SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 – GENERAL MEETING
Meeting called to order by Chairman Fischbach at 8:45 A.M. in the Commission
Chambers, Courthouse Annex, Brown County, SD. Present were Commissioner’s
Hansen, Elliott, Sutton and Wiese.
MINUTES:
Moved by Elliott, seconded by Sutton to approve the General Meeting minutes
of August 25, 2009. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
CLAIMS:
Moved by Wiese, seconded by Hansen to approve the following claims:
Payroll: Commissioners $3,110.60; Auditor $7,373.12; Treasurer $10,641.44;
Data Processing $3,431.02; State’s Attorney $13,280.06; Stop Loss Grant-SA
$1,421.05; Maintenance $5,884.49; Assessor $9,694.23; Planning & Zoning
$1,580.81; Register of Deeds $6,311.84; Veterans Service Office $3,106.99;
GIS $1,921.93; Sheriff $69,089.32; Communications $18,725.76; Coroner
$150.00; Welfare $3,144.20; Museum $5,720.52; Fair board $18,247.63;
Fairgrounds & Parks $12,002.32; Extension $3,432.37; Weed $5,086.24; E&D
$2,873.62; Teen Court $578.23; Highway $34,240.20; Landfill $9,372.53;
Matching Benefits: FICA $14,775.29; Medicare $3,455.55; Life $722.94; Dental
$4,616.32; Health $72,105.34; Retirement $28, 101.09:
Supplies: Quality Quick Print $76.00, NADA $274.00, Office Equip $315.41,
Aberdeen Police $40.20, Hedahls $40.50, Hoven Auto $54.00, Shopko $919.97,
Hoven Auto $1640.01, House of Glass $132.50, Reuers Auto $252.61, AED Brands
$47.95, Bob Barker $185.95, Matthew Bender $217.52, Dakota Electronics
$128.00, Walmart $592.58, Intoximeters $690.00, Kustom Signals $2778.00,
Exec Mgmt $3695.30, Trail Chev $115.93, Visa $864.41, Bridgestone $285.44,
Aberdeen Asphalt $5041.34, Cretex Concrete $50,736.00, Mark Wendt $12.55, SD
Federal Property $480.00, Sheehan Mack Sales $92,674.00, Share Corp $341.00,
Serocki $10,140.71, N Central Farmers Elev $1470.17, Myers Auto $690.00,
SDDOT $381.36, Louies Service $130.32, Kane Trans $1500.00, RDO $64.05,
Titan $1609.90, Sewer Duck $186.00, Menards $155.36, Sherri Rawstern $48.95,
SD for the Arts $125.00, Lora Schaunaman $74.19, Preserve SD $50.00, ND
State Hist Soc $10.00, Runnings $150.64, B&B $3673.48, Van Diest $9792.25,
Heppers Sports $13.50, GCR Tire $16.00, Dakota Oil $28.44Alligare $1200.00,
Adv Auto $9.95, Aberdeen Chrysler $333.00, No Till Farmer $37.95, Heartland
Paper $274.25, Langs TV $43.00, L Robert Kimball $1624.00, Richard Hansen
$100.00, Avera Heart Hospital $1020.00, Nelson Sales $1069.88, Aberdeen C&F
$662.50, Reuers Auto $346.40, SDSWMA $1350.00, Butler Machinery $1304.28,
Palmer Dist $66.00, Overhead Door $116.27, Cyfre $358.15, Priority Dispatch
$405.00, Best Business $26.69, Kaleb Englin $160.00, North Star Amusements..
