ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE

COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

June 9, 2020 – BOARD AGENDA

Government Center Board Room

The Governor of the State of Minnesota has issued Executive Order 20-01 Declaring a Peacetime Emergency and Coordinating Minnesota’s Strategy to Protect Minnesotans from COVID-19. Based on these conditions, the Chair of the Aitkin County Board of Commissioners has determined that the requirements of Minnesota Statute 13D.021, Subd. (1) have been met and it is not practical or prudent for all members of the county board to meet in person. Therefore, on April 9th, 2020 the Aitkin County Board Chair signed a Determination related to COVID-19 part of which allows that the public, as well as some or all members of the County Board to join County board meetings remotely.

The public is invited to join the meeting remotely by phone call 1-408-418-9388, (access code):126 091 7827; (meeting password): 7282

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, whether attending in person or 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 May 26, 2020 to June 8, 2020

B)Approve May 26, 2020 County Board Minutes

C)Approve Electronic Funds Transfers

D)Approve Commissioner Vouchers

E)Approve Auditor’s Vouchers

F)Approve Auditor’s Vouchers – Contegrity

G)Approve Auditor’s Vouchers – School Advances

H)Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Medical Flex Claims, Summer Camp Refunds (COVID), Tax Payment – Acct. Closed

I)Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – PEIP Participant Fee, State General Tax

J)Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Tax Refund

K)Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Tax Refund

L)Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Camp Refunds (COVID), Elan, Medical Flex

M)Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Elan

N)Approve Manual Warrants/Voids/Corrections – Camping Refunds (COVID)

O)Adopt Resolution: 2019 Annual Apportionment of Forfeited Tax Sales

P)Adopt Resolution: Increase Imprest Funds – License Center

9:02 3) John Welle – Highway Department

A) Award Contract No. 20205

9:12 4) Kirk Peysar – County Auditor

A)Off-Sale Liquor License Consideration and Decision – Westerlund, Inc. d/b/a Westerlund Cenex

9:27 5) Rich Courtemanche – Land Commissioner

A) LLCC – COVID Revenue and Staffing

9:47 6) Karla White – Jail Administrator

A) Jail Update

9:57 7) Ross Wagner – Economic Development & Forest Industry Coordinator

A)Aitkin County Tourism and Promotion Grants

B)Blandin Broadband Community Grants

10:17 8) Jessica Seibert – County Administrator

A)Administrator Updates

10:22 9) Committee Updates

10:52 10) Dan Guida – Sheriff

A)Closed Session Under MN Statute 13D.05 Subd 3d

11:12 Adjourn


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