REGULAR MEETING OF THE SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP BOARD

FEBRUARY 21^ST, 2006

7P.M.

UNAPPROVED

CHAIRMAN JIM KLOSTER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

PLEDGE WAS RECITED.

IN ATTENDANCE, JIM KLOSTER, ALFRED SHENTON, DON DORF, RUSSELL NELSON, CLERK SANDY FORSMAN, MAINTENANCE BRIAN OPATZ, TREASURER LENORE JOHNSON, ABSENT JOHN JONES

OPEN FORM FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS-NONE.

REVIEW OF THE AGENDA AND APPROVAL-RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS, ALFRED SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 17^TH, 2006- DON MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA WITH CORRECTIONS, RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

DAMAGE DEPOSIT- CLERK REPORTED THAT THEIR WAS ONE AND HALL WAS LEFT IN GOOD CONDITION. ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO RETURN THE DEPOSIT AND DON SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

CLERK REPORT-CLERK ASKED BOARD TO REVIEW ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR INSURANCE FOR PLANNING AND ZONING. COST WOULD BE $250.00 A YEAR. RUSSELL STATED HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA AND MADE A MOTION TO ADD THIS COVERAGE TO OUR LIABILITY INSURANCE ALFRED SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. CLERK NEXT ASKED BOARD TO READ A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW VOTING MACHINE UNDER THE STATE CONTRACT. THE TOWNSHIP NEEDS TO UPGRADE ITS VOTING MACHINE SO IT CAN BE COMPATIBLE TO THE HAVA MACHINE FOR THE FALL ELECTIONS. COST AFTER TRADE IN OF OUR OLD MACHINE $4,426.00 PLUS TAX. ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO PURCHASE THE NEW MACHINE AND RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. CLERK ASKED THE BOARD WHO WOULD WISH TO ATTEND THE SPRING SHORT COURSE IN ST. CLOUD MARCH 27^TH, LENORE JIM ALFRED RUSSELL AND THE CLERK WILL ATTEND. CLERK STATED THAT THE WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING AND BEING UPDATED WEEKLY. CLERK STATED THAT FOR

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THE AMNESTY DAY BRIAN AND HER VOLUNTEERED TO COORDINATE THE EVENT, JIM TO GET TO CLERK INFORMATION. HOURS WILL BE 8AM TO 1P.M. MAY 20^TH , 2006.CLERK STATED THAT THE NEWS PAPERS ARE PRINTING NOTICES OF THE UP COMING ELECTION FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS ALSO AN EASEMENT RELEASE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS ON BAKER AVENUE PUT TOGETHER BY THE TOWNSHIP LAWYER WAS READ, JIM ASKED BRIAN TO GET SIGNATURES FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE RELEASE. BRIAN AGREED. MOTION BY ALFRED TO ACCEPT THE CLERKS REPORT AND SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

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

TREASURERS REPORT- LENORE STATED THAT A SEPARATE FUND HAS BEEN SET UP FOR THE FIRE FUND. ALSO A FINAL DECEMBER SETTLEMENT WAS RECEIVED OF $19,587.59 WITH ALSO A GRAVEL TAX CHECK OF $4,639.98.

TO BE DEPOSITED- REVENUE $21.00, CHARITABLE $146.92, BUILDING $150.00, FOR A TOTAL OF $ 317.92.

IN REVENUE WE HAVE $144,028.29, ROAD AND BRIDGE $209,684.84, LESS FIRE OF $2,014.38 AVAILABLE MONEY $351, 671.75. FIRE FUND MAPLE LAKE $1427.24, MONTICELLO $614.14, BLACKTOP $117.77, 97^TH AMERY $4,241.04, CHARITABLE $2,494.92, LL-142^ND $30,573.35, BUILDING $5,946.94, CK. ACC. $118.34, CONTINGENCY $20,171.73, CKS OUT $16,801.03. DISCUSSION ON FIRE FUND EXCESS FOR MAPLE LAKE FIRE. $429.45 TO BE ADDED TO JUNE PAYMENT. THE FIRE FUND TO BE DISCUSSED AGAIN IN APRIL.

MOTION BY RUSSELL AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT BY ALFRED AND SECONDED BY DON ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

OLD BUSINESS- DAVE’S RECYCLING, DAVE APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD AND EXPLAINED SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES HE HAS HAD IN THE PAST. ALSO HE STATED SOME OF THE RESIDENTS DO NOT PUT THEIR RECYCLING OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND IF HE SHOULD COME EARLIER THEY DO NOT HAVE THEIR RECYCLING READY. BOARD STATED IF THERE IS A PROBLEM DAVE SHOULD CALL THE CLERKS OFFICE OR A SUPERVISOR SO THAT WE CAN POST IT ON OUR WEB SITE OR LET RESIDENTS THAT CALL KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. DAVE STATED HE WOULD LIKE A LIST OF THE SUPERVISORS PHONE NUMBERS, THE CLERK SAID SHE WOULD INCLUDE THEM WITH HIS CHECK WHEN MAILED. JIM ALSO SUGGESTED THAT FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING A FLYER BE AVAILABLE WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR

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THE RESIDENTS ON RECYCLING, CLERK TO PREPARE, BOARD THANKED DAVE FOR COMING.

DNR PROPOSAL BY WSB THE ENGINEERS WAS READ. ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL AND RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED, BOARD ASKED THE CLERK TO FORWARD ANY BILLS FROM WSB TO BRIAN FOR REVIEW.

EMPLOYEE MANUAL, JIM TO GET FINAL COPY TO CLERK.

OTHER BUSINESS – DON REPORTED HE SPOKE TO THE WRIGHT COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE ON THE TWO RESIDENTS THAT NEED TO CLEAN UP THEIR PROPERTY. THE SHERIFF STATED THEY WENT TO THE PROPERTY AND FOUND MORE VIOLATIONS TICKETS WERE ISSUED.

NEW BUSINESS – BUDGET REVIEW- JIM PRESENTED A DRAFT OF THE BUDGET FOR 2007 TO BE PRESENTED TO THE RESIDENTS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW FOR ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS.

SALT SHED- DON RECEIVED A DIAGRAM OF THE ROOF FOR THE SALT SHED FROM BIG LAKE LUMBER, COPIES FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW, BRIAN STATED THE SIDES SHOULD BE RAISED TO 8 FEET FOR THE SIDE WALLS FOR CLEARANCE. MOTION TO HAVE DON AND BRIAN GO TO BIG LAKE LUMBER TO DISCUSS THIS CHANGE BY RUSSELL AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

MAINTENANCE REPORT- NORMAL WINTER WEATHER MAINTENANCE DONE. BRIAN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD QUOTES FOR THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT COMPUTER FROM DELL AND NEXUS SYSTEMS, ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO PURCHASE A COMPUTER AND MONITOR FROM NEXUS FOR $938.00 RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MAINTENANCE REPORT BY RUSSELL AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

AUDIT OF CLAIMS- #5199 FOR $55.00 FOR KATHY K., #5195 WRIGHT COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR $802.28, #5192 WSB FOR $453.00. MOTION BY ALFRED TO APPROVE AND SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

TREASURERS FINAL- SPENT IN REVENUE $13,931.11 OF WHICH $2048.31 WAS FIRE. ROAD AND BRIDGE $8,903.69, BUILDING $511.89.

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

SINCERELY

SANDY FORSMAN

CLERK