Town Board — Minutes

Town of Little Falls Regular Monthly Board Meeting April 13, 2022 Board members in attendance: Ginnie Follendorf, Treasurer; Tom Stuessel, Supervisor; Bryan Olsen, Chair; Cassie Schober, Clerk; Alan McCoy, Supervisor Chairman Olsen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Then read the agenda. It was asked if everyone had a chance to review the minutes from the March meeting. Tom Stuessel made a motion to accept the minutes from the March Meeting. Second by Alan McCoy. Motion carried. Ginnie Follendorf gave the treasurer’s report. Beginning Balance $ 546,925.18 Monthly Income $ 12,914.17 Monthly Expenses $ 35,562.71 Ending Balance $ 524,276.64 Tom Stussel made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Second by Alan McCoy. Motion carried. Chairman Olsen then began the opening of gravel bids. Gerke Excavating Bid Information: ¾ gravel base- picked up $ 9.10 per Ton Delivered $ 14.29 per Ton 2-3” Breaker- picked up $ 8.49 per Ton Delivered $ 13.68 per Ton Med Rip Rap- picked up $ 17.80 per Ton Delivered $ 22.90 per Ton No fuel surcharges HarMur Excavating Bid Information: ¾ gravel base-delivered $ 11.25 per Ton No fuel surcharges Tom Stuessel made a motion to accept the bid from HarMur excavating for the purchase of gravel for 2022 roadwork in the amount of $11.25 per Ton. Second by Alan McCoy. Motion Carried. Bid accepted and contract granted to HarMur for 2022 gravel. Chairman Olsen then addressed Ordinance to Appoint Alternate Members for Board of Review, Ordinance number 2022-2. Those appointed as alternates will be Jim Wegner, Steve Pedersen and Jennifer Swenson. Alan McCoy made a motion to accept the ordinance as presented and the alternates as stated. Second by Tom Stuessel. Motion carried. Ordinance 2022-2 titled Ordinance to Appoint Alternate Members for Board of Review is passed. Chairman Olsen then addressed Ordinance Relating to Compensation of Board of Review Members, Ordinance number 2022-3. Alan McCoy made a motion to accept the ordinance as presented. Second by Tom Stuessel. Motion carried. Ordinance 2022-3 titled Ordinance Relating to Compensation of Board of Review Members is passed. Chairman Olsen then addressed Ordinance Relating to Confidentiality of Income and Expenses Provided to Assessor for Assessment Purposes., Ordinance number 2022-1. Tom Stuessel made a motion to accept the ordinance as presented. Second by Alan McCoy. Motion carried. Ordinance 2022-1 titled Ordinance Relating to Confidentiality of Income and Expenses Provided to Assessor for Assessment Purposes is passed. Town of Little Falls Regular Monthly Board Meeting April 13, 2022 Chairman Olsen then went onto the next agenda item, Town Web Contract Redesign. Clerk went over the 3-year contract vs the 1-year contract. Discussion incurred on contract and Web Redesign. Alan McCoy made a motion to accept the 3-year contract with Town Web. Second by Tom Stuessel. Motion carried. Bryan Olsen then stated the annual meeting will be held on April 19 at 7 p.m. at the Little Falls Town Hall. Clerk stated the Cataract Cemetery Association had requested use of the town hall for their annual meeting on April 18 at 7 p.m. No conflict with this. Chairman Olsen then brought up the auction that will be closing on April 17 which has items of the townships on it available for bids. Josh Konze went over the current bids. Discussion incurred on the bids for the plow truck. It is decided that the least amount that will be accepted for the plow truck is $20,000. Chairman Olsen stated he had spoke with Ken Arendt in regards to the agreement for the ATV signs. Ken will be coming to a future meeting. It is noted that Road bans will be removed on Monday April 18, 2022. Chairman Olsen gave a special thank you to Alan McCoy for his years on the county board. Open book is scheduled for April 30 from 9 a.m – 11 a.m at the Town of Little Falls Town Hall. Board of Review is scheduled for May 27 from 1 p.m – 3 p.m at the Town of Little Falls Town Hall. Next month seal coat bids will be opened/reviewed. Chairman Olsen then asked the patrolman about the installation and workings of the generators that were placed earlier in the week. Patrolmen stated they are both working well as of right now. Clerk will check with insurance and see if these need to be added to the policy. Review of bills. A motion was made to approve the bill listing by Alan McCoy, Second by Tom Stuessel. Motion carried. Annual meeting will be April 19th at 7 p.m. Next regular board meeting will be Mayl 11, 2022 at 7 p.m. Bryan Olsen then made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Second by Tom Stuessel Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Cassie Schober Town of Little Falls Clerk Attendance: Kevin Schober, Steve Pedersen, Josh Konze, Paul Murrray