Finley, North Dakota
August 7, 2012
The Steele County Board of Commissioners met at 8:00 a.m. Present were Chairman Lance Fugleberg and
Commissioners Dennis Lindstrom, Ted Johnson, Randy Richards, and Jane Amundson.
Commissioner Lindstrom made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Richards, to approve the minutes of the June
29, and July 26, 2012, meetings as presented. All members voted yes. Motion carried.
Office reports were reviewed.
The following bills were allowed:
33540
33543
33506
SOCIAL SECURITY
NDPERS-retirement
Steele County Treasurer-social security
Information Technology Department-wan access
33535
33577
33577
HEALTH CARE
Blue Cross/Blue Shield-dental insurance
NDPERS-health care insurance
NDPERS-life insurance
1070.80
14471.72
214.54
33535
33540
33552
33558
33565
33566
33568
33571
33577
33579
33579
33598
33606
33609
33610
33611
HUMAN SERVICES
Payroll July, 2012
Blue Cross/Blue Shield-dental insurance
NDPERS-retirement
Kelly Archambeau-postage reimbursement
Comfort Inn-hotel
Jean Gilbertson-travel
Griggs County Telephone-phone charges
Hope Electric
Bethany Ness-travel
NDPERS-health & life insurance
Sheila Oye-postage & office supplies reimbursement
Sheila Oye-travel
Minnkota-document destruction fee
Griggs County Telephone-phone charges
Bethany Ness-travel
ND Department of Human Services-program costs
NRG-backup
11395.20
64.40
1256.62
11.35
103.00
224.40
195.27
552.60
105.60
2104.95
256.18
951.60
35.00
146.52
147.00
3298.60
50.00
VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER
Payroll July, 2012
33490
33492
33494
33496
33503
33506
33511
33513
33516
33518
33519
33522
33524
33527
33530
33534
33537
33547
33549
33554
33561
33563
33569
33570
33572
33572
33573
33575
33578
33580
33581
33583
33583
GENERAL FUND
Payroll July, 2012
Best Western Doublewood Inn-hotel
City of Finley-water
Custom Stripes-striping emergency trailer
Tammy Doll-postage
Heartland Paper Co-supplies
Information Technology Department-LERMS user fee
Linda Leadbetter-travel
NDAAO-registration & dues
ND Secretary of State-UCC service
ND State Radio Communications-LETS
“Orr”iginals-shirts
Reardon-envelopes
Stone’s Market-supplies
Verizon-cell phones
Altru Health System-prescriptions
Ramada-Dickinson-hotel
Johannson, Rust, Yon, Stock, & Rasmusson, PA-contract & clerical
Jamestown Communications Inc-radio programming
Postmaster-stamps
Best Western Seven Seas-hotel
Donald Huso-supplies
Finley Motors Inc-2007 pickup/lube
Job Service North Dakota-unemployment
Dennis Lindstrom-fans
Brittany Ness-travel
Brittany Ness-hotel/parking/per diem/mileage
New Century Press-minutes/park board position/tax lien
ND Newspaper Association-ad
Otter Tail Power Co-courthouse electricity
Prairie Computer-repairs
Reardon-labels
Sanford Mayville-blood draw
Sanford Mayville-blood draw
ALLOWED
7228.11
10797.57
428.40
650.00
46201.20
207.90
64.27
1925.00
19.60
192.31
75.00
387.60
180.00
86.00
120.00
98.00
64.78
5.99
163.62
133.83
207.90
3938.00
17700.00
45.00
138.60
456.83
60.76
2976.79
53.39
496.20
699.91
537.60
169.50
550.69
215.00
27.49
23.00
23.00
33584
33588
33589
33590
33594
33600
33602
33604
33606
33608
33612
33613
33617
33618
33619
33620
Nodak Electric Cooperative-electricity at radio tower
US Postal Service-envelopes
Verizon Wireless-cell phones
Adam Vonasek-transport/gas
Gunderson Cooling & Heating-drain on roof
Reliance Telephone Inc-jail to sheriff’s office
City of Finley-water
Finley Farmers Grain & Elevator-gas
Griggs County Telephone-phone charges
Lisa Jacobsen-postage
ND Long Distance-conference call minutes
Northern Fire Equipment Service-fire extinguishers
Threaded Ink-clothing
TJ Cleaning & Services-custodian & cleaning supplies
Town & Country Co-op-gas
Tyler Technologies-ribbon & labels
72.34
506.60
340.42
44.57
177.75
4.02
62.33
488.79
634.88
39.30
25.50
359.25
77.48
911.76
2053.50
32.75
33498
33512
33514
