A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD
March 20, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Pursuant to notice, the Murray County Board of Commissioners convened with the following members present: Commissioners Kluis, Gunnink, Jens, Magnus 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 March 20, 2018 with fund totals as follows and warrants numbered
County Revenue Fund 64,381.66
County Road & Bridge Fund 10,950.62
EDA 79.00
Ditch 200.00
Sunrise Terrace 378.22
Total 75,989.50
MSP to approve ditch contractor bills for County Ditch No. 22(2) and Judicial Ditch No. 8, Admin $49.51 and $200.00 totaling $6.930.51.
MSP to approve the following county 3.2 Beer and Liquor License Renewals for 2018, contingent upon receipt of all paperwork received in the Office of the Auditor-Treasurer: 3.2 Malt Liquor “On and Off Sale” License No. 6 to Rolling Hills Golf Club, Inc; 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/ Rupper Oil Company; 3.2 Malt Liquor “On and Off Sale” License No. 5 to Peter Bloemendaal d/b/a Pete’s Corner; 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. 13 to Roger Hamann d/b/a Trails Edge General Store; Liquor “On Sale” and Sunday “On Sale” License No. 3 to Rolling Hills Golf Club, Inc
MSP to grant a general tax abatement under M.S. § 375.192 for parcel # 07.011.0060 (Carl Russell Pilegaard) as follows: 2016 payable 2017: $70.00 and 2017 payable 2018: $70.00 (after 2018 taxes are paid in full)
MSP to approve ditch inspection report for Judicial Ditch 14.
MSP to approve the warranty letter from Brian Loosbrock, Loo Con, Inc.
MSP to approve and authorize the Board Chair sign a letter with Pyrotechnic Display Inc., to shoot fireworks off at Seven Mile Park in Fulda during the Wood Duck Festival on June 16th and June 17th as a rain date.
MSP to approve hiring David A Swenson construction to continue the catch fence around turns one and two of the racetrack of 350 feet at a cost not to exceed $11,000 for labor and concrete and $5,000 for material.
MSP to approve going out for bids for work to be done on the blue commercial building at the fairgrounds and to set the bid opening for 10:30 a.m. on April 17, 2018.
MSP to approve Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2018 first quarter appropriation in the amount of $46,569.75.
MSP to approve the Board Chair sign the 2018 SEH engineering contract for the demo landfill.
Open Forum – Public Comment – Several residents were present and had questions and comments regarding the land purchase for the county highway department.
Open Forum-Public Comment was closed to open highway department bids.
MSP Resolution 2018-03-20-01, Highway Department Maintenance Facility Project
Open Forum/Public Comment was reopened for public comment.
Open Forum was closed.
MSP to approve a letter of support for the Red Rock Rural Water systems expansion that will be reviewed at March 27, 2018 County Board meeting.
MSP to approve the following 2018 overlay projects SAP 51-601-15; SAP 51-613-06; CP 102-18 and CP 02-15 and award the bid to Duininck Inc. in the amount of $2,151,119.15.
MSP to approve the following 2018 seal coat project SAP 51-030-02 and award the bid to Asphalt Surfaces Technologies Corporation in the amount of $389,038.36.
MSP to approve the following 2018 centerline and edgeline striping project CP 01-18 and award the bid to Traffic Marking Service Inc. in the amount of $80,053.72.
MSP to approve the following updated seasonal position descriptions and begin the recruitment process for the following seasonal positions: Museum Assistants – 4 positions; Museum Curator – 1 position; Parks Maintenance Worker – 4 positions; Surveying Technician – 1 position; Weed Sprayer I – 1 position; Weed Sprayer II – 1 position.
MSP to approve 2018 seasonal wage rates.
MS to begin the recruitment process for an Assessing Technician
MSP to approve beginning the recruitment process for one position in the Assessor’s office and start advertising with a Deputy Assessor CMA with AMA certification preferred and if a qualified applicant is not hired advertise for a Assessing Technician and the Technician shall obtain the AMA certification within four years of hire.
MSP to approve scheduling a closed session for labor negotiations on March 27, 2018 at 11:30 a.m.
M to approve a 2017 lump sum payment in the amount of $1,705.60 to Jean Christoffels as a result of a reclassification because of water resources job duties and supervision of that function and staff being added to the Zoning/Environmental position in November 2016. Motion failed for lack of a second.
MSP to approve a lump sum payment of $1,945.60 to Zoning/Environmental Administrator Jean Christoffels for November 2016-December 2017 as a result of a reclassification because of water resources job duties and supervision of that function and staff being added to the Zoning/Environmental position in November 2016.
MSP to approve the Commissioner Vouchers for the period of February 25, 2018 to March 10, 2018.
MSP to approve closing the meeting pursuant to Minn. Stat. 13.D.05, subdivision 3(b), to communicate regarding a matter that is protected by the attorney-client privilege to receive advice regarding a hostile work environment harassment issue. The subject to be discussed is privileged. The County’s employment counsel, Laurel Pugh, is present via telephone to discuss the matter with the Board.
MSP to approve coming out of closed session.
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, 4/4/2018
