ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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3:15 PM

1) J. Mark Wedel - County Board Chair
  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Health & Human Services (see separate HHS Agenda)

    5. 3:15 PM

  5. 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.
  1. Correspondence File: November 26, 2024 — December 16, 2024
  2. Approve County Board Minutes - November 26 2024 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  3. Approve EFT Report thru 12.09.24 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  4. Approve Auditor Voucher - Auditor Warrants 11.22.24 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  5. Approve Committee of the Whole Minutes - November 21, 2024 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  6. Approve Manual Warrants 11.27.24 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  7. Approve Manual Warrants - ELAN 11.07.24 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  8. Adopt Resolution - Aitkin County Electronic Funds Policy.Procedure (PDF, opens in new tab)
  9. Adopt Resolution - Reaffirming Change.Petty Cash Funds (PDF, opens in new tab)
  10. Approve Fee Schedule Amendment (PDF, opens in new tab)
  11. Approve Commissioner Vouchers - Commissioner Warrants 12.6.24 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  12. Adopt Resolution - Application for Grant-in-Aid ATV trail maintenance funds (PDF, opens in new tab)
  13. Adopt Resolution - Soo Line Crossing Easement (PDF, opens in new tab)
  14. Approve Affidavit for Duplicate of Lost Warrant (PDF, opens in new tab)
  15. Approve JPA with Aitkin Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  16. Approve JPA with Balsam Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  17. Approve JPA with Shamrock Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  18. Approve JPA with Turner Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  19. Approve JPA with Rice River Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  20. Approve JPA with Beaver Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  21. Approve JPA with Hill Lake Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  22. Approve JPA with Workman Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  23. Approve JPA with Hazelton Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  24. Approve JPA with White Pine Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  25. Approve JPA with Millward Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  26. Adopt Resolution - McGregor Airport Commission Appointments (PDF, opens in new tab)
  27. Approve Manual Warrants - ELAN 11.21.24 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  28. Adopt Resolution - County On and Sunday Sale Liquor License - North Cafe, Inc. (PDF, opens in new tab)
  29. Adopt Resolution - County Liquor and 3.2 Malt Liquor Licenses for 2025 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  30. Adopt Resolution - Julie Scheid application to repurchase tax-forfeited property (PDF, opens in new tab)
  31. Approve Appointment for Resident HRA Commissioner (PDF, opens in new tab)
  32. Approve Auditor Vouchers - Auditor Warrants - Sales.Use and Diesel Tax for November 2024 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  33. Approve Authorizing County Administrator to Approve Year End Matters (PDF, opens in new tab)
  34. Approve Affidavit for Duplicate of Lost Warrant - Hoppe (PDF, opens in new tab)
  35. Adopt Resolution - Award Contract 20255 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  36. Approve JPA with Idun Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  37. Approve JPA with Seavey Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  38. Approve JPA with Haugen Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  39. Approve JPA with Cornish Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  40. Approve JPA with Lakeside Township (PDF, opens in new tab)
  41. 224 Squad-Trade in - Information Only (PDF, opens in new tab)

3:20 PM

3) Sarah Pratt - Health & Human Services Director
  1. Approve H&HS Building Remodel (PDF, opens in new tab)

3:30 PM

4) Andrew Carlstrom - Environmental Services Director
  1. Approve Appointment for District 4 Board of Adjustment (PDF, opens in new tab)
  2. Approve Appointment for District 3 Board of Adjustment (PDF, opens in new tab)

3:40 PM

5) Kathleen Ryan - Chief Financial Officer
  1. Approve AIS Agreement with Aitkin SWCD (PDF, opens in new tab)

3:50 PM

6) Mark Jeffers - Economic Development Coordinator
  1. Consider funding request - ISD 1 (PDF, opens in new tab)
  2. Approve Revolving Loan Fund (PDF, opens in new tab)

4:00 PM

7) Dan Guida - County Sheriff
  1. Approve Purchase Transport Vehicle (PDF, opens in new tab)
  2. Approve Purchase of 2025 Alaskan Boat (PDF, opens in new tab)

4:10 PM

8) Jessica Seibert - County Administrator
  1. Adopt Resolution - 2025 Commissioner salary (PDF, opens in new tab)
  2. Adopt Resolution - Elected Officials 2025 Salaries (PDF, opens in new tab)
  3. Adopt Resolution - 2025 Appropriations (PDF, opens in new tab)
  4. Approve 2025 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan (PDF, opens in new tab)
  5. Adopt Resolution - 2024 Reserve Requests (PDF, opens in new tab)
  6. 2025 Final Budget Discussion - Direction Requested (PDF, opens in new tab)
  7. Administrator Updates (PDF, opens in new tab)
  8. Public Hearing - County Auditor - scheduled at 5-00 PM (PDF, opens in new tab)

5:35 PM

9) Board of Commissioners
  1. Commissioner Committee Reports (PDF, opens in new tab)

ADJOURN

The 2025 Budget Hearing will begin at 6:05pm