HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 11/25/1987CALL TO ORDER
ALL PRESENT
MINUTES APPROVED
HUMAN SERVICES BOARD
ACTION -
SOIL SURVEY PAYMENT
I
FORGIVENESS OF PENALTY
DENIED -DEER CREEK BANK
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
UNION AGREEMENT
ABATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
OTTO TOWNSHIP
ROAD PROBLEM
SURPLUS 1DUMP TRUCKS
,_ BID ACCEPTED FROM
DEAD LAKE TOWNSHIP
KEN KELLER, U of M
PRESIDENT
MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA
Nov ember 25, 1987
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter
Tail County Minnesota met Thursday, November 25, 1987, with all members
present. Chairman Hovland called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.
Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani-
mously carried, the minutes of the meeting of November 19th were approved
as mailed.
Motion was made by Mel o~ Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani-
mously carried, to approve an application of Eleanor Solien for pre-
school latch key operation, to be confirmed at the next Human Services
Board meeting.
Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $24,000 representing
soil survey activity from July l, 1987 to September 30, 1987.
Motion .was made by Hub Nordgren to approve payment,without penalty,
of taxes submitted by the Deer Creek Bank of seven taxpayers who paid
the second half taxes at the bank, with the bank submitting payment
on November 16th, postmarked by the Deer Creek Bank on the 17th, with
verification by the postmaster at Deer Creek that said payment was
mailed on the 16th. The motion was seconded by Sydney Nelson but
failed with Andy Lindquist, Mel 0. Olson;1and Bert Hovland voting 11 no 11 •
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to ~pprove the union agreement with the Highway Depart-
ment for January 1, 1987, through December 31, 1988,. and the Chairman
of the Board and the County Auditor were instructed to execute said
agreement on behalf of Otter Tail County.
Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to approve the following application for homestead
classification and/or -reduction of assessed valuation:
Daryl Gullickson Fergus Falls City Homestead classification
Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani-
mously carried, to approve the statement of receipts and disbursements
for Otter Tail County for the year 1986, to now be presented for
pu bl i c a t i on .
Dale Menze, Joh.n Schram and Rueben Olson from Otto Township appeared
before the Board relative to thetr complaint filed against the Otto
Town Board and the hearing that had been held October 29th. Motion
was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously
carried, to recommend a committee consisting of Sydney Nelson, Hub
Nordgren and the County Attorney meet to determine the County's
obligation in the road dispute and recommend to the County Board at
their meeting on December 3rd what action they feel should be taken.
The Board, having notified all governmental units in Otter Tail County
that three snow plowing dump trucks were to be offered for sale to
said governmental units, opened the meeting for receiving of bids.
Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Sydney Nelson and
unanimously carried, to accept the bid of Dead Lake Township in the
amount of $2,500 for Unit #41, a 1973 Chevn6let Single Axle Dump
Truck. Dead Lake Township also submitted a bid of $1,000 for Unit
#33, a GMC Single Axle Dump Truck which is to be considered.
At 11:00 a.m., Chairman Hovland recessed the Boand meeting to the
District Court Room for the purpose of meeting with the President
of the University of Minnesota, Ken Keller, who addressed a group of
county officials and interested persons.
GRAVEL PIT
CITY OF ERHARD
DOUGLAS COUNTY
SNOWMOBILE TRAIL ASS'N
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
SECRETARIAL POSITION
BRIDGE RUMBLE
FERGUS FALLS LANDFIL
ENGINEERING COSTS
DEER CREEK CITY
CANISTER RESOLUTION
FUEL BILLS PREPAID
DOUGLAS KRAMER
ABATEMENT REQUEST
DENIED
GAMBLING PERMIT DENIED
MOORHEAD HOCKEY ASS'N
MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES
SALARY INCREASES
RECLASSIFICATION REVIEW
BOARD
County Board -2 -Nov ember 25, 1987
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to advertise for bids to be received until 1:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, January 5, 1988, for the County owned gravel pit in the City
of Erhard.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani-
mously carried, to authorize the Chairman of the Board to execute
approval of a snowmobile permit forr:Dow1gilas County Snowmobile Trail
Association on a county.ditch in Sections 25 & 27 -131 -39.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, to authorize the County Engineer to secure a replace-
ment for a secretarial positton in the Highway Department.
Commissioner Olson reported on complaints received because of a rumble
on a bridge over·1:the Otter Tail River near Diversion Dam, matter of
which will be checked out by Commissioner Olson and the County Engineer.
Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani-
mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $15,364.68 to the
City of Fergus Falls covering engineering costs on the land fill in
the City of Fergus Falls.
A resolution was presented to the Board from the City of Deer Creek,
requesting canisters be provided by the County at the site in the
City of Deer Creek for use by the City of Deer Creek and five sur-
rounding townships. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by
Sydney Nelson and unanimously carried, to accept said resolution and
the County Auditor was instructed to file same.
Motion was rm.de by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Sydney Nelson and
unanimously carried, to approve the prepayment of the following bills
to take advantage of discount:
Gappa Oil Co., Parkers Prairie
Farmers Co-op Ass'n, Deer Creek
$509.00
4,657.40
Douglas Kramer appeared before the Board requesting consideration of
reduction of the assessed valuation on property he owns in Rush Lake
Township, stating he felt the classification was in error, tax involved
to be the tax of 1986. Motion was made by Sydney Nelson to reverse
the decision of the Board made in September of 1986, denying the re-
quested reduction, reason for approval based on valuation of comparabl1e
areas. The motion failed for lack of a second. Motion was then made
by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried, to uphold
the decision of September, 1986 and deny the request for reduction of
assessed valuation.
Representative of the Moorhead Hockey Association again appeared be-
fore the Board relative to the application for gambling permit for
the Colonial Square in Perham Township. Motion was made by Hub Nord-
gren to reverse the decision made on September 24, 1987, and voice
no objection to the issuance of a license to the Moorhead Hockey Ass'n.
The motion was seconded by Bert Hovland but failed with Commissioners
Lindquist, Olson and Nelson voting 11 no 11 •
Rick Sytsma, Building Maintenance Supervisor, appeared before the
Boand with a request reclassification for Larry Rosentreter and
Ernest Johnson be approved, placing said employees in Salary Range
13 (Comparable Worth Values), resulting in a monthly increase t~tal of
$102.00. Said request was approved upon motion made by Mel 0. Olson,
seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani-
mously carried, to appoint a committee consisting of Diane Thorson,
Michael Kirk and Larry Krohn, review all requests for reclassification
of county employees to determine the comparable worth cl ass if icati ons
for recommendation to the Personnel Board, as requested by Larry Krohn,
County Coordinator.
AUDITOR'S OFF I CE
CORA NELSON INCREASE IN
SALARY
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
GERALD FREDERICK
SALARY INCREASE
PLANNING COMMISSION
ROBERT SCHWARTZ
PLANNING COMMISSION
DAVID TRITES
CHARLES KITZMAN
FAMILY INSURANCE
COVERAGE INCLUSION
SNOWMOBILE TRAIL -
LAND & RESOURCE
COURTHOUSE ELEVATOR
MARK SAND & GRAVEL
ADJOURNMENT
County Boa rd -3 -November 25, 1987
Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani-
mously carri'ed, the Board accepted the recommendation of the Person-
nel Committee for a step increase from Grade 3, Step 4 to Grade,3,
Step 5, for Cora Nelson, Land Transfer Clerk in the Auditor's Office,
retroactive to October l, 1987.
Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and carried,
with Mel 0. Olson voting ''no", to grant a salary increase as requested
by Dennis Berend, County Engineer, for Accountant Gerald Frederick, as
recommended by the Personnel Committee based on action by the County
Board on March 25, 1986, retroactive to April l ~ 1986.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, to re-appoint Robert Schwartz, to the Otter Tail County
Planning Commission for a term expiring December 31, 1989.
Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Sydney Nelson and unani-
mously carried, to re-i~~oint David Trites to the Otter Tail County
Planning Commission for a term expiring December 31, 1990.
Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani-
mously carried, to approve granting payment of the additional cost of
family coverage in the amount of $34.60 per month for the months of
October and November, for Charles Kitzman, employee in the Department
of Human Services, not covered under the merit system
Motion was made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani-
mously carried, to place in the charge of Land & Resource Management
the activities of the Snownobile Trail Association.
Motion wasrmade by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani-
mously carried, to approve payment in the amount of $34,500.00 to
DA-SOTA ELEVATOR CO., INC;, for work thus far on the installation of
the new elevator in the courthouse.
The matter of the dispute between Otter Tail County and Mark Sand &
Gravel Company on road construction was discussed with a recommendation
a disinterested party be called in to attempt a resolution on said
conflict.
At 2:55 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Hovland declared the
meeting adjourned until the afternoon of December 3, 1987.
ATTEST: Chairman ..
Approved l~-B-k 7
Clerk