bartkowski Hackberry Inn
Tumuli Township
Dora Township
Amor Township
Representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service met with
the Board relative to a waterfowl easement that had been secured from Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew M. Li'ndquist, et al, on property locatel. in ·secti.ons 25 and 26 of Dane
Pr~irie Township. Motion was made by Van Ellig to approve said waterfowl easement.
The motion was seconded by Be.rt Hovland But failed with Sydney Nelson and· Hub
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Nordgren voting "no", Andy Leitch abstaining.
Motion was made by Van Ellig to remove the requirement that the
applicant under a waterfowl easemen·t to the U. S. Fish-arid Wildlife Service con-
tact the County Commissioner in the related district. The motion was seconded by
Bert Hovland but failed with Andy Leitch, Sydney Nelson and Hub Nordgren voting
"no".
Upon resolution made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Van Ellig and
carried with Sydney Nelson and Hub Nordgren voting "no", the following resolution
was adopted:
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 Service,
dated May 23, 1962, certification by the County Board of Commissioners for acqui-
sition of lands by the U. S. Fish and v!ildlife Service is requested, and
WHEREAS, represerit~tives of the u~ S. Fish and Wildlife Service
met with the County Board on"Ju~y 13, 1982 and informed said Board that a water-
fowl easement had been secured from.Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanneman on the S½NE¼SE½,
SW¼SE¼, SE¼SE¼ except a tract, all fn Sectiqn 1-134-43, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Hovland on the SW¼NE¼, SW¼NW¼, except tract, in S~ction 36-136-44,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby
approve the aforementioned waterfowl easement acquisitions by the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Dated at Fergus Palls, Minnesota this 13th day of July, 1982.
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Upon motion made by :van. El 1 ig, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried
with Sydney Nelson, and Hub Nordgren voting "no", the following resolution was
adopted:
RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, in accordance with a Procedura 1 Agreement between the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
dated May 23, 1962, certiffcation by the County Board of _Commissioners for acqui-
sition of lands by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requested, and
WHEREAS, representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
met with the County Bo~rd on'July 13, 1982 and informed said Board that a water-
fowl easement had been secured from MR. Theodore P. Meyer, et al, on the NW¼NE¼,
S½NE¼NW¼ and SE¼NW¼, ex. tr. and Lot l~lying south and west of County Road #33,
ex. tr., all in Section 21-132-42, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Varland on the
NW¼SW¼, SE¼SW¼, E½NE¼SW¼, SW¼NW¼SE¼ of Sectron 36-131-41,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby
approve acquisition by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the aforementioned
waterfowl easements.
Dated at Fergus falls,. Minnesota this 13th day of July, 1982.
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Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and
carried, the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED by the Boa rd of. County Commissioners of Otter Tail County
Minnesota, that
WHEREAS, state and federal fiscal policies have brought about a
dramatic reduction in funding for financial assistance and social services; and
WHEREAS, the state and federal mandates for financial assistance
and social services programs have not been reduced in the same proportion as
funding; and
WHEREAS, the residents of Otter Tail County cannot absorb any
further increases in property taxes to support state and federally mandated fin-
ancial assistance and social services programs; and
WHEREAS, Otter Jail:county appr:-oves·o_f:·the·re~uctions, Otter Tail
County Human Services cannot afford to supplement state and federally mandated
financial assistance and social services programs beyond the 1982 budget level;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that if state and federal funding
reductions continue at the present trend, that the Otter Tail County Human Ser-
vices Board will have to decrease the expenditures for all Financial Assistance
and Social Services Programs covered by state and federal mandates in order to
maintain the 1982 budget;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Auditor is directed
to forward copies of this resolution to all members of the Otter Tail County
legislative delegation, the Association of Minnesota Counties.
Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 13th day of July, 1982.
ATTEST:
Clerk
July 13, 1982
County Board
Moti.on was made by Andy Leitch~ seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried,
to deny approval of the application of .Allen R. Gundberg for permit to allow con-
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sumpti.on and display of intoxicating liquor at the Pebble Lake Golf Club, Buse Town,..
ship, derilial because of township objection.'
Motion was made by Bert H_ovlancl, seconded by Van Ellig and carried, to
approve the plat of Mooring Stone Addition, located in Section 9-137-42.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried,
to approve the following applications for special use permit, subject to conditional
requirements:
Merhle Messer Buse Township Cut & fill for driveway
Dani el O'Brien Leaf Lake Township Cut, fill & landscape
Terry Shelsta Rush Lake Township Grade & fi 11
Kenneth L. Zenner Amor Township Fi 11 1 ow area
Charles & Glenda Petry Edna Township Reduce grade
Edwin Lenius Edna Township Change surface drainage (man made)
A preliminary plat of Pioneer Acres to be located inSection 36 of
Rush Lake Township was presented tothe Board. Motton was made by Sydney Nelson,
seconded by Hub Nordgren, to concur with the Otter Tail County Planning Advisory
Commission and deny approval of said paid. The motion failed with Andy Leitch,
Bert Hovland and Van Ellig voting "no". AFter more discussion, motion was made
by Bert Hovland to approve said preliminary plat on the condition the final plat
incorporates the lakeshore. The motion was seconded by Van Ellig and carried with
Sydney Nelson voting "no".
Motion was made by Bert Hovland to correct the minutes of the
August 19, 1980 meeting relative to approval of Art's North Shore, 2nd Add'n,
5-135-39, changing the restriction of "ao building construction" to "no dwelling
construction". The motion was seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried unanimously.
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Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and car-
ried, to approve the following applications for sewage disposal installers license:
Allan D. Roggenkamp
Harvey Larson
Bill Wayrens
Edwin Pikal
David Krumwiede
Larson Excavating
Bill.-'s Backhoe
Krumwiede Construction
Wadena, Minnesota
Detroit Lakes, MN
Fergus Fa 11 s , MN
Henning, MN
Ottertail , MN
An application from Leonard Lund was presented to the Board requesting
a special use permit to operate a small engine repair shop out of Mr. Lundts property
in G.L. 7, Section 9, Sverdrup Township. AFter listening to the various interested
parties in attendance, motion was made by Hub Nordgren to grant approval for a one
year pericid, on the condition the premises be cleaned up, to be reviewed at the end
of the one year petiod. The motion was seconded by Bert Hovland and carried.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Bert Hovland and carried,
to grant permission to Malcolm Lee, Land & Resource administrator, to hire a full
time person for a four month seasonal period, to replace the position vacated by
Larry Krohn.
Laura Youngsma, Data Processing Manager, appeared before the Boa rd
and presented an up-date of data processing ,:study;.,::.
Larry Iversen, representative of Blue Cross-Blue Shield,appeared
before the Board, presented a report of the countY:'s hospital and medical insurance
experience for the period of from March l, 1981 to February 28, 1982, and presented
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the renewal rates for the group coverage foi the year commenc~ng September l, 1982,
as follows:
Under Age 65
*Over Age 65 (both over)
*One over age 65 and one under age 65
Single Family
$137.81
65.24
88.36
*Based on person over 65 being covered by Federal Medicare
County Boa rd July 13, 1982
With no fuither business, at 3:36, the Chairman adjourned the
meeting until9:30 a.rn. Tuesday,July 20~ 1982.
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