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MAY 20, 2008 – GENERAL MEETING
Meeting called to order by Chairman Wiese at 8:45 A.M. in the Commissioner’s
Chambers, Courthouse Annex, Brown County, SD. Present were Commissioners Hansen,
Feickert and Knecht. Absent Commissioner Fischbach.
MINUTES:
Moved by Hansen, seconded by Feickert to approve the General Meeting minutes of
May 13, 2008. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
CLAIMS:
Moved by Feickert, seconded by Hansen to approve the following claims:
Supplies: Florida Micro..$1150.72, Farm & Home..$1220.00, Language
Line..$171.10, Thomsen West..$1164.83, Midwest Alarm..$1525.24, Deluxe Business
Checks..$66.98, Heartland Paper..$637.14, HKG..$2582.40, House of Glass..$28.00,
Crescent Electric..$5.02, Tellinghuisen..$30242.41, Sherwin Williams..$314.38,
John Kersten..$1407.15, Dakota Supply..$56.46, Menards..$178.98, Aberdeen
Plumbing..$140.76, HSBC..$850.14, SPAN Pub..$278.00, DT Pharm..$663.08, Best
Business..$184.91, Crisis Prev..$499.00, Tel Serv..$83.09, Office Equip..$50.33,
Knight Towing..$40.00, Parcel Erickson..$65.00, 3-D Spec..$2679.12, Randy’s
Auto..$40.00, Pomps Tire..$92.10, M-R Signs..$112.78, Langs TV..$50.00, Howes
Oil..$29,505.40, Freys Elec..$2693.15, Fastenal Co..$73.27, Erdmann
Fuels..$1516.04, Carquest..$956.09, Ameripride..$304.68, Nat’l Abundance..$3.20,
Kleins..$2.69, Sherri Rawstern..$60.02, Aberdeen Parks & Rec..$75.00, Ken’s
Superfair Foods..$51.39, TSC..$78.24, SD Fed Property..$9743.00, Kesslers..$103.09,
GLAS Consulting..$78.75, KSFY..$225.00, KELO..$1500.00, Midcontinent
Comm..$900.00, Photo Xpress..$19.85, Dakota Supply..$46.77, Runnings..$50.50,
Quality Welding..$24.00, Butler Machinery..$47.40, Farnams..$28.42, Carquest..$309.80,
RDR..$5175.68, Fire Safety First..$58.43, Premier Auto..$855.18, Gas ‘N
Goodies..$4.24, Graham Tire..$15.00, Rohl Vending..$116.00, Crucial
Tech..$75.98, Karls..$67.00, LBG..$15,409.82, Harvin Schlosser..$90.00:
Professional Fees: Donna Dietrich..$208.82, Nelva Kooistra..$15.00, Cathy
Rehfuss..$15.00, NE Mental Health..$87.78, Sheriff of Yankton County..$75.00,
Lewis & Clark BHS..$390.00:
Attorney Fees: David Hosmer..$128.86:
Publications: American News..$1794.96, Groton Indep..$377.98:
Travel: Jan Beckler..$14.80, Gene Loeschke..$88.80, Gary Erickson..$128.10,
Dennis VanHeerde..$94.11:
Transcriptions: Sara Van De Walle..$80.00:
Utilities: Alltel..$245.68, Northwestern Energy..$2705.80, Dependable
Sanitation..$371.00, Northern Elec..$174.46, City of Hecla..$119.59,
Qwest..$62.01:
Care of Poor: Dr/Hospital – 5 recipients..Dental Center..$43.78, Avera St Lukes..$459.33,
Orthopedic Surgery..$68.50, Northern Plains..$888.67, Dakota Imaging..$337.17:
Rent – 3 recipients..Danne..$130.00, Rockford Apt..$229.00, White House
Inn..$132.30; Utilities – 2 recipients..NW Energy..$560.00; Transportation – 1
recipient..Brown County Hwy..$38.54. All members present voting aye. Motion
carried.
PERSONNEL:
Moved by Feickert, seconded by Hansen to approve employee status change for Tom
Lammon for part-time to seasonal with CDL at the Highway Department at $11.61
per hour, effective May 19, 2008. All members present voting aye. Motion
carried.
Moved by Knecht, seconded by Hansen to approve hiring Matthew Huettl as Seasonal
without CDL, effective May 21, 2008 @ $8.79 per hour at the Highway Department;
and Richard Breitag as Labor Grade 3 Driver/Laborer, effective June 9, 2008 at
$11.95 per hour at the Highway Department. All members present voting aye.
Motion carried.