33524
33574
33584
33584
33586
33591
33603
33615
33616
COUNTY PARK
Payroll July, 2012
Farmers Union Oil-Hope-mower gas & patch
Michelle Machart-mileage
New Century Press-Steele County book ad & meeting
Stone’s Market-cleaning supplies
Ness Plumbing Inc-GL resort-AC
Nodak Electric Cooperative-electricity at Golden Lake
Nodak Electric Cooperative-electricity at Golden Lake
Steele County Highway Department-highway mtc
Waste Management-garbage pick-up
Farmers Union Oil-Hope-mower gas & oil filter
RBK Electric-camper pedestal #7
Stone’s Market-supplies
108.00
93.20
96.00
462.92
23.10
211.45
2959.35
88.41
930.32
768.75
121.14
300.96
39.46
33489
33492
33498
33499
33500
33501
33504
33505
33509
33515
33520
33521
33523
33525
33526
33529
33553
33555
33556
33557
33560
33562
33564
33567
33497
33573
33550
33551
33576
ROAD FUND
Payroll July, 2012
Hourly wages for July, 2012
Atco International-shop supplies
City of Finley-shop expense
Farmers Union Oil-Hope-gas
Finley Farmers Grain & Elevator-gas/repair parts/shop supplies
Griggs County Telephone-shop expense
HE Everson Co-repair parts
Heggy’s Body Shop-shop supplies
Hope Municipal Utilities-shop expense
Interstate Battery system ND-repair parts
Newman Traffic Signs-signs & telespar
Power Plan-repair parts
Praxair Distribution Inc-shop supplies
Seaboard Asphalt Products Co-repair parts
Team Laboratory Chemical Corp-shop supplies
Town & Country Co-op-gas/shop supplies
Zee Medical Service-shop supplies
Atco International-shop supplies
Butler Machinery Co-repair parts
California Contractors Supply-shop supplies
City of Sharon-shop expense
D &J Tool & Bolt Co-shop supplies
Finley Lumber & Supply-shop supplies
General Equipment & Supplies-cutting edges
HE Everson Co-repair parts/shop supplies
Fargo Freightliner-repair parts
New Century Press-Initial Resolution
Robert & Myrna Bower-easement
Troy Hefta-easements
ND Insurance Department-misc
33496
33510
33510
33604
33614
COUNTY AGENT
Tammy Doll-postage
Kristi Berdal-travel
Kristi Berdal-travel
Griggs County Telephone-phone charges
Reardon-office supplies
33491
33493
33502
33531
33532
33533
33546
33559
WEED CONTROL
Central Plains Ag Services-township weed control
Crop Production Services-township weed control
Alicia Harstad-gas
Gail Aasen-Golden Lake weed control
Galesburg Co-op Elevator-township weed control
Jim Anderson-Golden Lake weed control
Finley Motors-trailer
Crop Production Services-township weed control
4265.00
14098.33
76.25
57.55
83.33
387.70
214.80
301.19
112.16
102.88
96.95
77.97
489.15
180.53
2215.31
81.00
138.62
540.00
142.70
168.64
117.60
57.89
150.00
285.10
4404.00
215.02
3662.66
37.05
500.00
1250.00
400.00
17.85
43.20
245.40
88.54
104.97
3856.63
2487.00
73.28
81.00
1862.00
100.00
1849.00
7710.00
33592
33593
33595
33596
33599
33601
33597
33605
33619
Audrey Ostlie-Golden Lake weed control
Dick Anderson-Golden Lake weed control
Jeff Miller-Golden Lake weed control
Josh Braaten-Golden Lake weed control
Paul Severud-Golden Lake weed control
Todd Anderson-Golden Lake weed control
Kenneth Votava-landowner weed control
Finley Motors-sport roof-Ranger
Town & Country Co-op-gas
100.00
100.00
200.00
100.00
100.00
81.00
254.00
299.99
73.33
33508
33607
9-1-1
Inter-Community Telephone Co-trunking
Inter-Community Telephone Co-trunking
150.00
150.00
33507
33517
33528
INSURANCE RESERVE
Ihry Insurance Agency/Page-renewal
ND Insurance Department-commercial building & personal property
Vaaler Insurance-Bismarck-equipment breakdown coverage
27120.00
2293.93
235.00
The law enforcement agreement between the county and the cities of Hope and Finley was reviewed. A statement in
paragraph six regarding responsibility for jail costs was questioned. The state’s attorney will be asked if the county is
required by law to pay the jail costs for municipal court convictions. The contract will be reviewed at a future meeting.
