August 22, 2023

The Lake of The Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on August 22, 2023 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Ed Arnesen called the meeting to order at 9:00a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Ed Arnesen, Jon Waibel, Cody Hasbargen and Joe Grund. Also Present was Auditor-Treasurer Lorene Hanson. Absent: Commissioner Buck Nordlof.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following changes: Add: Approval of Quotes for Painting.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the official minutes of August 8, 2023.

SOCIAL SERVICES

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $7,227.47; Commissioners Warrants $1,758.25; Commissioners Warrants $6,696.54.

Minnesota Department of Corrections

District Supervisor Cody Underdahl gave an update that included: Legislative changes, staffing changes, Borderland Substance Abuse Court, supervised probation, and the cognitive behavior program.

Auditor/Treasurer

Claims

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $277,332.64; Road & Bridge $40,348.19; County Development $350.00; Joint Ditch $97,362.60; Solid Waste $17,361.52; EDA $1,296.60.

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

Warrants Approved On 8/22/2023 For Payment 8/25/2023

Vendor Name Amount

ByteSpeed, LLC 4,400.00

Cenex Co-Op Services, Inc. 15,944.90

Counties Providing Technology 4,284.00

Dentons Dirt Worx, LLC 97,362.60

Erickson Engineering Company, LLC 7,528.50

Farmers Union Oil Co. 2,960.46

Lake Area Construction Inc 14,700.00

Lavalla Sand & Gravel Inc 76,353.84

Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC 10,266.35

North Central Insulation 162,912.00

Pomp’s Tire-Thief River Falls 3,345.46

Quadient Finance USA Inc. 2,000.00

Roseau County Highway Dept 3,305.02

Stonebrooke Engineering, Inc. 4,148.93

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance 6,268.50

Wex Bank 2,102.78

30 Payments less than 2000 16,168.21

Final Total: 434,051.55

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: August 9, 2023 for $105,137.32; August 16, 2023 for $167,739.06.

Roof Repair Final Payment

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the final payment for the Government Center building roof repair in the amount of $162,912.00 to be paid for out of the building fund.

Approval of Bid

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the bid from Joy Brandt Painting in the amount of $4,250.00 to paint the Government Center Court Room to be paid for out of the insurance claim for water damage.

Public Works

County Engineer Anthony Pirkl discussed project SAP 039-026-005 300ft of road between Willie Walleye, the VFW, and the Grand Theater that will begin work in summer of 2024. 

Add to Agenda

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to add Permission to advertise for bids for SAP 039-026-005.

Permission to advertise for bids

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the request to advertise for bids for project SAP 039-026-005.

Updates

County Engineer Anthony Pirkl discussed the reclaiming on County Road 8 and informed the board that the project will continue after Labor Day. Mr. Pirkl also informed the board that a water line was installed at the landfill to help with the grinding of shingles.

Sheriff

Pennington County Purchase of Service Agreement

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the renewal of the Purchase of Service agreement between Pennington County, Thief River Falls, and Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office and for Chair Ed Arnesen and Sheriff Gary Fish to sign the same.

Land & Water

Adoption of Rainy-Rapid Work Plan

Motion

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the Rainy-Rapid work plan for Watershed based implementation funding and allow the implantation committee to certify any final changes required for approval by the Board of Water and Soil Resources.

Recess

With no further business before the Board, Chair Ed Arnesen called the meeting to recess at 9:45 a.m.

Attest: September 12, 2023

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County Auditor/Treasurer, Lorene Hanson Chairman Ed Arnesen