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October 22, 2024
OTTER TAIL COUNTY -MINNESOTA
BOARD OF CO MM ISSIO NERS' MIN UTES
Government Services Center, Commissioners' Room & Via Livestream
515 West Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN
October 22, 2024 I 8:30 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened at 8:31 a.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the
Government Services Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Commissioners Kurt Mortenson, Chair; Lee Rogness, Vice
Chair; Wayne Johnson, Dan Bucholz, and Bob Lahman were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chair Mortenson called for approval of the Board Agenda. Motion by Rogness, second by Bucholz and
unanimously carried to approve the Board of Commissioners' agenda of October 22, 2024, with the following
addition:
FPLM Committee: Highway Department Capital Requests
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Lahman, second by Johnson and unanimously carried to approve the consent agenda items as
presented:
1. October 8, 2024, Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
3. Human Services and Public Health Warrants/Bills for October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
4. Approval of the issuance of an Otter Tail County Purchasing Card, with a 30-day limit of
$2,500.00, to Amy Johnson, Workforce Navigator, as requested by Lynne Penke
Valdes, Deputy Administrator.
2025 EMPLOYEE INSURANCE BENEFITS
Motion by Rogness, second by Bucholz and unanimously carried to approve the recommendation of the
Benefits Committee to continue with the Public Employees Insurance Program (PEIP) for the 2025 employee
insurance benefits. 2025 plan highlights include: > Health insurance premium rates will decrease
> Dental and life insurance rates will remain unchanged
2025 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS
Motion by Johnson, second by Lahman and unanimously carried to approve matching the non-union employer
contribution to the 2025 union contracts. 2025 Employer Contributions, per month, are as follows:
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Grandfathered (Legacy) Single Employees
Existing Dependent Coverage & New Employees
Single
Single+ Child(ren)
Single + Spouse
Family
MOU FOR MECHANIC'S ASSISTANT
$1420
$900
$1600
$1600
$1900
Motion by Johnson, second by Lahman and unanimously carried to authorize appropriate County Officials'
signatures to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Otter Tail County and The
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 320 for the addition of a
Mechanic's Assistant position assignment to the Highway Maintenance collective bargaining unit, contingent
upon union approval.
CONTRACT FOR WAIVER CASE MANAGEMENT
Motion by Johnson, second by Rogness and unanimously carried to authorize appropriate County Officials'
signatures to execute the contract between Otter Tail County Human Services and Coordinated Care of MN
for Waiver Case Management for the period beginning January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.
RESOLUTION APPROVING SINGLE FAMILY TAX ABATEMENTS
OTTER TAIL COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 2024-83
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Otter Tail County, Minnesota (the "County"), as follows:
1. Recitals.
(a) The County proposes to approve tax abatements in connection with the construction of single family
homes (the "Projects"), The County proposes to use the tax abatements for the Projects provided for
in Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.1812 through 469.1815 (the "Abatement Law"), from the property
taxes to be levied by the County on Parcel Identification Numbers 33000200123004,
74000990714001, 74000990715001, 53000110063003, 74000990346000, 06000050033001,
41000330205009, 28000080054000, 66000990121000, 7 4000990615000, 51000040060017,
53000990858000, 32000200150005, 32000200151000, 56000350263000, 20000240135000,
71003991834000, 17000991631000, 03000990848000, 16000360209002, 71002991088000,
74000990344000, 38000070050001, 35000990673000, 71001990970000 (collectively, the "Tax
Abatement Properties").
(b) The County proposes to approve tax abatements on a portion of the County's share of property taxes
on the Tax Abatement Properties in the amount of $10,000 for a term of up to five (5) years to finance
a portion of the costs of the Project.
(c) The tax abatement is authorized under the Abatement Law.
2. Findings for the Tax Abatement. The Board hereby makes the following findings:
(a) The tax abatement is the County's share of real estate taxes which relate to the Projects being
constructed on the Tax Abatement Properties and not the real estate taxes that relate to the value of
the land (the "Abatement").
