FARIBAULT COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The Faribault County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at the Courthouse in the City of Blue Earth at 9:00 a.m. on November 4, 2008. The following members were present: Butch Erichsrud, Bill Groskreutz, Barb Steier, Tom Loveall, and Tom Warmka, Commissioners. Central Services Director Brenda Ripley and County Attorney Brian Roverud were also present.

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Steier. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

* * * * *

Warmka/Groskreutz motion carried unanimously to approve the synopsis and official proceedings of the October 21, 2008 regular meeting.

* * * * *

Groskreutz/Warmka motion carried unanimously to approve the agenda of November 4, 2008.

* * * * *

The calendar was updated. Committee reports were presented.

* * * *

No member of the public appeared to make comment.

* * * * *

Set November 10, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. for a tour of JCD #301.

* * * * *

Groskreutz/Erichsrud motion carried unanimously to draft a letter of recommendation to the Association of Minnesota Counties Transportation committee.

* * * * *

Discussion was held regarding drug court graduation today at 1:00 p.m.

* * * * *

Sheriff Mike Gormley and Chief Jailer Geary Wells met regarding the law enforcement center project.

Loveall/Warmka motion carried unanimously to authorize advertising for full-time union positions of dispatch/jailer or dispatcher in the Sheriff’s Department.

* * * * *

Public Works Director John McDonald met regarding office business. A construction update was given.

* * * * *

Lon Schmidt, Steve Schmidt, and Ron Schmidt of Walnut Lake Township and their attorney Chuck Frundt met regarding a ditch issue. Schmidt’s claim they received permission from Public Works to cap the culvert and now the people are complaining.

Warmka motion withdrawn not to enter into any policy for check valves, flappers, etc.

Warmka/Erichsrud motion carried unanimously to survey and take photos for the commissioners before making a decision on ditch issue in Walnut Lake Township.

* * * * *

Loveall/Groskreutz motion carried unanimously to approve request from G. Wells to attend a two-day Controlling Jail Costs & Crowding through Innovation in St. Cloud.

* * * * *

Treasurer Dave Frank met regarding SSTS loans.

Groskreutz/Warmka motion carried unanimously to approve the following SSTS loans: $9,283.96 loan to Todd Neubauer on Parcel No. 19.002.0200 in Walnut Lake Township, $9,223.85 loan to Greg Johnson on Parcel No. 08.018.0700 in Emerald Township, and $7,468.48 loan to Alan Champion on Parcel No. 15.005.0200 in Prescott Township.

Frank requested a final accounting of all funds be put on the next board agenda.

* * * * *

Warmka/Loveall motion carried unanimously to accept the October 28, 2008 letter from Kevin Bittner of Bolton & Menk, Project Engineer for the Huntley Sewer Project as an answer to the complaints brought forward from Virginia Nicholson of Huntley in her letter dated October 1, 2008.

* * * * *

Loveall/Warmka motion carried unanimously to adopt Resolution 08-CB-26 transferring outstanding checks to the county General Revenue fund. Commissioners Erichsrud, Groskreutz, Loveall, Steier, and Warmka voted yes.

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, all checks here listed are outstanding, and

WHEREAS, there has been no return correspondence from the affidavits mailed in 2007 and 2008, and

WHEREAS, it becomes prudent to reduce and receipt to revenue all outstanding checks for reasons of concise and accurate record keeping.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that all checks here listed are to be transferred from the Over Remittance, outstanding check register to the county General Revenue Fund:

Date

Check Number Issued Amount

3775 10/30/02 $ 23.99

3905 03/13/06 19.22

3888 01/06/06 1.47

4177 10/12/07 1.00

4191 10/07/07 2.00

4208 10/31/07 1.78

TOTAL $49.46

* * * * *

Groskreutz/Warmka motion carried unanimously to pay bills totaling $74,218.05 as follows:

COUNTY REVENUE FUND $ 21,194.91

PUBLIC WORKS FUND 36,144.14

DITCH FUNDS 16,879.00

$ 74,218.05

* * * * *

The meeting was adjourned to November 18, 2008.

______

Barb Steier, Chairman Brenda Ripley, Central Services Director

11-04-08

- 91 -