May, 2009

Commissioner Proceedings

May 12, 2009

The Lake of the Woods County Board met in regular session on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, in the Commissioners’ Room at the Government Center.

Call to Order

Chair Patty Beckel called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Hanson and Moorman. Also present were: County Auditor John W Hoscheid, Ted Stone and John Oren.

Approval of Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the agenda for the meeting today with changes. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Consent Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the consent agenda for travel with changes: Holly House to Camp Ripley for AMEM board meeting on June 1 – 2 and to Thief River Falls for Tactical Interoperable Communications (TIC) Plan for the state on June 9 – 10; and Leah Stephani-Miller to Moorhead for MSSA 1^st Annual NW District Human Service Conference on June 17 – 18. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Minutes

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the minutes of April 28, 2009, with changes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Reed McFarlane-Board Support

Reed McFarlane met with the board requesting support for “Agassiz Lowlands Environmental Learning Area.” This project will establish an environmental education curriculum by developing an environmental learning area on a one hundred and twenty acre site adjacent to the Lake of the Woods K-12 School.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve County Board Chair Patty Beckel to sign a letter of support for “Agassiz Lowlands Environmental Learning Area” to be sent to Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D). The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, carried as follows: For: Commissioners: Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel and Hanson; Against: None; Abstaining: Commissioner Moorman.

County Sheriff

Vehicle Bids

County Sheriff Dallas Block presented bids for vehicles to be purchased with the Stonegarden grant. The board discussed the bids and directed Dallas to look into the state bids and report to the board later in the day.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen

Right-of Ways Issues

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board regarding right-of-ways. He presented two letters to be sent to individuals reiterating the ramification of doing any future work without an approved permit in hand. It was the consensus of the board to send the letters.

Land & Water Planning Director

LiDAR

Land & Water Planning Director presented a letter of agreement between Lake of the Woods County and the International Water Institute for the purchase of Project Deliverables LiDAR acquisitions.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to sign a letter of agreement as presented between Lake of the Woods County and the International Water Institute for the purchase of Project Deliverables for LiDAR acquisitions, in the amount of $103,308.96. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Application Request

Land & Water Planning Director requested permission to have Jay Spires, Attorney for Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, PA to review an application request for a land use permit. It was the consensus of the board to grant this request.

Wetland Conservation

Land & Water Planning Director presented a letter regarding the proposed permanent rules relating to wetland conservation.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to have Chair Patty Beckel sign the letter as presented to Administrative Law Judge Steve M Mihalchick in regards to the proposed permanent rules relating to wetland conservation. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Recess

The meeting was called to recess at 10:25 a.m. and reconvened at 10:33 a.m. as follows:

County Auditor

Claims

County Auditor, John W Hoscheid met with the board and requested approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the following claims against the county as presented. The board had questions for the County Assessor on the claim for Vanguard Appraisals Inc and would like to meet with him at the next board meeting.

Revenue $ 29,860.35

Road & Bridge $ 30,929.70

County Development $ 200.00

Solid Waste $ 16,067.00

$ 77,057.05

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

WARRANTS APPROVED ON 5/12/2009 FOR PAYMENT 5/15/2009

AMOUNT VENDOR NAME AMOUNT VENDOR NAME

599.51 AMERI PRIDE LINEN & APPAREL SE 782.87 ANDY’S GARAGE, INC.

323.57 ARROWWOOD RESORT 427.48 AUTO VALUE BAUDETTE

13500.00 BAUDETTE BUILDERS, INC 341.78 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC

2562.09 CENEX CO-OP SERVICES, INC. 1638.89 CROWNE PLAZA RIVERFRONT

6191.13 DODDS LUMBER 354.46 EMBASSY SUITES

321.38 RICHARD GOODERUM 1092.45 GRAINGER, INC

309.03 HILLYARD INC HUTCHINSON 918.31 HOLTE IMPLEMENT, INC

2190.61 HOWARD’S OIL COMPANY 1194.90 LAKE ROAD DIESEL INC

626.61 LOW FOODS 3646.06 LOW HIGHWAY DEPT

795.00 LOW SCHOOL DISTRICT–390 8807.85 MAR-KIT LANDFILL

3152.45 MN COUNTIES COMPUTER CO-OP 5335.50 LAW MOREN

887.25 THE NORTHERN LIGHT 479.30 R & Q TRUCKING, INC

888.93 RODERICK RONE JR 1005.84 ROSEAU COUNTY COOPERATIVE ASSN

1750.00 SJOBERG’S INC 376.96 TONY DORN, INC.

326.70 TRUE VALUE 9813.00 VANGUARD APPRAISALS, INC

337.09 WALLWORK TRUCK CENTER 330.00 WEST GROUP

1981.02 WOODY’S SERVICE

30 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $300 3,769.03

FINAL TOTAL $77,057.05

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants:

April 28, 2009 $ 2,865.10

April 30, 2009 $ 87,921.13

May 8, 2009 $ 63,898.46

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Northwest Community Action – Resolution

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Arnesen and moved for adoption:

Resolution

Authorizing Administration of the

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s

Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program

Resolution 09-05-01

WHEREAS, the need for homeless prevention and assistance exists in Lake of the Woods County and Northwest Community Action, Inc. and;

WHEREAS, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. desires to administer the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program in Lake of the Woods County in accordance with all applicable State and Federal regulations; and

WHEREAS, in order to administer the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency’s Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program in Lake of the Woods County, it is necessary for Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. to file a resolution of approval executed by the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. is hereby authorized to:

Submit a proposal to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for funds from the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program to assist people in Lake of the Woods County;
Administer the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program in Lake of the Woods County, according to the program guidelines, contingent upon funding being granted.

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Audit-Multi-Year Agreement

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve a Multi-Year Audit Agreement for audit services as described in the annual engagement letter between Lake of the Woods County and the auditing firm of Hoffman, Dale & Swenson, PLLC, for years ending December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011, in the amount of $24,700 per year; and to have County Board Chair Patty Beckel and County Auditor John W Hoscheid sign the same. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and same being put to vote, was unanimously carried.

Aggregate Material Tax

County Auditor John W Hoscheid presented an update on the aggregate material production tax. The County Board of Commissioners directed John to investigate this further and return to the board with options for the county.

Sex Offender Update

County Auditor John W Hoscheid gave an update on the sex offender expenses.

Proclamation-National Police Week

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Todd Beckel and moved for adoption:

Proclamation for National Police Week 2009

Resolution 2009-05-02

To recognize National Police Week 2009 and to honor the service and sacrifice of those law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty while protecting our communities and safeguarding our democracy.

WHEREAS, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in communities across the United States, including eight sworn members of the Lake of the Woods County Law Enforcement;

WHEREAS, some 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are reported each year, resulting in approximately 16,000 injuries;

WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1792, more than 18,000 law enforcement officers in the United States have made the ultimate sacrifice and been killed in the line of duty;

WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which was dedicated in 1991 in Washington, D.C.;

WHEREAS, 387 names are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this spring, including 133 officers killed in 2008 and 254 officers killed in previous years;

WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty will be honored, and the names of the Minnesota officers read in honor during the day prior to the Minnesota Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Association’s Annual Candlelight Vigil, on the evening of Friday, May 15, 2009;

WHEREAS, the Candlelight Vigil is part of National Police Week, which takes place this year on May 10-16;

WHEREAS, May 15 is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day, with federal law (P.L. 103-322) directing that all flags be flown at half-staff on that date in honor of fallen officers and their families;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners formally declares May 10-16, 2009, as Police Week in Lake of the Woods County, and publicly salutes the service of law enforcement officers in our community and in communities across the nation.

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Liquor License

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the following Seasonal On-Sale and Sunday Intoxicating liquor license for JJN Ventures, LLC DBA Oak Harbor Golf Course effective May 12, 2009 to October 15, 2009. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

County Sheriff

Vehicle Bids

County Sheriff Dallas Block returned to the board with an update on the state bids for vehicles. Dallas made a recommendation to the board to award the bid for two 2009 Ford F150 Supercrew XLT 4×4 pickup trucks to Wherley Motors in the amount of $27,178 per vehicle.

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to purchase two 2009 Ford F150 Supercrew XLT 4×4 pickup trucks for Stonegarden/Sheriff’s department from Wherley Motors in the amount of $27,178 per vehicle as recommended by County Sheriff Dallas Block. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Social Service Director, Nancy Wendler

Claims

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the following claims against the county:

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 21,798.37

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 9,029.10

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

DUI Court Update & Alcohol Awareness Month

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler and Social Services Supervisor, Amy Ballard gave an update on the DUI Court and alcohol awareness month. The board watched a training video for alcohol awareness called “It’s not an Accident”.

