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ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

The public is invited to join the meeting remotely by phone call:

  • Phone: 1-415-655-0001
  • Access Code: 2552 274 4060
  • Meeting Password: 7282

3:15 PM

1) J. Mark Wedel - County Board Chair
  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Citizens’ Public Comment – Comments from visitors must be informational in nature and not exceed (5) minutes per person (when there is a large number of speakers to be heard, the Board of Commissioners may shorted this time). 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.

    Anyone attending virtually wishing to speak during the public comment period should notify the County Administrator’s office at 218-927-7276 option 7 no later than 2:30 P.M. on the Monday before the 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.
  1. Correspondence File: November 26, 2024 — December 16, 2024
  2. Approve County Board Minutes - November 26 2024
  3. Approve EFT Report thru 12.09.24
  4. Approve Auditor Voucher - Auditor Warrants 11.22.24
  5. Approve Committee of the Whole Minutes - November 21, 2024
  6. Approve Manual Warrants 11.27.24
  7. Approve Manual Warrants - ELAN 11.07.24
  8. Adopt Resolution - Aitkin County Electronic Funds Policy.Procedure
  9. Adopt Resolution - Reaffirming Change.Petty Cash Funds
  10. Approve Fee Schedule Amendment
  11. Approve Commissioner Vouchers - Commissioner Warrants 12.6.24
  12. Adopt Resolution - Application for Grant-in-Aid ATV trail maintenance funds
  13. Adopt Resolution - Soo Line Crossing Easement
  14. Approve Affidavit for Duplicate of Lost Warrant
  15. Approve JPA with Aitkin Township
  16. Approve JPA with Balsam Township
  17. Approve JPA with Shamrock Township
  18. Approve JPA with Turner Township
  19. Approve JPA with Rice River Township
  20. Approve JPA with Beaver Township
  21. Approve JPA with Hill Lake Township
  22. Approve JPA with Workman Township
  23. Approve JPA with Hazelton Township
  24. Approve JPA with White Pine Township
  25. Approve JPA with Millward Township
  26. Adopt Resolution - McGregor Airport Commission Appointments
  27. Approve Manual Warrants - ELAN 11.21.24
  28. Adopt Resolution - County On and Sunday Sale Liquor License - North Cafe, Inc.
  29. Adopt Resolution - County Liquor and 3.2 Malt Liquor Licenses for 2025
  30. Adopt Resolution - Julie Scheid application to repurchase tax-forfeited property
  31. Approve Appointment for Resident HRA Commissioner
  32. Approve Auditor Vouchers - Auditor Warrants - Sales.Use and Diesel Tax for November 2024
  33. Approve Authorizing County Administrator to Approve Year End Matters
  34. Approve Affidavit for Duplicate of Lost Warrant - Hoppe
  35. Adopt Resolution - Award Contract 20255
  36. Approve JPA with Idun Township
  37. Approve JPA with Seavey Township
  38. Approve JPA with Haugen Township
  39. Approve JPA with Cornish Township
  40. Approve JPA with Lakeside Township
  41. 224 Squad-Trade in - Information Only
3) Sarah Pratt - Health & Human Services Director
  1. Approve H&HS Building Remodel

3:30 PM

4) Andrew Carlstrom - Environmental Services Director
  1. Approve Appointment for District 4 Board of Adjustment
  2. Approve Appointment for District 3 Board of Adjustment

3:40 PM

5) Kathleen Ryan - Chief Financial Officer
  1. Approve AIS Agreement with Aitkin SWCD

3:50 PM

6) Mark Jeffers - Economic Development Coordinator
  1. Consider funding request - ISD 1
  2. Approve Revolving Loan Fund

4:00 PM

7) Dan Guida - County Sheriff
  1. Approve Purchase Transport Vehicle
  2. Approve Purchase of 2025 Alaskan Boat

4:10 PM

8) Jessica Seibert - County Administrator
  1. Adopt Resolution - 2025 Commissioner salary
  2. Adopt Resolution - Elected Officials 2025 Salaries
  3. Adopt Resolution - 2025 Appropriations
  4. Approve 2025 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan
  5. Adopt Resolution - 2024 Reserve Requests
  6. 2025 Final Budget Discussion - Direction Requested
  7. Administrator Updates
  8. Public Hearing - County Auditor - scheduled at 5-00 PM

5:35 PM

9) Board of Commissioners
  1. Commissioner Committee Reports

ADJOURN

The 2025 Budget Hearing will begin at 6:05pm