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December 14, 2009 Town Board Minutes
TOWN OF JACKSON MONTHLY BOARD MEETING
DECEMBER 14,
2009
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT THE TOWN HALL AT 7:00 P.M. BY
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR. PRESENT WERE CHAIRPERSON DIANNE CONNOR,
SUPERVISOR NANCY GROWE, SUPERVISOR ROGER LARSON, CLERK LORRAINE
RADKE, TREASURER KIMBERLY CAMPION, ROAD SUPERVISOR GUY LOHMAN
WITH 9 OTHERS PRESENT. FIRE CHIEF DAVE FORMANEK ABSENT.
PLEDGE TO FLAG SAID. CLERK RADKE SAID PROPER NOTICES WERE
POSTED AND PUBLISHED. BOARD REVIEWED AGENDA, MOTION BY
SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE AGENDA, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR
LARSON, MOTION CARRIED.
MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 9, 2009 MONTHLY BOARD MEETING PRESENTED,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO APPROVE MINUTES AS PRESENTED,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
FINANCIAL REPORT PRESENTED, TREASURER CAMPION SAID TAX
STATEMENTS WERE MAILED TODAY. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO
APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR
GROWE, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
BILL’S PRESENTED SUPERVISOR LARSON ASK IF THE DATE CHECK’S
WERE ISSUED CAN BE INCLUDED ON LIST PRESENTED TO BOARD,
CLERK & TREASURER WILL CHECK ON IT. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR
GROWE TO PAY ALL BILL’S AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR
LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
MR. TIM GERBER FROM COMMUNITY BANK SPOKE ON INTEREST RATES
NOW AND SAID THE RATES ARE BETTER RIGHT NOW ON C.D’S
RATHER THEN MONEY MARKET FUNDS. IF BOARD IS INTERESTED HE
CAN WORK SOMETHING UP WITH TREASURER TO PRESENT TO BOARD.
BOARD THANKED HIM FOR COMING.
DISCUSSION ON FIRE DEPT. TOM HEENAN SAID COUPLE MUTUAL AID
CALL’S WITH TOWN OF SCOTT DEPT., ICE RESCUE TRAINING HELD
THIS MONTH WENT WELL. NOTHING RECEIVED ON GRANTS APPLIED FOR.
NEED TO GET COUPLE RADIOS YET. HE SPOKE OF PROBLEM WITH
INTERNET ON FIRE DEPT. COMPUTER HE WILL GET WIRING TO BE
INSTALLED AS DISCUSSED BEFORE, BOARD APPROVED.
DISCUSSION ON HIGHWAY DEPT. RD. SUPERVISOR LOHMAN SAID BEEN
PATCHING ROADS, WHISPERING PINES ROAD HAS SOME DAMAGE FROM
LOGGING TRUCK, BAD TURN DUE TO TREES, WILL BE CHECKING IT
OUT MORE IN THE SPRING. FIRE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN PUT UP AND
JESSIE-RYAN-CT. ROAD SIGN INSTALLED. WILL BE DOING SOME WORK
ON THAT ROAD NEXT SPRING, SUPERVISOR LARSON SAID AFTER
CHECKING IT OUT FEEL’S TOWN HIGHWAY MEN CAN DO THE NEEDED
WORK ON IT SO HE HASN’T CHECKED WITH NATIONAL GUARD ON IT.