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(b) The Board expects the benefits to the County of the Abatement to be at least equal or exceed the
costs to the County thereof.
(c) Granting the Abatement is in the public interest because it will increase the tax base in County.
(d) The Tax Abatement Properties are not located in a tax increment financing district.
(e) In any year, the total amount of property taxes abated by the County by this and other resolutions and
agreements, does not exceed the greater of ten percent ( 10%) of the net tax capacity of the County
for the taxes payable year to which the abatement applies or $200,000, whichever is greater. The
County may grant other abatements permitted under the Abatement Law after the date of this
resolution, provided that to the extent the total abatements in any year exceed the Abatement Limit
the allocation of the Abatement limit to such other abatements is subordinate to the Abatement granted
by this resolution.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Abatement is hereby approved. The terms of the
Abatement are as follows:
(f) The Abatement shall be for up to five (5) years anticipated to commence for taxes payable 2026 and
shall not exceed $10,000. The County reserves the right to modify the commencement date, but the
abatement period shall not exceed five (5) years.
(g) The County shall provide the Abatement as specified in this resolution.
(h) The Abatement shall be subject to all the terms and limitations of the Abatement Law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the Board hereby approves the Tax Abatement Agreements for payment
of the Abatement in substantially the form submitted and the Chair and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute
the Tax Abatement Agreements on behalf of the County.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by Commissioner Rogness, duly
seconded by Commissioner Bucholz and, after discussion thereof and upon vote being taken thereon, passed
unanimously.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, MN this 22nd day of October 2024.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
By: _£/4--,~. L:.Yk~tza.~~===---==--::::::::::::.._ __ _
Kurt Mortenson, Board of Commissioners Chair
Dated: November 5, 2024
Attest:J, • l 17 l<_,LJ ~
Nicole Hansen, Clerk
RECESS & RECONVENE
At 8:52 a.m., Chair Mortenson declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
recessed for a short break. The Board of Commissioners meeting was reconvened at 8:55 a.m.
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OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL
Motion by Johnson, second by Rogness and unanimously carried to approve out-of-state travel for Detective
Jon Karger to travel to Hoover, Alabama from November 3-15, 2024 to attend an Advanced Mobile Device
Examiner's Course administered by the United States Secret Service's National Computer Forensic Institute
(NCFI). This training is fully funded by the US Secret Service.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
Clint & Jacqueline Ortner
Motion by Johnson, second by Rogness and unanimously carried to approve a Conditional Use Permit for
property owners Clint and Jacqueline Ortner to restore the shoreland in accord with the Engineer's Design,
an alteration of 130 cubic yards, as well as a boat ramp for private use with conditions that 1) the boat access
is for private use only, 2) the restoration plan is completed by the end of the 2025 construction season, and
3) the work be done under direct supervision of Moore Engineering along with Land and Resource
Management approval. This proposal is located at 31848 Shallow Shores Drive, Dent, MN 56528, Section 27,
Dora Township, Shallow Lake (56-515), NE.
Joseph & Iliana Clauson Trust
Motion by Johnson, second by Bucholz to deny the Conditional Use Permit for Joseph and Iliana Clauson
Trust for a 25-unit commercial RV campground with 15 boat slips on Grove Lake, located at 16446 470th
Street, Pelican Rapids, MN 56572, Section 31, Scambler Township, Grove Lake (56-952), NE, and, after
discussion thereof, and upon vote being taken thereon, the motion passed on a roll call vote as follows:
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS YEA NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN
Bob Lahman X
Kurt Mortenson X
Dan Bucholz X
Lee Rogness X
Wayne Johnson X
Commissioners reviewed and addressed all 16 criteria of the Shoreland Management Ordinance (Review and
Approval Process, Section 3, Subp. 9) pertaining to the Joseph and Iliana Clauson Trust Conditional Use
Permit Application and considered the following criteria as factors for the denial of this application:
> Compatibility with the surrounding area: The Board evaluated compatibility of the application
determining whether the proposed use can exist in harmony with the surrounding area. Significant
among the identified concerns was the commercial nature of the application and the resulting short-
term character of the campsites as opposed to seasonal use. The proposed commercial use
increases the volume of campers and places greater pressure on a small natural environment lake. > Environmental impact: The Board identified concerns related to the topography of the land and the
flow of drainage toward the lake from the proposed development. Additional environmental impact
information was needed addressing sensitive lake vegetation, shallow near shore water depth, and
the potential for unstable or fluctuating lake water levels as evidenced by changing lake levels over
time. The sufficiency of information surrounding any potential impact on nesting bald eagles was
deemed inadequate to determine environmental consequences. > Density and location of development: The issue of density was addressed through the comparison of
impact of the proposed 15 boats slips on a 200-foot-wide lot to that of the development of single-
family residences on this lot size that would support 2-3 boat slips, a density outcome more
compatible with the lake depth and size.
