April 9, 2012 Dahlgren Township April 9, 2012 Monthly Meeting The

April 9, 2012
Dahlgren Township April 9, 2012 Monthly Meeting
The Dahlgren Township Board of Supervisors met for a monthly meeting at the East Union Lutheran
Church Parish Center on April 9, 2012. Present were Chairman Mark Willems, Supervisor Gene Miller,
Supervisor Rich Buetow, Clerk Mary Olson and Treasurer Doran Brahee. Also present were Mike
Stadther, Ron Laumbach, Dale & Patti Gilles, Janet Sinner, Jim & Theresa Mieseler, Matt Dunn, Karin
Blomquist, Tori Johnson, Dennis Rollins, Pete & Autumn Vickerman, Corey Olson, Ron Olson and
April Wichterman.
Chairman Willems called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Minutes were typed and mailed or emailed out to Board members. On motion by Supervisor Buetow and
seconded by Supervisor Miller to approve as sent. Vote-aye-all-approved.
Ron Laumbach:
Mr Laumbach (13830 County Road 43) would like to blacktop the cartway that goes to his property at
his expense. He would maintain the blacktop as long as he lived there and if he would move, he would
remove the blacktop at his expense, ifthat is what the Township wanted him to do. Mr. Laumbach will
hire an Engineer to look at the cartway and determine if the current base will hold up. Mr. Laumbach
will contact the Clerk to let the Board know when the Engineer will be inspecting the cartway so that
they can also meet with him. On motion by Chairman Willems and 2nd by Supervisor Buetow to approve
the blacktopping of the cartway ifthe Engineer's determines it would work to blacktop the cartway.
Vote-aye-all-approved.
Mike Stadther:
Mr. Stadther (6281 Forest Glen Lane) requested that the center within the cul-de-sac on the north end of
Forest Glen Lane remain and that one load of black dirt be hauled in to level it out and seeded with
grass. On motion by Supervisor Miller and seconded by Chairman Willems that one load of black dirt
will be hauled in, leveled and seeded.
Sream Town (Matt Dunn):
On motion by Chairman Willems and seconded by Supervisor Miller that the Board will take no further
action regarding Scream Town until Mr. Dunn has gone to the County and receives the proper
paperwork for his Conditional Use Permit changes. Vote-aye-all-approved.
Augusta Ball Club (April Wichterman):
Augusta Ball Club requested approval for liquor licenses for two upcoming events, softball tournament
in June and 52 Club in October. On motion by Supervisor Buetow and seconded by Supervisor Miller to
approve the liquor license request. Vote-aye-all-approved.
Road Report:
• Laurel Avenue culvert near Applequist's: The culvert will be replace by Ron Olson
Construction. Supervisor Miller will contact the school bus company to schedule the replacement
since the road will be closed for a few days while the replacement is made. On motion by
Supervisor Miller and seconded by Chairman Willems to replace the-culvert for the est. cost of
$4,880 plus the cost of the culvert and materials. Vote-aye-all-approved.
• On motion by Supervisor Buetow and seconded by Supervisor Miller, the culvert on 150th Street
near Lenzen's will be replaced and some of the ditch cleaned out for the est. cost of $3,870.00
with a culvert that is currently in stock. Vote-aye-all-approved.
• Other culverts in Traver's driveway and under 150th Street will be examined and if it is
determined that they cannot be cleaned out, Chairman Willems has been authorized to make the
decision to replace the culverts. On motion by Supervisor Buetow and seconded by Supervisor
Miller to authorize Chairman Willems to make the decision. Vote-aye-all-approved.
• Gravel/redrock will be put on Township roads as deteremined during the April 4, 2012 road
inspection.
• Dust Control: The Clerk will send an email or call residents that wanted dust control in 2012 to
remind them to put their stakes out by May 10,2012.
Meetings Attended:
• Township Short Course, March 27,2012 in Hutchinson
Upcoming Meetings:
• Cologne Fire Department Meeting, April 14, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. in the Cologne Fire Station
Other Business:
• Carver Fire Department Contract: The Board has decided not to sign the contract until we
incorporate the Township Attorney's recommendation. The Board is also waiting to see what
changes/recommendations San Francisco Township gets from their attorney.
