February 7, 2017, 8:30 a.m. Pursuant to notice, the Murray County Board of Commissioners convened with the following members present: Commissioners Gunnink, Jens, and Kluis. Also present Aurora Heard, Heidi Winter and Travis Smith. Excused Absence: Commissioners Magnus and Thiner
MSP to approve consent agenda item 1.
MSP to approve consent agenda item 2.
MSP to approve the agenda as modified.
MSP and carried that all claims as presented were approved for payment. The Chairman was authorized to sign the Audit List dated February 7, 2017 with fund totals as follows and warrants numbered 152037 – 152105:
County Revenue Fund 19,169.19
County Road & Bridge Fund 74,016.17
EDA 11.70
Ditch 150.00
Debt Service 645.00
Self Insurance 1,367.90
Sunrise Terrace 99.99
SAWSD 12.10
Total 195,472.05
MSP to set a public hearing for March 7, 2017 at 11:45 a.m. to take public comment on a Petition for Removal of Property from Judicial Ditch No. 2, pursuant to M.S. § 103E.805
MSP to approve adding the solar petitions to the agenda.
MSP to approve beginning the recruitment process for the assessing technician position.
MSP to approve Murray County being a worksite host for a Senior Community Service Employment program employee and for Museum Coordinator Janet Timmerman to be the worksite supervisor.
MSP to approve setting an MCIT training for March 29, 2017 starting at 8:30 a.m. at the 4-H building and any Commissioner to attend.
MSP to approve setting the Board of Equalization meeting for June 20, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
MSP to approve appointing the following to a Courthouse Security Committee: District Judge Christina Wietzema, County Attorney Travis Smith, Sheriff Steve Telkamp, Emergency Management Director Health Landsman, County Coordinator/Safety Officer Aurora Heard, Building Committee Members Commissioner James Jens David Thiner
MSP to approve repairing the roof on the food service building where the cooler and range hood exhaust were located.
MSP to approve the Commissioner Vouchers for the period of January 15, 2017 to January 28, 2017.
MSP to approve Conditional Use Permit #1329, for Aaron Miller and Adam Miller, to expand an existing feedlot over 1,000 animal units by constructing a total confinement barn with concrete manure storage pit in the Agriculture District, on 12.27 acres, in the NE ¼, Section 7, Lowville Township, with the five special conditions recommended by the Planning Commission.
MSP to set a public hearing for the Final Draft of the 2017 Water Plan Update at 9:30 a.m. on February 28, 2017.
MSP to approve the highway department equipment purchases with the exception of the wheel loader.
MSP to approve selling two crack cutting routers (Marathon CR 300K Crack Router, 30 hp Kohler Command, SN # CR10863, SN # CR10864) via E-Bay at a buy it now price of $4,500.00.
MSP to approve setting the following bid opening dates: 10:30 a.m. on March 21, 2017 for the following overlay projects: SAP’s 51-618-004, 51-620-005, 51-629-032, 51-641-002, 51-642-016, 51-648-005; 10:35 a.m. on March 21, 2017 for the following Seal coat projects: SAP’s 51-604-029, 51-605-009, 51-629-033; 10:40 a.m. on March 21, 2017 for the following County maintenance striping project CP 01-17.
Open Forum/Public Comment – No members of the public were present.
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.murray-countymn.com.
S, 2/22/2017
