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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BLUE EARTH COUNTY, MINNESOTA
January 3, 1995
The County Board of Commissioners met in the Commissioners'
Room at 9:00 a.m. Present were Chairperson Keith Stoltzman
Commissioner Colleen Landkamer, Commissioner Leon Tacheny,
Commissioner Lin Barnes, Commissioner Alvis More, Commissioner Al
Bennett, County Attorney Ross Arneson and County Administrator
David Twa.
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner More seconded the
motion to approve the Agenda. The motion carried. 95-1
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Barnes
seconded the motion to appoint Commissioner Tacheny as the
Chairperson for 1995. The motion carried. 95-2
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner More seconded the
motion to appoint Commissioner Landkamer as the Vice-Chairperson
for 1995. The motion carried. 95-3
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve the following 1995 Committee Appointments:
Committee Board Representative
AMC Annual Conference Planning Committee Landkamer
AMC Board of Directors Landkamer
AMC Environment & Natural Resources Bennett
AMC/MSBA (MN School Board Assoc.) Landkamer
AMC Transportation & Ag Policy Committee More
AMC Voting Members All Commissioners,
David Twa,
Dennis McCoy,
Jerry Kallheim
Airport Zoning Board Tacheny
Area Transportation Partnership Barnes
Blue Earth County Department Heads All Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce, Governmental Affairs Landkamer
Children, Youth, and Family Consortium
Advisory Council Landkamer
City/County Intergovernmental Committee Tacheny
Bennett
Cluster Extension Committee Bennett(More Alt.)
Community Corrections Advisory Board Barnes
Community Health Task Force Bennett
Community Services Council Landkamer
County Public Defender Committee Landkamer, Tacheny
District Public Defender Review Committee Landkamer
Ditch Inspectors More, Bennett
Emergency Services Advisory Board Barnes
Environmental Services Advisory Committee Barnes
Extension Committee More, Bennett
Fifth Judicial Detention Facilities Barnes
Highway 14 Corridor Study Advisory Committee Barnes
Housing Authority Bennett
Inter-Governmental Ice Arena Committee Tacheny
Job Training Partnership Act Barnes
Joint Powers of Blue Earth County &
School District #77 Tacheny
Judicial Advisory Committee Landkamer
Juvenile Detention Center Joint Powers Board Barnes
Labor Negotiations Landkamer
Tacheny
Land Use Planning Committee More
Tacheny
Law Enforcement Center Committee Tacheny, Barnes
Law Library Board Tacheny
Living At Home Block Nursing Program Tacheny
Lura Lake Association More
Lutheran Social Services Tacheny
Mayors & Clerks All Commissioners
MN Transportation Alliance
Regional Board of Directors Barnes Landkamer
MN Transportation Alliance
Legislative Committee Barnes
Mankato Area Council for Quality Bennett
Mankato Area Foundation Landkamer
Mankato Chamber Transportation Committee Tacheny
Metropolitan Inter-County Association (MICA) Tacheny, Barnes
NACo Regional/County/City Committee Landkamer
NACo Governmental Affairs Landkamer
National Guard Training Center &
Armory/Community Center Task Force Barnes Tacheny
Planning & Zoning Board More
RC & D Bennett
Recycling Education Committee Bennett
Region IX Counseling & Testing (AIDS)
Joint Powers Board Tacheny
Region IX Board Landkamer
Region IX Joint Powers EMS Committee Bennett
Region IX Solid Waste Barnes
Region IX Transportation Barnes
Regional Library Board More
Rehabilitation Advisory Board Stoltzman
SCMN County Comprehensive (13 County)
Planning Project More
Southern Minnesota Advocates Landkamer
Southern Minnesota Tourism Association Dean Ehlers
Southwestern MN Highway Improvement Assoc. More
State Community Health Advisory Committee Landkamer
State Human Services Advisory Committee Landkamer
Substantial Development Task Force Landkamer
Township Officers All Commissioners
Washington Lake Water Planning More
The motion carried. 95-4
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Bennett
seconded the motion to approve the 1995 Board Calendar:
1995 Board Calendar
January 3 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
17 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
February 7 County Board, 6:00 p.m.
21 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
March 14 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
28 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
April 4 County Board, 6:00 p.m.
18 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
May 2 County Board, 6:00 p.m.
23 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
June 13 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
20 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
Board of Equalization
27 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
Board of Equalization
July 11 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
18 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
August 1 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
15 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
29 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
September 12 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
26 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
October 10 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
24 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
November 7 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
21 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
December 12 County Board, 2:00 p.m.
Truth In Taxation, 6:00 p.m.
19 County Board, 9:00 a.m.
The motion carried. 95-5
The Commissioners reported on the committees that they serve
on.
Mr. Al Forsberg, Public Works Director, presented the
following items for the Boards consideration.
Mr. Joe Styndl, Maintenance Superintendent, and Mr. Ron
Olson, Maintenance Supervisor, presented the 1995 Equipment
Purchases as an informational item to the Board.