Old/New Business

The board discussed the following old and new business:

Old:

The board discussed the ANI and directed the County Auditor to invite the new CEO of ANI to attend a meet and greet session; the date to be determined at a later date.

The board discussed the Maintenance Department and all issues have been resolved.

Commissioner Hanson informed the board that he met with Steve Nesmith and has invited him to attend a county board meeting regarding his letter received last board meeting.

The board discussed the Capital & General Expenditure Policy, inventory list, and the comments received from the department head meeting on Monday, May 11, 2009.

The board requested that the Dean Bernard land acquisition be added to the old business.

There were no new updates on the City of Williams (Williams Community Center – old school), City of Baudette – Assessment agreement, No Net Loss Policy, County TV, PILT payment and Joint meetings with Roseau County Board.

New:

No new business was discussed at this time.

Committee Reports:

The following committee reports were heard and discussed:

Sewer District – update by Commissioner Patty Beckel
MRCC – update by Commissioner Todd Beckel

Correspondence:

Correspondence was acknowledged from:

Office of the State Auditor
Joint Press Release – Roseau County and Lake of the Woods County Boards
Northern Counties Land Use Coordinating Board – Web Link

Recess

With no further business before the board, Chair Patty Beckel called the meeting to recess at 12:50 p.m.

Attest: Approved:

_____________________________ ____________________________

John W Hoscheid, County Auditor Patty Beckel, County Board Chair

Commissioner Proceedings

May 26, 2009

The Lake of the Woods County Board met in regular session on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, in the Commissioners’ Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center.

Call to Order

Chair Patty Beckel called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Hanson and Moorman. Also present were: County Auditor John W Hoscheid, Ted Stone and John Oren.

Approval of Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the agenda for the meeting today with changes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Consent Agenda

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the consent agenda for travel: Stacy Novak to Alexandria – MCCC Conference June 1–3 and Rita Krause to St. Paul – Child Support June 17-18. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Approval of Minutes

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the minutes of May 12, 2009. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Social Service Director, Nancy Wendler

Claims

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler met with the County Board requesting approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the following claims against the county:

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 36,428.51

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 4,873.73

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Community Support Program Request for Proposal (CSP-RFP)

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler requested permission to advertise for Request for Proposals for the development and delivery of Community Mental Health Services including Community Support Program Services, Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS), Mental Health Crisis Services, and Mental Health Professional Clinical Supervision Services.

Motion was made my Commissioner Todd Beckel to advertise for Request for Proposal for the Delivery of Community Based Mental Health Services. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

County Assessor

CAMA Update

County Assessor, Wayne Bendickson gave a CAMA update to the County Board as of the end of the year 2008.

Assessment Agreements

County Assessor, Wayne Bendickson met with the County Board to discuss the assessment agreements with the City of Baudette, Lake of the Woods County and the County Assessor. It was the consensus of the County Board to give a copy of the Assessment Agreement, between the City and County, to the City of Baudette, at the joint meeting scheduled later in the month, for their review. No action was taken. The County Board directed County Auditor, John W Hoscheid to give a copy of the Assessment Agreement with the County Assessor for his review. No action was taken.

Human Resource Director

Part-Time Dispatcher

Human Resource Director, Wade Johannesen and County Sheriff Dallas Block met with the County Board requesting approval to hire a part-time dispatcher in the sheriff’s department.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to hire one part-time dispatcher in the sheriff’s department, effective May 19, 2009, at a Job Grade 8, Step 1, on the part-time salary schedule. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

CEP Personnel

Human Resource Director, Wade Johannesen updated the County Board on using CEP personnel for the county.

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve the usage of CEP personnel for 12 weeks at a maximum of 20 hours per week and at no cost to the county; contingent upon approval of the Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler, Interim County Attorney, Michelle Moren and Human Resources Director, Wade Johannesen. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Health Insurance

Human Resource Director, Wade Johannesen updated the County Board on the employees’ health insurance. A presentation will be made by George Vander Weit on June 12^th or 19^th to the County Board and followed by an informational meeting with county employees.

Recess

The meeting was called to recess at 10:06 a.m. and reconvened at 10:10 a.m. as follows:

County Auditor

Claims

County Auditor, John W Hoscheid met with the County Board and requested approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve the following claims against the county as presented.

Revenue $ 15,676.28

Road & Bridge $ 35,874.81

Solid Waste $ 1,865.87

$ 53,416.96

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

WARRANTS APPROVED ON 5/26/2009 FOR PAYMENT 5/29/2009

AMOUNT VENDOR NAME AMOUNT VENDOR NAME

13411.00 BAUDETTE BUILDERS, INC 561.95 BAUERS COMMUNICATIONS & SECURI

1106.02 BRAD’S PLUMBING & HEATING, INC 1743.29 CENEX CO-OP SERVICES, INC.

2203.49 JUDITH CROMPTON 8250.00 JAMES FROHREICH

4860.00 JEROLD FROHREICH 314.97 FRONTIER PRECISION INC

389.96 GALL’S, INC. 394.05 GCR TIRE CENTER

624.09 INTOXIMETERS 917.96 LAKE ROAD DIESEL INC

758.04 LAKES GAS CO. 1397.00 PAT LECLAIRE ELECTRIC (DBA)

1162.25 MN COUNTIES INFORMATION SYSTEM 1529.00 MN COUNTIES INSURANCE TRUST

366.00 MN HIGHWAY SAFETY & RESEARCH C 339.64 NORTHERN SPORTS & MACHINE – DB

1139.55 NORTHWEST ANGLE&ISLAND FREIGHT 4000.00 RESERVE ACCOUNT

789.46 RODERICK RONE JR 1750.00 SJOBERG’S INC

524.11 GEORGE SWENTIK 579.92 WEST GROUP

37 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $300 4,305.21

FINAL TOTAL $53,416.96

Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants:

May 12, 2009 $ 4,372.68

May 16, 2009 $ 58,538.55

May 20, 2009 $ 7,899.92

May 20, 2009 $ 47,361.93

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Passport Cards

The County Board discussed the claims presented for passport card reimbursement and it was the consensus to have all expenditures come out of the specific departments budget.

Aggregate Material Tax – Public Hearing Date

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to hold a public hearing for aggregate material tax on June 23, 2009, in the Commissioners’ room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center at 1:00 p.m. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to vote, was unanimously carried.

County Ditch 1 – Public Hearing Date

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to hold a public hearing for County Ditch 1 to discuss a proposed maintenance project and future maintenance; to be held on June 23, 2009, in the Commissioners’ room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center at 6:00 p.m. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to vote, was unanimously carried.

County Ditch 1

The County Board discussed the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources funding for projects on County Ditch 1. County Auditor, John W Hoscheid was directed to invite them to the Public Hearing for County Ditch 1.

County Sheriff

Equipment Storage

County Sheriff Dallas Block discussed with the County Board the storage of equipment for the sheriff’s department. The County Board requested Dallas to store the equipment as needed.

Vehicle Purchase

County Sheriff Dallas Block updated the County Board on the purchase of the pickups previously approved on May 12, 2009. The two 2009 Ford F150 Supercrew XLT 4×4 pickup trucks from Wherley Motors for $27,178 per vehicle, were no longer available; however 2010 pickups were available with additional charges of $1,800.

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to purchase two 2010 Ford F150 Supercrew XLT 4×4 pickup trucks from Wherley Motors at a purchase price of $28,978 per vehicle. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen

Bostic Creek JD 28 Project

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen updated the County Board on the Bostic Creek JD 28 project.

Fuel Farm

Commissioners Todd Beckel and Moorman updated the County Board on the Baudette City Council meeting that they attended in reference to Fuel Farming with the Lake of the Woods School. It was the consensus of the County Board to thank the school for the opportunity to partner up; however the County Board felt this project was not in their long range strategy plan.

Legislative Collaboration

Commissioners Todd Beckel and Moorman updated the County Board on the Baudette City Council meeting that they attended in reference to Legislative Lobbying Coalition. The County Board discussed this with no action taken.

