HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Commissioners - Minutes - 09/20/1989CALL TO ORDER ALL PRESENT MINUTES APPROVED SOLID WASTE RECYCLING EMPLOYEES LOUNGE EQUIPMENT COSTS EMPLOYEES COMMITTEE ABATEMENTS MINUTES OF THE AD80URNED MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY C0~MISSI0NERS OTTER TAIL COUNTY MINNESOTA September 20, 1989 Pursuant to adjournment, the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota met Wednesday, September 20, 1989. Chairman Nelson called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m. with all members present. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve the minutes of the meeting of September 13th as mail ed. Mike Hanan and A~y Beske, Solid Waste Department, appeared before the Board and presented the contract for the construction of the recycling building. They also discussed securing various sites for recycling centers, with no action taken. Representatives of the employ_ees committee appeared before the Board, stating arrangements have been made for the jail kitchen personnel to prepare light lunches, of sandwiches, soup and salads, at various nominal costs to the county employees, requesting up front costs assistance for the equipment needed. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren seconded by Andy Lindquist and unanimously carried, to approve payment of one-half of the set-up costs ifl the amount of $657.40, of the necessary $1,314.80. Motion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to approve the Otter Tail County Employees Committee as ·formulated, urfrterthe following guidelines: Reponts to: The Board of County Commissioners, Otter Tail County Duties: Conducting the monthly meetings. May be held more often if necessary. Handle employee concerns about legitimate work related issues that are not covered in the personnel policy. Supplies for the employee coffee room. Hold annual election of members. Organize annual Christmas Party. Be an informational unit for county employees. Consists of: Seven elected members, each having a two year term. Election is held every year, thr.ee .members elected one year, four members elected the following year. The Chairperson attends the monthly personnel committee meetings. Employees with legitimate work related issues are welcome to attend the meetings of the committee. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- mously carried, to approve the following applications for homestead classification and/or reduction of tax capacity: Mary Beth Brandborg Fergus Falls City Court ordered reduction Albert Whitcombe Maine Building assessed on wrong Ron Ro·11 er Richard & Geo Smith Marvin & Helen Anderson Norbert Deresch Nels Hagen Production Credit Ass'n Craig M. Larson 01 iver Holman Vincent Anderson Marjorie Anderson Jerry Leaf Maine Henning City Edria q Leaf Mountain Eagle Lake Norwegian Grove Edna Dunn. Dunn Dunn Pelican Rapids property Omitted building Residential homestead Property overvalued Property overvalued Property ~vervalued Residential homestead Property overvalued Property overvalued Property overvalued Omitted property Property overvalued REPURCHASE HOME OWNERS SAVINGS BANK -KLINGER REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER COALITION PART-TIME POS~IDION TEAMSTERS AGREEMENT O.T. SEWER DISTRICT KOCHMANN REAPPOINTED I County Board -2 -September 20, 1989 Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHE"RAS application has been made by Home Owners Savings Bank, FSB',:Steve Kopkie, Vice President, mortgagee on the East 50 1 of the West 125 1 of Sublot 9 of SW¼SW¼, Ex. South 151 1 & Ex. N 150 1 , Section 34-133-43 sa:r.d property havi n<1 forfeited to the State of Minnesota for non-payment of taxes , and WHEREAS. the amount of $1,792.22 has been paid, being the aggregate of all delinquent taxes, assessments, penalties, costs and interest, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the County Board does hereby approve the aforementioned repurchase, permission granted for the following reasons: to relieve undue l;i-ardship and be to the best pubMt interest. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 20th day of September, 1989. Motion was made by Mel 0. Olson, seconded by Hub Nondgren and unani- mously carried, to approve an appropriation of $20,000 for the year 1990 for the Regional Treatment Center Coalition. Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, to approve the Sheriff's Department Teamster's Union agreement as it pertains to part-time positions, and the Chairman of the Board and the County Auditor were authorized to execute said agree- ment on behalf of the County Board. Motion was made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, to rei)ppoint Charles· Kochmann to a four year term on the Otter Tail Lakes Area Sewer District Board. HUMAN SERVICES EMPLOYEESMot ion was made by Bert Hovland, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- ASSOCIATION mous ly carried, to appoint Chairman. N'el son to the negotiations committee representing Otter Tail County on the Employees Association of the Human Services Department. Chairman Nelson appointed Andy Lindquist as the second member to serve on said negotiations committee. SPACE STUDY Motion was made by Andy Lindquist, seconded by Hub Nordgren and unani- MUTCHER & .LYNCH mously carried, to enter into contract with Mutchler.& Lynch Associates, RESOLUTION, CSAH #8 10 TON DESIGNATION Fargo, ND, to do a space study on office needs as it pertains to the highway department, social services department, the old jail space, possible utilization of space at the State Hospital, etc. Upon motion made by Sydney Nelson, seconded by Mel 0. Olson and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that The ten (JO) ton road designation as established on September 13th, for County State Aid Highway #8, be limited to that portion of said highway within the limits of the City of Perham. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 20th day of September, 1989. RESOLUTION TAX LAW CHANGES. RE00S:SED BUDGET HEARING ADJOURNMENT County Board -3 -September 20, 1989 Upon motion made by Hub Nordgren, seconded by Andy Lindquist and unani- mously carried, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Otter Tail County Minnesota, that WHEREAS, a special session of the Minnesota Legislature is to be called for the purpose of enacting a t~x bill which will have signi- ficant impact on current property tax law; and WHEREAS, property tax statements for 1990 must be mailed early in 1990 so that taxpayers are in a position to make their first half pay- ment on or before May 15, 1990; and WHEREAS, ~ajar changes in the property tax laws would create computer programming difficulties which might make it impossible for counties to mail tax statements in early 1990, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners hereby urges the Minnesota ·Legislature to carefully consider the administrative problems which will be imposed upon counties by major changes in the property tax laws, and that due consideration be given to the computer programming efforts that will need to be implemented to insure that property tax statements are mailed at in appropriate time in 1990. Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 20th day of September, 1989. At l :50 p.m., with no further business, Chairman Nelson declared the meeting r~cessed until 7:00 p.m .. Pursuant to published notice thereof, Chairman Nelson declated the public hearing open for the purpose of receiving testimony and public input on the county's over-all budget for the year 1990. Chairman Nelson called upon Tim Brand, Data Processing Manager, who presented several transparancies on the overhead proj~ctor, depicting the county's levies, expenses, revenues from years 1985 through the proposed levy of $11,494,547 for tax year 1990. Appearing and speaking on behalf of l akeshore properties were Richard Crocket, Bob Marts and Bob Taylor. Chairman Nelson then caned upon Wayne Stein, Deputy Auditor-Accountant, who presented a detailed break- down of the budget for 1990. No formal action taken. With no further testimony, at 9:08 p.m., Chairman Nelson declared the meeting adjourned until the afternoon of September 27, 1989. J~~-nd--