SYNOPSIS OF COUNTY BOARD MEETING
March 16, 2010
Members present: Seeboth, Berg, Dove, Lochner,
and Potter, along with Administrator Enter and
County Attorney Hinnenthal.
M/Lochner, S/Potter, to accept the Minutes of
3-2-10 and authorize publication of the Synopsis
of same, carried.
M/Potter, S/Lochner, to authorize the payment
of General Government claims in the amount of
$194,225.45, carried.
M/Berg,S/Lochner,toacceptandfiletheCash
Management/Investment Report through 2-28-10
reflectinganinvestedbalanceof$13,036,439.55
with an average rate of 1.112% on the CD
investments, carried.
M/Lochner, S/Potter, to authorize the
permanent transfer of $200,000 from the Capital
Improvement Fund 37 to the Revenue Fund 01
as partial funding for the Facility Infrastructure &
EnergyEfficiencyImprovementProject,carried.
M/Berg,S/Potter,toacceptandfilethereport
on the spring road restrictions for 2010, carried.
M/Lochner, S/Dove, to set the bid letting date
for 2010 seal coat oil for 4-14-10 at 10:00 AM at
theHighwayDept.Office,carried.
M/Lochner,S/Dove,toacceptandfileFeb.
2010 Budget Report (Cash Basis and Unaudited)
whichreflectsactivityat16.7%ofthebudget
year as follows: expenditures of $4,148,333.28 or
14.6%,andrevenuesof$2,617,421.42or9.4%;
and the Feb. 2010 Supplemental Budgets Report
noting expenditures of $239,121.44 or 12.9%,
andrevenuesof$128,615.78or6.9%ofannual
budgeted activity, carried.
M/Berg, S/Dove, to establish a fee for out of
county Huber work release inmates to be in the
amount of $40/day, carried.
M/Potter, S/Dove, to approve the State of MN
GrantContractNo.50000006316withtheMN
Dept. of Public Safety, State Patrol Division in
anamountnottoexceed$10,800fortheproject
entitled Highway Enforcement of Aggressive
Traffic"HEAT"duringtheperiodfrom10-1-09
thru 9-30-10 in which the Brown County Sheriff's
OfficewillbeparticipatingandauthorizeBoard
Chairman Seeboth and Sheriff Hoffmann to sign
same on behalf of Brown County, carried.
M/Lochner,S/Berg,todeclarea2006Ford
Crown Victoria Interceptor (Unit #338) and a 2007
Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Unit #339)
as excess property and authorize the Sheriff's
OfficetosellthevehiclesontheMNBidsweb
site, carried.
M/Berg, S/Lochner, to authorize Emergency
Management Director Sletta to obtain proposals
for Grant Writing Assistance for County Fire
Departments and Ambulance Squads for the
grant application related to the county-wide
ARMERradioproject,carried.
M/Lochner, S/Dove, to approve the Brown
County Solid Waste Advisory Committee
recommendation to accept the proposal from
AECOM in an amount not to exceed $9,069
to perform engineering services required to
completetheTierIILandfillGasManagement
Analysis as required by federal rules at the Brown
CountyLandfill,carried.
M/Lochner, S/Potter, to approve a 24'
extension to the existing Mound Creek County
Park Fishing Pier in the estimated amount of
$2,719.48 from Dan Meyer Welding plus decking
cost as recommended by the Brown County Park
Commission and direct Park Department staff to
obtainadditionalfundsfortheproject,carried.
M/Potter, S/Berg, to accept a donation of $500
from The Friends of Mound Creek and designate
said funds to be used at Mound Creek County
Parkforafishingpierextension,carried.
M/Berg, S/Potter, to approve the Conditional
UsePermit(CUP)App.#C-00236byAdamBarka
for Christensen Farms (current owner: Dohn
Schroepfer) on property described as part of the
SW4 of SE4 Sec. 35T109NR33W, Leavenworth
Township, for the purpose of amending CUP # C-
00220tochangenametoreflectnewownership
continuingtoallowuseofa624AU(2080head)
hogfinishingoperation,witheight(8)conditions
listed, carried.
M/Lochner, S/Dove, to approve the CUP App.
#C-00234 by Gary Helget on property described
as part of the SW4 of SE4 & W2 of SE4 of SE4,
Sec. 24T109NR32W, Stark Township, for the
purpose of renewing CUP # 7949 for continued
use of existing feedlot with up to 990 AU (3300
hogs)inahogfinishingoperation,witheight(8)
conditions listed, carried.
M/Potter, S/Berg, to approve CUP App.