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> Suitability of the area: This factor was included in discussion with other factors recognizing shallow
near shore water depth, size of the natural environment lake, topography, and varying lake water
levels. > Near shore water depth: The shallow near shore water depth was recognized in factoring the
compatibility of the application and the potential environmental impact to the natural environment
lake. > The Board reviewed the remaining factors identified in Section 3, Subp. 9 (I) of the Shoreland
Management Ordinance recognizing the record and findings made by the Planning Commission.
All Commissioners were in consensus of the factors that were outlined supporting the denial of the Conditional
Use Permit Application.
FORKLIFT ACQUISITION
Motion by Johnson, second by Rogness and unanimously carried to authorize the Solid Waste Department to
purchase a forklift from FM Forklift, in the quoted amount of $51,735.00 with the option to trade in or sell Asset
#18253, with a quoted trade in allowance of $7,000.00, as presented by Recycling Manager Brooks Andersen.
MCIT DELEGATE AND AL TERNA TE
County Administrator Nicole Hansen confirmed with the Board that Commissioner Rogness will serve as the
voting delegate with Commissioner Johnson the alternate for the 2024 Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental
Trust (MCIT) Annual Meeting held in December.
RECESS & RECONVENE
At 9:28 a.m., Chair Mortenson declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
recessed for a short break. The Board of Commissioners meeting was reconvened at 9:42 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:43 a.m., Chair Mortenson declared the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners meeting adjourned
with a closed session to follow. The next regular Board meeting is scheduled at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
November 5, 2024, at the Government Services Center in Fergus Falls and via livestream.
CLOSED SESSION
At 9:43 a.m., Chair Mortenson declared the Board of Commissioners meeting closed to the public. The closed
session is authorized under Minnesota Statute 13D .05, Subd. 3(b) for Attorney-Client Privilege regarding Otter
Tail County Jail Pending Litigation. Prese~t in the room were Commissioners Kurt Mortenson, Lee Rogness,
Dan Bucholz, Wayne Johnson, and Bob Lahman, County Administrator Nicole Hansen, County Attorney
Michelle Eldien, County Board Secretary Hannah Anderson and Cally Kjellberg-Nelson with Quinlivan and
Hughes, P.A., joined virtually. The closed session ended at 9:57 a.m.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated: November 5, 2024
By:~/4--, __ 'ri_t;l.~-==::----__ _ Attest~ r' lok./1£<,-,,<J,L--
Kurt Mortenson, Board of Commissioners Chair Nicole Hansen, Clerk
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Vendor Name
A-1 LOCK & KEY
A-OX Y.,lELDING SUPPLY CO INC
MA RECYCltNG LLC
ACKERSON/JEFF
ACORNS-OAK CONSULTING LLC
ADVANCED CORRECTIONAL HEAL THCAJ;
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC
AMERICAN WELDING & GAS INC
ARMSTRONG/TYLER
ASSOCIATION OF MN COUNTIES
AXON ENTERPRISE INC
BALDWIN/AMY
BECKER CO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
