County Commissioners meet July 1Community Room 9:00 A.M.Rock County Family Services Agency July 1, 2003Chair Boyenga called the meeting to order with all Commissioners present. The Chair presented a brief budget overview reflecting the magnitude of the budget shortfall that Rock County will be faced with in 2004. Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Bakken, to approve the July 1, 2003 County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken to approve the June 17, 2003 County Board of Equalization minutes and the June 17, 2003 regular County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Jarchow, seconded by Hoime, to approve the following consent agenda items, declared carried on a voice vote. 1. RSVP Joint Powers AgreementGloria Rolfs, Auditor/Treasurer, presented the claims for payment; motion by Wildung, seconded by Jarchow, to approve the claims with additions, declared carried on unanimous vote. A complete listing of claims is available at the Auditor/Treasurer’s Office. General $13,032.14LEC 1,514.12Road & Bridge 31,333.68Welfare 30,159.19Landfill 13,279.69TOTAL $89,318.82Motion by Wildung, seconded Jarchow, to approve per diems for Commissioners Jarchow, Hoime, and Boyenga totaling $645.00, declared carried on a voice vote.Mark Sehr, Engineer, presented the following bid results for Project SP67-599-62, Bridge 1090 on Beaver Creek Township Road 137: oMinnowa Construction $235,569.00 oDuininck Brothers $213,641.00Motion by Bakken, seconded Hoime, to award the bid to Duininck Brothers for $213,641.00, declared carried on a voice vote.The Engineer requested to advertise for the 2003 Box Culvert Projects to be conducted in Martin, Mound, Vienna, and Beaver Creek Townships with a bid opening date of August 18, 2003. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Bakken, to authorize the bid advertisement for the 2003 Box Culvert Projects, declared carried on a voice vote.The Engineer presented a construction update: Bike Path: paving will begin this week weather permitting CSAH 4: underlying materials have not been compacting as planned and they are required to mix in a hardening material into the underlying materials.The Engineer stated that the Presbyterian Church requested to use Schoneman Park for a short program/skit; the County Board held no objections to that request. Nancy Lange, FSA Social Services Supervisor, informed the County Board of a resignation of a Child Protection Social Worker effective August 1st and requested to re-fill that position; the position is funded from the FFP — Family Preservation Aide and Title XX. Motion by Hoime, seconded by Boyenga, to re-fill the Child Protection vacancy, declared carried on a voice vote.Don Klosterbuer, County Attorney, presented Resolution No. 28-03, a resolution Notifying the Public of Intent to Consider Adopting the Option of Making the Office of Rock County Recorder Appointive; motion by Jarchow, seconded by Wildung, to approve Resolution No. 28-03, declared carried on a voice vote. The Public Hearing is scheduled for July 22, 2003 at 9:00 A.M. in the Community Room at the Rock County Human Services Building. Dan Cook, Rock County Rural Water Manager and County Attorney Klosterbuer, presented a Lewis & Clark project update. Following the June 3rd planning session sponsored by Lewis & Clark, motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken, to deny the Rock County Rural Water Board’s request to terminate the agreement with Lewis & Clark, declared carried on a 4-1 vote with Commissioner Boyenga voting nay. The County Board was informed that the MCIT Dividend would be $74,277.00 for Y2003.The Administrator presented assessing contracts for the Cities of Hills, Steen and Luverne; motion by Bakken, seconded by Hoime, to approve the assessing contracts, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Jarchow, to establish a committee to study building issues for the Law Enforcement Building, declared carried on a 4-1 vote with Commissioner Boyenga voting nay. The committee would include the following: City Administrator, County Administrator, Sheriff, (1) Deputy representative, Sergeant or Investigator, (1) Dispatch representative, (2) County Board representatives and (2) City Council representatives. With no further business come before the County Board, the meeting was declared adjourned.Ron Boyenga, Chairman of the BoardATTEST:Kyle J. Oldre, Clerk to the Board(7-24)