Moved by Feickert, seconded by Hansen to approve hiring Meagan O’Malley as
summer employee at the Dacotah Prairie Museum, effective June 2, 2008 at $8.02
per hour. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
CLAIM ASSIGNMENT:
Moved by Hansen, seconded by Feickert to approve and authorize the Chairman to
sign documentation to assign a claim against an individual to L.F. Noll Inc. for
purpose of collecting a lien. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
ABATEMENTS:
Moved by Hansen, seconded by Feickert to approve the following Abatements:
Patrick Aldinger @ $1,648.24, Lyle Goldade @ $105.13 and @ $65.57, George Bailes,
Jr @ $89.47 and @ $46.52, Aberdeen Lakeside LLP @ $55.83, Lavern Didreckson @
$660.44, Jennifer Clackum @ $39.35, Andrew Bertsch @ $65.67 and @ $110.80, Mike
Hughes @ $65.57 and @ $76.49, Lakeside Estates @ $37.21, Dean Sinclair @ $16.76,
Melissa Olson @ $41.54, Christopher Wright @ $65.67. All members present voting
aye. Motion carried.
TOWNSHIP BONDS:
Moved by Hansen, seconded by Feickert to approve the following Township Bonds
(Treasurer and Clerk): PORTAGE #1- Susan Gerdes, Tom Stehly; GREENFIELD #2 -
Carol Luttrell, Karen Lunzman; FREDERICK #3 - Dan Rahja, Jill Gisi; ALLISON #4 -
Dillon Cutler, Arlene Hixon; LANSING #5 – Sharon Lehr, Dixie Clark; ONEOTA #6 -
Karla Engelhart, Neil Schaunaman; BRAINARD #7 - Charles Dennert, Diane Bruns;
SHELBY #8 – Michael Knecht, Brent Miller; NORTH DETROIT #9 – Sandy Dinger, Cindy
Olson; COLUMBIA #11 – Marty Weismantel, Patricia Daly; WESTPORT #12 - Guyna
Dehne, Doug Fjeldheim; CARLISLE #13 - Sally Waltman, Alfred Waltman; ORDWAY #14
- Kerry Howell, Mike McHugh; CAMBRIA #15 – Monte McNickel, Ron Ringgenberg;
RIVERSIDE #16 – Steve Simon, Bruce Sippel; GROTON #17 – Jerry Locke, Jeff
Howard; HENRY #18 – Matt Oswald, Janet Lehman; BATH #29 – David Stahl, Scott
Sperry; ABERDEEN #20 - Tom Eilers, Darlys Jensen; MERCIER #21 - Jerry
Streckfuss, Randy Bauer; NEW HOPE #22 - Alan Borchard, Milton Haselhorst; WARNER
#23 – Bev Graham, Robert Seaton; GEM #24 - Loel Schott, Mary Jane Schott; EAST
HANSON #25 – Dennis Pigors, Betty Schinkel; GARDEN PRAIRIE #26 – Craig Dunker,
Todd Osterman; EAST RONDELL #27 – Dennis Rossow, Kathy Williams; PALMYRA #28 -
Sarah Monroe, Margaret Strand; OSCEOLA #29 – John Peldo, Chris Sumption; SAVO
#30 - Calvin Raisanen, Judy Bretsch; LIBERTY #31 - Ben Willhaus, Rollin Stearns;
RAVINIA #34 – Lisa Berbos, Patrick Keatts; HIGHLAND #35 - Dan Misslitz, Deanna
Nelson; FRANKLYN #36 - Sharon Bain, Jeff Stein; RICHLAND #37 - Margaret
Sumption, Deb Heine; BATES #44 – Kathy Dobberpuhl, Roger Ball; PUTNEY #48 – Bill
Schuelke, Mark Thompson; WEST HANSON #49 - Tom Paepke, Arnold Bahr; HECLA #50 –
Cliff Schroeder, Sharon Schroeder; PRAIRIEWOOD #53 – R Lee Ginsbach, Craig
McFarland; WEST RONDELL #57 - Allen Ryckman, Larry Ihde; SOUTH DETROIT #59 -
Mark Perkins, Mark Hoines. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
LOTTERY APPLICATIONS:
Moved by Hansen, seconded by Feickert to approve the following applications for
lottery: NSU Foundation/Alumni Association to be held at the Brown County
Speedway on May 30, June 6, 13, 20, & 27, July 11, 12, & 25, August 1, 13, & 22,
September 26 & 27, 2008; American Cancer Society to be held at the Brown County
Speedway on July 18, 2008. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
SHERIFF REPORTS:
Moved by Hansen, seconded by Feickert to approve the following April 2008
Sheriff Reports: Incidents and offenses, Prisoner care, JDC, Money deposited
with the county treasurer and Monthly activities. All members present voting
aye. Motion carried.
ABERDEEN COMMUNITY AWARD:
Julie Johnson, Absolutely Aberdeen presented a duplicate copy of the award
naming Aberdeen as an Outstanding Community to Brown County, in recognition to
all residents living outside of the city limits, whose contributions helped lead
to the accomplishments represented by the award.
