July 11, 2017, 8:30 a.m. Pursuant to notice, the Murray County Board of Commissioners convened with the following members present: Commissioners Magnus, Kluis, Jens, Gunnink and Thiner. Also present Aurora Heard and Travis Smith.
MSP to approve the agenda as modified.
MSP to approve consent agenda item 1.
MSP and carried that all claims as presented were approved for payment. The Chairman was authorized to sign the Audit List dated June 20, 2017 with fund totals as follows and warrants numbered 153278-153348:
County Revenue Fund 53,223.48
County Road & Bridge Fund 22,374.94
EDA 32.64
Sunrise Terrace 348.70
SAWSD 154.00
Total 76,133.76
MSP to approve ditch contractor bills for County Ditches No. 57, 43M, 61 and Judicial Ditches No. 3, 7, 20A, 27 totaling $3,704.27
MSP to approve a Law Enforcement Center Agreement with the City of Hadley for the period covering July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, further moving that the approval is retroactive to July 1, 2017.
MSP to close the Sheriff’s Office Checking/Petty Cash Account, further moving to make an $11.75 disbursement from the General Fund to cover reimbursable expenses paid.
MSP to accept miscellaneous donations totaling $512, restricted for offsetting expenditures of a railroad track restoration project at End O Line Railroad Museum.
MSP to approve ditch inspection report for County Ditches No. 42, 57 and Judicial Ditches No. 6 and 11.
MSP to approve Bolten and Menk determine engineering costs for the project to widen and deepen the start of Open Ditch (CD 75, Slayton Twp. Sec. 9, District 3 – Magnus).
MSP to approve promoting Lisa Carlson to Deputy Auditor/Treasurer Election/Property/Ditches.
MSP to approve beginning the recruitment process for a Deputy Auditor/ Secretary.
MSP to approve authorizing hiring an additional part time Dispatcher/Jailer, 12-24 hours per week.
MS to approve beginning the recruitment process for a full-time parks maintenance position.
MSP to approve the Commissioner Vouchers for the period of June 18, 2017 to July 1, 2017.
MSP to approve any Commissioner attend Flood Plain Basic training at the 4-H building in Slayton on Thursday July 13th, 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m.
Open Forum/Public Comment – No members of the public were present.
MSP to approve any Commissioner attend the SMOC annual meeting on July 17th .
MSP to approve the Highway Department Cost participation policy for construction and maintenance on municipal county state aid highways.
MSP to approve the Highway Department ADA Transitional plan.
MSP to approve setting the bid opening date for bridge replacement projects, SAP’s 51-634-13 & 51-634-14 for 10:30 a.m. on August 15, 2017.
MSP Resolution No. 2017-07-11-01, Resolution Approving State of Minnesota Joint Powers Agreements with the County of Murray on Behalf of its County Attorney and Sheriff.
MSP to install three key fobs for the exterior doors for the Government Center and doors in the Courts building.
The meeting was recessed.
The meeting was called back to order to discuss the emergency re-route of Murray County Ditch 11 tile that collapsed under State Highway 30 in Sections 11 and 12 of Leeds Township.
The Murray County Board of Commissioners reconvened with the following members present: Commissioners Magnus, Kluis, Jens, Gunnink and Thiner. Also present Aurora Heard, Travis Smith, Heidi Winter, Christy Riley, Randy Groves. The following landowners were present: Dale Pavlis Harry Brands, Steven Fresk, The following MNDot employees were present: Erika Kleven, Kelly Brunkhoust, Nathan Pederson. Kurt Deter, Attorney with Rinke Noonan, Christy Riley, Community Relations, Katie Beers, Wheel Herald, Dorothy Bloemendaal, Murray County News.
MnDot will come up with the costs and a meeting will be set up to negotiate how the costs will be paid.
MS to install three key fobs for the exterior doors for the Government Center and doors in the Courts building based on Chris Lewis’s recommendation.
The meeting was recessed.
The meeting was called back to order.
Tessia Melvin, David Drown Associates, met with the County Board and reviewed the compensation/classification study. Consensus to review numbers for Option 3: estimated cost of 100% with a range percent of 30% for an approximate cost of $173,491.00 and to place employees in the step system based on the approximate cost.
MSP to approve the minimum qualifications for the Community Relations Coordinator position description an Associate Degree and the Economic Development Director a BA Degree with the years of experience remaining the same.
The meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST: Aurora Heard,
County Coordinator
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.
