9:00 1) J. Mark Wedel, 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)
10:00 Break
10:10 F) Citizens’ Public Comment – Comments from visitors must be informational in nature and not exceed (5) minutes per person (when there is a large number of speakers to be heard, the Board of Commissioners may shorten this time). 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. Anyone attending virtually wishing to speak during the public comment period should notify the County Administrator’s office at 218-927-7276 option 7 no later than 2:30 P.M. on the Monday before the 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 February 9, 2021 to February 22, 2021
B) Approve February 9, 2021 County Board Minutes
C) Approve Electronic Funds Transfers
D) Approve Commissioner’s Vouchers
E) Approve Auditor’s Vouchers – Contegrity, Road & Bridge
F) Approve Auditor’s Vouchers – Sales, Use & Diesel Tax Jan 2021
G) Approve Auditor’s Vouchers – Road & Bridge
H) Approve Auditor’s Vouchers – Land Dept
I) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – LLCC Credit Card Fees
J) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Elan paid 2/4/21
K) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Mtg Reg & Deed Tax Jan 2021
L) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – FSA Claims 2020 & 2021
M) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Elan paid 2/4/21 Allocated
N) Approve Fire Protection Contract with City of Palisade
O) Approve Affidavit for Duplicate of Lost Warrant – Aitkin County Abstract (2), Reinhart Foodservice
P) Adopt Resolution: LG214 Premises Permit – Mille Lacs Trails, Inc.
Q) Adopt Resolution: Approve MnDOT Agreement No. 1045717
R) Adopt Resolution: Approve MnDOT Agreement No. 1045718
S) Information Only: Closing of Fund 17
10:15 3) Jessica Seibert – County Administrator
A) Peggy Jones - American Peat Technology & Brother Justus Whiskey Company Presentation
B) Jessica Johnson - Talon Metal Presentation
10:45 4) Terry Neff – Environmental Services Director
A) Approve Recycling Agreement/Contract
10:55 5) Kirk Peysar – Auditor
A) Adopt Resolution: On, Off & Sunday Liquor License – Sheryl Ruhnke, dba Prairie River Retreat
11:00 6) Bobbie Danielson – HR Director
A) Personnel Committee Recommendations
a. Approve Hiring a Full-Time LLCC Manager
11:15 7) John Welle – County Engineer
A) Resolutions – LRIP Grant Applications
a. Adopt Resolution: LRIP Grant Application – S.A.P. 001-617-004
b. Adopt Resolution: LRIP Grant Application – S.A.P. 001-611-003
c. Adopt Resolution: LRIP Grant Application – City of Aitkin – Bunker Hill Drive Project
d. Adopt Resolution: LRIP Grant Application – Fleming Township – 328th Avenue Project
e. Adopt Resolution: LRIP Grant Application – Shamrock Township – Long Point Place / Bridge Road Project
a. Approve Letter of Support – City of Aitkin – Bunker Hill Drive Project
b. Approve Letter of Support – Fleming Township – 328th Avenue Project
c. Approve Letter of Support – Shamrock Township – Long Point Place / Bridge Road Project
11:25 8) Jessica Seibert – County Administrator
A) Approve Aitkin Co. COVID Business Relief Grant Awards
B) Approve County Participation in Blandin Broadband Program
C) Administrator Updates
11:45 9) Committee Updates
12:15 Break
12:25 10) Jessica Seibert – County Administrator / Bobbie Danielson – HR Director
A) Closed Session Under MN Statute 13D.03 Subd. 1(b) – Labor Negotiations
12:55 Ajourn
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