HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 02/03/1983MINUTES 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 Minnesotamet February 3, 1983. Chairman Hovland opened the meeting at 9:37 with Sydney Nelson, Andy Leitch, Bert Hovland and Van Ellig present. Commissioner Nordgren arrived at 11 :00 a.m .. Gordon Bjoralt, West Otter Tail County Agricultural Inspector ap- peared before the Board and presented his annual r~rt for the year 1982. Upon motion made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, said report was accepted and placed on file. Todd Boynton, representative from Honeywell, Inc., appeared before the Board requesting permiss'ion to su.bmit energy saving measures, temperature con- trol, heatihg and cooling recommendations for fuel consumption savings. Harold Schmidt, together with union representatives of the Highway . . .. . Department Maintenance Union, appeared before the·Bo~rd requesting 5¢ an hour over the 5% pay increase proposed by the County Board. The Board indicated no change from the previous position. Mot ion was made by Van Ell 1 g to commend r~arl ene Engel for her. nom- ination as Outstanding Young Career Woman in the City of Fergus Falls, and recognize her accomplishments in her choseh field. The motion was seconded by Sydney Nelson and carri'ed,unanimously. Motion was made by Van Ellig, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to accept the bid of the DAILY JOURNAL, Fergus Falls, MN for official legal· news- paper for the county for the year 1983, at maximum legal rates. Motion was made by Van Ell ig, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, authorizing the Chairman of the Board to sign a letter on behalf of the County Board indicating understanding of the services provided by the State Auditor's office for the examination of the financial statements of Otter Tail County for the year ended December 31, 1982. Koward Koeppen, Custodian, appeared before the Board relatitve to summer- ti.me held. The "Workfare Program" is to be considered as a viable solution. \ FEB County Boa.rd February 3, 1983 The scheduled hearing for fQture bridge, highway and road con- structfon was held in the Government Servi'ces Building commencing at 1 :30 p.m .. Dennis Berend, County Engineer, introduced the Com~issioners, Russell Evjen, Assistant Engineer, and Forest Huse, Maintenance Supervisor, who assisted in the, presentation. A petition was presented to the Cbunty Board, contairiing twenty-five signatures, calling for grading and surfacing of County Road #124 in 1983. Motton was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to accept said peti- tion and the County Auditor was instructed to place same on file. With.ho further business, at 2:45 p.m., the Chairman adjourned the meeti'ng unti.l th.e'Jfol!l:owing afternoon. -FRIDAY's SESSION - Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County met Friday afternoon, February 4, 1983. Chairman Hovland called the meeting to order at 12:50 p.m., with Commissioners, Nelson, Leitch, Nordgren and Hovland present, Commissioner Ellig arriving at 2:10 p.m., having attended a legislative session in Saint Paul in the morning. Steve Andrews, County Treasurer, appeared before the Board and re- ported on moneys invested to date. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the County Engineer was authorized to advertise for bids to be received until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 10, 1983, for grading and surfacing of ·county No. l from CSAH #18 to the Junction of CSAH #10. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to authorize the County Engineer's renting of a reclaimer machine for the purpose of· recycling bituminous materials, Andy Leitch voting "no". Motion was made by H_ub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, to approve a preliminary plat of Valhalla Estates, to be located in Section 13-132~39 and Section 35-133-39. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve a preliminary plat of Ternus Beach, to be located in Section 7-136-38. Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the application of Vincent Coutler for sewage disposal installers license, dba Vince's Repair, Ottertail, MN, was approved, subject to posting of bond. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, with Andy Leitch voting "no", to approve payment in the amount of $5,000 to Rei ke- Carrol l-Mul ler Associates, Inc., Hopkins, MN, as partial engineering fee for solid · waste study, 50% of which is to be re-imbursed by the City of Fergus Falls. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to approve the application of Kenneth Kegley for license to sell non-intoxicating malt liquor at Collins Landing in Star Lake.Township. Upon motion made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County-Commiss_ioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, in accorda nee with: a .Procedural Agreement between·. the . ·. Minnesota Department of Natural Resou~c~s and the·~-S. Fish and Wildlife Service, dated May 23, 1962, certification by the County Board of Commissioners for acqui- sition of lands by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requested, and WHEREAS, representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service met with toe County Board on February 4, 1983 and informed said Board that a flowage easement had been secured from Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Palubicki on the SE¼SW¼NE¼, the South 5.0 chains of the West 5.0 chains of Lot 5, Section 4- 135;,,-41, NOW, THEREFORE, BE fT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby approve the above request for acquisitfon by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 4th day of February, 1983. Chairman ATTEST; . vft'-r ,~ ,,) ,/.yu,/J Clerk Upon motmon made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Leitch and carried, the following resolution was adopted: R.E$QLUTJ;QN WHEREAS, Otter Tail CQunty·, to comply w-ith the ~ta,te qf Minnesota ,Act:j.qn -Pian, did hold 9 pugl:i,c. Il\eeting on February 3, 19183, to consider a long range bridge a,nd highway cons.truction plan, and WH.E/.