SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF
THE ISANTI COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Per Minnesota Statutes 375.12 Publication of Proceedings.
Meeting held on November 4, 2015.
A detail of the entire minutes are available for public inspection in the Isanti County Administrators Office, or by visiting our website at www.co.isanti.mn.us.
Members Present: Chairperson Anderson; Commissioners Morris, Warring, Turnquist, Oslund
Members Absent: None
Others Present: C Struss, M Bostrom, T Hennen, P Messer, T MacMillan, M Moen, Probation Officers (reporter: Tatting)
15/11-01 Turnquist/Oslund to approve the agenda.
Carried.
15/11-02 Warring/Morris to approve the amended agenda
by adding the resignation of S Chmielewski.
Carried.
15/11-03 Oslund/Morris to approve the minutes of the
10-21-2015 County Board meeting. Carried.
15/11-04 Turnquist/Oslund to approve the Isanti County
Community Health Board actions (on file). Carried.
15/11-05 Morris/Turnquist to set the Isanti County Economic Development Authority Annual
meeting on 1-26-2016 at 9:00 a.m. Carried.
15/11-06 Morris/Oslund to set a Committee of the Whole meeting for 11-23-2015, at 10:00 a.m.
Carried.
15/11-07 Morris/Warring to reappoint Dr. Q Strobl as Isanti County Medical Examiner, through
2018. Carried.
15/11-08 Morris/Turnquist to approve the PERA Declaration for Chaz Obrycki, part-time Deputy
Sheriff (on file). Carried.
15/11-09 Morris/Oslund to approve the Personnel Committee Recommendation (on file). Carried.
15/11-10 Morris/Oslund to approve the Personnel Committee Recommendation (on file). Carried.
15/11-11 Morris/Turnquist to re-create the position of Deputy Assessor. Carried.
15/11-12 Turnquist/Morris to approve the following Personnel Policy changes (on file). Carried.
15/11-13 Morris/Warring to approve the following claims and warrants:
Allied Blacktop $ 12,791.00 H&L Mesabi $9,891.00
Hansen Surveyin 2,855.00 PCS Mobile 4,326.98
One (1) claim less than $2000 was approved total $1,225.00
TOTAL CLAIMS AND WARRANTS $ 31,088.98
Carried.
O0o At this time a Public Hearing was held to CONSIDER AMENDING THE RURAL RETAIL TOURISM ORDINANCE (on file).
15/11-14 Morris/Turnquist to close the Public Hearing (10:00 a.m.). Carried.
15/11-15 Morris/Warring to amend Section D. 8. of the Rural Retail Tourism Ordinance (on file).
Carried.
15/11-16 Turnquist/Oslund to ratify the hire of J Greeley as Deputy Auditor-Treasurer I, effective 11-9-2015. Carried.
15/11-17 Morris/Warring to approve Emergency Preparedness Training Workshop for November 17th and 18th (on file). Carried.
15/11-18 Turnquist/Oslund to accept the State Homeland Security Preparedness Mass Care/
Fatalities Grant in the amount of $5000. Carried.
O0o M Bostrom, Emergency Management Director, provided an update on the Urban Area Initiative Grant.
O0o Sheriff C Caulk informed the County Board that M Bostrom was awarded the Outstanding Performance in Emergency Management award.
15/11-19 Warring/Oslund to authorize the Sheriffs Department to purchase a 2016 Ford Expedi-
tion (on file). Carried.
15/11-20 Morris/Turnquist to accept a Child Advocacy Center grant in the amount of $60,000.
Carried.
15/11-21 Turnquist/Oslund to accept the Project Life Saver Grant in the amount of $2000.
Carried.
15/11-22 Turnquist/Oslund to approve a utility permit to East Central Energy for a buried power-
line along CR #55. Carried.
15/11-23 Turnquist/Warring to ratify hire of K Pfenning-Wendt, Social Worker, effective
11-17-2015. Carried.
15/11-24 Morris/Turnquist to authorize the purchase of a HP Switch in the amount of $2108.61.
Carried.
O0o The Isanti County Probation Officers made a presentation to the County Board.
15/11-25 Warring/Oslund to approve regular status for L Pearson, Assessor Adm Assist I,
effective 11-4-2015. Carried.
15/11-26 Turnquist/Morris to accept the resignation of S Chmielewski, Appraiser, effective
11-13-2015. Carried.
15/11-27 Morris/Warring to adjourn. (11:34 a.m.). Carried.
Kevin VanHooser, County Administrator
By: Barbara E. Baar, Deputy County Administrator
Published in the Isanti County News, November 25, 2015, 478127
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