Regular County Board Meeting 04/03/12

MINUTE SUMMARY REGULAR MEETING OF THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012; 9:53 a.m.

MEMBERS PRESENT:   Commissioners McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck

MEMBERS ABSENT:     None  

The Board approved the April 3rd meeting agenda; approved the minutes from the March 27, 2012 regular meeting; authorized the Board Chair’s signature to the March Vendor Payment Listing verifying its review.  

000   The Auditor-Treasurer presented a recommendation for the reestablishment and establishment of County Precincts and their polling places as required in the Legislative Redistricting process.    The Auditor-Treasurer proposed reestablishing 9 county precincts and their polling places and establishing four new area-wide mail ballot precincts which will replace individually named precincts (areas within three of the four proposed area-wide precincts are already mail ballot).  The proposal also recommends that the areas in the new Southwest Precinct go to mail balloting. The Auditor-Treasurer stated that the recommendation to combine individual precincts into area-wide precincts and make mail balloting was based on the few number of voters in these areas, condition issues of polling places and having to meet federal standards and to reduce election administration with less precincts and polling places.   

2012/04-05  Motion by Ecklund, seconded by Hanson adopting the resolution to reestablish County Precincts and Polling Places:  NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Koochiching County Board of Commissioners, State of Minnesota, hereby reestablishes the existing boundaries and polling places for the following County precincts:   Kooch Poll I (Ranier Community Building); Kooch Poll 2 (Walls Memorial Union Hall - International Falls); Kooch Poll 4 (St. Thomas Aquinas Hall - International Falls); Kooch Poll 5(RRCC - International Falls); Scarlett (Littlefork Community Building); Meadowbrook (Littlefork Community Building); Jameson (Littlefork Community Building); Dinner Creek (Littlefork Community Building); West Koochiching (Mail Ballot – Koochiching County Courthouse).  Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.   Motion carried.

2012/04-06  Motion by Adee, seconded by Ecklund adopting the resolution to establish County Precincts and Polling Places: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Koochiching County Board of Commissioners, State of Minnesota, hereby establishes the boundaries and polling places of the following County precincts:  Northwest Koochiching County Precinct (Mail Ballot – Koochiching County Courthouse) Central Koochiching County Precinct (Mail Ballot – Koochiching County Courthouse) Southeast Koochiching County Precinct (Mail Ballot – Koochiching County Courthouse).  Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Pavleck; voting no: Hanson, Ecklund.   Motion carried.

2012/04-07   Motion by Hanson, seconded by Ecklund to approve the temporary hire of Nancy Shermoen in the Public Health Department for nursing services.   Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.  Motion carried.

2012/04-08   Motion by Hanson, seconded by Adee authorizing the Board Chair to send a letter of support to the MnDOT Office of Aeronautics on behalf of the County for the Airport Commission’s proposed International Falls/County Airport zoning changes to allow for the development of the anticipated nursing home and health campus projects in International Falls.  Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.  Motion carried.

2012/04-09   Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Adee that in noticing the International Falls/County Airport was listed for non-payment of taxes (delinquent solid waste service fee), the County Board requests the Airport Commission inquire as to the reason for the delinquency. Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.  Motion carried.

2012/04-10    Motion by Hanson, seconded by Ecklund authorizing Board members’ attendance to the annual Arrowhead Library System Event as a Board activity.  Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.  Motion carried.

2012/04-11   Motion by Adee, seconded by Ecklund to request that our federal legislators support the proposed legislation referred to as “Preserve the Waters of the U.S”. Act (S. 2245)” that was introduced to prevent the EPA and Corps from moving forward with the “Waters of the U.S.” guidance to broaden the definition of water under federal jurisdiction in the Clean Water Act.  Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.  Motion carried.

2012/04-12   Motion by Adee, seconded by Pavleck authorizing the Complex Superintendent to fill the Assistant Custodian position.  Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.  Motion carried.

2012/04-13   Motion by Pavleck, seconded by Ecklund to support a LCCMR Forestry Inventory Grant which will provide pilot funding to seven counties to review and analyze current and potential forest inventory methods and then perform inventory to assess results with in-kind local match.  Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.  Motion carried.

2012/04-14   Motion by Hanson, seconded by Pavleck authorizing the County Engineer to call for bids for bituminous work on County and Township roads (that are in immediate need of repair and not within any proposed or designated project areas) to include portions of CR 115, CR 123, CR 120, UT 335, CR 112, CR 132 and UT 225.  Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.  Motion carried.

2012/04-15   Motion by Hanson, seconded by Ecklund authorizing the County Engineer to hold the annual County Auction for disposal of surplus equipment and furniture.  Voting yes: McBride, Adee, Hanson, Ecklund, Pavleck.  Motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m.

A full copy of the minutes is available on the County website at www.co.koochiching.mn.us and for public inspection at the County Administration Office during regular business hours.

The Journal

April 28, 2012