County Auditor, John W. - Lake of the Woods County

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
th
206 8 Ave SE, Suite 234
Baudette, MN 56623
Phone: 218-634-2836
Fax: 218-634-2509
District 1, Todd Beckel - District 2, Tom Hanson-District 3, Ken Moorman,
District 4, Patty Beckel- District 5, Ed Arnesen,
AGENDA
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
TIME
TAB
9:00 a.m.
#1
Pledge to the Flag
Election of County Board Chair (County Auditor, John W. Hoscheid)
Election of County Board Vice-Chair (Chair)
Approve Agenda
Consent Agenda
9:20 a.m.
#2
Human Resource
 Authorization to Interview for Deputy Sheriff
9:30 a.m.
#3
2012 Committee Appointments
10:30 a.m.
#4
2012 Board Meeting Dates
10: 45 a.m.
#5
Minimum Salaries Elected Offices
11:00 a.m.
#6
Legal Newspaper –Bid Opening
11:15 a.m.
#7
County Treasurer
 Official Depositories
11:30 a.m.
#8
Wheelers Point Sanitary District Board
 Elect Members to Board
12:00 p.m.
#9
Correspondence:
LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES IN
A COST EFFECTIVE MANNER FOR ALL ITS CITIZENS
An Equal Opportunity Employer
LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY
REQUEST FOR BOARD ACTION
AGENDA ITEM: AUTHORIZATION TO INTERVIEW
MEETING DATE: _______________________1-3-12________
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
TiME REQUESTED: __________________________
ATTACHMENTS FOR PACKET: x Yes  No
ITEM TYPE:  Consent  Regular Session  Closed Session  Informational  Budget  Personnel
x Motion Requested  Resolution Requested (Motions/Resolutions attached)
BACKGROUND/EXPLANATION OF AGENDA :
ACTION REQUESTED:
MOTION FOR OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES:
Motion was made by Commissioner _____________ to authorize Human Resource Director, Wade Johannesen
and County Sheriff, Dallas Block to interview for Deputy Sheriffs position as advertised. The motion was seconded
by Commissioner ___________ and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously
FUNDING
County Dollars
Other Sources & Amounts
Total
FISCAL IMPACT
$
$
$
$
___ None
___ Included in current budget
___ Other
OTHER FINANCIAL C OMMENTS:
SUBMITTED BY: ___________________________________________
DATE: __________________________
2012 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Motion was made by Commissioner _______________ to approve the 2012 Committee
Appointments.
Airport Commission: Commissioners ____________(Patty Beckel) and ___________(Hanson);
AMC Ag Task Force: Commissioner ____________(Todd Beckel); Alternates: Commissioners;
AMC Environmental and Natural Resources: Commissioner ___________(Todd Beckel);
Alternates: Commissioners;
AMC Future: Commissioner _________(Todd Beckel); Alternates: Commissioners;
AMC General Government: Commissioner _________ (Patty Beckel); Alternates: John W.