\EAS., th~ a,d9pt;i,qn qf a, futt1-i;-e bridge and highway construc- ti.Qn plii.n :i:n a,ccorda,nce with the Mipnetiota, ,Action 'Plan is reci,uired. NOW, THEREFORE, J;T IS RESOLVED, that the "1983 Otter Tail County Bridge and Highway Con$tr.uction Plan", dated February 4, 1983, as pre- pared by the County Highway Engineer, is the 1983 long range Bridge and Highwa,y Construction Pla,n :for Otter Ta,i,l County~ BE IT FURTHER R_ESQLVED, that the pr.oposed cqns.tr.uction da_te on any project can be changed to a.ccoil)IllQcla,t;e the ava:Uable fundi_ng and constr.uctign req_uirements 1 A_tte.st; (SEAL) Adopted this 4th day of February, 1983. Chair.Il\an1 Otter Tail County ~oard of CoII\Il1i,s.stoner.s " Upon motion made by Van Ellig, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, with Andy Leitch voting "no", the following reso·lution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the objective of this resolution is to initiate the develop- ment of an employee suggestions program with the support of all involved; and WHEREAS, it is the aim of the Otter Tail County Board of Commission- ers through the employee suggestion committe~ to establish an employee suggestion program whereby empl oye,e suggestions which contribute to efficiency, economy and other improvements in the operation of co~nty government; which improve public re- lations; and/or which promote employee welfare and job satis faction are to be con- sidered and rewarded; and WHEREAS, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners is aware of the need for operating expenses, which will be established after the approval and im- plementation of the employee suggestion program; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, the Otter Tail County Board of Commiss toners is in full support of the concept and development of the employee suggestion program and hereby establishes $1,000.00 for the implementa·tion,~ develop- ment and initial operation of the Employee Suggestion System, the expenditure and accounting of which shall be attributed to and under the direction of the Executive Secretary who shall also be_known as·;the Coordinator of the suggestion program, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED said program shall be made part of the personnel policy and other employee contracts in force. Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 4th day of February, 1983. Chairman -_ ATTEST: 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, A bill for an act, has been introduced into the Minne~ sota State Legislature, under House File No. 81, under Minn. Stat. 365.62, Section l, calling for a 60 day notice ~equirement, ~nd WHEREAS passage of such legislation would make compliance cumbersome, costly and reduce efficiency in-county-government, NOW, THEREFORE, BE FT RESdLVED, the·county Board does hereby go on record opposing such legislation, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, copies of this resol~tion be for- warded to all Otter Tail County: [egislators .and, the· Association b'f-·Minnesota Counties. · Dated at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this 4th day of February, 1983. Chairman ATTEST: .-1;:u~ ;:, fh,,_F Clerk county Board February 4, 1983 Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Sydney Nelson and carried, to approve payment in the amount of $1,030.00 to the Title Atlas Company, Minneapolis, MN, for 26 Otter Tail County Atlases for use in the various offices. Motion was made by Andy Leitch, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to rescind a contract entered into with Ron Moe for the purchase of Road Right-of-way near Jolly Ann Lake and cancel payment for same in the amount of $500.00. Richard Smith of the Otter Tail Lake Area Sewer District Commission appeared before the Board relative to the district and exclusion of certain properties within the district. The matter of drain fields for cluster systems was also dis- cussed ·and the County Attorney's office was authorized to proceed with the necessary steps to accomplish the purchase of lands for right-of-way,·,etc., reimbursable under the Phase III funding. John Schmidt of the Soil & Water Conservation District appeared be- fore the Board and extended an invitation to the Board t6 attend the formal pre- sentation of the Clay County Soil Survey in Moorhead on February 17th at 1:30 p.m .. Glen Melby, County Sheriff, appeared before the Board with a request to. replace a civil process vehicle, requesting purchase of a new or near new v~hicle. Sheriff Melby was instructed to, if possible,. purchase a used vehicle through the ' ' . , State of Mfnne~ota. With no further busin~s·s, the Chairman adjourned the meeting at 3:15 until the afternoon of February 22nd. Chairman . ATTEST: AdL_~). Clerk