RD. SUPERVISOR EXPLAINED THE MOVING OF THE SNOWMOBILE TRAIL
SIGN LOCATED ON LOON CREEK & VOYAGER ROAD TO MAKE A BETTER
MARKED TRAIL FOR THEM. TRUCK’S HAVE BEEN SERVICED FOR WINTER
USE, DIFFERENT ITEM’S REPLACED OR REPAIRED. DISCUSSION ON
PURCHASE OF A NEW TRUCK AND DIFFERENT ONE’S THEY HAVE
CHECKED OUT. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION THE BOARD MET ON NOVEMBER
23, 2009 AND APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF A 2009 INTERNATIONAL
FROM MANEY INTERNATIONAL IN DULUTH TO REPLACE THE 1991 FORD
TRUCK TOWN NOW HAS. SUPERVISOR LARSON SAID THERE IS A
SAVINGS OF $ 24,000.00 BY GETTING THIS TRUCK. DISCUSSION ON
SELLING THE FORD, AFTER ALL DISCUSSION, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR
GROWE TO AUTHORIZE SUPERVISOR LARSON TO ADVERTISE THE 1991
TRUCK AT A STARTING PRICE OF
$12,500.00 AND ALLOW MR. LARSON TO ACCEPT WHAT HE FEEL’S IS
A RESONABLE OFFER OTHER THEN THAT PRICE, SECONDED BY
SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD. DISCUSSION ON
FINANCING PURCHASE OF THE 2009 TRUCK, CLERK RADKE HAD GIVEN
BOARD PAPERS ON STATE TRUST FUND LOAN, AFTER ALL DISCUSSION,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPLY FOR A 5 YEAR STATE
TRUST FUND LOAN OF $ 52,000.00 RATHER THEN TAKE FUNDS OUT
OF HIGHWAY CONTING. TO PAY FOR THE NEW TRUCK, SECONDED BY
SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MOTION CARRIED. CLERK
RADKE WILL GET THE APPLICATION IN
DISCUSSION ON LETTER FROM BUR.CO.W.T.A. AMBULANCE COMMITTEE TO
NEGOTIATE A 3 YEAR CONTRACT WITH AMBULANCE SERVICES,
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR EXPLAINED THE LETTER, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON THAT TOWN OF JACKSON BOARD AGREE
WITH THE PROPOSAL SENT, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE, NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
CLERK PRESENTED MEETING NOTICE POLICY FOR APPROVAL, TO
ELIMINATE THE NEED TO PUBLISH MONTHLY MEETING NOTICES IN
PAPERS, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE THE POLICY,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
CLERK RADKE PRESENTED THE 2010/2011 SVRS CONTRACT FROM COUNTY
CLERK, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT,
SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
CLERK RADKE PRESENTED THE LIST FOR 2010/2011 ELECTION BOARD,
MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LARSON TO APPOINT : DOLORES ZICK, KAREN
SONTERRE, VI LINDEMYER, ALICE HENRICH AND CONNIE FISHER AS
ELECTION BOARD WITH THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATES- JO-ANN NELSON-
LIZ SAUGESTAD- JAN FREESE- MARCIA PROEHL- DEBRA WATSON- JANET
DALE- AND TOWN CLERK AS NEEDED, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR GROWE,
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MT.CD.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR SAID THE TOWN INFORMATION HAS BEEN TURNED
IN FOR PLANNING COMMISSION, EVERYTHING GOING ON SCHEDULE. NEXT
JOINT CLUSTER MEETING IS DEC. 16 AT GOVERNMENT CENTER.
PAUL JOHNSON, POLICE CHIEF SAID MR. DREW HEIER HAS BEEN
HIRED TO REPLACE ERIC GULBRANDSEN . HE STATED LOT OF
APPLICATIONS TURNED IN, GAVE MR. HEIER’S BACKGROUND ETC.
FEEL’S HE WILL DO A VERY GOOD JOB. MR. JOHNSON SAID HE HAS
MET WITH COUNTY ATTORNEY AND HE WILL PROSECUTE TOWN CASES
BUT NOT TOWN ORDINANCES. RECEIVED GRANT FROM BURNETT COUNTY
FOR 2 MOBILE RADIOS. CHAIRPERSON CONNOR ASK TO HAVE MR.
HEIER ATTEND A MEETING, MR. JOHNSON SAID HE WILL BE AT JAN.
MEETING.
JANUARY 2010 MEETING SET FOR JANUARY 11 AT 7 P.M.
3 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.
TREASURER SPOKE OF GETTING BILL’S TO CLERK WEEK BEFORE
MEETING LIKE BOARD DECIDED WOULD WORK OUT GREAT IF DONE.
MAURY MILLER , COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE, SAID HE INVITED MR. GARY
LUNDBERG FROM COUNTY BOARD TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND
COMPLIMENTED TOWN OF JACKSON BOARD FOR RUNNING GOOD MEETINGS,
HE SPOKE OF DIFFERENT ITEM’S IN PAPER AS TO BUILDING NEW
JAIL, MOVING THE V.A. OFFICE ETC, JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW
COUNTY HAS NO PLANS ON THEM RIGHT NOW, SOMETHING COUNTY IS
LOOKING INTO.
CHAIRPERSON CONNOR THANKED EVERYONE FOR COMING AND WISHED
EVERYONE MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS AT HAND, MOTION BY SUPERVISOR GROWE TO
ADJOURN, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR LARSON, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION,
MT.CD. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:35 P.M.
LORRAINE RADKE, CLERK
THESE MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO BOARD’S APPROVAL.