Hoscheid and Commissioners;
AMC Human Service: Commissioner ________(Hanson) and Nancy Wendler; Alternates:
Commissioners;
AMC/PILT Advisory: Commissioner ________ (Todd Beckel)
AMC Transportation and Area Transportation Alliance: Commissioner ________(Moorman) and
Tim Erickson; Alternates: Commissioners;
Arrowhead Library System: Commissioner Hanson; Alternate: Commissioner Todd Beckel (71-11 to 06-30-14 appointed 2011);
Board of Adjustment: District 1- Buck Webb, District 2-Reed McFarlane, District 3-Gerald
Levasseur, District 4- Tom Mio, District 5-Jamie McEnelly;
Border Coalition/ Passports: Commissioner _________ (Arnesen), Commissioner ______( Patty
Beckel), Sue Ney and Holly House;
Building and Safety Committee: Commissioner ________(Todd Beckel), Commissioner
______(Arnesen), Jeff Pelland, Tim Erickson, Brent Birkeland, John W. Hoscheid and Nancy
Wendler;
Children’s Justice Initiative Committee and Lake of the Woods County Children and Families
Collaborative Committee: Commissioner ________(Todd Beckel) ;
Community Education Advisory Board: Commissioner ________(Moorman); Alternate:
Commissioner _________(Patty Beckel);
Personnel Committee (combined Compensation Plan and Personnel): Commissioner
______(Patty Beckel), Commissioner _______(Hanson), Human Resources Director Wade
Johannesen, Sue Ney, Tim Erickson, Amy Ballard and Terry Bandemer;
Comprehensive Land Use Planning Board: Commissioner _______(Arnesen), Commissioner
________(Patty Beckel), Sue Ney, Josh Stromlund, John W. Hoscheid;
Continuity of Operation Plan (COOP): Holly House and All Commissioners;
Cormorant Committee: Commissioner _______(Arnesen), Commissioner ______(Todd Beckel),
Mike Trueman, Paul Arnesen; Alternate: Commissioner _________(Patty Beckel);
County Extension Committee: Commissioner ________(Arnesen), Commissioner
_________(Patty Beckel), John W. Hoscheid; Additional members: Karen Hanson, Mike Hirst
Erin Olson, Shelly Lein , Jen Erickson and Joanne Kellner; Extension Members: Sunny Dorrow,
Aprille Levasseur, Deb Zak and Karen Santl.
County TV: Commissioner ___________(Hanson), Commissioner ________(Arnesen), Lee
Hervey, John W. Hoscheid, Brent Birkeland and Holly House;
Department Head Liaison: Chairman _________; Alternates: Commissioners;
Department Liaisons: Assessor – __________(Patty Beckel); Land and Water Planning Office –
_________(Todd Beckel); Attorney –_________(Moorman); MIS – __________(Hanson);
Sheriff –__________(Hanson); Social Services – ________(Patty Beckel); Recorder –
_______(Patty Beckel); Highway - _______(Arnesen); Treasurer –______(Arnesen); Auditor –
________(Moorman); Emergency Management – ________(Todd Beckel); H/R –
_______(Arnesen); County Surveyor-________(Todd Beckel) and Veterans Service Officer –
________(Hanson);
Economic Development Committee and Biomass
_________(Moorman) and _________(Patty Beckel);
Committee:
Commissioners
Enhanced 911 Committee: Commissioner _________(Todd Beckel), Commissioner_________(
Hanson), Brent Birkeland, Dallas Block, Holly House and other local appointees;
GIZIIBII-RC&D: Commissioner ___________(Patty Beckel), member at large George Swentik
and John Sonstegard; Alternates for Sonstegard– SWCD staff member;
Governor Council on
_________(Moorman);
Mental
Health
and
LAC
Committee:
Commissioner
Grievance Committee: Commissioner ___________ (Moorman), Dale Boretski, Josh Stromlund
and Angie Eason; Alternate: Commissioner __________ (Todd Beckel);
Headwaters Regional Development Commission: Commissioners _________(Hanson) and
____________(Moorman);
Highway 11 Task Force/Transportation Advisory Board: Commissioner ________( Moorman),
Commissioner __________( Hanson) and Tim Erickson;
Information Systems/Technology Committee: Commissioner ________(Patty Beckel),
Commissioner _________(Hanson), Brent Birkeland, Josh Stromlund, Boyd Johnson and John
W. Hoscheid;
Insurance Committee: Commissioner _____________(Patty Beckel), Commissioner ________
(Todd Beckel), John W. Hoscheid, Nancy Wendler, Lorene Hanson, Brent Birkeland, Terry
Bandemer and Wade Johannesen;
Joint Powers Natural Resources Board: Commissioner _________(Todd Beckel), Commissioner
_________(Moorman) and Wayne Bendickson;
Labor/Management Committee: Commissioner _________ (Arnesen), Commissioner _______(
Todd Beckel), Wade Johannesen; Alternate: Commissioner __________(Patty Beckel);
Lake
of
the
Woods
Affordable
Housing/Loan
Committee:
Commissioner
____________(Arnesen), Sue Ney, MaryJo Otten and John W. Hoscheid; Alternate:
Commissioner ____________(Patty Beckel);
Lake of the Woods Trail Management Team: Commissioners __________(Todd Beckel) and
_____________(Moorman);
Law Library: Commissioner ____________(Moorman), Philip Miller and Brent Birkeland;
Lutheran Social Service Board: Commissioner ______________(Moorman) and Nancy
Wendler; Alternate: Commissioner __________(Patty Beckel);
Minnesota Counties Computer Co-op: Delegate #1 – Brent Birkeland, Delegate #2 – John W.
