ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
October 28, 2014 - 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)

10:00             Break

10:15                   F) Citizens’ Public Comment – Comments from visitors must be informational in nature and not exceed (5) minutes per person. The County Board generally will not 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.

                       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 October 14, 2014 – October 27, 2014
                            B) Approve 10/14/14 County Board Minutes
                            C) Approve Commissioner Warrants
                            D) Approve Auditor Warrants – September Sales and Use Tax
                            E) Approve Auditor Warrants – October/November School Advance
                            F) Approve 2014-2016 Teamsters Supervisory Unit Agreement
                            G) Approve Aitkin County Ladder Safety Policy
                            H) Approve Out of State Travel – Highway Dept.
                             I) Approve Purchase of 2-Slant Fin Boilers – Highway Dept.
                            J) Accept $1,500 Donation to the Aitkin County STS Program from the McGregor Area Lions Club
                            K) Accept $100 Donation from the Aitkin DAV to Purchase Five $20 Gas Vouchers
                                 for Veterans in Need

                            L) Accept $500 Donation to Sobriety Court from the McGregor Lions Club
                            M) Accept $100 Donation to the Aitkin County Veterans Van from the McGregor American Legion Auxiliary

10:17               3) Lori Grams, Treasurer
                            A) 3rd Quarter Investment Report

10:25               4) Terry Neff, Environmental Services Director
                            A) Request for BOA & PC Per Diem Increases and Fee Increases

10:30               5) Kirk Peysar, County Auditor
                            A) Continuation of September 9, 2014 Public Hearing for Partial Abandonment of
                                 Drainage Systems – EverStar

                            B) Partial Abandonment of Drainage Systems Deliberations – United States Steel Corporation

11:30               6) Mark Jacobs, Land Commissioner
                            A) Forest Bat Study 12-51-23

12:00           Lunch

1:00                 7) Nathan Burkett, County Administrator
                            A) Legislative Positions
                            B) Approve Records Retention Policy
                            C) Third Quarter Financial Report
                            D) 2015 Budget

1:45                 8) Committee Updates

2:30             Break

2:40                 9) Nathan Burkett, County Administrator
                            A) Closed Session Under MN Statute 13D.03 Subd. 1 (b) Labor Negotiations

3:15            Adjourn

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