Closed Session – Pursuant to MN Statute §13D.05, Subd.2(b)

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to close the regular session at 11:48 a.m. pursuant MN Statute §13D.05, Subd.2(b), to discuss allegations of an employee use of County equipment outside the scope of normal employment. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

The following were present in closed session: Commissioners Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Hanson and Moorman. Also present were: Interim County Attorney Michelle Moren, Human Resource Director Wade Johannesen, Public Works Director Bruce Hasbargen and Maintenance Supervisor Jeff Pelland.

The County Board instructed the Department Head to follow the Lake of the Woods County Personnel Policy and Procedures relating to disciplinary action(s) as appropriate. The County Board also identified a need for development of County policies regarding the use of County equipment beyond the normal authorized scope.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to close the closed session at 12:35 p.m. and open the regular meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Hanson and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Note: The entire closed meeting was recorded by Human Resource Director, Wade Johannesen.

Recess

The meeting was called to recess at 12:36 p.m. and reconvened at 1:24 p.m. as follows:

County Auditor

Coffee & Water

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to decline the purchasing of coffee, coffee supplies and bottled water for Lake of the Woods County employees effective May 26, 2009. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and same being put to vote, was unanimously carried.

The County Board directed County Auditor, John W Hoscheid to send a notice to all department heads notifying them of this action and to contact vendors respectfully.

Abatement – Severin Holte

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson, upon recommendation of the County Assessor, Wayne Bendickson, to approve the abatement of Severin Holte due to reclassification and to have the County Assessor reassign accordingly. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and same being put to vote, was unanimously carried.

Election – Maintenance Agreement

Motion was made by Commissioner Hanson to approve a Post Warranty Hardware Maintenance Services and Software Maintenance; and Support Agreement between Election Systems & Software, Inc (ES&S) and Lake of the Woods County for an initial four-year period effective August 1, 2009, at the total cost of $4,660; and to have County Auditor John W Hoscheid to sign the same. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and same being put to vote, was unanimously carried.

Revenue & Expenditure Guidelines

County Auditor, John W Hoscheid reviewed the revenue and expenditure guidelines with the County Board.

Old/New Business

The County Board discussed the following old and new business:

Old:

County Auditor updated the County Board on the ANI progress of holding a meet and greet session.

The County Board discussed the County TV and directed Commissioner Hanson to invite Lee Hervey to attend a County Board meeting.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen updated the County Board on recently passed legislation in relation to the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program.

There were no new updates on the PILT payment, joint meetings with Roseau County Board, capital and general expenditure policy, road inventory or the Dean Bernard – Land Acquisition.

New:

Association of MN Counties

The County Board reviewed a notice of meeting for the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) District Meeting in Bemidji on Wednesday, June 10, 2009. The County Board directed County Auditor, John W Hoscheid to post for the board members to attend this meeting.

Blueberry Festival

The County Board reviewed a letter from the Northwest Angle Chamber of Commerce requesting a contribution to the Blueberry Festival.

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to contribute $300 to the Northwest Angle Chamber of Commerce for the Blueberry Festival and to fund this from the economic development fund. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

State Budget Cuts

County Auditor, John W Hoscheid updated the board on the AMC Board and Legislative Steering Committee Meeting he attended. Highlights of the meeting were:

The state budget is estimated to be $2.9 billion out of balance.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has stated that he will balance the budget through the use of his un‐allotment power and shifts.
The projected deficit for the 2012‐13 biennium is $3.2 billion to $4.0 billion.
The 2010 levy limit without special levies will be between 1% and 1.5% or less.
Each county will receive un‐allotments of CPA for this calendar year and will need to make adjustments in budgets accordingly.
Assume that the reductions are permanent and be cautious of using reserves to cover the shortfalls

Committee Reports:

There were no committee reports at this time.

Correspondence:

Correspondence was acknowledged from:

State of MN – Veterans Office
Verizon – TV Translator station at Williams
Veterans Letter

Recess

With no further business before the County Board, Chair Patty Beckel called the meeting to recess at 2:45 p.m.

Attest: Approved:

____________________________ ____________________________

John W Hoscheid, County Auditor Patty Beckel, County Board Chair

May, 2008

Commissioner Proceedings

May 13, 2008

The Lake of the Woods County Board met in regular session on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in the Commissioners’ Room in the Lake of the Woods County Government Center with the following members present: Commissioners Bredeson, Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Arnesen and Moorman. Also present were: County Auditor John W. Hoscheid, Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd, Penny Mio Hirst and John Oren. Chairman Bredeson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the agenda with the following additions: Fiscal Agent Resolution for BFIS, travel for Monique Arnesen, Semi-Truck purchase, County TV, Health Insurance, county owned land and thank- you note from Lake of the Woods High School students. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the consent agenda as follows:

Travel for Christine Hultman on June 25-27 for Association of MN Social Service Accountants Annual Meeting in Brainerd; Wayne Bendickson on April 28-29 for Legislative in St. Paul, May 21-22 for seminar in St. Cloud and May 28 for State Board in St. Paul; Michelle Moren, Dena Pieper and Jim Walton on May 28-30 for Victims Conference in Brainerd (this is paid by a scholarship) and Monique Arnesen on May 22-23for Core Training in Grand Rapids. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the minutes of April 22, 2008. Seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler, met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 43,229.04

Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler requested that Monique Arnesen receive a one step increase as she has finished her probation period.

Motion was made by Commissioner Moorman to approve a one step increase for Social Worker, Monique Arnesen effective April 18, 2008. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried with Commissioner Arnesen abstaining from voting.

Clinical Supervisor for the Adult Mental Health Service, Becky Dornheim, Case Aid, Sandy Haman and Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler informed the board that May was Mental Health Awareness Month and updated them on how the community support program is working in Lake of the Woods County. Nancy shared a letter from the University of North Dakota, Steve Kraft, Professor of the Department of Social Work that has been involved with the program here for the last two years stating that he has never seen a program so committed to and effective with the client population. The county board congratulated the Adult Mental Health Services on a great job.

County Sheriff, Dallas Block met with the board requesting approval for a 911-upgrade on equipment and to evaluate the part-time dispatchers pool and to advertise and hire one part-time dispatcher.

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the purchase of Enhanced 911 hardware and software upgrades. Said purchase is not to exceed $8,000 with the funds from the 911 account. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to authorize County Sheriff Dallas Block and Human Resource Director, Wade Johannesen to evaluate the part-time dispatcher pool and to advertise and hire one part-time dispatcher. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

The board discussed the re-organization of the Maintenance Department. County Auditor John W. Hoscheid reported back to the board on the opinion from Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust of having the Maintenance Department under the Human Resources Department. MCIT recommended that this was not the best option to have a contract Human Resource Director to be a Department Head.

The board concurred and will look into other options and discuss this at the May 27, 2008 board meeting.

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to pull claim number 2738 and requested the County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid write a letter stating that the board only approved up to $4,400 for this service. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to pull claim numbers 1763 and 1558. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Janice Nelson, representing the Women of Today met with the board to request the budgeted money of $500.00 for the Willie Walleye Day’s, which will be held on June 7, 2008.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to contribute the budget amount of $500.00 to the Willie Walleye Days. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was carried.

The County Board had a conference call with hired Attorney Scott Anderson to update them on legal matters concerning the Sunny Beach issue. Attorney Anderson stated that Mr. Bailey or his Attorney may contact the County Board; however Attorney Anderson stated that this is out of the County’s hands at this time for it is a Federal issue with Mr. Bailey.

The meeting was called to recess at 10:50 a.m. and reconvened at 10:54 a.m. as follows:

Chairman Bredeson called for the bid opening at 11:00 a.m. as advertised for S.A.P. 39-606-17, S.A.P. 39-620-03, S.A.P. 39-631-04, S.A.P. 39-632-04, S.A.P. 39-634-03, C.P. 368-08, S.A.M. 30-08 and C.P. Salt Shed-08, Bituminous Overlays and Aggregate Shouldering.

The following bids were received:

Knife River Materials $1,172,017.79

Minn-Dak Asphalt Inc. $1,268,823.20

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen will bring back the recommendation to award the bid later today.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board for reappointment as the Public Works Director for another four year term.

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to reappoint Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen to another four-year term beginning May of 2008. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried with Commissioner Todd Beckel abstaining from voting.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board requesting the board to approve keeping the 2001 Ford Crew Pickup (Unit 7), instead of selling it.