Hoscheid;
Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust: Commissioner ___________(Patty Beckel);
Alternate: Commissioner ____________(Todd Beckel);
Minnesota Rural Counties Caucus: Commissioner _____________(Todd Beckel); Alternates:
Commissioners;
Motor Pool Committee: Commissioner _________(Patty Beckel), John W. Hoscheid, Nancy
Wendler, Wayne Bendickson, Josh Stromlund and Jeff Pelland; Alternate: Commissioner
___________(Hanson);
North Country Community Health Board: Commissioner ____________(Moorman) (term
expires 12/31/12) and Jan Olson (term expires 12/31/12) these are three-year terms;
North Country Community Health Services Advisory Committee: Commissioner Moorman
(term expires 12/31/12) and _____________(Jan Olson) (term expires 12/31/11 these are twoyear terms;
Northern Counties Land Use Coordinating Board: Commissioner __________(Todd Beckel) and
Josh Stromlund; Alternate: Commissioner _________( Arnesen);
Northwest Board of Aging/Area Agency: Commissioner __________(Moorman,) Nancy
Wendler and John Oren; Alternate: Commissioner ____________(Patty Beckel);
Northwest Community Action:
Commissioner __________ (Arnesen), Commissioner
__________ (Moorman); Alternate: Commissioner ___________( Hanson);
Northwest Minnesota Juvenile Center Board: Commissioner Patty Beckel (term expires
12/31/13 (re-appointed in 2010). This is a four-year term;
Nuisance Ordinance Committee: Commissioner ___________(Patty Beckel), Commissioner
______________(Arnesen), Philip Miller, Dallas Block, Michelle Brown, Rick Rone, Nancy
Jewell and Josh Stromlund;
Nursing Service Advisory Board: Commissioner _____________(Hanson), Leah Stephani
Miller; Alternate: Nancy Wendler;
Park Commission: Commissioner Hanson, Commissioner __________(Patty Beckel), Tim
Erickson; Alternate: Commissioner _________( Moorman);
Peat Land: Commissioner ____________(Todd Beckel);
Rainy Rapid River Board: Commissioner _______________ (Moorman), Commissioner
_________(Hanson), Josh Stromlund and Steve Sindelir;
Red River Valley Development Association: Commissioner _________(Moorman) and Ken
Horntvedt;
Regional Radio Board: Commissioner __________(Todd Beckel); Alternate: Commissioner
____________(Hanson);
Roseau County Board on Aging/FAR North Transit: Commissioner __________(Todd Beckel);
Solid Waste Committee/Household Waste: Commissioner ___________(Patty Beckel) (as the