• On motion by Chairman Willems and. seconded by Supervisor Miller to approve the Clerk
attending the Summer Short Course in June. Vote-aye-all-approve.
The Treasurers report was given:
Checking Account:
Savings Account:
C.D.
P&LCD
Annexation CD
Total:
$304,792.15
$2,871.86
$33,003.95
$827.82
$44,752.43
$386,248.21
On motion by Supervisor Buetow and seconded by Supervisor Miller to approve the report.
Vote-aye-all-approved.
April Disbursements:
$27,490.16
Disbursements breakdown were:
Grading of roads
RedRock
Hauling red rock, spreading rock and 2011 tree trimming
Misc. expenses.
$4,500.00
$11,441.63
$10,560.00
$988.53
Claims Approval: On motion by Supervisor Miller and seconded by Chairman Willems to approve
claims 9528-9538. Vote-aye-all-approved. The clerk then issued warrants.
On motion by Chairman Willems and seconded by Supervisor Buetow to adjourn the meeting.
Vote-aye-all-appro ed.
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Approved by the Board on May 14,2012 Meeting
The Board of Organization was then held.
The Clerk called the meeting to order. She then called for Nomination for CHAIRMAN of the Board.
On Motion by 'Supervisor Buetow, seconded by Treasurer Brahee to nominate Mark Willems as
Chairman. Vote-aye-all-approved.
VICE CHAIRMAN - On Motion by Supervisor Miller, seconded by Treasurer Brahee to nominate Rich
Buetow. Vote-aye-all-approved.
DEPUTY CLERK / CONSULTANT - The Clerk requested Laketown Township's Clerk, Karen
McMillan, serve as Deputy Clerk / Consultant at a rate of$15.00 per hour as needed. On Motion by
Chairman Miller, seconded by Supervisor Willems for Karen McMillan to serve as Deputy Clerk /
Consultant. Vote-aye-all-approved.
ELECTION mDGES - On Motion by Supervisor Buetow, seconded by Supervisor Miller to pay $11.00
per hour time spent as judge and attending training, and mileage. Vote-aye-all-approved.
MILEAGE - On Motion by Supervisor Willems, seconded by Treasurer Brahee to change the mileage to
match the Federal Rate. Vote-aye-all-approved.
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MODERATOR - On Motion by Chairman Miller, seconded by Supervisor Buetow to leave as is, $10.00
a meeting. Vote-aye-all-approved.
LIFE INSURANCE - On Motion by Treasurer Brahee, seconded by Chairman Willems to leave as is.
Vote-aye-all-approved.
CLERK'S SALARY - On Motion by Supervisor Buetow, seconded by Supervisor Miller to pay the
clerk $425.00 a month, $10.00 for Assessment Searches, $100.00 a month for the use of the office, $20
per month for phone/internet reimbursement, plus per diem. Vote-aye-all-approved.
TREASURER SALARY - On Motion by Chairman Willems, seconded by Supervisor Miller to pay the
treasurer $115.00 a month, plus per diem. Vote-aye-all-approved.
SUPERVISOR SALARY - On Motion by Chairman Willems, seconded by Supervisor Miller to pay the
supervisors $100.00 per month for services such as picking up road garbage, putting up signs, phone
calls, superv~ing~ gavel auling and dust cont,ol, etc., plus per diem. Vote-aye-all-approved.
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by Supervisor Buetow, seconded by Supervisor Miller to pay the
chairman $I 15.00 per month for services such as picking up road garbage, putting up signs, phone calls,
supervising gravel hauling and dust control, etc., plus per diem. Vote-aye-all-approved.
PER DIEM FOR MEETINGS - On Motion by Chairman Willems, seconded by Treasurer Brahee to pay
all Board Members $70.00 for the first 4 hours and then $10.00 for extra. Vote-aye-all-approved.
On motion by Treasurer Brahee, seconded by seconded by Supervisor Buetow to adjourn the meeting at
9~ote-aye-a11-ap
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Mark
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