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to authorize the Public Works Director to keep the 2001 Ford F-350 Crew Pickup (Unit 7) instead of selling it as budgeted. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the vote carried as follows: Voting for: Commissioners Bredeson, Moorman, Patty Beckel and Arnesen. Voting against: Commissioner Todd Beckel.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen and Maintenance Supervisor Jeff Pelland met with the board requesting approval to purchase a new hoist for the Baudette shop. The board requested that they get some more quotes and come back to the board with the request.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen and Solid Waste Program Manager Ed Spires met with the board to update them on the Mar-Kit meeting and requested approval to purchase an additional semi-truck for the Landfill.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to authorize the Public Works Director to purchase an additional semi-truck for the Solid Waste Department within the 2008 capital expenditure budget. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board and updated them on the 2008 National Association of County Engineer’s Conference; informed the board that the Depot Preservation Alliance was awarded the Grant through the Minnesota Transportation History Network in the amount of $177,500; and informed the Board that the MIS Director, SWCD and the Minnesota Conservation Corps are assisting in an inventory of drainage culverts in the county.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board and recommended to award the bid for

S.A.P. 39-606-17, S.A.P. 39-620-03, S.A.P. 39-631-04, S.A.P. 39-632-04, S.A.P. 39-634-03, C.P. 368-08, S.A.M. 30-08, C.P. Salt Shed-08, Bituminous Overlays and Aggregate Shouldering to Knife River Materials.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to award the bid for S.A.P. 39-606-17,S.A.P. 39-620-03, S.A.P. 39-631-04, S.A.P. 39-632-04, S.A.P. 39-634-03, C.P. 368-08, S.A.M. 30-08, C.P. Salt Shed-08, Bituminous Overlays and Aggregate Shouldering to the lowest responsible bidder, Knife River Materials in the amount of $1,172,017.79. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

The meeting was called to recess at 12:14 p.m. and reconvened at 12:59 p.m. as follows:

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to close the meeting at 1:00 p.m. as advertised for the Planning Commission. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board requesting consideration of a Conditional use Permit for Nina Briggs T&N, Inc.

Nina Briggs NE1/4NW1/4; N1/2SE1/4NW1/4 A Conditional Use Permit

T&N, Inc. Section33, T-161N, R-31W as required by the Lake of

(Baudette) the Woods County Zoning

Ordinance, to allow a

Commercial business

Consisting of an in-home

Dog grooming facility in a

Natural Environment

District.

No letters were received and no comments were heard.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to close the Planning Commission at 1:09 p.m. and reconvene the regular meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and handed out the Phosphorus information the board requested from Minnesota Pollution Control Rainy River Basin Coordinator, Nolan Baratono. Josh also informed the board that the Operation and Maintenance Agreement with Natural Resources Conservation service has ended. Josh requested approval to move forward with the the LiDAR project. The consensus of the board was that they would like to meet with the company to discuss the options available. The board requested that County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid look into funding for this project.

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel approve the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue $ 35,191.93

Road & Bridge $ 22,815.33

County Dev. $ 970.00

Taxes and Pen. $ 300.00

Solid Waste $ 25,637.42

$ 84,914.68

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

WARRANTS APPROVED ON 5/13/2008 FOR PAYMENT 5/16/2008

AMOUNT VENDOR NAME AMOUNT VENDOR NAME

420.00 AMERI PRIDE LINEN & APPAREL SE 1007.12 AUTO VALUE

303.38 BAUDETTE REGION 491.97 TODD BECKEL

784.00 BEST WESTERN KELLY INN 341.78 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES

9230.40 CO-OP SERVICES, INC. 1514.20 CROWNE PLAZA RIVERFRONT

363.25 DEPUTY REGISTRAR NO.75 635.65 DOUBLETREE LLOYD CENTER HOTEL

1185.11 FRONTIER PRECISION INC 366.32 GRAINGER, INC

538.98 HILLYARD INC HUTCHINSON 708.23 HOLTE IMPLEMENT, INC

1571.12 HOWARD’S OIL COMPANY 545.23 CHARLES KOTHRADE

768.66 LAKE OF THE WOODS FOODS 769.61 LAKEWOOD HEALTH CENTER

2262.50 LOW HIGHWAY DEPT 300.00 MACO TREASURER

9081.45 MAR-KIT LANDFILL 5000.00 MARVIN LUMBER & CEDAR

860.00 MIDWEST MONITORING & SURVEILLA 3535.76 MN COUNTIES COMPUTER CO-OP

300.00 MN OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNO 1015.79 KENNETH MOORMAN

5431.27 LAW MOREN 3010.35 NORTH EAST TECHNICAL SERVICE,I

2374.55 NORTHWEST MECHANICAL SERVICE I 703.64 OFFICE DEPOT

1277.38 POWERPLAN 1874.42 R & Q TRUCKING, INC

4000.00 RESERVE ACCOUNT 1712.86 RODERICK RONE JR

353.50 ROY SCHARFENKAMP 1750.00 SJOBERG’S INC

440.30 TONY DORN, INC. 323.50 VOYAGEURS COMMUNICATIONS, INC

3798.86 WALKER PIPE & SUPPLY 570.00 WALLEYE CAPITAL SANITATION

1603.33 WIDSETH SMITH NOLTING&ASST INC 2505.62 WOODY’S SERVICE

74 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $300 9,284.59

FINAL TOTAL $84,914.68

Further moved to authorize the payment of auditor’s warrants as follows:

April 22 2008 $ 10,297.87

April 22,2008 $ 56,108.18

April 29,2008 $ 899.50

May 6, 2008 $ 98,100.11

May, 8 2008 $ 47,372.66

Seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid requested approval for the following snowmobile trails assistance program: Border Trails, NW Angle Edge Riders Club, Lake of the Woods Drifters and BISF trails.

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Arnesen and moved for adoption:

Resolution No. 08-05-01

Sponsorship of Snowmobile Trails Assistance Program

BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County will act as the legal sponsor for an application for funding to the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resource for Border Trails maintenance of snowmobile trails managed by Border Trails.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval of its application by the state, the Lake of the Woods County may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above referenced project and that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the agreement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid is hereby authorized to serve as the fiscal agent for the above referenced project.

Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Patty Beckel and moved for adoption:

Resolution No. 08-05-02

Sponsorship of Snowmobile Trails Assistance Program

BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County will act as the legal sponsor for an application for funding to the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resource for NW Angle Islands maintenance of snowmobile trails managed by Northwest Angle Edge Riders Club.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval of its application by the state, the Lake of the Woods County may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above referenced project and that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the agreement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid is hereby authorized to serve as the fiscal agent for the above referenced project.

Seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Todd Beckel and moved for adoption:

Resolution No. 08-05-03

Sponsorship of Snowmobile Trails Assistance Program

BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County will act as the legal sponsor for an application for funding to the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resource for Big Traverse maintenance of snowmobile trail managed by Lake of the Woods Drifters.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval of its application by the state, the Lake of the Woods County may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above referenced project and that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the agreement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid is hereby authorized to serve as the fiscal agent for the above referenced project.

Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Moorman and moved for adoption:

Resolution No. 08-05-04

Sponsorship of Snowmobile Trails Assistance Program

BE IT RESOLVED, that Lake of the Woods County will act as the legal sponsor for an application for funding to the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resource for BISF SECTION 3 maintenance of snowmobile trails managed by Border Trails.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon approval of its application by the state, the Lake of the Woods County may enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota for the above referenced project and that it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations as stated in the agreement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid is hereby authorized to serve as the fiscal agent for the above referenced project.

Seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

The Board discussed the ANI situation with Economic Development Manager, Wyatt Johnson. The board requested that Wyatt draft a letter to ANI stating that they recognized the application that was received on April 18, 2008 and that they are happy to see that they are still looking at expansion in the area.

Other topics discussed with no action: Health Insurance and County TV.

The board recognized the thank you letter that they received from Lake of the Woods High School for having their board meeting at the school for them to attend.

With no further business before the board, Chairman Bredeson called the meeting to recess at 4:22 p.m.

