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Rock County Commissioners meet April 20

Rock County Commissioners meet April 20
Herreid Board Room          9:00 A.M.
Rock County Courthouse April 20, 2021
The meeting was called to order by the Chair with all Commissioners present; also in attendance were Administrator Kyle Oldre, Deputy 
Administrator Susan Skattum and County Attorney Jeff Haubrich.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those in attendance.
Motion by Burger, seconded by Overgaard, to approve the April 20, 
2021 County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Reisch, seconded by Overgaard, to approve the April 06, 
2021 County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Thompson, seconded by Reisch, to approve the consent 
agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.
1. Resolution No. 11-21, 2020 EMPG Grant - $17,737.00
Eric Hartman, Land Management Office Director, presented (6) conditional use permits (CUP); the CUPs were presented a Public Hearing on April 12 , 2021 of which there was no opposition. The following CUPs were approved as follows:
1. Reker Construction, for gravel extraction, stockpiling, and associated 
processing located in the NE 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 26 of Clinton 
Township; motion by Burger, seconded by Thompson, to approve as per 
conditions listed on the permit, declared carried on a voice vote.
2. Central Specialties, for placement and operation of a temporary hot mix asphalt 
plant located in NW 1/4 of Section 13 of Vienna Township; motion 
by Overgaard, seconded by Burger, to approve as per conditions 
listed on the permit, declared carried on a voice vote.
3. Central Specialties, for placement and operation of a temporary hot 
mix asphalt plant located in the W 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section 35 of Mound 
Township; motion by Reisch, seconded by Overgaard, to approve as per 
conditions listed on the permit, declared carried on a voice vote.
4. Central Specialties for placement and operation of a temporary 
hot mix asphalt plant located in the W 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 23 
of Denver Township; motion by Overgaard, seconded by Williamson, to 
approve as per conditions listed on the permit, declared carried on a voice vote.
5. Duininck, Inc. for placement and operation of a temporary hot mix asphalt
plant located in the N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of Section 14 and the SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of 
Section 11 of Denver Township; to approve as per conditions listed 
on the permit, declared carried on a voice vote.
6. Duininck Inc. for placement and operation of a temporary hot mix asphalt
plant located in SW 1/4 Section 21 of Battle Plain Township; motion
by Burger, seconded by Overgaard, to approve as per conditions
listed on the permit, declared carried on a voice vote.
The Administrator informed the County Board that there is a vacancy for a township official on the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources and that Peter Bakken is submitting an application.  Motion by Reisch, seconded by Overgaard, to submit a letter of support on behalf of the Rock County Board of 
Commissioners, declared carried on a voice vote.
Ashley Kurtz, Auditor/Treasurer, presented the claims and per diems of $2,000; motion by Reisch, seconded by Thompson, to approve, declared carried on a unanimous vote.  A complete listing of the claims is available upon request at the Auditor/Treasurer's office.
APRIL 20, 2021 CLAIMS OVER $2,000
CHS $6,851.78 
CMRS-FP   2,000.00
COUNTIES PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY   6,709.00
ERICKSON ENGINEERING   3,830.00
FIDLAR TECHNOLOGIES INC   2,671.20
KETTERLING SERVICES INC 10,222.03
LUVERNE/CITY OF   7,643.94
LYON COUNTY LANDFILL 14,616.36
PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORP 17,957.40
ROCK MOTOR SPORTS LLC 14,699.00
SANFORD HEALTH   3,519.00
STAPLES ENTERPRISES INC   2,355.73
WEX BANK   3,167.67
72 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $2,000 30,405.52
     TOTAL               $126,648.63 
The County Board was in receipt of the Fund Balance report; motion by 
Overgaard, seconded by Reisch, to approve, declared carried on a voice vote.
The Administrator and Auditor/Treasurer led a discussion regarding updating the county’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)with the potential of long term funding for some of those projects. After discussion, it was the consensus of the County Board to continue with the development of a county CIP document.
The Administrator requested authorization to move forward with a fiber install project at the Law Enforcement Center and the Land Management Office locations totaling $31,700. The project creates a fiber redundancy between the State of Minnesota network and the Alliance/SDN network; the Administrator also stated that the project is eligible expenditure for the Federal American Rescue/Recovery Act funding. Motion by Reisch, seconded by Burger, to approve 
the fiber install project for $31,700.00, declared carried on a voice vote.
The County Board briefly discussed the Next Era Open House scheduled for April 27th from 9:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. at SpringBrooke Events in Beaver Creek, Minnesota.
The Administrator led a discussion regarding the status of COVID-19 vaccinations for county employees stating that all employees have had the opportunity to get their vaccination; it was determined that all county functions and services will resume to pre-COVID effective May 1, 2021.
Commissioner Reisch stated that he had attended the following 
meetings: Southwestern MN Opportunities Council.
Commissioner Thompson stated that she had attended the following meetings: no meetings to report, stated that Mark Sehr, Rock County Engineer will be presenting the RCHD 5-yr Construction Plan to the Rotary organization.  
Commissioner Overgaard stated that he had attended the following 
meetings: Planning & Zoning, Land Use and Hardwick City Council.
Commissioner Burger stated that he had attended the following meetings: 
Luverne Township and Sharing Hand Nursing Partnership. 
Commissioner Williamson stated that he had attended the following
meetings: Rural Water and One Water On Plan.
With no further business to come before the County Board, the meeting 
was declared adjourned by order of the chair.
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