1647937 Public Notice - Commissioners Organizational Meeting January 8, 2013

Public Notice

Publish February 20, 2013

DOUGLAS COUNTY

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

ORGANIZATIONAL AND

REGULAR SESSION

JANUARY 8, 2013

The Board of Commissioners in and for the County of Douglas, State of Minnesota, met in Organizational Session this 8th day of January, 2013. Following is a summary of actions taken at that meeting. The full text is available for public inspection in the County Auditor/Treasurer’s office.

To approve the agenda with changes. Motion carried.

To elect Commissioner Olson as Board Chair for 2013. Motion carried.

To elect Commissioner Bales as Vice Chair for 2013. Motion carried.

Chairperson Olson appointed the County Coordinator or his designee to serve as Clerk to the Board for 2013. Motion carried.

To establish Regular Board meeting dates as the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Room. Motion carried.

To approve 2013 committee assignments. Motion carried.

By consensus the Board designated AMC delegates for 2013 as follows: the five County Commissioners, the County Coordinator, the County Auditor/Treasurer and the County Engineer.

By consensus the Board approved Planning Commission appointments.

To authorize all department heads to hold memberships in their respective professional associations and authorize payment of annual dues to those associations. Motion carried.

To approve paying the 2013 NACo dues in the amount of $659.00. Motion carried.

To pay the 2013 AMC annual dues in the amount of $14,045. Motion carried.

At 9:20 a.m. one bid for legal publication was opened.

To accept the 2013 bid for legal publication from the Echo Press. Motion carried.

At 9:30 a.m. two bids for vehicle maintenance were opened.

To accept the low bid from Shutter’s Tire and Auto for 2013 County vehicle maintenance. Motion carried.

To approve financial institutions as depositories and/or investment brokers of funds for Douglas County during 2013, provided they furnish proper and sufficient collateral or surety bond, as needed for such deposits and comply with Minn. Stat. §118A for all aspects of depositories and investing. Motion carried.

The Organizational phase of the meeting was concluded and the Board moved into Regular Session at 9:35 a.m.

To pay bills in the amount of $1,305,967.13 as follows:

Vendor Name – Count - Amount

A'viands, LLC - 9,410.90

Alexandria Light & Power - 6,407.80

Caterpillar Financial Services - 2,835.92

Centerpoint Energy - 2,552.85

Central Specialties Inc - 8,863.75

Computer Professionals Unlimitd - 8,022.16

Cargill, Incorporated - 27,537.03

Centerpoint Energy - 5,060.93

Dlt Solutions, Inc - 8,707.06

Douglas Co Area Trails Assn - 59,577.26

Douglas County Auditor-Treasurer - 167,753.74

Douglas County Public Works - 11,297.13

Ferguson Brothers Excavating - 4,440.00

H & R Tire Service - 2,237.66

Gegg Law Office - 3,832.50

McQuay International - 2,487.25

Mend Correctional Care, LLC - 12,601.85

Minnesota Counties Intergov'tal Trust - 540,739.00

Minnesota Sheriffs' Assn - 6,868.00

MN Transportation Alliance - 2,265.00

Nationstar Mortgage LLC - 313,547.76

Nelson Auto Center - 31,443.82

Pauls Small Engine Service - 2,137.50

Pitney Bowes - 7,000.00

Streicher's - 7,471.83

Southern Computer Warehouse - 3,143.60

Visualpro 360 - 14,203.56

West Central MN Petroleum LLC - 29,104.68

Other Vendors - 148 - 49,416.59

Grand Total - 1,350,967.13

Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 13-01 approving a gambling permit. Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 13-02 approving a gambling permit. Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 13-03 approving a gambling permit. Motion carried.

To accept the reimbursement check from Coast2Coast Rx program in the amount of $187.50 as presented by Char Rosenow. Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 13-04 regarding the sale of tax forfeited property. Motion carried.

To adopt the Adopt-A-Highway Resolution 13-05. Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 13-06 approving the completed project and authorizing final payment. Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 13-07 approving the detour agreement. Motion carried.

To adopt Resolution 13-08 approving the traffic control signal agreement. Motion carried.

By consensus the Public Works Planning Meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, February 5th at 8:30 a.m. at the Public Works department.

To approve the waiver service agreement with CentraCare Home Care as presented by Sandy Tubbs. Motion carried.

To accept December Hospice donations in the amount of $5,993. Motion carried.

To acknowledge payment of December Public Health bills as follows:

Warrants 12580 through 12651 and manual warrant number 8000014 in the amount of $111,439.29 are hereby authorized

Vendor Name - Count - Amount

Alexandria Community Education - 2,427.25

Champ Software, Inc - 11,327.00

City of Alexandria - 5,000.00

Creative Impact Design - 3,595.50

Galeon - 4,185.55

Knute Nelson Memorial Home - 15,945.08

Olson/Andrea H - 2,354.00

Outcome Resources - 2,346.09

Trale, Inc. - 3,995.00

United Way of Douglas & Pope Counties - 10,231.44

Widseth Smith Nolting & Assoc., Inc - 20,400.00

Other Vendors – 73 – 29,632.38

Grand Total - 111,439.29

Motion carried.

To adjourn the meeting at 10:05 a.m. Motion carried.

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