$14,000.54, Daniel & Travis Sharp $54.00, Jordan Miller $63.00, Al-Shar
Holsteins $72.00, Frey-View Dairy Farm $125.00, Steven Paulsen $42.00,
Jeremy & Azaria Angstman $25.00; Sterling Kappes $36.00, Adrianne Schaunaman
$15.00, Thomas Friesz $223.50, Morgan Eichler $21.00, Evan Duterhoffer
$21.00, Emma Schaunaman $31.50, Justine Sanderson $42.00, Brooke Skoglund
$21.00, Osterman Shorthorns $82.00, Sam Schaunaman $10.50, Jessica Podoll
$21.00, Chelsea Deiter $15.00; All Shook Up $60.00, Fritz Bruckner $105.00,
Faith & Jan Houghtaling $201.00, Krohmer Family $64.00, Nohner Family
$132.00, Rossow Family $138.50, Brody & Wyatt Sombke $36.00, Jerry Tollefson
$58.50,Wolffs Suffolks $78.00, Kali & Kyla Wolkow $325.50:
Professional Fees: Avera St Lukes $272.24, Cass County Sheriff $36.00,
witness fees $20.00, SD Dept of Rev $1420.00,, Eide Bailly $243.00:
Publications: American News $337.34:
Transcriptions: Tammy Erickson $176.40, Neal Reporting $117.60:
Travel: Kathy Fisher $121.73, Gene Loeschke $132.83, Leo Lesher $85.84, Gary
Vetter $87.32:
Utilities: NW Energy $10,561.05, Midcontinent $251.67, Qwest $2825.40,
Alltel $2849.49, Montana Dakota $19.88, Web $136.93:
Care of Poor: Dr/Hospital – 5 recipients- Northern Plains OMS $171.37,
Dental Center $99.00, Sanford Clinic $349.13, Urology Spec $277.41,
Anesthesia Phys $352.00; Rent - 5 recipients- Scott Gilbertson $260.00,
Zumbaum Property $260.00, BMI $260.00, Mary Ann Ochs $280.00, Getty Rentals
$260.00; Insurance - 1 recipient – Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield $376.06;
Utilities – 3 recipients – NW Energy $433.73, City of Aberdeen $169.68;
Medication – 4 recipients - Walmart Pharm $97.82, Quarve Drug $306.88;
Burial – 1 recipient – Eddy Funeral Home $1215.00. All members present
voting aye. Motion carried.
PERSONNEL:
Moved by Wiese, seconded by Sutton to approve the following employee step
increases, effective September 6, 2009: Samiulela Mounga @ $13.72 per hour,
Sara Hagman @ $12.12 per hour, Kimberly Byram @ $12.71 per hour, Justin Salo
@ $12.66 per hour. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Hansen to approve hiring John Kirnan as
security officer at the Fair, effective august 17, 2009 at $16.00 per hour.
All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
Moved by Wiese, seconded by Elliott to approve hiring Dustin Peiker as
Sheriff Field Deputy, effective August 31, 2009 at $15.84 per hour. All
members present voting aye. Motion carried.
LEASE AGREEMENTS:
Moved by Wiese, seconded by Sutton to approve and authorize the Chairman
sign the following agreements: First United Methodist Church for lease of
the Richmond Youth Camp on September 9, 2009; October 11-12, 2009; The
Associated General Contractors of SD for lease of the Holum Expo Building on
September 17, 2009. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
DISINTERMENT PERMIT:
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Elliott to acknowledge and accept Notice of
Disinterment Permit (Wells) affecting Brown County from the SD Department of
Health Vital Records. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
LOTTERY APPLICATION:
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Hansen to approve the following application:
Granary Memorial Gallery, Inc for raffle to be held September 13, 2009. All
members present voting aye. Motion carried.
APPLICATION FOR OCCUPANCY:
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Elliott to approve request submitted by Dalager
Engineering Co on behalf of Northern Electric Coop for occupancy of various
sites in the County for inspection and repair of existing utilities, with
the stipulation that Northern Electric cannot cut through any Brown County
roads, all repairs must be done by boring under Brown County roads. All
members present voting aye. Motion carried.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Wiese to go into executive session for
personnel discussion. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
The Chairman declared the executive session closed, with no action taken as
a result of the discussion.
Moved by Wiese, seconded by Sutton to go into executive session for
personnel discussion with Mark Milbrandt in attendance. All members present
voting aye. Motion carried.
The Chairman declared the executive session closed, with no action taken as
a result of the discussion.
2010 PROVISIONAL BUDGET HEARING:
Time and place, as advertised for public hearing on the 2010 Provisional
Budget. No one from the public or various departments appeared. No action
will be taken on the Provisional Budget until September 29, 2009.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Moved by Sutton, seconded by Hansen to go into executive session for
personnel discussion with Jeanette Nietert in attendance. All members
present voting aye. Motion carried.
The Chairman declared the executive session closed, with no action taken as
a result of the discussion.
BID – LANDFILL SHOP 5 BUILDING PROJECT:
Mike Scott, Landfill Manager and Tom Hurlbert, Hula Design presented bid
specifications for the Landfill Expansion Shop Building Project. Moved by
Sutton, seconded by Elliott to authorize advertising public hearing to open,
read and consider sealed bids for the Landfill Shop 5 Building Project, to
be held in the Commissioner’s Chambers, Courthouse Annex, Brown County, SD
on September 29, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. All members present voting aye. Motion
carried.
RAILROAD AVENUE PROPERTY LINES:
Gary Fischer met to discuss the position of the building at 117 RR Ave on
the lot, as the planned wall reconstruction may extend over the lot lines.
Survey pins will be located to determine if the proposed remodeling will
cause the building to cross lot lines.
RECESS:
The Chairman declared the Commission recessed until September 8, 2009.
Maxine Taylor – Brown County Auditor
Published once at the total approximate cost of $78.34.