Pete Schumacher of Hope Electric is preparing a proposal for the courthouse computer wiring project.
The commission was informed of the denial of the appeal for the claim for unemployment compensation for Mark
Creech. Carpenter Law Office informed the auditor that district court would not hear the matter because it did not have
documentation stating the appeal was received in time. Deborah Carpenter explained that her office had record that all
documents were mailed on time, but the court would not act on the appeal.
Additional information must be prepared to present to the commission for requests from the 2012 personnel policy
committee meeting. Information will be available during the budget meetings.
A concern about a recent event for the Steele County Sheriff’s department was discussed. The human resource
director will note the concern presented to the commission in the individual’s personnel file.
Overage charges on the county’s mobile phone bill were reviewed. Plans are regularly reviewed and updated, but
additional charges were applied to a recent bill for the sheriff’s office for text messaging. Commissioner Richards made a
motion, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, to require any balance or charges above the regular contract amount for the
county’s regular mobile phone services will be deducted from the employee’s payroll. All members voted yes. Motion
carried.
No interest was received for an additional at-large member of the county park board.
Steele County Road Superintendent Tim Lee met with the commission to present various road department matters:
1.
Reported that graveling has been completed on county roads 1, 6, 8A, and 26;
2.
Advertising for road grader operator to replace Lance Dahl;
3.
Requested commission consider increasing rates for grading, snow removal, etc.;
4.
Road department will make a lift for attaching wings to equipment for snow removal; and
5.
Inspection of Newburgh Township bridge requires immediate attention so estimates will be
obtained and township asked to participate in repairs to allow bridge to remain open.
The county road department will place a 24” culvert between sections 20 and 29 of Broadlawn Township. The
township has agreed to be responsible for clearing trees from the area.
The sand and gravel agreement with the June Braisted Trust for the 2011 year was reviewed. The commission will
request to continue the contract with the minimum $750 annual payment plus a per yard charge for materials removed from
the pit location. The trust company will be contacted to begin work on the agreement.
Greg Thykeson, Josh Ihry, and Mike Opat met with the commission to present information regarding the planned
Upper Maple River Dam project that includes section 35 of Carpenter Township. Concerns regarding roads and bridges
involved in the planned area had been brought to the attention of the county commission. A meeting was requested at the
proposed site to better explain impact that local landowners, township, and the county will experience. A meeting will be
planned August 22, 2012. The meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Hope Café followed by a visit to the area affected by
the dam. Two members of the county commission will attend. Members of the Carpenter Township Board will be informed
of the meeting.
The Steele County Water Board also reported that the Elm River Dam was approved by all boards involved and that
the snagging and clearing project affecting southern Steele County is transitioning to a proposed legal drain project.
The commission was informed that a Workforce Safety and Insurance premium rebate of $802.60 was received for
Steele County employees meeting training requirements through the learning management system. The commission
expressed its thanks to all employees that participate in the training program.
Dates were reviewed for upcoming budget discussions. The next meeting will be held at 8:00 a.m. August 21, 2012.
A park board meeting will be scheduled for the morning of August 21, 2012.
The meeting adjourned.
Approved_________________________________________
Steele County Auditor
Chairman Steele County Commissioners