Rock County Commissioners meet Jan. 2
Herreid Board Room 9:00 A.M.
Rock County Courthouse January 02, 2024
The meeting was called order by Administrator Oldre with Commissioners Gary
Overgaard (District 1), Stan Williamson (District 2), Greg Burger (District 3), and Jody Reisch (District 5); Sherri Thompson (District 4) was absent. 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; motion
by Overgaard, seconded by Williamson to nominate Commissioner Burger, declared
carried on a voice vote. The Administrator called three times for nominations for
County Board Chair; motion by Overgaard, seconded by Reisch to have nomina-
tions cease and cast a unanimous ballot for Commissioner Burger to serve as
the Chair, declared carried on a voice vote.
The meeting was turned over to Chair Burger.
The Chair requested nominations for Vice Chair of the County Board; motion by Williamson, seconded by Reisch, to nominate Commissioner Overgaard, declared carried. 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 Overgaard to serve as Vice Chair, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Reisch, seconded by Overgaard, to approve the January 02, 2024,
County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Overgaard, seconded by Reisch, to approve the December
26, 2023, County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Williamson, seconded by Overgaard, to approve the consent
agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.
1. Resolution No 01-24 – 2024 Housekeeping Resolution
Ashley Kurtz, Auditor/Treasurer, presented the claims with $2,600 in Per
Diems; motion by Reisch, seconded by Overgaard, to approve the claims and
per diems, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A complete listing of the
claims is available upon request at the Auditor/Treasurer's office.
DECEMBER 29, 2023 CLAIMS OVER $2,000
ALPHA WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CO $17,065.04
MAGNOLIA/CITY OF 5,937.50
NOBLES COUNTY AUDITOR-TREASURER 11,640.00
ROCK COUNTY AUDITOR-TREASURER 5,708.97
SANDERS INC 2,489.44
38 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $2,000 12,771.64
TOTAL $55,612.59
JANUARY 2, 2024 CLAIMS OVER $2,000
A & B BUISINESS INC $2,746.41
ASSN OF MN COUNTIES 15,051.00
DDB HUMAN RESOURCES INC 11,475.00
MN COUNTIES COMPUTER COOP 8,271.19
NORTHLAND TRUST SERVICES INC 374,941.88
ROCK COUNTY AUDITOR-TREASURER 2,081.21
6 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $2,000 1,829.44
TOTAL $416,396.13
The Auditor/Treasurer presented the Fund Balance as of 12/26/2023; motion by Burger, seconded by Overgaard, to approve, declared carried on a voice vote.
The County Board was in receipt of a draft document of the Boards and
Committee appointments; no action was taken at this time.
The County Board was in receipt of an invitation to an Open House event of
the Hills Daycare facility on January 19, 2024, at 10:00 A.M.
The Administrator briefly discussed the ESST policy which became
effective state wide on 01/01/2024; no action was taken.
Commissioner Reisch stated that he attended the following meetings/
events: no meetings.
Commissioner Williamson 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. Burger informed the County Board that Carol Biren with
Southwest Health & Human Services Public Health will be part of the committee
to review potential amendments to the Tobacco Ordinance.
There was a discussion regarding mental health services and a question
was called, is local government providing enough resources? After dis-
cussion, the County Administrator was directed to schedule a forum to
see if there any gaps in services that need to be filled.
With no further business to come before the County Board, motion by
Reisch, seconded by Overgaard, to adjourn the meeting.
(03-07)
