A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD
February 6, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Pursuant to notice, the Murray County Board of Commissioners convened with the following members present: Commissioners Kluis, Gunnink, Jens, and Thiner. Also present Aurora Heard and Travis Smith. Excused Absence: Commissioner Magnus
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 February 6, 2018 with fund totals as follows and warrants numbered 155056-155115:
County Revenue Fund 99,799.62
County Road & Bridge Fund 28,288.77
EDA 200.00
Sunrise Terrace 1 96.50
SAWS 12.10
Total 128,496.99
MSP to approve ditch contractor bills for County Ditch No. 43M and 44(2)
MSP to accept a State of Minnesota Voting Equipment Grant (Agreement# 137062 / 2372) for $44,962.50 as approved by Resolution No. 2017-11-28-01 on November 28, 2017, further moving to authorize the Board Chair and Auditor-Treasurer to approve the grant agreement on behalf of the County.
MSP to approve waiving the fee for the 4-H building for the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources on March 28th and 29th, 2018.
MSP to approve the 2018 wellness activities.
MSP to approve 2018 Tree & Brush Control on open ditches – (CD 07, 20, 21, 26, 34, 41; JD 14, 19) and for Ditch Inspector Konkol to return with a proposal.
MSP to approve researching hiring an Intern to assist the Ditch Inspector.
MSP to approve obtaining bids for repairs for CD 29 – Drop Structure and Rock Rip-Rap Steps and for Bolten and Menk to be the engineer of record.
MSP to set the Preliminary Hearing for the Improvement of County Ditch 22 for Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioner Room of the Murray County Government Center.
Open Forum –No members of the public were present.
M to select the budget scenario listed under option 1. The motion failed for lack of a second. The County Board consensus is to wait on any Sheriff’s Office reorganization, with staffing to remain the way it is, because of pending issues with the union.
MSP to approve that any Commissioner can attend a meeting at Key Largo on February 12, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. for the Des Moines River watershed.
MSP to approve that any Commissioner attend the One Watershed One Plan attend a meeting in Luverne at the Public Library on February 21, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.
MSP to approve an updated Environmental Secretary/License Center position description at a labor grade 5 and the reclassification of Laurie Hill to a labor grade 5 step D effective January 15, 2018.
MSP to approve amending the December 19, 2017 minutes to include the summary of the performance evaluation of Extension Office Manager Nancy Pieske.
MSP to approve a status change from regular part time to full time for Amanda Grogan effective February 6, 2018.
MSP to approve accepting with regret the resignation of Neil Gilbertson effective February 2, 2018.
MSP to approve beginning the recruitment process for two regular part time (29 hours per week) recycling center workers.
MSP to approve adjusting the 2018 daily Swenson park camping fees to $17.00.
MSP to approve and authorize the Board Chair and Vice-Chair sign the Law Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) labor agreement for January 1, 2018-December 31, 2020.
MSP to approve the Commissioner Vouchers for the period of January 14, 2018 to January 27, 2018.
MSP to approve and authorize the Board Chair sign the Plum Creek library system agency agreement.
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 S, 3/7/2018
