ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

August 25, 2020 – BOARD AGENDA

Aitkin Public Library

9:00 1) Bill Pratt, County Board Chair

  A) Call to Order

  B) Pledge of Allegiance

  C) Board of Commissioners Meeting Procedure

  D) Approval of Agenda

9:05 E) Health & Human Services (see separate HHS agenda)

9:30 F) Citizens’ Public Comment – Comments from visitors must be informational in nature and not exceed (5) minutes per person. The County Board generally will not engage in a discussion or debate in those five minutes but will take the information and find answers if that is appropriate. As part of the County Board protocol, it is unacceptable for any speaker to slander or engage in character assassination at a public Board meeting.

   2) Consent Agenda – All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and have been made available to the County Board at least two days prior to the meeting; the items will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from this Agenda and considered under separate motion.

  A) Correspondence File August 11, 2020 to August 24, 2020

  B) Approve August 11, 2020 County Board Minutes

  C) Approve Electronic Funds Transfers

  D) Approve Commissioner’s Vouchers

  E) Approve Auditor’s Vouchers – Contegrity, R&B

  F) Approve Auditor’s Vouchers – Sales/Use Tax July, Diesel Tax July

  G) Approve Auditor’s Vouchers – Road & Bridge

  H) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Flex Spending Claims

  I) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Elan Paid 8/6/20, Mtg. Reg. Tax July, State Deed Tax July

  J) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Medical FSA Claims

  K) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Elan Paid 8/6/20 – Allocated

  L) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – NSF Check, LLCC Refund (COVID)

  M) Approve Timber Sale Extension

  N) Approve Approve ADA Transition Plan for Public Rights of Way

  O) Approve Revise Bid Opening Date for Highway Department Office Expansion

  P) Adopt Resolution LG214 Premises Permit – Minnesota Fishing Museum


9:32   3) Carli Goble – Fiscal Supervisor

  A) Proposed 2021 Health & Human Services Budget Presentation


9:52   4) Cynthia Bennett – HHS Director

  A) CARES Funding – Purchase Request


9:57  5) John Welle – County Engineer

  A) 2021 Highway Budget Presentation


10:37   6) Kathleen Ryan – CFO

  A) CARES Act – Reporting Update


10:47 Break


10:57   7) Rich Courtemanche – Land Commissioner

  A) Proposed 2021 – LLCC Budget

  B) LLCC Distance Learning

  C) Set Public Hearing – Land Exchange

  D) Tax-Forfeited Land Sale – October 2, 2020

  E) Data Recovery Fee


12:02   8) Jessica Seibert – County Administrator

  A) Administrator Updates


12:02   9) Committee Updates


12:42     Adjourn

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