Attest: Approved: May 27, 2008

____________________________ _____________________________

John W. Hoscheid, County Auditor Kim Bredeson, Chairman

Commissioner Proceedings

May 27, 2008

The Lake of the Woods County Board met in regular session on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, in the Commissioners’ Room in the Lake of the Woods County Government Center with the following members present: Commissioners Bredeson, Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Arnesen and Moorman. Also present were: County Auditor John W. Hoscheid, Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd, Penny Mio Hirst and John Oren. Chairman Bredeson called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the agenda with the following additions: Desk Top Deposit, travel for Lorene Hanson, Mark Hall and John W. Hoscheid to Detroit Lakes on June 17-20 for Auditor/Treasurer Conference, Cohort leadership program, Bovine TB, Wild Flower Project and conference call with Michelle Moren. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the consent agenda as follows:

Travel for Amy Ballard on June 10-11 for Child Care Training in Bemidji; Cindy Kroeger on June 24-26 for Case Worker Training in Bemidji; Becky Dornheim, Sue Johnson and Sandy Haman on June 5 for Medicaid Documentation; Josh Stromlund on June 12 & 13 for MACPZA training and legislative update in St. Cloud; Lorene Hanson, Mark Hall and John W Hoscheid on June 17-20 for Auditor/Treasurer Conference in Detroit Lakes. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the minutes of May 13, 2008. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Commissioner Moorman updated the board on some recent decisions of the Minnesota Board of Animal Health regarding bovine tuberculosis. Effective June 15th, some additional requirements for testing and documentation will go into effect for livestock herds in a proposed “split state zone” in northern Minnesota. He stated that the only portion of Lake of the Woods County in the currently proposed zone is the area that lies south of highway 11 and west of county road 2 (the Faunce/range-line road). The requirements also apply to cattle temporarily moved into the zone. Information from this testing will be used by the US Department of Agriculture when they determine the final split state zone. The final USDA split state status probably will go into effect in late summer or early fall 2008. This will enable most of the state to upgrade its TB status, while the split zone will remain at modified accredited status for several years.

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler, met with the board requesting approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Commissioners’ Warrants $ 35,575.23

Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler requested an extension on Robyn Sonstegard’s contract for assistance and consultation with financial assistance to the department.

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to extend the contract between Robyn Sonstegard and Lake of the Woods County Social Services effective 06-01-08 – 08/31/08, for the provision of providing assistance and consultation for the duties of the Fiscal Officer position. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the vote carried as follows: Voting for: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Arnesen and Moorman. Voting against: Commissioners Todd Beckel and Bredeson.

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler, informed the board of two Crisis Assistance Grants that are being developed regionally. One is for adult crisis services and the other for children’s crisis services. Her proposal to the Region II Adult Mental Health Initiative is to request funding for Lake of the Woods County to provide mental health practitioners and mental health professionals for on-call 24/7 crisis services availability. She is working with Stellher Human Services in the development of the Children’s Crisis Grant proposal. Nancy will keep the board informed as these grants move forward.

The board discussed the re-organization of the Maintenance Department with the possibility of contracting for maintenance services. The board requested that Human Resource Director, Wade Johansen send out an e-mail to all Department Heads to see if they would volunteer to be the Department Head for the Maintenance Department.

Joanne Kellner, Secretary for the Depot Preservation Alliance met with the board to inform them of the grant that was awarded through the Minnesota Transportation History Network in the amount of $177,500. The board asked her when the Depot Preservation Alliance wanted to process the loan that they agreed on. She stated that they would come back later when the project is underway. The board requested that they come in early enough for them to have time to set up the loan agreement.

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board requesting approval of claims. The board discussed a bill from the Department of Human Services Moose Lake Regional Treatment Center for sex offender confinement costs. The board set up a conference call with Interim County Attorney, Michelle Moren to see how much longer this confinement cost will take.

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and gave a power point presentation on what the LiDAR technology can accomplish.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to fund the LiDAR Project with the funding from the following: sale of county owned lands, grants, technology fund, public works funds, con-con and reserves. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

The meeting was called to recess at 11:40 a.m. and reconvened at 11:45 a.m. as follows:

North Central MN Joint Powers Board Engineer Jon Hodgson, SWCD Resource Technicians Corryn Trask and Mike Hirst and Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and presented a power point on the Judicial Ditch 28 and the engineer’s recommendation for this project. The board discussed where the funding would come from for this project. The board requested that Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen put an estimate together on the cost, if the county did the work.

The meeting was called to recess at 1:10 p.m. and reconvened at 1:45 p.m. as follows:

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen and Maintenance Supervisor Jeff Pelland met with the board and requested approval to purchase a hoist for the Highway Department. Bruce presented the board with other quotes that he was asked to bring in. The quotes were $900, $11,100 and the original quote of $ 9,300.

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to authorize the Public Works Director to purchase a new hoist for the Baudette shop at a cost of $9,300. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the vote carried as follows: Voting for: Commissioners Arnesen, Patty Beckel, Bredeson and Moorman. Voting against: Commissioner Todd Beckel.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board and presented the 2008 road tour results and went over the completed maintenance projects with the board.

The board had a conference call with Interim County Attorney, Michelle Moren and discussed the bill that the county received from the Department of Human Services, Moose Lake Regional Treatment Center for sex offender confinement cost and wanted to know how much longer until a court hearing. Michelle stated that a June 30, 2008 trial date had been set.

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board and requested approval of claims.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to pull claim number 1469 and approve the rest of the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue $ 25,070.48

Road & Bridge $ 39,853.60

Solid Waste $ 18,694.34

$ 83,618.42

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

WARRANTS APPROVED ON 5/27/2008 FOR PAYMENT 5/30/2008

AMOUNT VENDOR NAME AMOUNT VENDOR NAME

2406.05 ANDY’S GARAGE, INC. 495.00 BLUE MAXX RECYCLING

986.69 DELL MARKETING, LP 11408.00 DHS – MOOSE LAKE CODE 462

707.88 GCR TIRE CENTER 9560.00 GM CONSTRUCTION INC

570.00 PAUL HILDEBRANDT 4823.00 HOFFMAN, DALE, & SWENSON, PLLC

3135.08 INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORPORATIO 472.03 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR

31400.72 JOHNSTON FARGO CULVERT INC 670.89 LAKE ROAD DIESEL INC

2022.67 LITTLE FALLS MACHINE, INC 560.00 MN STATE SHERIFF’S ASS’N

3753.90 MONITOR TIRE DISPOSAL, INC 2370.20 NORTHWEST ANGLE&ISLAND FREIGHT

468.30 NW ANGLE SERVICES, INC 301.90 PURCHASE POWER

339.57 T R JOBBING 450.00 TERRY’S TREE SERVICE

47 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $300 6,716.54

FINAL TOTAL $83,618.42

Further moved to authorize the payment of auditor’s warrants as follows:

May 13, 2008 $ 3,290.53

May 22, 2008 $ 531,132.96

May 24, 2008 $ 61,013.21

Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid, Deputy Auditor’s Janet Rudd and Lorene Hanson met with the board and discussed the Desktop Deposit Service that is available through Wells Fargo for the Deputy Registrar’s office. The board concurred with the possibility of this service and requested that they contact a Wells Fargo Representative to meet with them on this.

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid presented the Hold Harmless Agreement with Sacred Heart Church of Baudette and Dioceses of Crookston for the Storm Shelter use.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to authorize Chairman Bredeson to sign the Hold Harmless Agreement with Sacred Heart Church of Baudette and Diocese of Crookston for Storm Shelter use beginning May 1, 2008 and ending April 30, 2009. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board requesting consideration of approval for the Conditional use Permit for Nina Briggs T&N, Inc.

Nina Briggs NE1/4NW1/4; N1/2SE1/4NW1/4 A Conditional Use Permit

T&N, Inc. Section33, T-161N, R-31W as required by the Lake of

(Baudette) the Woods County Zoning

Ordinance, to allow a

Commercial business

Consisting of an in-home

Dog grooming facility in a

Natural Environment

District.

Josh went over the findings and facts as follows:

Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners

Findings of Fact and Decision

Name of Applicant: T&N, Inc. (Tom and Nina Briggs) Date: May 27, 2008

Legal Description of Property: NE1/4 NW1/4; N1/2 SE1/4 NW1/4 of s. 33, Township 161N, Range 31W (Baudette) Parcel #24.33.21.000

Project Proposal: To allow a commercial business consisting of an in-home dog grooming facility in a Natural Environment District.

Is the requested use consistent with maintaining the public health, safety, and welfare? YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? Applicant has demonstrated that this proposal will not impact the public health, safety, and welfare.

2. Is the requested use consistent with the goal of preventing and controlling water pollution, including sedimentation and nutrient loading? YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? Proposed project has no impact on water pollution, sedimentation, and nutrient loading. Applicant has taken precautionary steps (effluent filter installed) in their septic system.

3. Will the requested use not adversely affect the site’s existing topography, drainage features, and vegetative cover? YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? Business is located within the current home.

4. Is the requested use’s site location reasonable in relation to any floodplain and/or floodway of rivers or tributaries? YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? The requested use is not located in the floodplain, however, is located within the shoreland district of Kelly Creek in the basement of the existing house.

