Rock County Commissioners meet Jan. 9
Herreid Board Room 9:00 A.M.
Rock County Courthouse Jan. 9, 2023
The scheduled meeting of January 05, 2023, was postponed to January
09, 2023, due to inclement weather.
The meeting was called to order by Administrator Oldre with Commissioners Gary Overgaard (District 1), Stan Williamson (District 2), Greg Burger (District 3), and Jody Reisch (District 5) present, Sherri Thompson (District 4) present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Also in attendance were County Attorney Jeff Haubrich and Deputy Administrator Susan Skattum and Mavis Fodness.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those in attendance.
The Administrator requested nominations for the County Board Chair; Commissioner Reisch nominated Commissioner Thompson. The Administrator called three times for nominations for County Board Chair; motion by Reisch, seconded by Burger to have nominations cease and cast a unanimous ballot for Commissioner Thompson to serve as the Chair, declared carried on a voice vote.
The meeting was turned over to Chair Thompson.
The Chair requested nominations for Vice Chair of the County Board; Commissioner Reisch nominated Commissioner Burger. The Chair called three times for nominations for Vice Chair; motion by Reisch, seconded by Williamson to have nominations cease and cast a unanimous ballot for Commissioner Burger to serve as Vice Chair, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Reisch, seconded by Overgaard, to approve the January 05, 2023, County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Overgaard, seconded by Reisch, to approve the December 27, 2022 County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Williamson, seconded by Burger, to approve Resolution No. 01-23, Housekeeping items, declared carried on a voice vote. Identified in the Housekeeping resolution was the 2023 IRS Mileage Rate reimbursement of $.655/mile.
Ashley Kurtz, Auditor/Treasurer, presented a listing of the year end claims paid on December 27, 2022; motion by Burger, seconded by Overgaard, to approve as presented, declared carried on a unanimous vote.
DECEMBER 30, 2022 CLAIMS OVER $2,000
BEAVER CREEK/CITY OF $11,239.89
BMO FINANCIAL GROUP 4,885.87
DAKOTA RIGGERS & TOOL SUPPLY INC 3,952.95
HARDWICK/CITY OF 8,225.00
SANDERS INC 2,374.94
WIDSETH SMITH NOLTING & ASSOC 11,784.00
37 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $2,000 18,124.00
TOTAL $60,586.65
Motion by Overgaard, seconded by Williamson, to approve Per Diems of
$2,100 and the claims list of January 5, 2023, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A complete listing of the claims is available upon request at the Auditor/Treasurer's office.
JANUARY 5, 2023 CLAIMS OVER $2,000
11 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $2,000 $3,672.90
TOTAL $3,672.90
The County Board was in receipt of the Fund Balance report which reflected receipt of the 2022 Opioid Settlement, the Auditor/Treasurer stated that those funds will be forwarded to SWHHS/Public Health. Motion by Overgaard, seconded by Burger, to approve the Fund Balance report, declared carried on a voice vote.
The County Board was in receipt of the County State Aid Maintenance Agreement
with the City of Luverne. The contract is a (5) year renewal contract with a
3% annual increase; motion by Williamson, seconded by Reisch, to approve,
declared carried on a voice vote.
The Administrator presented a request on behalf of the Sheriff to approve a job re-classification of Team Lead-Dispatcher to Dispatch Supervisor. Compensation increase due to the change would come from Gun Permit reserves. Motion by Reisch, seconded by Burger, to approve the job re-classification of Team Lead-Dispatcher to Dispatch Supervisor, declared carried on a voice vote.
The County Board was informed that they need to designate a Commissioner appointment for the SWHHS Public Health Opioid Settlement Committee; Commissioner Burger was appointed by order of the Chair.
The Administrator informed the County Board of an upcoming meeting with Johnson Controls scheduled for January 11 at 10:00 a.m. to review the timeline for HVAC improvements at the Human Services
Building and other HVAC improvements to other county buildings.
Commissioner Overgaard inquired if the County Board was interested in volunteering for Meals on Wheels delivery as they have done in the past; it was determined to schedule something in April.
The Administrator also informed the County Board that Representative Schomacker and Senator Weber are carrying a bill for funding of the 41st Street improvement project and for funding for the Rural Water tower project.
Also stated that the Economic Development Authority has an upcoming
meeting on January 5 at 6:00 p.m. and contract negotiations for the
Sergeant’s Union are scheduled for January 12 at 4:00 p.m.
Commissioner Williamson stated that he attended the following
meetings/events: no meetings.
Commissioner Reisch stated that he attended the following
meetings/events: no meetings.
Commissioner Overgaard stated that he attended the following
meetings/events: no meetings.
Commissioner Burger stated that he attended the following
meetings/events: no meetings.
Commissioner Thompson stated that she attended the following
meetings/events: no meetings.
With no further business to come before the County Board,
the meeting was declared adjourned.
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