Sept 3 BOC Minutes

HOUSTON COUNTY
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Date: September 3, 2024
9:00 a.m.
Place: Commissioners Room,
Courthouse, Caledonia, MN
Members Present: Dewey
Severson, Eric Johnson, Robert
Burns, Bob Schuldt, and Greg
Myhre
Presiding: Chairperson Johnson
Call to order.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion was made by Commissioner Severson, seconded
by Commissioner Schuldt motion
unanimously carried to approve the
agenda.
Motion was made by Commissioner Burns, seconded by Commissioner Myhre, motion carried to
approve the meeting minutes from
August 27, 2024.
Public Comment: None.
CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by Commissioner Severson, seconded by Commissioner
Burns, motion unanimously carried
to approve the consent agenda.
Items are listed below.
1) Hire Elizabeth Knutson as a
67-day Public Health Nurse to assist with WIC duties until a full-time
nurse is hired, C42, step 9, effective 09/04/2024.
ACTION ITEMS
File No. 1 – Commissioner Burns
moved, Commissioner Severson
seconded, motion unanimously
carried to adopt Resolution No. 2431 To Approve and Accept Houston County Right of Way Plat No.
88 for the Reconstruction of State
Aid Project 028-610-021.
File No. 2 – Commissioner Severson moved, Commissioner Burns
seconded, motion unanimously
carried to approve allocation of
ARPA funds and contract with
Next Chapter Technology for CaseWorks-Social Services Division.
The total cost would be $80,613
this included the implementation for $75,613 and migration for
$5,000.
File No. 3 – Commissioner
Severson moved, Commissioner
Schuldt seconded, motion carried
four to one to approve allocation
of ARPA funds of up to $15,000 for
Social Services data transfer related to CaseWorks Social Services
project. Commissioner Burns voted no. He had suggested using the
department’s fund balance to pay
for the cost instead of using ARPA
dollars.
File No. 4 – Commissioner
Myhre
moved,
Commissioner
Schuldt seconded, motion unanimously carried to adopt Resolution
No. 24-32 Authorization to Establish Absentee Ballot Board for the
2024 State General Election and
appoint members of the public
James Grodin and Michelle Ashmore to the Absentee Ballot Board.
File No. 5 – Commissioner Burns
moved, Commissioner Schuldt
seconded, motion unanimously
carried to adopt Resolution No. 2433 Authorization and Establish a
UOCAVA Ballot Board for the 2024
State General Election.
File No. 6 – Prior to any motions
being made Assessor Onstad told
the board disaster abatements
were decided by the board of
Commissioners. Amounts could
be pro-rated.
Commissioner
Severson moved, Commissioner
Schuldt seconded, motion unanimously carried to approve a disaster abatement/credit for Gary
Eddy, Parcel# 25.1011.000 due
to a vehicle accident that had occurred. The amount would be $381.
Commissioner Severson moved,
Commissioner Myhre seconded,
motion unanimously carried to
approve disaster abatement/credit for R&H Properties/Joe Rud,
Parcel# 21.1317.000 due to a fire.
The amount for 2024 would be
$6,750.91. They were also applying
for a credit for 2025. That matter
would go before the board at a later time.
File No. 7 – Commissioner
Severson moved, Commissioner
Myhre seconded, motion unanimously carried to approve an updated 2024 Board Meeting Schedule. The only change was that the
Workgroup Session Meeting on
October 8th, would be in the basement of the County Justice Center
instead of the regular meeting room
due to a boardroom technology install.
File No. 8 – Commissioner Burns
moved, Commissioner Severson
seconded, motion unanimously
carried to review and approve payments.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Interim Administrator Lapham
said she was working on getting
the new County vehicles into service. She said County Engineer
Pogodzinski from the Highway
Department would be taking over
portions of facility duties, as the HR
director would be retiring soon and
currently had facilities duties. For
the time being claims would stay
with the HR department. Lapham
said she would spend some time
with the HR Director before her
last day to be filled in on additional
items before her departure.
Commissioners discussed recent and upcoming meetings including a Joint Board of Health
and upcoming Township Officer
meeting.
The board would discuss department budgets with some departments at the next workgroup
session.
There being no further business
at 9:53 a.m., a motion was made
by Commissioner Myhre seconded
by Commissioner Schuldt, motion
unanimously carried to adjourn the
meeting.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HOUSTON COUNTY,
MINNESOTA
By: Eric Johnson, Chairperson
Attest: Carol Lapham, Interim Administrator
THE ABOVE PROCEEDINGS OF
THE HOUSTON COUNTY BOARD
OF COMISSIONERS IS ONLY A
SUMMARY. THE FULL TEXT IS
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTON AT THE HISTORIC HOUSTON
COUNTY BUILDING AS WELL AS
AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: https://www.co.houston.
mn.us/.
Published in
The Caledonia Argus
September 25,2024
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