REGULAR SUPERVISOR BOARD MEETING

APRIL 18TH, 2006

7 P.M.

UNAPPROVED

 

 IN ATTENDANCE  JIM KLOSTER CHAIR, JOHN JONES, ALFRED SHENTON, RUSSELL NELSON, HEATH GILLHAM, CLERK SANDY FORSMAN, TREASURER, LENORE JOHNSON, MAINTENANCE BRIAN OPATZ. ATTENDANCE SHEET FROM AUDIENCE ATTACHED TO MINUTES.

 

JIM CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCED THAT THIS MEETING WS BEING TAPED.

 

PLEDGE WAS RECITED.

 

OPEN FORM FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS- NONE

 

REVIEW AND APPROVE OF AGENDA ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH ADDITIONS AND JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 21ST, 2005, RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN AND JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. APPROVAL OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES WITH THE ADDITION THAT THE ROAD TOUR BE AT A $75.00 RATE, RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

DAMAGE DEPOSIT FROM HALL RENTAL- NONE

 

CLERKS REPORT- CLERK ASKED THE BOARD FOR A MOTION TO KEEP THE MILEAGE RATE AT THE FEDERAL MILEAGE RATE AND TO ADJUST WHEN NEEDED, ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO HAVE THE MILEAGE RATE ADJUSTED TO THE FEDERAL RATE AND JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. CLERK STATED THE WARRANTY WAS COMING UP ON THE COMPUTER AND WOULD THE BOARD WANT TO RENEW THE CONTRACT. THE COST $99.00 FOR A YEAR AND $139.00 FOR TWO YEARS THIS IS WITH DELL COMPUTERS. AFTER DISCUSSION THAT THE COMPUTER IS THREE YEARS OLD THE BOARD DECIDED NOT TO RENEW. THE FLYERS FOR THE AMNESTY DAY MAY 20TH, WILL BE IN THE MONTICELLO SHOPPER THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY FOR THE RESIDENTS. ROAD TOUR FRIDAY THE 21ST MEET AT THE HALL 8 A.M.. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CLERKS REPORT BY JOHN AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

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APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL- RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CLAIMS AND PAYROLL, SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

TREASURERS REPORT- TO DEPOSIT TO REVENUE $10.00 ALSO TO ROAD AND BRIDGE $75.00 FOR A TOTAL OF $85.00. REVENUE HAS $116,045.08, ROAD AND BRIDGE HAS $219,782.54 FOR TOTAL AVAILABLE MONEY OF $335,827.62. FIRE FUND- MAPLE LAKE $1481.15, MONTICELLO, $1253.93, BLACK TOP FUND $ 770.39, 97TH AMERY $ 4473.44, CHARITABLE GAMBLING $ 2859.27, LL-142ND $ 31,443.86, BUILDING $ 4588.27, CONTINGENCY $20,244.51, CHECKING ACCOUNT $ 244.26, CHECKS OUT $ 2198.78. JOHN MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT AND RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

OLD BUSINESS- EMPLOYEE MANUAL JIM EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A NEED TO SEPARATE  VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS AND MAKE THEM INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. THE MANUAL SHOULD BE GENERAL ITEMS CONDUCT, APPEARANCE, AND DUTIES. VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS SHOULD BE BASED ON THE EMPLOYEES TIME OF EMPLOYMENT AND  REVIEWED AT THE EMPLOYEES YEARLY REVIEW. MOTION BY JOHN TO ACCEPT THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL AS DISCUSSED AND SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR EXCEPT ALFRED MOTION CARRIED.

 

PRIMARY DRAFT OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SIGN ORDNANCE FROM WRIGHT COUNTY.  AFTER REVIEW THE BOARD HAD A MOTION BY HEATH TO CONSULT WITH THE TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY ON THE TOWNSHIP RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSED ORDNANCE SECONDED BY RUSSELL MOTION CARRIED.

 

BOB QUINN ON ESTES AVENUE – BOB PRESENTED A PETITION THAT HAD ALL BUT TWO SIGNATURES TO HAVE THE ROAD REBUILT. BOARD TO TALK TO THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE NOT SIGNED. ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO HAVE THE TOWNSHIP CONTRIBUTE TO EACH PARCEL A MOUNT OF $500.00 TOWARD REBUILDING OF THE ROAD FOR RESIDENTS THAT WANT ROAD BUILDING RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

JIM SPOKE ABOUT THE BUDDHIST TEMPLE AND A MEETING HE HAD WITH THEIR DIRECTORS. HE SHOWED A DRAWING OF AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING AND STATED THAT A NEW BAND SHELL WILL BE BUILT WITH A PICNIC SHELTER . THE DIRECTORS SPOKE OF CUTTING BACK ON THE ACT IVIES (FUND RAISERS) AND HAVING MORE RECREATIONAL ACT IVIES.

 

 

 

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STRUCTURE OF PLANNING AND ZONING- TABLED TILL THE MAY MEETING.

 

REVIEW OF THE BILLING INVOICES WSB (ENGINEERS) – MOTION BY ALFRED TO HAVE JIM AND BRIAN MEET WITH WSB REPRESENTATIVES ON THE QUESTIONS DEALING WITH THE BILLING OF WORK FOR EAGLE LAKE ACCESS, SECONDED BY JOHN ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

QUOTE FOR CHLORIDE, 60,000 GALLONS AT .664 A GALLON. MOTION BY JOHN TO ACCEPT THE QUOTE AND SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO HAVE CLERK SEND LETTERS TO RESIDENTS WHO HAD CHLORIDE PUT ON THEIR ROAD IN 2005 WITH PRICE S TO DO CHLORIDE THIS YEAR AND REQUEST PAYMENT BEFORE APPLICATION, SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

QUOTES FROM KOTILINEK FOR HOURLY RATES. MOTION BY JOHN TO ADD THESE RATES TO THE MINUTES SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

LETTER TO BOARD FROM KATHY SOLAND- JIM TO WRITE A RESPONSE LETTER ALSO A COPY TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE INCLUDED.

 

MAINTENANCE REPORT-ROADS SWEPT OF LOOSE GRAVEL, THE ENGINEERS PLANS FOR THE SALT SHED WERE JUST RECEIVED WILL GIVE TO BIG LAKE LUMBER,  FROST BOILS HAVE BEEN EXCESS THIS YEAR MORE SO THEN MOST YEARS. ORDERED NEW BOX SCRAPPER, BRIAN ASKED THAT A LETTER FROM THE BOARD BE SENT TO WAYNE FINGALSON AND VIRGIL HAWKINS ON A APPLICATION TO THE TOWN ROAD BRIDGE ACCOUNT FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT ON 127TH. HEATH MADE A MOTION TO SEND A LETTER TO WAYNE FINGALSON AND SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

APPROVAL AND AUDIT OF CLAIMS- MONTICELLO TIMES #5275 FOR $213.85, MEL ROSENBERG #5266 FOR $434.79, PERA # 5271 FOR $809.46. MOTION TO ACCEPT BY ALFRED AND SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

TREASURERS FINAL- SPENT IN REVENUE $6,283.13, ROAD AND BRIDGE $7,962.51, BUILDING $55.00.

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN BY JOHN AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

SINCERELY SANDY FORSMAN CLERK