Law Library 9:00 AMRock County Courthouse July 20, 2004Vice Chair Hoime called the meeting to order with Commissioners Boyenga, Bakken, Wildung present and Commissioner Jarchow absent. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the July 20, 2004 County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the minutes from the July 06, 2004 and the June 14, 2004 Board of Equalization meetings, declared carried on a voice vote. The following consent agenda items were approved on a motion by Boyenga, seconded by Bakken and declared carried on a voice vote.1. Family Foster Care Relicensing – Rod and Lisa Rosin2. FSA Contract 10-2110-04B with Southwestern Mental Health Center to provide home based treatment/counseling to eligible clients. Contract effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.3. Contract amendment 14-1074-04 with Volunteers of America, Dakotas to provide Chemical Dependency treatment services to eligible adults. Amendment effective 7-1-04 to 6-30-05.4. Voluntary family foster care closing – Richard and Cheryl PavelFamily Services Agency Director Randy Ehlers and FSA Financial Assistance Supervisor II Pam Nelson presented an amendment to the current Rock County Collaborative Interagency Agreement changing the fiscal host from the Southwestern Mental Health Center to Rock County; motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the amendment, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Wildung, to approve the Rock-Pipestone Collaborative Interagency Agreement and By-Laws, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to accept the Southwest Mental Health Annual Report and to thank the Local Advisory Council for their work, declared carried on a voice vote.Pam Nelson presented a review of the Diversionary Work Program, an intensive four-month program that puts individuals back to work prior to MFIP; no action was taken.Sheriff Mike Winkels and Dispatch Supervisor Terri Ebert presented the following bid results for the E911 equipment: Equipment & Install Maint-Yr 2 Maint Yr 3-8 Maintenance-9+Independent Emergency Services $ 60,462.68 $ 5,164.45 $35,626.54RACOM $101,016.76 included included $ 4,900.00 per yr.EmergiTech $ 98,001.00 $11,203.00 $85,747.94 $11,993.00 per 2 yrXtend Communication $160,934.00 $ 8,496.00 $25,488.00 $25,488.00 per 2 yrAfter review of the bids, no action was taken at this time.Mark Sehr, Engineer, requested to bid (4) box culvert projects with a bid letting date of 08/17/04. Motion by Boyenga, seconded by Bakken, to authorize the Engineer to accept bids for the project(s), declared carried on a voice vote.The Engineer led a discussion regarding rural addressing sign nameplates; the cost would be $20 per sign with the individual being responsible for the cost and placement of the sign. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Boyenga, to make the nameplates available at cost to interested residents, declared carried on a voice vote. The Engineer requested authorization to make final payment to R & G Construction for $16,453.95 for the 2003 box culvert projects; motion by Boyenga, seconded by Bakken, to authorize that payment, declared carried on a voice vote.Jim Willers and Tom Fick, representatives from the Corn & Soybean Growers, Association, presented a request to the County Board to use Soy Biodiesel fuel and offered a $400 grant to offset the $.02 - $.03 difference in using regular diesel fuel. Motion by Bakken, seconded by Boyenga, to switch to the soy biodiesel fuel in county vehicles providing that it does not void any warranty on any vehicle(s) and apply the grant dollars to the Heartland Express department, declared carried on a voice vote. Loren Forrest and Russell Forrest, representing Rural Energy Marketing, requested a letter of support in bringing an additional ethanol project to Rock County. The letter of support is a requirement for a grant that Rural Energy Marketing is submitting to USDA. Motion by Boyenga, seconded by Hoime, to send a letter of support on behalf of the County Board to Rural Energy Marketing, declared carried on a voice vote. Gloria Rolfs, Auditor/Treasurer, presented the claims and per diems of $360.00; motion by Wildung, seconded by Boyenga, to approve the claims as presented and per diems, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A complete listing of the claims is available by request at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office. General $17,583.47LEC .00Road & Bridge 26,654.31Welfare 33,194.26Landfill 1,039.00TOTAL $76,471.04Motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken, to approve the fund balance report presented by the Auditor/Treasurer, declared carried on a voice vote.The Auditor/Treasurer presented the By-Laws of the Mid-State Computer Cooperative Agreement; motion by Bakken, seconded by Wildung, to approve the agreement, declared carried on a voice vote. Motion by Wildung, seconded by Bakken, to transfer the surplus Heartland Express bus to the Emergency Response Team, once the acquisition of the new bus has taken place, declared carried on a voice vote. There was a funding request for Pioneer Public Television; the item was referred back to the Budget Committee. The County Board was in receipt of the Regional Development Commission work program for 2005; no action was taken. Commissioner Bakken stated that he had attended a recent Extension meeting and provided an update and had also attended a Children’s Justice Initiative meeting. Commissioner Boyenga attended a recent DAC meeting where they had discussed financing and building a new residential facility and that they were reviewing finance options and opportunities involving the mortgage.Commissioner Boyenga stated that the Minnesota members of Lewis & Clark had received their portion of a bill for lobbying expenses pertaining to the Lewis & Clark project and their portion was $50,000.00.The County Board discussed car seat safety. Deputy Verbrugge is currently certified in car seat safety checks and the board inquired as to whether or not Deputy Verbrugge would be re-certified. The item was referred back to Sheriff Winkels. Tony Gacke and Wendy DelaRosa-Gacke discussed Article XXII of the Rock County Personnel Policy — Emergency Leave Bank eligibility. Following their discussion, the County Board directed the Personnel Committee to review the language notification process of the policy and the privacy concerns and report back to the County Board at a future date.Motion by Boyenga, seconded by Wildung, to refer to the Personnel Committee of the County Board job descriptions of the County Recorder’s office in Iight of Jere Ohme’s resignation, declared carried on a voice vote. Commissioner Hoime stated that the EQB is viewing power line routes and that this will be the topic at future EQB meetings. With no further business to come before the board, the meeting was declared adjourned. Ken Hoime, Vice Chair to the BoardATTEST:Kyle J. Oldre, Clerk to the Board(8-12)
