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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BLUE EARTH COUNTY, MINNESOTA
August 13, 1996
The County Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioners'
Room at 9:00 a.m. Present were Chairperson Colleen Landkamer,
Commissioner Leon Tacheny, Commissioner Al Bennett, Commissioner
Alvis More and County Administrator David Twa.
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve the amended Agenda. The motion carried.
96-265
The Commissioners reported on committees that they have
attended since the last Board Meeting.
Mr. Steve Michel, Physical Plant Director, provided
suggestions of names for the new government center basement
conference room. Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner
Bennett seconded the motion to name the three conference rooms
Dakota, Voyageur and Steamboat as nominated by Francisco
Gonzalez, Human Services. The motion carried. 96-266
Ms. Mary Lou Ihrke, Extension Director, made a request for
funding to help cover the costs involved in attending national
conferences where local staff will be receiving national awards.
Ms. Mary Lou Ihrke will be receiving a Program Excellence Through
Research Award at the National Extension Association of Family
and Consumer Sciences Conference in Providence, Rhode Island and
Mr. Kent Thiesse will be receiving the Distinguished Service
Award at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Commissioner Bennett
moved and Commissioner More seconded the motion to fund $680 for
Kent Thiesse and $936 for Mary Lou Ihrke's trips. The motion
carried. (Adjust Budgets Accordingly) 96-267
Mr. Jerry Books, Finance Director, presented the following
items to the Board. The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report was
handed out to the Board and reviewed.
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve a resolution authorizing a joint powers
agreement in the form of a declaration of trust establishing an
entity known as "Minnesota Association of Governments Investing
for Counties" and authorizing participation in certain investment
programs in connection therewith. The motion carried. 96-268
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the July 30, 1996 Board Minutes. The
motion carried. 96-269
Commissioner More moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the following Bills:
Bills for Week of August 5-9, 1996
Grand Total $1,343,080.42
Bills for Week of August 12-16, 1996
Grand Total $1,278,670.82
The motion carried. 96-270
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve the following Personnel items:
Resignation of Lynette Fuller, Senior Account Clerk
(B22), effective August 16, 1996. (Human Services)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Senior
Account Clerk (B22). (Human Services)
Resignation of Brenda Oeltjen, Social Worker
(Vulnerable Adult) (C42), effective August 16, 1996.
(Human Services)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Social
Worker (Vulnerable Adult) (C42). (Human Services)
Resignation of James Scovil, Probation Officer
(Juvenile Caseload) (C42), effective August 16, 1996.
(Community Corrections)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Probation
Officer (Juvenile Caseload) (C42) (Human Services)
Change in employment status for Paul Ahern, from
Probation Officer (6 month full-time temporary) (C42)
to full-time Probation Officer (Juvenile Caseload)
(C42) with no change in salary effective August 19,
1996. (Community Corrections)
Promotion of Michele Schroeder, from Juvenile Offender
Work Crew Leader (C41) to Probation Officer (Juvenile
Caseload) (C42), with a salary adjustment from $14.11
to $14.48 per hour effective August 19, 1996.
(Community Corrections)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a .8 FTE
Juvenile Offender Work Crew Leader (C41). (Community
Corrections)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Clerk II
(A13). (Human Services)
Employment of Darwin Peterson, as a Appraiser I (C41),
with a starting salary of $13.30 per hour effective
August 19, 1996. (Land Records)
The motion carried. 96-271
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve the Grant Agreement for funding from the
State of Minnesota through the abandoned well sealing cost-share
grant program. The motion carried. 96-272
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to reappoint Mr. Jerome Kallheim to a four (4) year
term as County Assessor, commencing January 1, 1997. The motion
carried. 96-273
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve the following Human Service items:
A Detoxification Host-County Contract with
Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital CDU for the
period from April 1, 1996 through December
31, 1996.
Approve an agreement with Sharon Chader,
Madison Lake and Patricia Johnson, Lake
Crystal to provide Waivered services from
September 1, 1996 through December 31, 1997.
The motion carried. 96-274
Commissioner More moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve a Tax Abatement to Ms. Patricia Pierce, RR
1, Box 27A, Le Ray Township R39-10-29-100-008 K-357937 for taxes
payable in 1996. The motion carried. 96-275
Mr. David Twa, County Administrator, presented items for the
1997 Budget Planning Workshop.
Commissioner Tacheny moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to adjourn at 11:54 a.m. The motion carried. 96-276
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