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
E) 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. 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 December 22, 2020 – January 4, 2021
B) Approve December 22, 2020 County Board Minutes
9:05 ADJOURN (2020 BOARD) – Administer Oath of Office, Judge Hermerding
1. District 2 Commissioner Laurie Westerlund
2. District 4 Commissioner Brian Napstad
9:15 3) Jessica Seibert, County Administrator
A) Call to Order 2021 Board Meeting
4) 2021 County Board Nominations
A) Nominations for Board Chair & Vice Chair
9:25 5) Consent Agenda
A) Approve Electronic Funds Transfers
B) Approve Commissioner Vouchers
C) Approve Auditor’s Vouchers – Contegrity, Hwy. Dept, Year End Payments
D) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – NSF Check, Period 3
E) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Elan paid 12/10/20 Allocated
F) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – PEIP Fee’s, FSA Claims
G) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Elan paid 12/24/20
H) Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – FSA Claims 2020
I) Approve Extension Committee Reappointments
J) Approve Reaffirm Annual Code of Ethics
K) Approve Renew SSTS and Permit Inspection Contract
L) Adopt Resolution: County Relief Grants Certification
M) Adopt Resolution: Award Contract No. 20211
9:28 6) Rich Courtemanche, Land Commissioner
A) Approve Purchase of Enterprise Version of ESRI GIS Software
B) Adopt Resolution: Conveyance of Tax Forfeited Land to Hill City
C) Direction Requested: City of Palisade Request for Parcel in City Limits
9:58 7) John Welle, County Engineer
A) Discussion Item: 2019/2020 Highway Contract Summary
B) Approve 2021 Highway Contract Schedule
C) Adopt Resolution: Speed Zone Studies – CSAH 3 and CSAH 10
D) Adopt Resolution: TH 210 Detour Agreement
10:43 8) Bobbie Danielson, HR Director
A) Approve Personnel Committee Recommendations a. Approve the Interim COVID-19 Policy b. Approve Hiring a Temporary PT Employee to Administer the State COVID Relief Package
10:53 9) Jessica Seibert – County Administrator
A) Adopt Resolution: 2021 Board of Commissioners Meeting Procedures
B) Adopt Resolution: Designation of Official County Newspaper
C) Adopt Resolution: 2021 Committee Appointments
D) Approve Setting 2021 Board Meeting Schedule
E) Administrator Updates
11:13 10) Committee Updates
11:43 Ajourn
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