ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
September 10, 2013 - BOARD AGENDA

9:00         1) J. Mark Wedel, County Board Chairperson
                        A) Call to Order
                        B) Pledge of Allegiance
                        C) Board of Commissioners Meeting Procedure
                        D) Approval of Agenda
                        E) Citizens’ Public Comment – Comments from visitors must be informational in nature and not exceed (3) minutes per person. The County Board generally will not engage in a discussion or debate in those three minutes but will take the information and find answers if that is appropriate. As part of the County Board protocol, it is unacceptable for any speaker to slander or engage in character assassination at a public Board meeting.

                2) Consent Agenda – All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and have been made available to the County Board at least two days prior to the meeting; the items will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from this Agenda and considered under separate motion.

                        A) Correspondence File August 28, 2013 – September 9, 2013
                        B) Approve 8/27/13 County Board Minutes
                        C) Approve Auditor Warrants – Taconite Payments to Towns & Cities
                        D) Approve Commissioner Warrants
                        E) Approve Lost Warrant Replacement Requests – Health & Human Services
                        F) Approve Resolution – Final Payment Contract No. 20122
                        G) Approve Resolution – Final Payment Contract No. 20124
                        H) Approve Withdrawal from North Central Drug Task Force
                         I) Approve Resolution - Kim Randolph Repurchase Application

9:05         3) John Welle, County Engineer
                        A) Approve Resolution – Advance of 2014 State-Aid Construction Funds
                        B) Approve Resolution – Partial Vacation of County Road 85 Right of Way
                        C) 2012 Aitkin County Highway Department Annual Report

9:55         4) Kathy Brophy, Aitkin City Clerk
                        A) Approve Resolution – 2013-2014 Airport Improvement Projects

10:05       5) Kirk Peysar, County Auditor
                        A) Adopt Resolutions
                            1. 2014 Unorganized Road & Bridge
                            2. 2014 Unorganized Fire Protection
                            3. 2014 Unorganized Cemetery

10:15         Break

10:30       6) Patrick Wussow, County Administrator and Kirk Peysar, County Auditor
                        A) Set 2014 Budget Hearing Date
                        B) Set 2014 Preliminary Budget and Levy
                        C) Request from Carlton County – Letter of Support

11:45       7) Bobbie Danielson, Human Resources Manager
                        A) Approve Personnel Committee Recommendations
                            1. Refill FT 911 Dispatcher position
                            2. Refill FT Financial Worker position
                            3. Refill PT Cook at LLCC

12:00         Break

12:15       8) Board Discussion
                        Mark Wedel –
                        Laurie Westerlund – CJI, AMC
                        Don Niemi – AMC
                        Brian Napstad – MAC, AMC
                        Anne Marcotte – AMC, NLUB, Economic Development, MRCC

               9) Committee Updates
                    Upcoming Meetings:
                        Lakes & Pines – September 16, 2013 Full Board
                        ARDC – September 19, 2013 Board
                        Snake River Watershed – September 23, 2013
                        Forest Advisory Committee – September 10, 2013
                    Committee Minutes:
                        Forest Advisory Committee – June 18th & August 20th

1:00 Adjourn

Addl Meeting Items:    Signed Minutes     Synopsis     Resolutions      Board Correspond/Handouts

Click here for the full packet in a PDF file

Return to 2013 Board Meetings Page

* Comments from visitors must be informational in nature and not exceed five (5) minutes per person. The County Board cannot engage in a discussion or debate in those five minutes but will take the information and find answers if that is appropriate. As part of the County Board protocol, it is unacceptable for any speaker to slander or engage in character assassination at a public Board meeting.

•• Please note: all times, except public advertised hearings. are approximate and subject to change without notice.