(NWMNHHW representative for the Joint Powers Agreement), Commissioner
___________(Arnesen), Tim Erickson, Tina Rennemo, Mark Hall and MaryJo Otten.
Subdivision Controls Committee: Commissioner ____________ (Patty Beckel), Josh Stromlund,
_________ (Wayne Bendickson), Sue Ney, Brent Birkeland and Commissioner of the District
involved;
Township Road and Trails: Commissioner ____________(Arnesen), Commissioner _________
(Todd Beckel), Tim Erickson, Josh Stromlund, Brent Birkeland, Dan Crompton, Boyd Johnson
and _____________(Wayne Bendickson);
Tribal Lands: Commissioners __________(Arnesen) and ___________(Todd Beckel);
Vets Service: Commissioner ____________(Hanson), Commissioner __________( Moorman),
Legion Commander or Delegate, VFW Commander or Delegate and Rick Rone;
SWCD District Committee: Commissioner ____________(Todd Beckel), Commissioner
____________(Hanson) and Josh Stromlund;
The motion was seconded by Commissioner ______________ and the same being put to a vote,
was unanimously carried.
2011 LAKE OF THE WOOD COUNTY BOARD MEETING DATES
The motion was made by Commissioner Arnesen to approve the following 2012 board meeting
dates as follows:
LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
County Board meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 9: 00 a.m.
in the Commissioners’ Room in the County Government Center in Baudette, Minnesota unless
otherwise noted:
January 10, 2012
January 24, 2012
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
July 10, 2012
July 24, 2012
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
February 14, 2012
February 28,2012
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
August 7,2012
August 28,2012
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
March 13, 2012
March 27, 2012
9:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
September 11, 2012 9:00 a.m.
September 25, 2012 9:00 a.m.
April 10, 2012
April 24, 2012
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
October 9, 2012
October 23, 2012
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
May 8, 2012
May 22,2012
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
November 13, 2012
November 27, 2012
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
June 12, 2012
June 19 2012
BOE
June 26, 2012
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
TBD
9:00 a.m.
December 11, 2012
Truth in Taxation
December 31, 2012
9:00 a.m.
TBD
8:00 a.m.
(L/W School)
(NWA)
Lake of the Woods County Commissioner’ maybe attending the following:
Joint Legislative Conference
AMC District 2 Meeting
AMC Leadership Conference
AMC District 2 Meeting
AMC Annual Conference
LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY
REQUEST FOR BOARD ACTION
AGENDA ITEM: ESTABLISHING MINIMUM SALARIES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES
MEETING DATE: _______________________1-3-12________
TiME REQUESTED: __________________________
DEPARTMENT:
ATTACHMENTS FOR PACKET: x Yes  No
ITEM TYPE:  Consent  Regular Session  Closed Session  Informational  Budget  Personnel
x Motion Requested  Resolution Requested (Motions/Resolutions attached)
BACKGROUND/EXPLANATION OF AGENDA :
ACTION REQUESTED:
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MINIMUM
SALARIES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES
Resolution No. 12-01-01
The following resolution was proposed by Commissioner _________ and moved for adoption:
WHEREAS, M.S. 388.18, Subd. 1, et seq., M.S. 384.151, Subd. 1, et seq., M.S. 386.015, Subd. 1, et seq., M.S.
387.20, Subd. 1, et seq., and M.S. 385.373, Subd. 1, et seq. requires the County Board, at the January meeting
prior to the first date on which applicants may file for County elective offices, to establish minimum annual
salaries to be paid to the respective office holders at the term next following.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following statutory minimum annual salaries are hereby established
for county elective offices for the term beginning in January of the year 201 2:
County
County
County
County
County
Attorney:
Auditor:
Recorder:
Sheriff:
Treasurer:
$6,000
$6,000
$6,000
$6,000
$6,000
Seconded by Commissioner ____________ and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
FUNDING
County Dollars
Other Sources & Amounts
Total
FISCAL IMPACT
$
$
$
$
___ None
___ Included in current budget
___ Other
OTHER FINANCIAL C OMMENTS:
SUBMITTED BY: ___________________________________________
DATE: __________________________
LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY
REQUEST FOR BOARD ACTION
AGENDA ITEM: ESTABLISHING MINIMUM SALARIES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES
MEETING DATE: _______________________1-3-12________
DEPARTMENT:
ATTACHMENTS FOR PACKET:  Yes  No
TiME REQUESTED: __________________________
ITEM TYPE:  Consent  Regular Session  Closed Session  Informational  Budget  Personnel
x Motion Requested  Resolution Requested (Motions/Resolutions attached)
BACKGROUND/EXPLANATION OF AGENDA :
ACTION REQUESTED:
LEGAL NEWSPAPER – BID OPENING
Lake of the Woods County Bid Opening For
Legal Publishing for 2012
January 3, 2012
Per Standard Advertising Unit
Financial Statement
Delinquent Tax List
1st Publ.