5. Has the erosion potential of the site based upon the degree and direction of slope, soil type, and existing vegetative cover been adequately addressed for the requested use?

YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? Not applicable for this request. Requested use will be located in the basement of the existing house.

6. Is the site in harmony with existing and proposed access roads?

YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? The driveway leading into the house is accessible.

7. Is the requested use compatible with adjacent land uses?

YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? This use will not be visible from 4^th Street NW, a public water body, or from the neighboring properties. Traffic will be limited in nature to the business.

8. Does the requested use have a reasonable need to be in a shoreland location?

YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? Use will be located in the basement of the existing house.

9. Is the amount of liquid waste to be generated reasonable and the proposed sewage disposal system adequate to accommodate such? YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? Current drainfield was upgrade in 2003. It is sized as a Type 2 system for 300 gallons per day. Applicant has taken precautionary steps by installing an effluent filter in their septic system.

10. Will the visibility of structures and other facilities as viewed from public waters comply with Section 901 of the Zoning Ordinance or Section 5.3 of the Rainy/Rapid Rivers Shoreland Ordinance? YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? Wooded buffer exists between Kelly Creek and the existing house.

11. Is the site adequate for water supply and on-site sewage treatment systems?

YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? House is currently serviced by a well and septic system.

12. Are the affected public waters suited to and able to safely accommodate the types, uses, and numbers of watercraft that the use will generate? YES (X) NO ( )

Why or why not? Not applicable, use will not generate watercraft usage.

If all answers to the Findings of Fact-Criteria are “Yes” the criteria for granting the conditional use permit have been met. The conditional use permit will maintain the goals of safety, health, and general welfare of the public.

The specific conditions of approval are as follows: No kenneling or boarding of animals. Signs shall be non-illuminated and non-lighted.

Approved (X) Denied ( )

____________________________

Kim Bredeson

Lake of the Woods County Board Chairman

This is in accordance with Section 1104 of the Lake of the Woods Zoning Ordinance or Section 3.4 of the Rainy/Rapid Rivers Shoreland Ordinance.

Motion was made by Commissioner Todd Beckel to approve the Conditional Use permit for Nina Briggs T&N, Inc. to allow a Commercial business consisting of an in-home Dog grooming facility in a Natural Environment District with the conditions of no kenneling or boarding of animals, non-illuminated sign and non-lighted. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

Land and Water Director, Josh Stromlund informed the board that Minnesota Pollution Control Rainy River Basin Coordinator, Nolan Baratono will meet with them sometime in June on the phosphorus information that the board requested from him.

Commissioner Arnesen updated the board about the meeting Commissioner Patty Beckel and he attended with Mr. Wally Sparby, aid to Congressmen Peterson in regards to the Cormorant issue in Lake of the Woods County. Mr. Sparby suggested that Lake of the Woods County write a letter to Governor Pawlenty and DNR Commissioner Holsten stressing the concerns of the damage being done by the Cormorant’s and also request a meeting with Governor Pawlenty and DNR Commissioner Holsten to discuss this issue.

Commissioner Arnesen also updated the board on a request of support for the Wild Flower project that the Northwest Angle residents are working on for a grant. The board saw no reason for not supporting this, but would reserve the right that this project would not restrict them from doing future road repairs and construction projects.

Motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to authorize Chairman Bredeson to sign a letter of support for the Cormorant issue and have him sign a letter of support for the Wild Flower project. Seconded by Commissioner Todd Beckel and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.

The board read correspondence from Interim County Attorney, Michelle Moren in regards to the Tower Space Lease Agreement with Minnesota Power and reported that she received a response from them stating that they are in agreement with the annual rental fee of $8,000 per tower, but are still waiting on a section of the lease that their legal department is still working on.

Commissioner Todd Beckel asked the board if they were still interested in the Cohort training that is available from AMC. The board concurred and requested Commissioner Todd Beckel to move forward with this and see if other counties in Northern Minnesota would be interested. He also updated them on the DNR Trails, Futures, WCA and Shoreland meetings that he attended.

The board requested that Josh Stromlund, Bruce Hasbargen, Brent Birkeland and Wayne Bendickson meet to compile and appraise county owned land for a future land sale and to have this available at the June 24^th meeting.

The board requested that the Business Subsidy Criteria and Budget dates be placed on the next board agenda.

The Board discussed the ANI letter that Wyatt Johnson, Economic Development Manager, drafted for them. The board made a few minor changes and requested that the letter be sent.

With no further business before the board, Chairman Bredeson called the meeting to recess at 4:14 p.m.

Attest: Approved: June 10, 2008

____________________________ _____________________________

John W. Hoscheid, County Auditor Kim Bredeson, Chairman

May, 2007

Commissioner Proceedings

May 8, 2007

The Lake of the Woods County Board met in regular session on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, in the Commissioners’ Room in the Lake of the Woods County Government Center with the following members present: Commissioners Patty Beckel, Moorman, Todd Beckel and Bredeson. Commissioner Arnesen was absent. Also present were County Auditor John W. Hoscheid, Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd, Penny Mio Hirst and John Oren. Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the agenda with the following additions: Travel for Wayne Bendickson to St. Paul on May 1, for Legislative and June 7, for State Board, May 22-23 to St. Cloud for Assessor Seminar; Dale Boretski and Brent Birkeland to Alexandria on June 4-6 for MCCC Annual Summer Conference; ITV Resolution, Board Room Policy and DNR correspondence. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the consent agenda as follows: Travel for Sue Ney to Albertville on May 23-24 for Fidlar user group meeting; Marti Carlson to St. Cloud on May 8-9 for Finance Task Force meeting; Wayne Bendickson to St. Paul on May 1, for Legislative and May 6, for State Board, May 22-23 to St. Cloud for Assessor Seminar and Dale Boretski and Brent Birkeland to Alexandria on June 4-6 for MCCC Annual Summer Conference. Seconded by Commissioner Bredeson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Moorman to approve the April 24, 2007 minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Bredeson and moved for adoption:

RESOLUTION NO. 07-05-01

COURT ITV USAGE

WHEREAS, it is the Lake of the Woods County Board’s belief that the Criminal Rules Committee proposed ITV rules are overly restrictive and would cause delay in court appearances and increased transportation and staff costs, which monies could be better spent improving underlying socioeconomic problems thereby reducing the need for jail cells in the future; and

WHEREAS, the Lake of the Woods County Board believes that an increased use of ITV procedures not only would be cost-effective, but would treat individuals charged with crimes in a fair and timely manner, regardless of individuals’ socioeconomic status; and

WHEREAS, the Lake of the Woods County Board believes that ITV should be used for various court appearances without restricting the physical location of the parties and discretion left with the District Courts and parties for the use of ITV in other court hearings; therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners respectfully requests the Supreme Court adopt ITV rules that allow for the use of ITV in a common sense manner consistent with public needs while maintaining the constitutional rights of individuals.

Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler met with the board to request approval of claims and discussed the RFP for the delivering of Chemical Dependency Treatment and Education Services for the county.

Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the claims against the county:

Commissioner warrants $29,184.43

Seconded by Commissioner Bredeson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Emergency Manager, Holly House met with the board to request approval of the Joint Powers Agreement with the North West Region of Homeland Security Emergency Management (HSEM) and the Hold Harmless Agreement with Sacred Heart Church.

Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to authorize Chairman Todd Beckel to sign the Hold Harmless Agreement with Sacred Heart Church and the Diocese of Crookston for storm shelter use. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to authorize Chairman Todd Beckel and County Attorney, Philip Miller to sign the Joint Powers Agreement for (HSEM) Region 3 Emergency Managers with the removal of section 7.2.2. expenditures, paragraph c. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid met with the board to request approval for claims.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue $ 22,040.31

Road & Bridge $ 25,084.46

Co. Development $ 4,557.84

Solid Waste $ 17,852.43

$ 69,535.04

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

WARRANTS APPROVED ON 5/08/2007 FOR PAYMENT 5/11/2007

AMOUNT VENDOR NAME AMOUNT VENDOR NAME

1860.76 ANDY’S GARAGE, INC. 1571.10 AUTO VALUE

304.34 TODD BECKEL 308.21 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES

4168.56 CO-OP SERVICES, INC. 1835.29 CONSTRUCTION BULLETIN

314.74 ENGINEERING REPRO SYSTEMS 803.90 BRUCE HASBARGEN

1412.00 HELGESON FUNERAL CHAPEL 707.84 HOLTE IMPLEMENT, INC

609.10 HOLLACE HOUSE 1073.13 HOWARD’S OIL COMPANY

941.78 LAKE OF THE WOODS FOODS 1930.74 LAKES GAS CO.

2370.22 LITTLE FALLS MACHINE, INC 721.50 LOW COUNTY TREASURER

3785.75 LOW HIGHWAY DEPT 302.67 LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE OF MN

9322.65 MAR-KIT LANDFILL 2761.77 MN COUNTIES COMPUTER CO-OP

717.00 MN COUNTY ATTORNEYS ASSN 300.00 MN OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNO

620.17 OCCUPATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CTR. 308.85 ALAN PHILLIPPE

420.94 PITT & QUARRY SUPPLIES, INC 1248.70 LESLIE PULLAR

922.16 R & Q TRUCKING, INC 4000.00 RESERVE ACCOUNT

10765.80 ROAD MACHINERY & SUPPLIES CO 547.18 RODERICK RONE JR

486.50 LAWRENCE SIPE 1750.00 SJOBERG’S INC

5849.09 WIDSETH SMITH NOLTING&ASST INC

47 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $300 4,492.60

**** FINAL TOTAL……. $69,535.04

Further moved to authorize the payment of auditor’s warrants as follows:

April 24, 2007 $ 28,478.88

April 27, 2007 $ 18,007.50

May 8, 2007 $ 13,364.28

Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

County Surveyor, Donn Rasmussen met with the board to discuss the estimated cost for the preliminary survey issue west of Clementson in Government Lot 5, Section 12, Gudrid Township to prepare a drawing showing the discrepancies between the deed lines and the occupied lines at $4,200.00. The board requested a letter be sent to the surrounding land owners that may be affected in this issue and request them to meet with the County Board and County Surveyor on June 12, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at the regular scheduled board meeting.

Commissioner Bredeson presented the Board Room Reservation Policy:

Lake of the Woods County Government Center Building

Board Room Reservation Policy

Purpose

Interested parties may schedule and reserve the County Board Room in the Government Center Building for educational and/or useful community purposes. County facilities may not be reserved for religious, commercial, or partisan political uses or endorsements.

Scheduling

Scheduling and room reservations for the County Board Room must be made through the Office of the Auditor. Scheduling is done on a first-come, first served basis; however, Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners will take precedence over any and all requests. Request to schedule the County Board Room for video conferencing or to view a satellite downlink will be the responsibility of the facilitator of the meeting to set-up.

Board Room cannot be scheduled on paid holidays, weekends or evenings when no staff is available to lock-up. A County employee facilitating the meeting and taking responsibility for locking up and coordinating procedures with Maintenance Department and their own Department Supervisor would be the only exception.

Use Expectations

It is expected that groups using the Government Center Building will leave the facilities in the same condition in which they were found (ex. tables and chairs in proper order, waste in proper containers). Users will be responsible for and will be charged for damage to equipment or the facility. The county will not provide refreshments, coffee or paper products. Requests for access to county photocopying machines and fax machines are only available during regular business hours.

Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to adopt the Board Room Reservation Policy as presented. Seconded by Commissioner Bredeson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

The meeting was called to recess at 9:55 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. as follows:

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board and reviewed the NACE conference he attended in Milwaukee, WI. Informed the board that the department is trying out the Norstar injector spray unit from Ottertail County and they are asking $10,000.00 for the unit. Bruce discussed the Sandy Shore/Phalen outlet. The board will look at this on their annual road tour on May 15, 2007.

The board reviewed the Salt/Sand Storage unit for the Public Works Department. The consensus of the board was to keep moving forward with the Fabric Roof building and use State Aid Construction dollars to build.

The board reviewed the Calcium Chloride application for the Northwest Angle. The board placed this on the May 22, 2007 meeting when Commissioner Arnesen will be present to represent his district.

Chairman Todd Beckel at 11:00 a.m., as advertised, called for opening of bids for a Precast Concrete Box Culvert Installations of the following: S.A.P. 39-598-54, S.A.P. 39-598-56, S.A.P. 39-598-63. The following bids were opened:

Cormican’s Inc. $177,563.21

Gladen Construction Inc. $154,290.50

Holte Contracting $165,212.20

Lian Construction $160,267.00

Midwest Contracting, LLC $160,395.00

Olson Construction TRF, Inc $137,821.70

Taggaret Company $153,489.40

The following bids were opened: S.P. 39-598-35, Minn Project BROS (109) and S.P. 39-598-52, Minn BROS 3907 (124) Bridge Replacement.

Gerit Hanson Contracitng Inc. $550,555.00

M-K Bridge Construction $537,732.00

Robert R. Schroeder Const. Inc. $664,642.00

Swingen Construction Company $602,993.00

Wanzek Construction Company $706,199.00

Bid Openings S.P. 39-598-35, Minn Project BROS 3907 (109) and S.P. 39-598-52, Minn BROS 3907 (124) Bridge Replacements award to follow at the May 22, 2007 Board meeting.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen will bring back the recommendation to award the bid for the Precast Concrete Box Culvert Installations of the following: S.A.P. 39-598-54, S.A.P. 39-598-56, S.A.P. 39-598-63 later today.

Land and Water Planning Director, Josh Stromlund met with the board and discussed the previous conditional use reviews that are up for review. Josh recommended that the board review these on their annual road tour on May 15, 2007. Josh informed the board he spoke with Dan Thul and Mike Larson on the Bostic Creek/Bay Survey and the request to evaluate north of Bridge. They informed him that following the 2002 flood a survey may have been done, and are researching it.

Wells Fargo Bank representatives Personnel Banker Amanda Risser and Regional Program Manager Tom Ruemmele met with the board and presented the Wells Fargo Membership Banking Program for employees of Lake of the Wood County as an enhancement to the counties current employee benefits. The consensus of the board was to name County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid as the Counties Program Coordinator for this program and have John sign the term of agreement.

The meeting was called to recess at 11:52 a.m. and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. as follows:

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen met with the board and recommended to award the bid for the Precast Concrete Box Culvert Installations of the following: S.A.P. 39-598-54, S.A.P. 39-598-56, S.A.P. 39-598-63 to Olson Construction TRF, Inc.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to award the bid for S.A.P. 39-598-54, S.A. P. 39-598-56 & S.A.P. 39-598-63, Precast Concrete Box Culvert Installations, to the lowest responsible bidder, Olson Construction TRF, Inc. of Thief River Falls, MN for $137,821.70. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Maury Olson met with the board to discuss the possibility of gasification usage in Lake of the Woods County. This was placed on the May 22, 2007 agenda for further consideration.

With no further business before the board, Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to recess at 2:30 p.m.

Attest: Approved: May 22, 2007

______________________________ ______________________________

John W. Hoscheid, County Auditor Todd Beckel, Chairman of the Board

Commissioner Proceedings

May 22, 2007

The Lake of the Woods County Board met in regular session on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, in the Commissioners’ Room in the Lake of the Woods County Government Center with the following members present: Commissioners Bredeson, Patty Beckel, Todd Beckel, Arnesen and Moorman. Also present were County Auditor John W. Hoscheid, Deputy Auditor Janet Rudd, Penny Mio Hirst and John Oren. Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the agenda with the following additions: Travel for Shelley Phillippe, Business Adventure, Human Resource Department, Coast Guard Radio, DNR Letter, and Roseau County EDA. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the consent agenda as follows: travel: Phillip Miller for MCAA Board of Director’s Meeting on May 18 at St. Cloud; Mark Hall, Lorene Hanson and John W. Hoscheid for MACO Conference on July 24-27 at Breezy Point, Christie Russell for Passport Training on June 11 at St. Cloud: Shelley Phillippe for MFIP DWP Conference on June 5-6 at St. Cloud. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to approve the May 8, 2007 minutes. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Social Services Director, Nancy Wendler, met with the board requesting approval of claims and to certify Social Worker/Mental Health Practitioner off probation and request step increase.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Commissioners’ Warrants $45,414.12

Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to certify Social Service Worker/Mental Health Practitioner off probation effective May 15, 2007 and to approve a step increase from Grade 12, step 1 to Grade 12, step 2. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Becky Dornheim, Social Service Supervisor for the Mental Health met with the board and explained that Lake of the Woods Social Services was picked to participate in a Pilot Project for the Illness Management Recovery for the Community Support Program.