BECKER CO HIGHWAY DEPT
BEYER BODY SHOP INC
BLAOON/HNA
BOEN/ANDREW
BOWMAN'S GRADING & GRAVELING
BRANDON COMMUNICATIONS INC
BRAUN INTERTEC CORPORATION
BRAUN VENDING INC
BRUTLAG/STEVE
BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSBON
BURELBACH AMERICAN LEGION POST 61
BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING CC
BUSHMAN/JOHN
BUY-MOR PARTS & SERVICE LLC
CARLBLOM/DENNIS
CAROLINA SOFTWARE INC
CARR'S TREE SERVICE INC
CERTIFJED AUTO REPAIR
CHS INC
aTIZEN'S ADVOCATE
CLEAN SWEEP COMMERCIAL SERVICES
CODE 4 SERVICES INC
COLUMN SOFlWARE PBC
COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION
COMPANION ANIMAL HOSPITAL
CONTACT RADIO COMMUNICATK)NS
COOPER'S OFFICE SUPPLY INC
CUWGAN OF WADENA
D & T VENTURES LLC
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
466.50
8,315.12
530.00
90.00
1,500.00
448.09
6,894.35
270.95
324.79
625.00
25420
85.60
240.00
1,141.52
18,816.95
672.44
250.00
1,959.50
441.31
37,637.00
509.00
27.87
3,695.00
300.00
20,984.96
13.00
2,5B7.70
128.86
2,350.00
1,950.00
39.16
2,379.37
113.00
1,395.00
2,430.49
608.74
13,197.n
59.00
1,198.00
1,623.04
63.00
1,418.45
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Vendor Name
DACOTAH PAPER CO
DAKOTA HOSE & FITTINGS LP
OATAWORKS PLUS llC
DENZEL'S REGION WASTE INC
DIGI-KEY ELECTRONICS
DME EXTERIORS INC
DONOHO/MICHAEL
DRECHSEUALLEN
EDWARDS/JEFF
ELDIENlMilCHELLE
ELECTION SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE Ll.C
ERGOMETRICS INC
EVCO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS INC
EXTREME MARINE LLC
FAUL PSYCHOLOGICAL PlLC
FERGUS FALLS DAILY JOURNAL
FERGUS FALLS/CllY Of
FERGUS HOME & HARDWARE INC
FERGUS POWER PUMP INC
FERGUSON ASPHALT PAVING INC
FIELD/CRISTI
FISCHERfJUDD
FOREMOST PROMOTIONS
FORTWENGLER ELECTRIC INC
FOTH INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMB-
GALLS LLC
GAUDETTE/SCOTT
GIRARO"S BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC
GOPHER STATE ONE CALL
GRAINGER INC
GUARDIAN RFID
GUSTAFSON/JEAN M
HANSEN/NICOLE
HAUKOS SALES LLC
HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICI
HOMETOWN REPAIR INC
HOUSTON ENGINEERING INC
JAKES JOHNS LLC
JEBROINC
JK SPORTS INC
JOHNSON CONTROLS FIRE PROTECTIO~
JOHNSON/DENA
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
198.90
930.30
385.00
165.00
309.78
2,650.00
340.35
1,000.00
276.71
317.58
18,716.90
184.78
780.95
215.00
1,600.00
436.10
3,993.18
402.33
9,700.00
38,063.04
168.17
221.54
1,270.88
32:99
9,154.65
6,475.36
136.90
1,089.00
14.85
200.91
170.00
180.00
216.07
199.00
224.38
65.41
43,469.93
4TI.99
25,200.85
20.00
6,742.73
230.92
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Vendor Name
JOHNSON/MARKT
JONES lAW OFFICE
KARKElA HUNT & CHESHIRE PLLP
KELSVEN.IRICK
KNOWINKLlC
LAKE REGION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION
LAKE REGION HEAL THC.ARE
LAKES COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE
LAKES COUNTRY SERVICE COOPERATIV
LANGUE/STEVEN
LEAF RIVER AG SERVICE
lEE/fHOMAS
LEGAL SERVICES OF N'W MINNESOTA
LEIGHTON MEDIA-DETROIT LAKES
LIBERTY TIRE RECYCLING LLC
LIND FAMILY FUNERAL HOME INC
UNDGRENJDUANE&JOY
LOCAfORS & SUPPUES INC
LONG WEEKEND SPORTSWEAR
M-R SIGN CO INC
MARCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
MARC0TECHNOL0GIES LLC