1st Publ
2nd Publ
Baudette Region
PO Box 39
Baudette, MN 56623
218-634-1722
Northern Light
PO Box 1134
Baudette, MN 56623
218-634-2700
Award To:
Official Legal Newspaper
1st Publ/Financial Stmnt
2nd Publ/Financial Stmnt
2nd Publ
All Other Publications
1st Delinq Tax List
2nd Delinq Tax List
All Other
Motion was made by Commissioner ______________ to designate the ______________ as the Official
Legal Newspaper of the County for 2012 and to award the first publication of the annual financial
statement, the first and second publications of the delinquent tax list and all other legal publishing to the
______________. It was further moved to award the bid for the second publication of the annual
financial statement to the _________________. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
____________and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously carried.
FUNDING
County Dollars
Other Sources & Amounts
Total
FISCAL IMPACT
$
$
$
$
___ None
___ Included in current budget
___ Other
OTHER FINANCIAL C OMMENTS:
SUBMITTED BY: ___________________________________________
DATE: __________________________
LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY
REQUEST FOR BOARD ACTION
AGENDA ITEM: 2012 OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES FOR COUNTY FUNDS FOR 2012
MEETING DATE: _______________________12-30-11________
TiME REQUESTED: __________________________
DEPARTMENT: Auditor
ATTACHMENTS FOR PACKET: x Yes  No
ITEM TYPE:  Consent  Regular Session  Closed Session  Informational  Budget  Personnel
x Motion Requested  Resolution Requested (Motions/Resolutions attached)
BACKGROUND/EXPLANATION OF AGENDA :
ACTION REQUESTED:
MOTION FOR OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES:
Motion was made by Commissioner _____________ to designate the following institutions as Official
Depositories of County funds for the year 2012:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Wells Fargo, Baudette Branch
Riverwood Bank, Baudette Branch
Border State Bank, Baudette Branch
MAGIC Fund
Further moved to designate Wells Fargo, Minneapolis as the official safekeeping Institution for Lake of the Woods
County. Second was made by Commissioner _____________ and the same being put to a vote, was unanimously
carried.
FUNDING
County Dollars
Other Sources & Amounts
Total
FISCAL IMPACT
$
$
$
$
___ None
___ Included in current budget
___ Other
OTHER FINANCIAL C OMMENTS:
SUBMITTED BY: ___________________________________________
DATE: __________________________
WHEELER’S POINT SANITARY BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Commissioner Patty Beckel informed the board that two members of the Wheeler’s Point
Sanitary Board are up for appointment.
The following resolution was offered by Commissioner ___________ and moved for adoption:
RESOLUTION FOR
ELECTION OF WHEELERS POINT SANITARY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
RESOLUTION 2012-01-____
WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners adopted the creation of a
sanitary district for Wheelers Point District on September 27, 2005;
WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners is the central related
governing body of the Wheelers Point Sanitary District;
WHEREAS, Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners has the authority to elect
members to the Wheelers Point Sanitary District Board by resolution to fill expired terms;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Lake of the Woods County Board of
Commissioners elect Al Thompson and Ron Stauss for a term of three years expiring January 2,
2015.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner ____________ and the same being put to a vote,
was unanimously carried.