TOWN OF
BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS’ & REORGANIZATION MEETING
The January 12, 2009 Board of Supervisors’ and
Reorganization Meeting was called to order by Clerk Jo Ann Pohlman at 7:35PM at
the Crane Lake Chapel Fellowship Hall with the Pledge of Allegiance recited by
those in attendance including: Supervisors
Butch Eggen, Jim Janssen and Jerry Pohlman, Treasurer Terrie Hoff, Clerk Jo Ann
Pohlman, a reporter from the Voyageur Sentinel and 5 members of the community.
Nomination of Chairman and Vice-Chairman: Clerk Jo Ann asked for nominations for
Chairman. Butch nominated Jerry Pohlman
as Chairman, with Jim supporting the nomination. There were no other nominations. All voted in favor of Jerry continuing as
Chairman for 2009. Clerk Jo Ann asked
for nominations for Vice-Chairman. Butch
nominated Jim Janssen as Vice-Chairman, with Jerry supporting the
nomination. There were no other
nominations. All voted in favor of Jim
continuing as Vice-Chairman for 2009. Jo
Ann turned the meeting over to Chairman, Jerry Pohlman.
Additions to the Agenda: There were none.
Minutes – A motion was made by Butch, supported by Jim,
to approve the minutes of the 12/9/08 Board of Supervisors’ Meeting. All voted in favor and the motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report – Terrie read the December Cash
Balances and presented the bills as follows:
McCahill Publishing - $12.00; St. Louis County Auditor - $95.05;
Minnesota Revenue - $113.67; IRS - $260.08; Border State Bank - $5,430.55 and
Payroll - $476.41. A motion was made by Jim,
supported by Butch, to approve the Treasurer’s Report as read and the payment
of bills. All voted in favor and the motion
carried.
The Clerk presented the correspondence. The correspondence was received as read and
will be placed on file and acted upon as required.
OLD BUSINESS
Land Exchange/Community Property Project: Ruth L.
Carlson was not present to report.
Community Development
Update: There was no report.
Fire Department
Contract: The 2009 Fire Protection
Services Agreement was sent to the Fire Department on 12/10/08 for signature
and return.
NEW BUSINESS
MPCA/UofM Extension Workshop Survey: The Board reviewed and completed the survey
for return.
Board of Audit Meeting Date
& Time: A motion was made by Butch,
supported by Jim to set the Board of Audit meeting date and time as February
10, 2009 – 7:00PM at the Fellowship Hall prior to the Board of Supervisors’
Meeting. All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
Budget Committee Meeting
Date, Time, Location: The meeting was
set for February 2nd at 10AM at the Clerk’s home. Meeting date is subject to change.
Town of
NEW BUSINESS (Cont.)
Reorganization
A motion was made by Butch, supported by Jim to
designate the following for 2009:
Town Board Meetings – Date & Time remains as the second Tuesday of each month
at 7:30PM, any changes will be posted.
Official Newspaper remains as the Voyageur
Sentinel.
Official Posting Places remain the same as one
posting listing all meeting dates for the year at the Church, Post Office &
the following businesses when open – Anderson’s, Handberg’s, Nelson’s, &
Voyagaire. Changes will be posted as
needed.
Legal Representative remains as Couri, MacArthur
& Ruppe of St. Michael with the option to consult others on an as-needed
basis.
Depository/Bank remains the same as any bank in
Fellowship Hall Donation remains the same at $300
per year.
Minutes Distribution & Posting Policy: Remains the same - Minutes are mailed to
those supplying the Clerk with stamped, self-addressed envelopes. Minutes are
posted at the Post Office, the Church, and on the Website.
Copy & Information Request Policy: Remains the same - Charge of 25 cents per
copy (includes labor) for copy requests & $25 per hour for other labor
requests.
Mileage Reimbursement remains
the same to follow State guideline, which fluctuates and at this time is 55
cents per mile.
All voted
in favor and the motion carried.
A motion was made by Butch,
supported by Jim that salaries and meeting rates would be as follows for 2009:
Supervisors - Raise to $20 per meeting.
Clerk - Remains at $275 per month plus $40 per meeting.
Treasurer – Remains at $120 per month plus $40 per
meeting.
Election Judges – Remains at $8 per hour and $10
per hour after 10PM, including training.
All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
A motion was made by Jim,
supported by Butch that committees remain as follows:
Community Property Project – Trails/Beautification
– Ruth L. Carlson remains as Chairman.
Budget Committee – One Supervisor (Jerry), the
Clerk, the Treasurer and two members of the community (Mike White and Dee
Kuder).
Speed Hump Committee – Cathy Erickson remains as
Chairman.
Community Celebration Committee – Ruth L. Carlson
remains as Chairman.
CLWSD Committee – Jerry Pohlman remains on
committee.
All voted in favor and the
motion carried.
A motion was made by Jim, supported
by Butch to re-appoint Jo Ann Pohlman and Terrie Hoff as Township
representatives to the CLVFD Fire Fighters Relief Association Board for
terms from 2009 through 2011. All voted
in favor and the motion carried.
A motion was made by Butch,
supported by Jim that Rob Scott remains as the
Other New Business: There was none.
Comments from Officers: Jerry thanked all who served on committees in
the past year and are willing to serve again this year.
Town of
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Sarah Tufte asked what is the hold-up on the speed
humps. The Board explained that their
main concern was liability to the Township and felt the steps being taken were
needed to arrive at an agreement with the County where the Township would not
be liable.
Next Meeting: Board
of Audit Meeting, February 10, 2009 – 7:00AM, Fellowship Hall
Board
of Supervisors’ Meeting, February 10, 2009 – 7:30PM, Fellowship Hall
There
being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20PM.
Jo Ann Pohlman, Clerk Jerry
Pohlman, Chairman
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