#C-00238 by Arland Roiger on property described
as part of the SW4 Sec. 33T109NR35W, North
Star Township & part of the NE4 Sec. 05T108N
R35W, Stately Township, for the purpose of
amending existing CUP C-00181 to expand in a
separate area north of current pit and to include a
1.26acreparcel#210.033.003.13.050alsonorth-
approx 5 acres total expansion and to continue to
allow use of existing gravel mine all for gravel
extraction and processing to include crushing
and/or screening, with two (2) conditions listed,
carried.
M/Berg, S/Lochner, to approve CUP App. #C-
00239 by Donald & Diane Hoffman on property
described as part of the SW4 Sec. 08T109N
R30W, Cottonwood Township, for the purpose
ofrenewingexistingCUP7946tocontinueuse
of612AU(550Head)dairyoperationtoinclude
125'X675'X15'deepearthendairymanure
holding basin, with thirteen (13) conditions listed,
carried.
M/Berg, S/Potter, to approve the Preliminary
Plat #P-00111 a single lot split by Thomas
Grossmann known as Grossmann First
Subdivision, on property described as part of the
SE4, Sec. 04 T108NR30W, Linden Township.
Property being platted is an existing building site,
carried.
M/Berg, S/Potter, to approve the Preliminary
Plat #P00112 single lot split by Larry Bakken
& Carol Chambard known as CG Bakken First
Subdivision, on property described as part of the
NW4, Sec. 08 -T108NR30W, Linden Township.
Property being platted is an existing farmstead,
carried.
M/Lochner, S/Dove, to approve the
Preliminary Plat #P-00114 single lot split by
Darren Christensen, Craig & Joleen Dittbenner
known as Dittbenner First Subdivision, on
property described as part of NW4 of NE4, Sec.
28T111NR33W, Eden Township. Property
being platted is an existing building site. The
house is being platted off from the existing
outbuildings & part of the existing grove. Grain
bins will remain but all other outbuildings will be
removed/demolished & that part of the grove
outside the platted area will be demolished, with
one (1) condition listed, carried.
M/Berg, S/Potter, to approve the Final Plat #P-
00109 multi (8) lot split by Dave & Anne Grunert for
DuWayne&GudrunKjelshusknownasKjelshus
Fourth Subdivision on property described as part
of the NE4, Sec 30 Twp 108N R 31W & part
of the SE4, Sec 19 Twp 108N R 31W both
in Lake Hanska Township, with one (1) condition
listed, carried.
M/Lochner, S/Berg, to accept and file the
2010 First Quarter Report for the Brown County
Assessor's Dept. noting an average increase in
tillable land value of 21.1%, carried.
M/Potter, S/Dove, to accept the resignation
of Alice Hillesheim as Regular PT Homemaker
for the Public Health Dept. effective 3-26-10,
carried.
M/Berg, S/Lochner, to approve the
appointment of Angela Gauert to the FT Appraiser
position at the annual salary of $31,472 (Grade
X, Entry) effective 4-1-10 and authorize posting
the vacated Assessment Technician position
as 3?4 time position on a trial basis, with the
understanding that if it doesn't work there would
be the possibility to return it to full time, carried.
M/Berg, S/Potter, to approve the County
Assessor, Deputy Assessor, Senior Appraiser,
Appraiser, Senior Assessment Technician (as
amended), and Assessment Technician position
descriptions and refer same to the Personnel
Advisory Committee (PAC) for pointing under the
Rotational Review Process, carried.
M/Lochner, S/Seeboth, to authorize the
payment of Family Services Administrative claims
intheamountof$126,075.03,carried.
At 11:30 AM, Chairman Seeboth convened
a Closed Session to consider Social Services
Payments, whereupon M/Berg, S/Potter, to
authorize the payment of Social Services
payments in the amount of $240,483.79, carried.
The Closed Session ended at 11:35 AM.
M/Berg, S/Lochner, to accept the quote
received from Treat's Home Center in the total
amount of $3,096.41 (includes sales tax) to
replacethecarpetintheI.T.officesandcomputer
training lab, carried. An additional quote was
received from New Ulm Furniture Co. Inc.
Correspondence C-1 thru C-22 were accepted
andfiled.
BergandDovereportedonMVAC;Lochner
reportedonAREAIIandDetox;Dovereportedon
Juvenile Drug Court, Minnesota River Board, and
the Workforce Center.
Calendars were coordinated for the next two
week period.
There being no further business, Chairman
SeebothadjournedtheMeetingat12:13PM.
The Official Minutes of the Regular Meeting
of March 16, 2010 are on file in the County
Administrator's Office and may be viewed
during normal business hours, M-F, 8AM-5PM.
Correspondence and requests for additional
information may be directed to the County
Administrator's E-Mail Address: cntyadmn@
co.brown.mn.us Home Page Address: www.co.brown.mn.us