Bill Mouw, representative from the Baudette Community Foundation met with the board to discuss the finances of the Grand Theater. No board action was taken at this time.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to transfer the administration of the Rainy Rapid Board to Koochiching County for the next five years in accordance with the Rainy Rapid River Shoreland Ordinance. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

The meeting was called to recess at 9:55 a.m. and reconvened at 10:04 a.m. as follows:

Mike Larson, DNR Fisheries Supervisor met with the board and discussed the rule changes from the letter dated April 25, 2007 and discussed various invasive species.

The board discussed appointed department heads job evaluation reviews. The board set June 5 & 11 to conduct the reviews.

Public Works Director, Bruce Hasbargen, along with Jeff Pelland and Bob Peterson met with the board to request approval for purchase of a new pickup, calcium chloride at the NWA, permission to sell 1997 Chevrolet pickup, to purchase a spray unit and award bid from May 8, 2007 meeting.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to authorize the Public Works Director to purchase a new pickup truck from the highway budget and not to exceed $24, 000. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to authorize the Public Works Director to sell on bids Unit 973, a 1997 Chevrolet Fleetside Pickup. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to authorize the Public Works Director to change agreement with Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation for applying Calcium Chloride on the road leading to the Northwest Angle, to a maximum cost of $5,000 with the funds from the unallocated fund to be transferred to the Highway. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to award the bid for S.P. 39-598-35, & S.P. 39-598-52, Bridge Replacements, to the lowest responsible bidder, M-K Bridge Construction, of Walnut Grove, MN for $ 537,732.00. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to authorize Public Works Director to purchase a spray unit at the cost of $8,520.00. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Bruce went over the 2007 Road Tour results with the board.

The meeting was called to recess at 12:10 p.m. and reconvened at 1:04 p.m. as follows:

Maury Olson met with the board to discuss the Biomass 2007 Conference he attended on May 15-16 in Grand Forks, ND.

County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid, met with the board to request approval of claims and approval of rehab loan subordinate.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the claims against the county as follows:

Revenue $ 31,592.12

Road & Bridge $ 12,791.52

County Development $ 4,531.86

Solid Waste $ 3,414.38

52,329.88

WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION

WARRANTS APPROVED ON 5/22/2007 FOR PAYMENT 5/25/2007

AMOUNT VENDOR NAME AMOUNT VENDOR NAME

317.72 AIRGAS SAFETY 303.68 AMERI PRIDE LINEN & APPAREL SE

540.00 BLUE MAXX RECYCLING 1087.49 DIRECT SAFETY COMPANY

4537.36 FARMER’S UNION OIL COMPANY 705.30 FRONTIER PRECISION INC

1350.00 LEE HANCOCK 301.35 HSBC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

16608.53 LAKE OF THE WOODS MARINE, INC 466.79 LAKE ROAD DIESEL INC

486.00 LOCATORS SUPPLIES INC 2765.00 MN COUNTIES INSURANCE TRUST

500.00 MN STATE OF-CPV PROGRAM 1300.00 NEW HORIZONS MINNESOTA

1160.00 NORTH EAST TECHNICAL SERVICE,I 557.89 THE NORTHERN LIGHT

887.23 OFFICE DEPOT 552.73 POWERPLAN

1113.70 LESLIE PULLAR 4531.86 RINKE-NOONAN

1449.47 ROLYAN BUOYS 1230.77 RODERICK RONE JR

427.26 T R JOBBING 300.00 UNIVERSITY OF MN

370.95 US FOOD SERVICE 781.60 WEST GROUP

1932.15 WOODY’S SERVICE 384.00 ZIEGLER, INC

430.00 5TH DISTR JAIL ADMIN ASSN

45 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $300 4,951.05

**** FINAL TOTAL……. $52,329.88 ****

Further moved to authorize the payment of auditor’s warrants as follows:

May 8, 2007 $63,451.83

May 9, 2007 $99,214.53

May 10, 2007 $46,905.72

May 16, 2007 $ 9,882.98

Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Moorman to subordinate the Rehabilitation Loan of Lavon E. McGuire dated January 28, 1997 and to record Lake of the Woods County as the second mortgage holder and authorize Chairman Todd Beckel to sign. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

County Attorney, Philip Miller met with the board and resigned his position as Lake of the Woods County Attorney, effective June 17, 2007. The board thanked Philip Miller for his years of service as the County Attorney and congratulated him on his newly appointed position as Koochiching County Attorney.

The board discussed the vacancy of the County Attorney.

Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to set May 29, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. as the date for a special meeting to consider the appointment of an interim/or full time County Attorney. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Commissioner Bredeson discussed a letter that was received on Bio Engineering (goat farm) to relocate in Lake of the Woods County. The board requested that a letter be sent stating that Lake of the Woods County has supported businesses financially in the past.

Commissioner Todd Beckel informed the board that the Coast Guard Auxiliary has a boat in the Warroad area without radio equipment. The consensus of the board was to have Commissioner Todd Beckel look into the cost of a radio since Lake of the Woods County has full jurisdiction on Lake of the Woods.

The following correspondence was acknowledged: Letter from City of Baudette, Roseau EDA, DNR Letter, Thank-you letter from Take-A-Kid fishing, Positively MN and Senate file No. 238 “Freedom to Breath Act of 2007.

Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to close the meeting at 2:37 p.m. pursuant MN Stat. § 13D.05, Subd. 3(a.) performance evaluations of Bobbi Brandt. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to close the closed session at 2:50 p.m. Seconded by Commissioner Moorman and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Chairman Todd Beckel opened the meeting at 2:51 p.m. as follows:

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to authorize Social Service Director, Nancy Wendler to appoint a temporary Social Service Supervisor. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

With no further business before the board, Chairman Todd Beckel called the meeting to recess at 3:10 p.m.

Attest: Approved: June 12, 2007

_________________________ _____________________________

John W. Hoscheid, County Auditor Todd Beckel, Chairman

Special County Board Meeting

May 29, 2007

The Lake of the Woods County Board meeting met in special session on Tuesday, May 29, 2007, in the Commissioners’ Room of the Lake of the Woods County Government Center, with the following members present: Commissioners Todd Beckel, Patty Beckel, Bredeson, Moorman and Arnesen. Also present were: County Auditor John W Hoscheid, County Sheriff Dallas Block, Public Works Director Bruce Hasbargen, County Recorder Sue Ney, Land & Water Planning Director Josh Stromlund, Human Resource Director Leslie Pullar, Rita Krause, George Swentik, Amy Ballard, Sara Thompson, Katie Pieper, John Oren, and Penny Mio Hirst. Chair Todd Beckel called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Motion by Commissioner Bredeson to approve the agenda for the special meeting today with the following change: the Coast Guard Auxiliary Radio scheduled for 2:10 p.m. was taken off the agenda. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Motion by Commissioner Arnesen to accept the resignation of Lake of the Woods County Attorney, Philip K Miller, effective 11:59 p.m., June 17, 2007. Seconded by Commissioner Patty Beckel and the same put to a vote was unanimously carried.

The County Board discussed appointment of an Interim-County Attorney. Said position to assist in the time period following the effective date of Philip Miller’s resignation and the eventual appointment of one to fulfill his term of office. County Attorney Philip Miller recommended to the County Board that it consider Michelle E Moren for this appointment. Comments were also received from the Department Heads present, as well as Michelle E.Moren.

Motion by Commissioner Moorman to appoint Michelle E Moren as Interim County Attorney, effective 12:01 a.m., June 18, 2007, but begin paying her effective June 13, 2007, at the monthly rate of $5,000 per month, plus mileage. Seconded by Commissioner Arnesen and the same put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Human Resource Director Leslie Pullar discussed setting up a committee to gather information, including, qualifications, experience, screening resumes, interview questions, finalists, and other options.

Motion by Commissioner Patty Beckel to form a selection committee for the position of County Attorney. Seconded by Commissioner Bredeson and the same being put to a vote was unanimously carried.

Committee members will include County Sheriff Dallas Block, Commissioner Todd Beckel, Commissioner Bredeson, County Attorney Philip Miller, Michelle Moren and Human Resource Director Leslie Pullar. Ms. Pullar will bring appropriate information to the next regular meeting for review with the County Board.

There being no further business before the Board, Chair Todd Beckel declared the meeting in recess at 3:42 p.m.

Attest: Approved: June 12, 2007

________________________________ ____________________________________

John W Hoscheid Todd Beckel

County Auditor Chair of the County Board

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