A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD
March 17, 2020 8:30 a.m. Pursuant to notice, the Murray County Board of Commissioners convened with the following members present: Commissioners Gunnink, Jens, Thiner, and Welgraven. Also present were Thomas Burke, Travis Smith, and Amy Rucker.
MSP to approve the minutes from the March 3, 2020 meeting.
Public Comment/Open Forum: There was no one present for Open Forum.
MSP that all claims as presented were approved for payment. The Chairman was authorized to sign the Audit List dated March 17, 2020 with fund totals as follows and warrants numbered 161730 through 161803 and ET 63807 (MCIT):
County Revenue Fund 48,751.18
County Road & Bridge Fund 59,333.13
Ditch 170.37
Sunrise Terrace 1,119.19
SAWS 154.00
Total 109,527.87
MSP to approve ditch contractor bills for County Ditches No. 11 and 22 and Judicial Ditches No. 3, 6, and 20A totaling $7,486.00.
MSP to approve the following county 3.2 Beer and Liquor License Renewals for 2020, contingent upon receipt of all paperwork received in the Office of the Auditor-Treasurer: Liquor “On Sale” and Sunday “On Sale” License No. 3 to Rolling Hills Golf Club, Inc.; 3.2 Malt Liquor “On and Off Sale” License No. 6 to Rolling Hills Golf Club, Inc.; 3.2 Malt Liquor “Off Sale” License No. 9 to Chandler Cooperative d/b/a Cenex Convenience Store; 3.2 Malt Liquor “On and Off Sale” License No. 1 to Carlson Corner; 3.2 Malt Liquor “On and Off Sale” License No. 4 to Michael Ruppert d/b/a/ Ruppert Oil Company; 3.2 Malt Liquor “On and Off Sale” License No. 5 to Peter Bloemendaal d/b/a Pete’s Corner; and 3.2 Malt Liquor “On and Off Sale” License No. 13 to Roger Hamann d/b/a Trails Edge General Store.
MSP to set a special meeting of the Murray County Drainage Authority for County Ditch No. 22 on August 4, 2020 at 12:00p.m. Portions of this meeting will be closed for attorney-client privilege (M.S. §13D.05, Subd 3b).
MSP that the Drainage Authority for County Ditch 22 contract with Ron Ringquist for appraisal/expert witness services in the appeal of the March 19, 2019 dismissal of the County Ditch 22 Improvement.
MSP to approve the 2020 Seasonal Employee Wage Scale as presented and kept in the Human Resources Office.
MSP to approve the Assessor Intern job description.
MSP to begin the recruitment process for a seasonal Assessor Intern to work up to 500 hours.
MSP to accept the retirement of James Reinert, Network Administrator/Veterans Service Officer, effective June 30, 2020 and to express appreciation for Reinert’s service to the County.
MSP to approve the ditch inspection reports for County Ditch No. 11 and Judicial Ditches No. 15 and 28.
MSP to approve and authorize submission of Murray County Medical Center’s 2020 Pay Equity Report.
MSP to send 2020 Ambulance Service Agreements to Townships and Cities in the Murray County Ambulance Primary Service Area, further moving to approve 2020 Ambulance Agreement rates as follows: Townships: $35.00 per section included in the Murray County Ambulance Primary Service Area and Cities: $10.00 per capita based on most current Household Estimates from the Minnesota State Demographer.
MSP to approve the committee reports for February 23 through March 7, 2020
MSP to declare a State of Emergency in Murray County due to the COVID-19 pandemic and grant the County Administrator the authority to act as necessary, further moving to adopt the “Utilization of Paid Leave during a Public Health Emergency” policy.
The meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST: Amy Rucker, Economic Development Director
A complete copy of these proceedings will be posted for 1 month at the Murray County Government Center, Slayton, MN and is also available at
www.murraycountymn.com. S, 4/1/2020
