MINUTES & AGENDAS
July 23, 2024
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
July 23, 2024
The Lake of The Woods County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Lake of the Woods County Government Center in the Commissioners’ Room.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Cody Hasbargen called the meeting to order at 9:00a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Cody Hasbargen, Jon Waibel, Ed Arnesen, Buck Nordlof, and Joe Grund. Also present was County Auditor-Treasurer Lorene Hanson.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the agenda.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the official minutes of July 9, 2024.
Auditor/Treasurer
Claims
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $96,008.28; Road & Bridge $334,057.34; County Development $4,135.00; Joint Ditch $1,840.00; Solid Waste $17,184.35; EDA $1,574.58.
WARRANTS FOR PUBLICATION
Warrants Approved On 7/23/2024 For Payment 7/26/2024
Vendor Name Amount
ARRO of the North, LLC 8,400.00
Clay County Sheriff 2,444.68
Co-Op Services, Inc. 14,281.31
Counties Providing Technology 4,327.00
E & A Services LLC 7,920.00
Election Systems & Software, Inc 2,543.60
Government Management Group, Inc 3,750.00
Houston Engineering Inc 3,838.00
I-29 Trailer Sales, Inc. 46,500.00
Integris LLC 2,161.00
Johnson Auto & Machine 2,438.76
Knife River Corporation 208,487.70
KRIS Engineering Inc 4,657.33
Larkin Hoffman Attorneys 11,475.00
LOW Highway Dept 7,028.75
Nw Angle Edgeriders 3,160.00
Off The Hook Welding & Fabrication LLC 2,175.56
Pictometry International,Corp. 38,020.00
Pomp’s Tire-Thief River Falls 6,903.04
Rainy Lake Oil, Inc 4,224.35
SeaChange Print Innovations 5,769.21
Strata Corp, Inc 15,298.18
Titan Machinery – Roseau 7,600.13
U.S. Bank Equipment Finance 6,268.50
Walker Pipe & Supply 6,730.00
46 Payments less than 2000 28,397.45
Final Total: 454,799.55
Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: July 10, 2024 for $55,887.26; July 17, 2024 for $20,516.40; July 17, 2024 for $853,724.78.
SOCIAL SERVICES
Claims
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $7,185.84; Commissioners Warrants $2,192.66; Commissioners Warrants $2,553.60.
Auditor/Treasurer
Gambling Permit-Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #8
Resolution
The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Jon Waibel, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously:
RESOLUTION APPROVING
LAWFUL GAMBLING ACTIVITY APPLICATION
TO CONDUCT OFF-SITE GAMBLING
RESOLUTION NO. 24-07-02
WHEREAS; the Fraternal Order of Police NW MN #8 has submitted a Minnesota Lawful Gambling LG220 Application for Exempt Permit Gambling to be conducted at the following establishment, which is located in Lake of the Woods County: Sportsman’s Lodge 2/24/2025
Sportsman’s Lodge 3244 Bur Oak Rd NW Baudette, MN 56623
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners hereby approves said application for submission to the Minnesota Gambling Control Board.
Set Budget Meeting Dates
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to set the budget meeting dates for August 20th 2024 at 8:30 a.m., August 21st, 2024 at 12:00p.m., and August 27th, 2024 following the regular board meeting.
Approval of Tri-Min Agreement
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the amended Tri-Min contract.
Public Works
Updates
County Engineer Anthony Pirkl gave an update on various highway projects.
Human Resources
Permission to Advertise, Interview, & Hire-Part-time Deputy
Human Resources Director Savanna Slick informed the board that Part-time Deputy Jon Foss has resigned and requested permission to advertise, interview, & hire a part-time deputy.
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Jon Waibel and carried unanimously to approve the request to advertise, and interview for a part-time deputy at Grade 15, Step 1, $28.27 per hour at 323 points.
Fireworks Committee
Tessa Strohl and Todd Barnes gave an overview of the fireworks committee budget and requested funds to help support the fireworks event. No action was taken at this time.
Correspondence
The board reviewed correspondence from CHI Lakewood Health.
Adjourn
Motion
Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 a.m. with a work session to follow.
Attest: August 6, 2024
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Auditor/Treasurer Lorene Hanson Chair Cody Hasbargen