f..,1ARK SAND & GRAVEL CO
MARTHALER/TERENCE
MARTIN/VALERIE
MCCONN/CHRiSTOPHER
MESENBRINK/KEVIN
MINNESOTA MOTOR COMPANY
MINNESOTA. SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION
MN TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE
MNCCCLOCKBOX
MOLTER/RAYMOND
MOORE ENGINEERING INC
MOREHEADi'MICHAEL
NAPA CENTRAL
NDSCS -TRAINND SE
NELSON AUTO CENTER INC
NETuVORK SERVICES COMPANY
NEW YORK MILLS DISPATCH
NEWVILLE/DARREN
NORTHlAND AREA SERVICES
NORTH\i'I/EST TIRE INC
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
354.42
415.00
169.00
378.55
360.00
250.00
19,894.56
931.90
595.00
397.30
1,957.00
39127
970.00
315.00
1,026.95
745.00
769.07
53.98
300.00
3,270.00
1,on.00
2,869.42
20,383.92
491.77
206.80
558.68
1,350.00
2,373.64
750.00
95.00
11,068.80
115.05
14,14125
93.00
1,052.86
3,600.00
7,612.99
160.70
193.75
457.60
31,510.00
912.43
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Vendor Name
NOVA FIRE PROTECTION INC
NYHUS FM11L Y SALES INC
OFFICE Of MNIT SERVICES
OLSON TIRE & OIL
OVERHEAD DOOR CO OF FERGUS FALLS
PALERM'AL TER
PALMERSHEIM/COLBY
PARK REGION CO OP
PARKERS PRAIRIE/CITY OF
PEOPLEFACTS LLC
PERHAM STEEL & WELDING
PHOENIX SUPPLY
PLUNKETTS VARMENT GUARD
POPE DOUGLAS SOLID WASTE MANAGE!
PRAIRIE LAKES MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
PRAIRfE SCALE SYSTEMS JNC
PRECISE MRM LLC
PRO AG FARMERS CO OP
PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES INC
PSICK CAPITOL SOLUTIONS INC
QUICK'S NAPA AUTO PARTS
QUINLIVAN & HUGHES PA
RAZOR BLADE COMPANY/THE
R00 EQUlflt.-tENr CO
RD0 TRUCK CENTERS LLC
RED DOT PEST CONTROL
REMINGTON/JOHN
RJNGDAHLAMBUlANCE INC
RIPLEY/DAVID
RODER/BETSY
SAMUELSON/HEIDI
SBLC-FF
SCHICK CORPORATE llEARNING
srutiORNACKl'DAVID
SELAND'S
SHERWIN WILLIAMS
SIMENGAARDJPAUL
SOETH/SYl VIA
STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT
STEEVES/BERNARD A
STEINS INC
STEVE'S SANITATION INC
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
1.,000.00
136.50
3,824.59
1,073.48
10.55
347.06
288.77
90.00
130.00
49.35
45.00
1,411.20
367.00
666.50
14.00
1,138.93
960.00
106.93
67.10
3,500.00
10.98
2,832.50
306.94
1,6"18.11
26,428.87
130.00
1,000.00
559.00
'116.80
180.00
287.20
693.66
4,47621
233.60
4,794.88
64.03
78.79
319.36
149.97
126.85
3,606.42
13,525.00
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Vendor Name
STRAND ACE HARDWARE
STREET SMART RENTALS llC
SUMMIT FOOO SERVICE LLC
THIS WEEKS SHOPPING NEVVS
THOMSON REUTERS-WEST
THRIFlY WHITE PHARMACY
TK ELEVATOR CORP
TOMFORD!TRAVIS
TRITES/DAVID
TSCHIDA/CRAIG
UMLAUF/DALE
USIC LOCATING SERVICES LLC
VANSTEENBURGIJEFFREY
VERGAS AUTO REPAIR LLC
VERGAS HARDWARE
VESTIS
VESTIS
VICTOR LUNDEEN COMPANY
VISUAL GOV SOLUTIONS LLC
WADENA.ASPHALT INC
WALETZKO/PATRICK
WALLWORK TRUCK CENTER
WASSIOAVID F
WEAKLEND/BONNIE
WEl.LER'S GARAGE
WELLPATH LLC
WELLS CONSTRUCTION MN LLC
WEST/RICHARD
WILSON/VVARREN R
VVM CORPORATE SERVICES INC
X-STREAMWATERJETTING LLC
YMCA OF THE NORTHERN SKY
ZER09 HOLSTERS
ZIEGlERINC
Final Total:
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
33.67
16,892.00
7,970.66
232.00
2,348.57
6,68124
1,691.30
13.00
268.44
120.78
108.76
1,943.57
118.14
95.19
179.97
71.05
380.81
231.50
1,134.39
6,486.00
286.09
275.40
60924
128.86
76.43
54,879.50
1,500.00
399.98