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve a cooperative agreement with the MnDNR for
including an overlay of Loon Lake access road in the CSAH 9
paving project. The motion carried. 95-6
Mr. David Twa, County Administrator, presented the following
items for the Boards consideration.
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to appoint an engineer from Survey Services, Mankato,
MN, to determine where the watershed is on County Ditch #27. The
motion carried. 95-7
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve the amended December 20, 1994 Board
Minutes. The motion carried. 95-8
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner More seconded the
motion to approve the following Bills:
Bills for Week of December 26-30, 1994
Grand Total $611,850.99
Bills for Week of January 2-6, 1995
Grand Total $286,822.78
The motion carried. 95-9
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to approve the following Personnel items:
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Youth
Development Coordinator (C41)funded by the Mankato
United Way. (Human Services)
Extension of probation for Kevin Tucker, Probation
Officer (C42), from January 11, 1995 to April 11, 1995.
(Community Corrections)
Promotion of Michael McGuire, from a Probation Officer
(C42) to Juvenile Corrections Supervisor(C52), with a
salary adjustment from $17.47 to $18.17 effective
January 9, 1995. (Community Corrections)
Authorization to initiate recruitment for a Probation
Officer (C42). (Community Corrections)
The motion carried. 95-10
Pursuant to publication, bids for publication were received,
opened and reviewed with the following results:
PROJECT: Official Publication of the County Board,
Synopsis & Board of Equalization:
Bidder: Amount:
Mankato Free Press, Mankato, MN $7.11 Per Column Inch
Maple River Messenger, Mapleton, MN $4.45 Per Column Inch
PROJECT: First Publication of Annual Financial Statement
Bidder: Amount:
Mankato Free Press $4,578.00
*Copies required over and above Free Press standard
distribution for the annual financial statement will be charged
on a $25.00 per-thousand basis
PROJECT: Second Publication of Annual Financial Statement:
Bidder: Amount:
Lake Crystal Tribune $4.15 Per Column Inch
PROJECT: Delinquent Tax List:
Bidder: Amount:
Mankato Free Press, Mankato, MN $7.11 Per Column Inch
Maple River Messenger, Mapleton, MN $4.45 Per Column Inch
PROJECT: All Legal Notices for 1995:
Bidder: Amount:
*Mankato Free Press, Mankato, MN $7.11 Per Column Inch
*Maple River Messenger, Mapleton, MN $4.45 Per Column Inch
*With a 25 Percent discount allowed for each subsequent
insertion.
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner Bennett
seconded the motion to award the following bids:
Official publication of the County Board, Synopsis &
Board of Equalization to Maple River Messenger,
Mapleton, MN, in the amount of $4.45 per column inch.
First Publication of Annual Financial Statement to
Mankato Free Press, Mankato, MN, in the amount of
$4,578.00.
Second Publication of Annual Financial Statement to
Lake Crystal Tribune, Lake Crystal, MN, in the amount
of $4.15 per column inch.
Delinquent Tax List to Maple River Messenger, Mapleton,
MN, in the amount of $4.45 per column inch.
All Legal Notices for 1995 to Mankato Free Press,
Mankato, MN, for the amount of $7.11 per column inch.
The motion carried. 95-11
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve a tax abatement to Alan & Mary Jo Wilson,
Route 3, Box 53, Mankato, MN, R43-09-22-326-002 K-187407. The
motion carried. 95-12
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to approve the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 375.055 authorizes County
Commissioners to receive per diem payments for the
performance of their official duties; and
WHEREAS, the Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners
wishes to adopt by resolution a policy consistent with
the mandates of Minnesota law with respect to per diems
and expense reimbursement; and
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Blue Earth
County Board of Commissioners that:
1. The County Commissioners shall receive a per
diem in the amount established by Resolution
of the County Board for attendance at
meetings, or functions, of the duly
established committees or boards of Blue
Earth County. Those duly established
committees or boards that qualify for the per
diems will be as established by the County
Board of Commissioners at their annual
organizational meeting in each year; or as
may be established by resolution of the Blue
Earth County Board of Commissioners from time
to time.
2. That in accordance with Minnesota Law, no
Commissioner, or citizen representative,
shall receive more than one per diem for any
given day, regardless of the number of
meetings or functions attended.
