PROCEEDINGS OF THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD – December 20, 2016

A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MURRAY COUNTY BOARD

December 20, 2016 8:30 a.m. Pursuant to notice, the Murray County Board of Commissioners convened with the following members present: Commissioners Moline, Jens, Magnus, Kluis and Thiner. Also present Aurora Heard, Heidi Winter, and Travis Smith.

MSP to approve the agenda as modified.

MSP to approve consent agenda items 1 and 2.

MSP Resolution 2016-12-20-01, Resolution Adopting the Final Assessment Roll Murray County Ditch 73 – Improvement.

MSP Resolution 2016-12-20-02, Resolution Adopting the Final Assessment Roll Murray County Ditch 35 – Improvement and Lateral No. 1.

MSP to authorize a $5,064.34 expenditure to Office One Solutions for the purchase of desks for the Recorder’s Office, further moving that it be paid in 2017.

Open Forum/Public Comment – John and Jeff Meyer were present to discuss County Ditch 22.

MSP to approve reimbursing the Swan brothers an amount of $38,703.51 for county road 86.

The meeting was recessed.

The meeting was called back to order with the following members present: Commissioners Moline, Jens, Magnus, Kluis and Thiner. Also present Aurora Heard, Dennis Goebel, MCMC CEO, and Paula Rolfes, MCMC HR Director.

The Board was presented with three compensation/classification study proposals: Mike Verdoorn and August Zhu from Fox Lawson & Associates, A Division of Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc.; Carol Loncar, Flaherty-Hood, P.A.; Tessia Melvin, David Drown & Associates.

MSP to approve the Commissioner Vouchers for the period of December 4, 2016 to December 17, 2016.

MSP to grant a contract extension to Cooreman Contracting, Inc. for the County Ditch 29 open ditch clean out, extending the deadline for completion to May 15, 2017.

MSP Resolution 2016-12-20-03, Resolution Setting the 2017 Final Levy

MS to deny the request from Soil and Water for 2017 for additional funding in the amount of $18,000 for a capacity services grant. Motion failed.

MSP to approve the updated VALIC document and authorize Coordinator Heard to sign the documents.

MSP Resolution 2016-12-20-04, Authorizing Adoption of Plan Restatement

MS to deny the request from Soil and Water for 2017 for additional funding in the amount of $18,000 for a capacity services grant. Motion failed.

MSP to approve the request from Soil and Water for 2017 for additional funding in the amount of $18,000 for a capacity services grant. Motion failed.

The meeting 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