245.66
37,499.81
2,883.58
6,862.05
176.75
75,683.11
754,547.00
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Vendor Name
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC
ANOKA CO SHERIFF
ASSOCIATION OF MN COUNTIES
BECKER CO SHERIFF
COUNTIES PROVIDJNG TECHNOLOGY
DANIELSON/KIM
f AUL PSYCHOLOGICAL PLLC
FINSETHfTRACI
HAUGRUDIREED
HENNEPIN CO SHERIFF
INDEPENDENT CONTRACT SERVICES OF
KlAWlTIER/JENNIFER
KLOEK/ASHLEY
KNUDSON/FONDA l
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE-MEHL CEN
LEEHY/JANET
MAHUBE-OTWA CAP INC
MCGARY/ALEXIS
MIDWEST MONITORING &. SURVEILANCE
MN DEPT OF OORRECTIONS
MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES
MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES
MOHS/MEGHAN KELLEY
OTTER TAIL CO A lTORNEYS OFFICE
OTTER TAIL CO RECORDER
OTTERTAIL CO SHERIFF
PREMIER BIOTECH LABS LLC
QUAUlY ~OYOTA
RELIANOE TELEPHONE INC
SJOSTROM/DEBORAH
UNITEDWAY
VERIZON WIRELESS
VICTOR LUNDEEN COMPANY
WEST CENTRAL REG JUVENILE CTR
WHIPPLENANESSA
Final Total:
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
134.05
80.00
125.00
34.10
248.00
26.80
3,000.00
16.00
25.20
80.00
600.33
30.00
104.71
270.00
337.50
31.00
60,TT0.86
74.74
1,671.00
473.75
4,661.91
3,748.13
3,600.00
920.00
33.00
200.00
662.15
'133.93
1.34
52.72
37,848.00
2,318.80
297.00
102.00
29.81
122,742.63
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Vendor Name
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES INC
BARKER/MEGAN
CONTROL SOLUTIONS INC
FRUSTOUANNE
HENDRICKX/KA THY
INDEPENDENT CONTRACT SERVICES OF
LIEN/JODY
LYSNE CONSUL TING & COUNSELING LLC
MIDWEEK INC/THE
MINNESOTA MOTOR COMPANY
MNCCCLOCKBOX
ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC
OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER
OTTERTAILOOTREASURER
OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY
SANOFIPASTEURINC
VERIZON WIRELESS
WESTBYJLINDA
Final Total:
Board of Commissioners' Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
58.57
86.83
270.00
6.03
12.50
6,087.84
15.00
750.00
5820
157.78
8,797.39
56.52
248.04
4,477.97
296.86
7,328.99
778.94
23.79
29,511.25
Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2024
OTTER TAIL COUNTY -MINNESOTA
DRA INAGE AUTHORITY MIN UTES
Government Services Center, Commissioners' Room & Via Livestream
515 West Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN
October 22, 2024110:10 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER
The Otter Tail County Drainage Authority convened at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the
Government Services Center in Fergus Falls, MN. Commissioners Kurt Mortenson, Chair; Lee Rogness, Vice
Chair; Wayne Johnson, Dan Bucholz, and Bob Lahman were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA & CONSENT AGENDA
Chair Mortenson called for joint approval of the Drainage Authority Agenda and Consent Agenda. Motion by
Lahman, second by Bucholz and unanimously carried to approve the Drainage Authority Agenda of October
22, 2024 with the addition of a County Ditch 25 Update and the Consent Agenda of October 22, 2024 as
follows:
1. October 8, 2024, Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
DITCH 10 -ORDER FOR PUBLIC HEARING
Motion by Johnson, second by Lahman to approve the Order to Set a Public Hearing for the Redetermination
