December 28, 2012

December 28, 2012

            The Miner County Board of Commissioners met in special session, December 28, 2012, in the Miner County Courthouse.  Members present:  Patrick Maroney, Heath Thompson, Don Bowman and Roger Wentland.  Absent:  Voni Durant.  Chairman Thompson called the meeting to order.

            Motion by Maroney, seconded by Bowman and carried to approve the agenda as amended.

            Maroney informed the board that ambulance manager Cora Schwader voiced concern as to lack of snow removal at the ambulance barn.  Thompson will investigate the issue and attempt to resolve it. 

            Wentland provided information on a Dept. of Agriculture Urban Forestry grant that may assist in planting trees north of the courthouse. 

            Motion by Maroney, seconded by Bowman and carried to remove the following from capital accumulations and revert back to unassigned as follows:  Courthouse Elevator $890,000.00, Motorgrader in 2013 $100,000; Asphalt Overlay in 2014 $300,000; Motorgrader in 2015 $100,000.

            Motion by Maroney, seconded by Bowman and carried to adopt the following resolution.

RESOLUTION 12-30

            WHEREAS, SDCL 7-21-51 allows the board of commissioners to authorize the accumulation of funds for a period longer than one year for capital outlay purposes;

            THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Miner County Board of Commissioners set forth funds from the General Fund for capital outlay accumulation as follows:  $285,000  for the purchase of a motorgrader in 2014; $300,000 for the purchase of a motorgrader in 2017;  $500,000 for the overlay project in 2016; $60,000 for 2016 bridge replacement; $60,000 for 2018 bridge replacement; $45,000 for crack sealer in 2018; $100,000 for courthouse, parking and grounds improvements; $75,000 2016 chip sealing; $75,000 2018 chip sealing; $100,000 for truck & snow equipment in 2019; $100,000 2019 chip sealing; $90,000 2014 chip sealing.  

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such funds shall be expended within eighty-four months from the date of this resolution or the funds shall revert to the fund from which they were originally appropriated.

Voting aye:  Wentland, Maroney, Bowman, and Thompson.  Voting nay:  none. 

 Resolution approved this 28th day of December, 2012.

                                                Heath A. Thompson, Chairman

                                                Miner County Board of Commissioners

Attest:  Susan Connor, Miner County Auditor

            Motion by Maroney and seconded by Wentland to adopt the following resolution.

RESOLUTION 12-31

            WHEREAS, insufficient appropriation was made in the 2012 adopted budget for the following departments to discharge just obligations of said appropriations; and

WHEREAS, SDCL 7-21-32.2 provides that transfers may be made by resolution of the board from the contingency appropriation established pursuant to SDCL 7-21-6.1 to other appropriations;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the appropriation be transferred from contingency as follows:  General Govt. Building $19000; Vets Service Office $100; WIC Nutrition $300; 911 $800; Emergency Management $1100; Operating Transfers to 911 $4000; Domestic Abuse Fund $140

Voting aye:  Wentland, Maroney, Bowman, and Thompson.  Voting nay:  none.  

             Resolution approved this 28th day of December, 2012.

           

                                    Heath A. Thompson, Chairman

                                    Miner County Board of Commissioners

Attest:  Susan Connor, Miner County Auditor

Motion by Wentland, seconded by Maroney and carried to authorize the auditor to make operating transfers as provided for in 2012 budget as follows: Road & Bridge, $599,542; 911, $17,438.

Motion by Bowman, seconded by Maroney and carried to authorize the auditor to make automatic supplements to Emergency Management Homeland Security $1644; Emergency Mgt./Sheriff equipment $3068.80; and Urban/Rural Development $12,000 for grant funds received.

Claims allowed: Road & Bridge $31,314.70, Wellmark $20,637.46, TransAmerica -$6021.55, Guardian-$1389.36, Retirement $5145.78, OASI $7077.76, Commissioners $3639.50, Auditor $5292.98, Treasurer $6212.77, States Attorney $3388.50, Govt Building $2441.74, Director of Equalization $3879.18, Register of Deeds $5385.22, Vet Service $1002.10, Sheriff $10,831.85, Contract Law $3099.75, Welfare $231.30, Co Nurse $1595.97, Ambulance $7843.58, WIC 185.04, Extension $1432.15, Weed $1276.95, Dispatch $7920.64, Emergency Mgt $2129.50;  Office Peeps $860.86, McLeod’s $939.30, Superior Lamp $654.64, Tom’s Hardware $44.99, Neve’s Uniforms $51.49, Bob Calmus $50.00, Postmaster $56.00 supplies; Butler Machinery $106.14, Howard Farmers Coop $89.04, Office Peeps $6.04, Puthoff Repair $57.91, Rafferty Robbins $9.78, Safety Kleen $372.80, Vilas Sales & Service $248.03, Wheelco $393.94 other supplies; Stamp Fulfillment Services $1,613.70, Miner County Treasurer $117.85 postage; Tyler Technologies $80.00 office repairs; C&R Supply $1,287.14 vehicle repairs; Heartland Glass $14,423.00, Office Peeps $188.39 misc. repairs; Howard Farmers Coop $20,201.49 fuel; Northwestern Energy $1,052.96 gas service; Tyler Technologies $2,191.00 equip below captlzn; Philip R. Parent $202.60 court appointed attorneys; Davison County Jail $525.00 prisoner care; Gibi Page $25.90, Kay Hageman $18.00, Maria Feldhaus $199.80 travel; AT&T $133.30 telephone; Aramark Uniform $60.59, James River Equipment $1,370.00 rent; Horizon Health Care $45.00, SD Dept of Health Lab Service $122.00 alcohol blood draws.

            The meeting adjourned to Thursday, January 3, 2012.  Dated this 28th day of December, 2012.

                                                Heath A. Thompson, Chairman         

                                                Miner County Board of Commissioners

Attest: Susan R. Connor, Miner County Auditor

 

 

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