Rock County Commissioners
meet June 22
Herreid Board Room 5:00 P.M.
Rock County Courthouse June 22, 2021
The meeting was called to order by the Chair with all Commissioners present; also in attendance were Administrator Kyle Oldre, County
Attorney Jeff Haubrich Star-Herald Reporter and Mavis Fodness.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those in attendance.
Motion by Burger, seconded by Reisch, to approve the June 22,
2021 County Board agenda, declared carried on a voice vote
Motion by Reisch, seconded by Overgaard, to approve the June 08,
2021 County Board minutes, declared carried on a voice vote.
The County Board went into closed session at 5:05 P.M. by order of the Chair
to discuss litigation with legal counsel.
By order of the Chair, the County Board rose from closed session at 5:45 P.M.
Evan Verbrugge, Sheriff, introduced new Deputy Jonathon Stearns
and conducted a Swearing In Ceremony. The County Board welcomed
Deputy Stearns to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff presented a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with F-M Ambulance for a CAD interface between F-M Ambulance and the Rock County Sheriff’s Office which will result in reimbursable fees for services, goods, and materials to the Sheriff’s office; motion by Thompson, seconded by Overgaard, to approve the MOU with F-M Ambulance, declared carried on a voice vote.
The Sheriff also presented a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hennepin Health Care System and the Rock County Sheriff’s Office with Telephone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (T-CPR) services to the Rock County 911 Center; motion by Burgers, seconded by Overgaard, to approve the MOU with Hennepin Health Care System for T-CPR services, declared carried on a voice vote.
By order of the Chair, a Public Hearing was called to order at 6:15 P.M.
for the purpose of hearing public comment for the following:
• Rock Home Initiative (RHI) tax abatement for Tom and Heidi Freese for new construction located on Lots 1 & of Block 1 in the Spring Brook Addition in the City of Beaver; abatement request is estimated at $732.23/year for a period of 5-years.
• Tax Abatement for Trudy Vandenburg dba Manley Tire for a mechanic shop building expansion in SW Corner of Lot north and east of Highway less .06 a CSAH #17 in Section 36, Township 102 Range 47; the estimated abatement is $923.54/year for a period of 10-years for a total abatement of $9,236.00.
There was no public attendance or comment received for the Public Hearing, therefore the hearing was closed at 6:17 P.M. by order of the Chair.
Motion by Reisch, seconded by Thompson, to approve the RHI tax abatement
for Tom and Heidi Freese, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Overgaard, seconded by Burger, to approve Resolution No. 16-21, a tax abatement for Trudy Vandenburg with a declining benefit over a period of 9-years for a total abatement of $6,464.78, declared carried on a voice vote.
George Bonnema, Generations President, presented a project update stating that the Generations organization has agreed to purchase the Grand Prairie Event Center for their new location instead of new construction. They currently own the property purchased from Terry Thone and have a tenant, and
as to date, they have several interested in purchasing their existing building.
Mark Sehr, Engineer, presented an update regarding the authorized purchase of a 2021 Ram 2500 Crew Cab Truck with galvanized framework and liftgate stating that they are no longer able to order this truck due to product availability. The Engineer requested to be allowed to purchase a 2022 Ford 250 FTX 4x4 crew cab for $39,700.17 from the state bid. Motion by Reisch, seconded by Overgaard to rescind action from the February 2, 2021, for the purchase of the 2021 Ram 2500 Crew Cab truck and authorize the purchase of a 2022
Ford 250 4x4 crew cab from the state bid, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Thompson, seconded by Williamson, to approve the final contract payment of $64,026.50 to Prahm Construction for SAP 067-598-022, the bridge construction on County Road 52 over the BNSF railroad, declared carried on a voice vote.
The County Board was in receipt of the claims and per diems of $2,500.00; motion by Burger, seconded by Reisch, to approve, declared carried on a unanimous vote. A complete listing of the claims is available at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office.
JUNE 22, 2021 CLAIMS OVER $2,000
AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS INC $3,500.00
BREMIK MATERIALS, INC 11,524.45
BROCK WHITE 27,300.00
CEMCAST PIPE & PRECAST 2,070.00
CHS 7,821.36
COUNTIES PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY 6,584.00
FLEET SERVICES DIVISION-ADMIN FMR 6,683.20
GRAHAM TIRE-WORTHINGTON 18,375.44
KETTERLING SERVICES INC 11,504.01
LUVERNE/CITY OF 7,730.14
LYON COUNTY LANDFILL 14,652.40
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 18,814.00
ROCK COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 2,040.50
SCHOMACKER'S OFFICE CLEANING LLC 3,170.68
STREICHER'S 2,907.98
SW MN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD 2,530.00
TK ELEVATOR CORPORATION 2,375.70
TRANSOURCE TRUCK & EQUIPMENT INC 4,140.69
57 PAYMENTS LESS THAN $2,000 25,472.46
TOTAL $179,197.01
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.
Motion by Thompson, seconded by Overgaard, to approve a perpetual easement to Loren and Shirley Fick and Loren Fick Farms (Grantee) for an ingress and egress over and across the property owned by Rock County/Shoeneman Park for a RIM Agreement for CREP #67-06-20-01, declared carried on a voice vote.
Motion by Thompson, seconded by Overgaard, to authorize Calla Jarvie as the signature authority for the Library Fellowship Agreement with Berea College and to approve the attendance of the out-of-state travel requirement as per the
agreement, declared carried on a voice vote.
The Administrator presented a brief legislative update with no action taken.
The County Board was in receipt of an acknowledgement from SWMN Arts
Council thanking them for the 2021 appropriation and requesting funding for 2022;
no action was taken.
Motion by Burgers, seconded by Reisch, to proceed with a service contract
with Nobles County for engineering services by the Rock County Highway
department, declared carried on a voice vote.
Commissioner Reisch stated that he had attended the following meetings:
Community Corrections, Southwest MN Opportunity Council.
Commissioner Thompson stated that she had attended the following
meetings: Southwest Health and Human Services, Chief Elected Officials Board/
Private Industry Council.
Commissioner Overgaard stated that he had attended the following meetings:
AMC District VIII, Food Shelf event, Extension and Planning and Zoning.
Commissioner Burger stated that he had attended the following
meetings: AMC District VIII
Commissioner Williamson stated that he had attended the following meetings: AMC District VIII, Rural Water, Soil and Water Conservation District and Extension.
With no further business to come before the County Board, the meeting
was declared adjourned by order of the Chair.
(08-12)
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