The motion carried. 95-13
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to approve the following 1995 Drainage System Levies:
Special Single Year Drainage System Levies Payable in 1995
County Ditch 1 Repair $5,000.00
County Ditch 5 Branch 1 1988 Improvement 5,000.00
County Ditch 12 6,500.00
County Ditch 17 1,000.00
County Ditch 25 Repair 13,000.00
County Ditch 26 Improvement 1975 7,000.00
County Ditch 27 Repair 12,500.00
County Ditch 27 Improvement 1970 5,500.00
County Ditch 28 Repair Improvement 3,000.00
County Ditch 29 Repair 1,500.00
County Ditch 39 1,500.00
County Ditch 41 1,500.00
County Ditch 43 1,000.00
County Ditch 48 1,000.00
County Ditch 49 500.00
County Ditch 52 Repair 6,000.00
County Ditch 53 1,000.00
County Ditch 55 1,500.00
County Ditch 57A 1,500.00
County Ditch 59 500.00
County Ditch 65 1,500.00
County Ditch 72 500.00
County Ditch 78 Repair 2,000.00
County Ditch 95 Repair 3,000.00
County Ditch 96 Bond 500.00
Judicial Ditch 7 Repair Blue Earth & Watonwan 5,000.00
Judicial Ditch 11 Blue Earth & Waseca 2,500.00
Judicial Ditch 14 1,000.00
Judicial Ditch 15 Repair Lincoln Township 5,000.00
Judicial Ditch 17 1,000.00
Judicial Ditch 18 1,000.00
Judicial Ditch 20 1,500.00
Judicial Ditch 21 1,000.00
Judicial Ditch 22 Improvement 1975 1,000.00
Judicial Ditch 25 Blue Earth/Faribault/Martin 500.00
Judicial Ditch 34 500.00
Judicial Ditch 36 Repair Blue Earth & Brown 7,500.00
Judicial Ditch 45 1,000.00
Judicial Ditch 49 Blue Earth & Faribault 8,000.00
Judicial Ditch 116 Repair Blue Earth & Martin 5,000.00
Joint County Ditch 1 Rep Blue Earth/Faribault 2,000.00
Joint County Ditch 1 Blue Earth/Waseca Repair 1,000.00
Joint County Ditch 3 Blue Earth & Waseca 2,000.00
Joint County Ditch 49 Blue Earth & Faribault 5,000.00
$135,000.00
Special Multi Year Drainage System Levies
Payable in 1995 and After with Interest Rate of 7%
Total Annual # 0f
Assessment Installment Years
County Ditch 5 Improvement $16,000.00 $8,000.00 2
County Ditch 35 Repair 30,000.00 7,500.00 4
County Ditch 50 Repair 15,000.00 7,500.00 2
County Ditch 56 Repair 30,000.00 10,000.00 3
County Ditch 75 Improve Bond 6,000.00 3,000.00 2
County Ditch 93 Repair 12,000.00 4,000.00 3
County Ditch 95 Bond 16,000.00 8,000.00 2
JD 9 Blue Earth & Faribault 4,000.00 2,000.00 2
JD 9 Repair Blue Earth/LeRay Twp 6,000.00 3,000.00 2
JD 24 Blue Earth/Faribault/Martin 36,000.00 12,000.00 3
JD 28 24,000.00 6,000.00 4
JD 48 Repair Blue Earth/Brown 30,000.00 10,000.00 3
$225,000.00 81,000.00
The motion carried. 95-14
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to approve a Gambling Permit to the Eagle
Aerie 269, Mankato, MN to be held at the Last Chance Bar, Route
9, Box 497, Mankato, MN. The motion carried. 95-15
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner More seconded the
motion to appoint Commissioners Tacheny and Barnes to the Land
Records Building Committee and appoint the Board Chairperson and
Vice-Chairperson to the Sheriff and Attorney Budget Committee.
The motion carried. 95-16
Commissioner Barnes moved and Commissioner Landkamer
seconded the motion to appoint the following Land Records duties:
Abolish the position of County Auditor and transfer all
statutory powers and authority of the Auditor to the
County Board.
Transfer to the Finance Director, or his designee,
those duties listed on the memo dated December 20, 1994
Transfer to the Land Records' Director, or his
designee, those duties listed on the memo captioned
"Land Records Functions"
Transfer to the License Center Director, or her
designee, those duties associated with the management
of elections, and those duties associated with the
issuance of game and fish licenses.
Transfer to the County Administrator, or his designee,
all remaining duties.
The motion carried. The memo is on file in the County
Administrators Office, Courthouse, Mankato, MN. 95-17
Commissioner Landkamer moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to adjourn at 11:25 a.m. The motion carried. 95-18
At 11:26 a.m. on January 3, 1995, the annual meeting of the
Blue Earth County Regional Railroad Authority was held in the
Boardroom, Blue Earth County Courthouse, Vice-Chairperson Tacheny
called the meeting to order.
Commissioner More moved and Commissioner Bennett seconded
the motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of January 4,
1994. The motion passed with all members voting aye. 95-19
Commissioner Bennett moved and Commissioner More seconded
the motion to elect the following as officers of the Railroad
Authority for 1995:
Chairperson Leon Tacheny
Vice-Chairperson Colleen Landkamer
Secretary Lin Barnes
Treasurer Alvis More
The motion passed with all members voting aye. 95-20
There being no further business, Commissioner Barnes moved
and Commissioner More seconded the motion to adjourn at 11:28
a.m. The motion carried. 95-21
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