OCTOBER 13, 2009 – GENERAL MEETING

Meeting called to order by Chairman Fischbach at 8:45 A.M. in the Commissioner’s Chambers, Courthouse Annex, Brown County, SD. Present were Commissioners Hansen, Elliott, Sutton and Wiese.

YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS:
The Commission presented the following Certificates of Appreciation and Congratulations to Judy Dosch for Thirty-Five Years of Service to the County; John Weig for Thirty Years of Service to the County; Mavis Kempf, Kathy Neitzel and Leo Lesher for Twenty-Five Years of Service to the Brown County.

MINUTES:
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Elliott to approve the Joint City/County Meeting minutes and the General Meeting minutes of October 6, 2009. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

CLAIMS:
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Elliott to approve the following claims:
Payroll: Commissioners $3,110.60; Auditor $7,760.96; Treasurer $10,781.82; Data Processing $3,431.02; State’s Attorney $12,810.06; Stop Loss Grant $1,421.05; Maintenance $5,869.93; Assessor $9,713.43; Register of Deeds $6,326.24; Veterans Service Office $3,106.99; GIS $1,921.93; Sheriff $72,274.36; Communications $18,691.27; Welfare Office $3,144.20; Museum $5,720.52; Fairgrounds & Parks $4,676.12; Fairboard $2,072.73; Extension $2,061.60; Weed $3,035.26; Planning and Zoning $1,580.81; Emergency Management $2,911.95; Teen Court $588.63; Coroner $150.00; Highway $32,510.11; Landfilll $9,548.50; Matching Benefits: FICA $13,352.01; Medicare $3,122.60:
Supplies: Best Business $296.52, Cunningham Elec $600.23, Language Lines $191.40, Office Equip $400.51, Midstates Printing $313.21, New Trends $400.39, Exec Mgmt $30.00, Dept of Rev $35.00, SD Sec of State $35.00, Sewing Shoppe $33.25, Lust Chev $36.95, Moore Medical $164.17, Bonnie Bitz $288.00, Tri-State Water $7.10, Parcel Erickson $28.95, Cash Wa $4466.88, Graham Tire $235.55, David Fair $115.71, Kesslers $324.61, Dakota Electronics $943.40, Hoven Auto $114.63, Tel Serv $45.00, Z&S Dust $3839.85, Runnings $1377.03, Praxair $3400.63, Power Plan $723.23, Menards $689.68, Interstate Battery $91.95, Howes Oil $16,043.20, Helms & Assoc $7816.40, Hedahls $142.64, Hecla Impl $68.95, Farnams $202.52, Farm Power $474.39, Evergreen $291.84, Economy Propane $820.50, Diesel Machinery $815.72, Diamond Mowers $138.12, Cartney Bearing $12.60, Artz Equip $797.62, Aberdeen Asphalt $2034.17, Midwest Alarms $412.00, Ameripride $54.77, Interior Design Concepts $131.92, Service Signs $2971.51, Steve Ulmer $99.65, Ken’s Superfair Foods $401.00, SDSU CES $90.00, TSC $69.99, ProAg $344.89, HF Jacobs $247.50, Warner School Dist $6000.00, Walmart $186.34, Lar-Jos $94.00, GovConnection $613.35, Pizza Ranch $56.95, Photo Xpress $36.00, John Heine $381.55, Central Supply $167.10, Midwest Alarm $612.00, ProBuild $19.66, Fire Safety First $39.80, Taylor Laundry $60.50, Gardner Locksmith $239.44, House of Glass $191.42, Sanders Sew ‘N Vac $33.28, Sheehan Mack Sales $16,120.77, Brown County $187.06, Helms $19,979.75, SD Dept of Rev $3860.39, North Central Farmers Elev $9168.99, Hedahls $251.27, Brick Propane $38.50, Ameripride $147.39, Powerplan $6247.85, Macs $20.56, Curts Repair $1019.49, Evergreen $12.00, North Pine $173,815.77, Office Max $63.80, SD Assoc of Fairs & Celebrations $2,065.00:
Professional Fees: Beltrami County Sheriff $97.65, Dakota Investigation $10.00, Clinical Lab $3802.46, Lewis & Clark BHS $142.00, NE Mental Health $614.46:
Publications: Lakota Country Times $31.20, American News $1093.54:
Transcriptions: Tammy Erickson $174.30:
Court Appointed Attorney: Brevik Law Office $166.98:
Travel: Burt Elliott $280.40, Rebecca Millan $274.56, Gene Loeschke $161.69, Leo Lesher $154.29, Mark Milbrandt $832.41:
Utilities: FSH $60.00, Northern Valley $75.59, James Valley $351.49, NW Energy $720.24, Verizon $70.40, City of Aberdeen $1373.43, Qwest $414.85, Northern Wireless $111.90:
Care of Poor: Dr/Hospital – 4 recipients- Dr Rizan Hajal $65.20, Pulomonary & Sleep $99.86, Avera St Lukes $12,286.55; Medication – 9 recipients – Quarve Drug $366.72, Econofoods Pharm $27.43, Walmart Pharm $151.00, United Clinic Pharm $363.85; Transportation – 2 recipients – Jefferson Lines $211.48, Emergency Poor Fund $25.00; Burial – 1 recipient – Carlsen Funeral Home $1200.00. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