SPEED ZONE AMENDMENT:
Commissioner Knecht offered the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION #39-08
WHEREAS, Chapter 6.03 Speed Zones of the Second Revision of Brown County
Ordinances authorizes the Brown County Commission to change the speed limit or
the extent of any such limited speed zones, at any time they may deem necessary,
and
WHEREAS, all Speed Zones throughout the County were established by Resolution
No. 46-05, as amended by Resolution No. 66-06, and
WHEREAS, the Highway Superintendent has recommended a speed zone change on a
portion of County Road 9.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOVLED that Resolution No. 46-05, as amended by Resolution
No. 66-06 be amended as follows:
ADD:
County Road #9, beginning at the intersection of US 281 and Road 9, T125, R64W
of the 5th PM, then east seven-tenths of a mile, 45 MPH.
Seconded by Commissioner Hansen. Roll call vote: Commissioners Hansen-aye,
Fischbach-absent, Feickert-aye, Knecht-aye, Wiese-aye. Resolution adopted.
APPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPANCY:
Moved by Feickert, seconded by Knecht to approve the following application,
submitted by BDM Rural Water System, Inc, Hecla Area Expansion for occupancy of
right/of/way under and along various Brown County Highways in Twp 127N-R60W, Twp
128N-R60W and Twp 128N-R61W to install water pipelines. All members present
voting aye. Motion carried.
Moved by Knecht, seconded by Feickert to approve the following applications,
submitted by WEB Water for occupancy of Brown County Highway #13 in Sec
34-T124N-R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, SD; and Brown County Highway #14W
in Sec 30-T123N-R63W of the 5th P.M., Brown County, SD, to install potable water
lines. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
BRIDGE #51 REPLACEMENT:
Commissioner Hansen offered the following Resolution; and further moved to
approve and authorize the Chairman sign the following documents in conjunction
with the Resolution: 1) Utilities Certificate; 2) Letting Authorization; 3)
Right-of-Way Certificate; 4) two Voluntary right/of/way Donation Forms.
RESOLUTION # 40-08
FEDERAL AID BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITATION PROGRAM RESOLUTION
FOR COUNTY AND URBAN PROJECTS
WHEREAS, Brown County desires the replacement of the bridge hereinafter
described:
STRUCTURE NUMBER AND LOCATION: (Bridge #51) BRF 6176(3) PCN 415H
AND WHEREAS, Brown County is obligated and hereby agrees to provide proper
maintenance as required by the Federal Highway Act as amended and supplemented
thereto for project after construction is completed and to regulate or cause to
be regulated the installation of utility facilities within the limits of the
right-of-way of the proposed project in accordance with State and Federal
requirements.
AND WHEREAS, Brown County is obligated and hereby agrees to reimburse the State
for all costs not reimbursable with Bridge Replacement Funds.
AND WHEREAS, the bridge is in need of replacement for the following reasons: 1)
The sufficiency rating is 37.5%. 2) The bridge is not located on a County or
Township designated Minimum Maintenance Road. 3) The load carrying capacity of
the existing bridge cannot be improved to carry legal loads by rehabilitation of
the existing bridge.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the South Dakota Department of Transportation
be and hereby is authorized and requested to program for construction, in
accordance with the “Secondary Road Plan” and the State’s “Standard
Specifications For Roads and Bridges”, the bridge replacement project at the
above described location. Items to be handled by State forces with Federal
Participation will include hydraulic study review, foundations investigation (if
necessary), plan reviews, and construction administration.
Estimated Cost of Project Including Engineering: $865,725
Federal Share (80%): $692,580
Local Share (20%): $173,174
Proposed Year of Construction: 2009
Dated this 20th day of May 2008.
Seconded by Commissioner Feickert. Roll call vote: Commissioners Hansen-aye,
Fischbach-absent, Feickert-aye, Knecht-aye, Wiese-aye. Resolution adopted.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Moved by Feickert, seconded by Knecht to go into executive session to discuss
personnel with Jan Weismantel 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.
MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT:
Sue Gates, Museum Director presented the 2007 Dacotah Prairie Museum Annual
Report.
FAIRGROUNDS BUILDING:
Kurt Smith and Dean Marske presented three building plan options for the
Fairgrounds building. No action was taken at this time.
PALMYRA TOWNSHIP PROPERTY:
Kim Dorsett, States Attorney presented three quotes to perform surveying
services and platting of county owned land in Palmyra Township. Moved by Knecht,
seconded by Feickert to award quote, submitted by Helms & Associates at
$6,900.00 to perform surveying services and platting of county owned land in
Palmyra Township; rejecting Clark Engineering at $8,700.00 and Brink Engineering
at $18,000.00 to $20,000.00. All members present voting aye. Motion carried.
FLOODPLAIN DISCUSSION:
Gary Vetter, Planning & Zoning Administrator discussed the new floodplain
regulations that affect residents at area lakes and informed the Commission that
he is meeting with a FIRM representative on Thursday. Larry Sime was also in
attendance.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Moved by Knecht, seconded by Feickert to go into executive session for contract
discussion with Kim Dorsett 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.
RECESS:
The Chairman declared the Commission recessed until May 27, 2008.
Maxine Taylor – Brown County Auditor
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