ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
December 17, 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

9:05             E) Health & Human Services (see separate HHS agenda)

9:30             Break

9:40             F) 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 December 4, 2013 – December 16, 2013
                    B) Approve 12/3/13 County Board Special Meeting Minutes
                    C) Approve 12/3/13 Budget Hearing Minutes
                    D) Approve November Manual Warrants
                    E) Approve Auditor Warrants – Tax Overpays
                    F) Approve Commissioner Warrants
                    G) Authorize County Administrator to Approve Year-End Matters
                    H) Approve Reserving Budgeted Funds
                     I) Approve Resolution – 2014 Liquor License Renewals
                    J) Approve Affidavit for Duplicate of Lost Muncipal Order or Warrant
                    K) Ratify Teamsters Non-Licensed Essential Unit Collective Bargaining Agreement, 2013 Reopener
                    L) Approve Policy Update 8.5 Job Classification
                    M) Approve Medical Examiner Contract

9:45         3) Patrick Wussow, County Administrator
                    A) Sustainable Forests Incentive Program – Aitkin County Soil & Water
                    B) Approve Request to Fill Committee Vacancies
                        1. Park Commission
                        2. Forest Advisory
                        3. Board of Adjustment
                        4. Planning Commission
                        5. Extension Committee
                    C) Set 2014 Board Meeting Schedule

10:45       4) Bobbie Danielson, Human Resources Manager
                    A) Approve 2011-2013 Nurses Settlement & Transfer to Non-union Group
                    B) Approve 2014 Non-union Compensation Guidelines
                    C) Set by Resolution the 2014 Salaries of Elected Officials
                        1. County Attorney
                        2. County Sheriff
                        3. County Auditor
                        4. County Treasurer
                        5. County Recorder

11:15      5) Kirk Peysar, County Auditor
                    A) Adopt Final Property Tax Levy
                            a. Adopt Resolution – 2013 Ditch Fund Budgets
                            b. Adopt Resolution – 2014 Unorganized Township Budgets
                            c. Adopt Resolution – 2014 Non-Levy Budgets
                            d. Adopt Resolution – 2014 Levy
                            e. Adopt Resolution – 2014 Budgets
                            f. Adopt Resolution – 2014 ECRL Levy
                            g. Adopt Resolution – 2014 Boat & Water Safety Budget
                            h. Adopt Resolution – 2014 Appropriations to ASCS & Snake River Watershed
                            i. Acknowledge Resolution – 2013 Arrowhead Regional Development Commission Levy
                            j.  Adopt Resolution – Unorganized Road & Bridge Transfers
                            k. Adopt Resolution – County Ditch & County Development Transfers

11:45         Lunch

12:45       6) John Welle, County Engineer
                    A) 2014-2018 Road Improvement Plan
                    B) Discuss and Possibly Approve Resolution Relating to Wetland Mitigation Bank Siting

1:30         7) Board Discussion
                        Mark Wedel – Airport
                        Laurie Westerlund – AMC, CHS-SCHAC
                        Don Niemi – Library
                        Brian Napstad – AMC, NEMOJET, MHB
                        Anne Marcotte – AMC, Economic Development

2:15 Adjourn
 

Addl/Post Meeting Items:     Signed Minutes      Synopsis       Resolutions       Handouts/Correspond.

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