PERSONNEL:
Moved by Wiese, seconded by Hansen to approve the following employee stop increases, effective October 18, 2009: Ashby Beckman @ $13.43 per hour, Nyle Jenson @ $14.52 per hour, Nathan Smith @ $16.14 per hour. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

Moved by Elliott, seconded by Sutton to acknowledge resignation of Heather Beusch as part-time 24/7 Sobriety employee, effective October 4, 2009. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

Moved by Wiese, seconded by Sutton to acknowledge the following miles driven and amount to be taxed for personal use of County vehicles during the month of July 2009: Jan Weismantel – 81.6 @ $44.88, Markcus Selzler – 98 @ $53.90, Kendell Titze – 66 @ $36.30, Mark Wendt 384 @ $211.20, Michael Scott – 210 @ $115.50. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

HOLIDAY CLOSING:
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Hansen to close Friday, November 27th, with the following policy: each employee will be compensated for eight hours regular pay for the day, if an employee is required to work a full shift on November 27th, eight hours will be added to their vacation record – under no circumstances will premium pay be paid for these hours. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

DETERMINATION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT:
Moved by Wiese, seconded by Hansen to acknowledge receipt of letter withdrawing the application, submitted by Prairie Hill Farms LLC for determination by the Commission in accordance with SDCL 31-22-2 whether a right-of-way should be granted to Prairie Hill Farms, LLC from landowners Dean Weismantel and Donald Weismantel. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

SHERIFF REPORTS:
Moved by Wiese, seconded by Sutton to approve the following September 2009 Sheriff Reports: Incident and offenses; Prisoner care, JDC, Money deposited with the County Treasurer and Monthly activities. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

LEASE AGREEMENT:
Moved by Wiese, seconded by Hansen to approve and authorize the Chairman sign the following agreement: Brown County 4-H for lease of the Holum Expo Building on October 4, 2009. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

COURTHOUSE ROOF PROJECT CHANGE ORDER:
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Elliott to approve and authorize the Chairman sign Change Order #1 with Grote Roofing Inc. for Courthouse Roof Project awarded June 30, 2009, extending completion date to December 31, 2009. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

APPLICATION FOR OCCUPANCY:
Moved by Elliott, seconded by Wiese to approve application, submitted by Northern Electric for occupancy of intersection of 389th Ave and 130th Street in Sec 5-T123N-R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, SD to install underground trenching for light pole. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

RACE TRACK OPTION:
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Elliott to approve and authorize the Chairman sign request, submitted by Jamie Naasz for one-year option to lease Brown County facilities at the Fairgrounds for the 2010 Car Racing season, per lease dated November 25, 2008. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.

FAIR UPDATE:
Larry Gerlach, Fair Manager presented a recap of the 2009 Brown County Fair.

BREAK ROOM DISCUSSION:
Courthouse employees met with the Commission to discuss the use and storage of individual appliances in the Employee break area, rather than in the EOC kitchen. The Commission will visit area with the Maintenance Department.

RECESS:
The Chairman declared the Commission recessed until October 20, 2009.

Maxine Taylor – Brown County Auditor

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