of Benefits for County Ditch 10 to be held on January 27, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Otter Tail Lake Room at the
Government Services Center (GSC) in Fergus Falls, MN. After discussion thereof and upon vote being taken
thereon, the motion passed on a roll call vote as follows:
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS YEA NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN
Lee Rogness X
Dan Bucholz X
Wayne Johnson X
Bob Lahman X
Kurt Mortenson X
DITCH 11 -SET REDETERMINATION OF BENEFITS PUBLIC HEARING
Motion by Rogness, second by Bucholz to approve the Order to Set a Public Hearing for the Redetermination
of Benefits for County Ditch 11 to be held on January 27, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Otter Tail Lake Room at the
Government Services Center (GSC) in Fergus Falls, MN. After discussion thereof and upon vote being taken
thereon, the motion passed on a roll call vote as follows:
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS YEA NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN
Lee Rogness X
Dan Bucholz X
Wayne Johnson X
Bob Lahman X
Kurt Mortenson X
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Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2024
DITCH 31 -SET REDETERMINATION OF BENEFITS PUBLIC HEARING
Motion by Lahman, second by Bucholz to approve the Order to Set a Public Hearing for the Redetermination
of Benefits for County Ditch 31 to be held on January 27, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Otter Tail Lake Room at the
Government Services Center (GSC) in Fergus Falls, MN. After discussion thereof and upon vote being taken
thereon, the motion passed on a roll call vote as follows:
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS YEA NAY ABSENT ABSTAIN
Lee Rogness X
Dan Bucholz X
Wayne Johnson X
Bob Lahman X
Kurt Mortenson X
DITCH 25 UPDATE
Drainage Inspector Colby Palmersheim gave a brief update regarding County Ditch 25. Palmersheim noted
that a letter was sent to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last week requesting permission to
proceed with repairs to County Ditch 25, as recommended in the HEI, Inc. technical memo, which included an
alternative option to the recommended repair.
ADJOURNMENT
At 10:18 a.m., Chair Mortenson declared the Otter Tail County Drainage Authority meeting adjourned. The
next Drainage Authority meeting will immediately follow the next regular Board meeting on Tuesday,
November 5, 2024, at the Government Services Center in Fergus Falls and via livestream.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated: November 5, 2024
By:_A_~_}1._ ... __ /4; __ t_'_-_____ _
Kurt Mortens6n, Board of Commissioners Chair
AttestJ (C ok, JI.~
Nicole Hansen, Clerk
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Vendor Name
CARR'S TREE SERVICE INC
CHRISTENSEN CONSTRUCTION
FERGUS FALLS DAILY JOURNAL
HOUSTON ENGINEERING INC
KUGLER/DOUGLAS
NELSON/MIKE
OLSON/TYLER
RINKE NOONAN LAW FIRM
VERIZON V\IIRELESS
Final Total:
Drainage Authority Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2024 (Exhibit A)
Amount
454.83
1,487.50
1,078.32
2,887.48
300.00
1,050.00
350.00
1.,434.00
40.01
9,082.14