Rock County Commissioners meet July 19
Herreid Board Room 9:00 A.M.
Rock County Courthouse July 19, 2022
The meeting was called to order by the Chair with all Commissioners present.
Also in attendance were Administrator Kyle Oldre, County Attorney Jeff Haubrich
and Star-Herald Reporter Mavis Fodness.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those in attendance.
Motion by Williamson, seconded by Burger, to approve the July 19, 2022,
County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Overgaard, seconded by Reisch, to approve the June 28, 2022,
County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Overgaard, seconded by Thompson, to approve the June 28, 2022, County Board of Equalization minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Overgaard, seconded by Thompson, to approve the July 05, 2022, County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Thompson, seconded by Overgaard, to approve the consent
agenda, declared carried on a voice vote.
1. Resolution No. 27-22, VSO State Grant Agreement Y2023
Keith Elbers, Mayor of City of Hills, informed the County Board of a Day Care facility project the City of Hills is pursuing. The Mayor explained that the project would involve renovating the recently acquired building into 3 to 4 day care pods that would each be licensed similar to existing day care licenses for home based facilitites. He further went on to explain that the City of Hills is working to secure the necessary green space from property currently owned by Alliance Communications. The Mayor then requested $100,000 of funds formerly known as ARPA; motion by Burgers, seconded by Williamson, to approve, declared carried on a voice vote.
MnDOT Representatives Sam Parker, Principle Planner and Lisa Bigham and Jen Wolf presented the MnDOT District 7 Capital Highway Investment Plan, the key points for Rock County was the status of the current construction and future construction projects. Current project is the rebuilding of I-90 from the South Dakota state line to Beaver Creek, project should be completed by the end of 2022 Future projects include the resurfacing of US 75 from Main St in Luverne to Veterans Dr in Luverne in 2025, US 75 from Veterans Dr north to the county line in 2028 and US 75 south from Main St in Luverne to the state line and MN 270 from US 75 to the west city limit of the City of Hills in 2030. No action was taken.
Ashley Kurtz, Auditor/Treasurer, presented the claims; motion by Overgaard,
seconded by Burger, to approve, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A
complete listing the claims is available at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office.
JULY 19, 2022 CLAIMS OVER $2,000
BREMIK MATERIALS, INC $19,464.45
BROCK WHITE 8,287.50
BUTLER MACHINERY CO 3,048.81
CHS INC 19,594.29
COUNTIES PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY 6,755.00
DOMEYER IMPLEMENT 3,500.00
ERICKSON ENGINEERING 21,852.50
FIDLAR TECHNOLOGIES INC 4,345.15
JOHNSON CONTROLS 49,750.00
KETTERLING SERVICES INC 16,536.93
LUVERNE LANDSCAPING LLC 9,790.00
LUVERNE/CITY OF 9,429.69
LYON COUNTY LANDFILL 19,622.44
MORRIS ELECTRONICS 6,613.22
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 10,490.00
POWERPLAN 3,224.35
ROCK COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES 2,469.24
SANFORD HEALTH 2,832.87
SEACHANGE 4,327.10
SOUTHWEST HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 34,680.90
STAPLES ENTERPRISES INC 7,385.05
TACTICAL SOLUTIONS 2,731.00
WSB 2,775.25
55 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $2,000 26,400.78
TOTAL $295,906.52
The County Board was in receipt of the Fund Balance report; motion
by Williamson, seconded by Thompson, to approve the Fund Balance
report, declared carried on a voice vote.
Luke Comeau, Southwest Minnesota Mental Health Director, presented a program update stating that the organization is in need to financial assistance, Mr. Comeau explained the challenges facing the SWMHC with the primary 2 issues being identified as staffing and revenue loss due to insurance changes from increased deductibles. Revenue and expenditures of the organization were reviewed; the funding request was an increase of $1,987,483 this amount would be spread across the 5 member counties of SWMH; no action was taken at this time.
The Administrator presented an Emergency Management update referencing (2) qualifying events in Rock County and requested approval of the following resolutions:
•Resolution No. 25-22, Disaster Declaration 05/31/2022 high wind event
•Resolution No. 26-22, Disaster Declaration 077/05/2022 excessive rain event
The Administrator stated that while the damages are qualifying for a state disaster, the number of applicants is few. Motion by Thompson, seconded by Williamson, to approve Resolution No. 25-22 and Resolution No. 26-22, declared carried on a voice vote.
The County Board was in receipt of a lease agreement from Generations for office space for the ACE organization; motion by Thompson,
seconded by Reisch, to approve, declared carried on a voice vote.
The County Board was in receipt of (2) employee resignations from
the Rock County Sheriff’s Office
•Jonathon Stearns, Deputy, effective 07/11/2022
•Craig Martinson, Deputy, effective 12/31/2022
Motion by Burger, seconded by Overgaard, to accept both resignations
with regret and thanked both officers for their years of service to Rock County,
declared carried on a voice vote.
The Administrator and County Attorney led a discussion regarding recent legislation legalizing edible cannabinoid products; after considerable discussion, motion by Thompson, seconded by Overgaard, to adopt Resolution No. 28-22, a moratorium on the sale of hemp derived THC (tetrahydrocannabinols) food and beverages in order to allow time to study the issue and consider zoning, licensing and rules, and sales management controls for the sale of hemp derived THC food and beverages, declared carried on a voice vote.
Mark Sehr, Engineer, presented an update on the status of County Road 19 and issues reported on that road. The Engineer stated that he has inspected the road twice within the past 4-days and finds no structural issues.
Commissioner Williamson stated that he attended the following meetings:
Rural Water, ACE Building tour; stated that Rural Water is working with
the City of Luverne to purchase additional water.
Commissioner Thompson stated that she attended the following
meetings: ACE Building tour.
Commissioner Overgaard stated that he attended the following meetings:
ACE Building tour, Land Use, City/County Liaison
Commissioner Burger stated that he attended the following meetings: ACE Building tour, Southwest Mental Health and Community Corrections.
Commissioner Reisch stated that he attended the following meetings: Community Corrections, Southwestern Opportunity Council, City/County Liaison.
With no further business to come before the County Board, the meeting
was declared adjourned by order of the chair.
(09-29)
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