Agenda

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

 

9:00 a.m. Call to order – Chairman Fjeldahl

Pledge of Allegiance

Order of Business

                       

1.    Approve agenda

 

2.    Review and approve the minutes from the January 17, 2012 regular meeting and the January 30, 2012 special meeting.

 

3.    Review and approve the Social Services bills totaling $41,737.79 and the 2012 regular bills totaling       $342,895.00.

 

4.    Sheriff Steve Kukowski & ND DOT – Presentation of Award

 

5.    Highway Engineer, Dana Larsen

        a)    Oil Impact Projects

        b)    RFQ for Engineering on TE Routes

        c)    Purchase of 15ft Rotary Mower

        d)    Berthold Radio Repeater

 

6.    Charlie Harrison – Whispering Meadows Resident on Water Board Study

 

7.    Howard Swanson – State Water Commission Floodway Acquisition Cost Share Policy

 

8.    Emergency Manager Amanda Schooling

       a)    Shelter Plan

       b)    Approval and Authorization for signature of Shelter MOU

       c)    Personnel Committee report  referencing Assistant Emergency Manager

       d)    CDBG Committee & “Go To” Contracts

       e)    Flood Impacted Political Subdivision Grant – Board of University & School Lands

 

9.    Ward County Historical Society President Glen Breuer – Request for additional funding

 

10. Public Hearing – 2^nd Reading of 1 year Moratorium on Building Permits and Platting

 

11. Zoning Administrator/Building Inspector Mitch Flanagan

 
       a)   2011 Petition and Permit Valuation of Ward County

       b)   Application for Variance

 

12. Director of Tax Equalization Mike Vendsel

       a)    Routine Memo

       b)    2011 Mobile Home Tax Abatement         

 

13. School Superintendent Jody Johnson – Request for Support

 

14. Auditor/Treasurer Devra Smestad

       a)    Receive and file correspondence: Barnes County – Annual Commissioner Day; ND Assoc. Oil & Gas Producing Counties – Vision West ND; Grant Co. Emergency Management – Bridge for Adoption; Rensch Garage – County Rd 9; Lt. Renaud, WCSO – Delinquent Mobile Homes; SBPC – Annual fees and mileage;  Mortgage Funding – Cash for real estate; ND DOT – Traffic Counts

       b)    Receive and File 2011 Year End Financial Report

       c)    Request for Duplicate Warrant

       d)    Pledged Securities Report

       e)    Approval of Quit Claim Deed for Tax Sold Property

        f)     Approval of 2012 Contracts and Payment

       g)    Ratify the Special Event Permit – VFW for February 5, 2012

       h)   Request for Raffle Permit – North Plains PTA and Uniform Firefighters Local 1157

        i)     Request for Gaming Site Authorization at Behm’s

        j)     Annual Contract with Jail for Livescan – Support and Maintenance ($2252.25)

       k)    Appointment to City of Carpio Planning & Zoning Committee

        l)     Offer to Purchase Tax Foreclosed Property – State’s Attorney Memo’

      m)  New Building Services Supervisor – Proposed time line

       n)   Payroll Amendments: Payden Garaas – Juvenile Detention Officer – Juvenile Detention (Level 16); Judy Haaland – Property Appraiser – Tax Equalization (Level19); Karin Kjolberg – Social Worker II-HCBS – Social Services (Level 21); Samantha Matishek - Juvenile Detention Officer – Juvenile Detention (Level 16); Joshua Scherr – Correctional Officer – Sheriff’s Department (Level 16).

 

> > Other Business or Adjourn

 

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