12/30/2009 – Public Notices

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

MINNEWAUKAN SCHOOL BOARD

November 9, 2009

A regular meeting of the Minnewaukan Board of Education was called to order by Chairman David Ambers on November 9, 2009 at 6 p.m. Also present were Terry Yri, Corey Erickson, Laura Every, Supt. Myron Jury, Ron Carlson and Dianne Mikkelson. Randy Thompson was absent.

Yri made a motion, seconded by Erickson, to approve the agenda. On a roll call vote, the motion carried.

Yri made a motion, seconded by Erickson, to approve the minutes of the October 20, 2009 meeting. On a roll call vote, the motion carried.

Erickson made a motion, seconded by Yri, to approve the bills for payment. On a roll call vote, the motion carried.

GENERAL FUND

Advanced Business Methods $659.20

Advanced Counseling

for Change 2,506.00

Alltel 730.3.5

Amazon 2,304.05

Chandra Anderson 30.00

Kent Anderson 2,365.50

Carrie Arness 450.00

Avi Systems Inc. 9,858.78

Balfour 292.82

Benson Co. Farmers Press 117.31

BE Doublewood Inn 252.00

BW Ramkota Hotel 675.00

BW Seven Seas Inn 252.00

BlueCross BlueShield of ND 2,689.70

Mike Callahan 233.70

Ron Carlson 233.70

Ron Carlson 50.00

Capital One 2,941.54

City of Minnewaukan 957.63

Darrell’s Electric, Inc. 6,180.86

Delta Education 3,700.46

Devils Lake C & F Center 404.00

Devils Lake Journal 30.00

Devils Lake Public Schools 45.00

EAI, Inc. 3,447.00

Ecolab Pest Elim. Div. 101.00

Collin Evenson 35.20

Exhaust Pros, Inc. 24.30

Expressway Suites 389.75

Farmers Union Oil Co. 6,396.55

Farmers Union Oil Co. 122.75

GE Money Bank/Amazon 256.47

Grand International 316.00

Randy Hajicek 106.75

Hartley’s School Buses, Inc. 23.50

Heisler Auto 24,900.00

Alissia Hernandez 145.00

Tyler Heser 106.75

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 162.36

Lindsey Illerbrunn 320.00

Information Technology

Dept. 240.00

JS Vending & Wholesale 922.06

Amanda Klemenstrud 15.40

Lake Region State College 100.00

Lakeshore Learning Center 2,014.30

LaMotte’s Paint & Glass 100.00

Wayne Lingen 77.00

Dalton Longie 100.00

McQuoid’s Grocery 658.27

McQuoid’s Grocery 662.05

McQuoid’s Grocery 30.37

MedCenter One 60.00

Dianne Mikkelson 215.50

Minnewaukan School 60.00

MSU 40.00

NAPA Auto Parts 1,269.96

NDSC 181.92

ND Surplus Property 395.00

ND Telephone Co. . 582.11

Otter Tail Power Co. 3,436.65

Popplers Music, Inc. 338.97

Publishers Marketing

Service 119.60

Quality Welding &

Steel Sales 152.52

Kylee Rallo 110.00

Katie Ralston 225.00

Recorded Books 475.24

Travis Risovi 125.00

Joseph Robertson 101.50

School Specialty 1,003.92

Service Tire, Inc. 60.00

Stein’s, Inc. 103.32

Target Roofing, Inc. 36,140.00

Tate Topa Tribal School 70.00

Universal Athletic 64.98

Wal-Mart 315.89

Weekly Reader Corp. 109.80

Eric Weisser 75.00

Ziegler Repair 477.00

TOTAL 124,700.15

SPECIAL FUND

Balfour $197.48

Capital One Bank 305.66

Decorated Wearables 357.00

Gerrells & Co., Inc. 26.40

Lisa Hawley 46.55

JS Vending & Wholesale 211.30

Leeds School 628.59

McQuoid’s Grocery 73.94

NDHSAA 14.00

ND Science Olympiad 260.00

Pepsi Cola Co. 963.48

Pizza Corner Frozen Pizza 562.25

Wal-Mart 125.64

Wal-Mart 173.94

TOTAL 3,946.23

HOT LUNCH

Capital One Bank $50.00

DPI 483.55

Food Services of America 938.07

Interstate Brands Corp. 628.45

JS Vending & Wholesale 439.82

Leevers County Market 482.56

McQuoid’s Grocery 29.22

Meadow Sweet Dairy 840.61

Genevieve Smith 48.00

US Foodservice 4,183.33

TOTAL 8,123.61

Erickson made a motion, seconded by Yri, to approve the financial reports. On a roll call vote, the motion carried.

Discussion was held on a bus purchase; the school board convention; and superintendent evaluation.

The principal gave his report.

The next meeting will be December 16, 2009 at 6 p.m.

Congratulations to the football team and volleyball team for a good season and to the One-Act Play cast and the music students for the good performances.

Yri made a motion, seconded by Every, to adjourn the meeting. On a roll call vote, the motion carried.

Dianne Mikkelson

Business Manager

David Ambers

Chairman

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

MADDOCK CITY COUNCIL

December 7, 2009

A regular meeting of the Maddock City Council was called to order by Mayor Rodney Maddock December 7, 2009 at 7 p.m. at city hall. Present for roll call were council members Kent Neppl, Marilyn Allan and Larry Summers. Also present were Kay Feig, Frank Mosser, Keith Winson, Ned Mitzel, Jason Lee and Clair Antonson.

A motion was made by Summers, seconded by Neppl, to amend the motion concerning the Lake Region District Health Unit inspection of homes from the November 2, 2009 minutes to state that we will follow the Lake Region District Health Unit Guidelines. After the amendment, a motion was made by Neppl, seconded by Summers, to approve the November 2, 2009 minutes. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Summers, seconded by Allan, to approve the bills. The motion carried. Bills approved were as follows:

Employee wages $7,257.61

ND State Tax

Commissioner 95.27

Ramsey National Bank 1,456.86

Ag Resources 19.70

American Public

Power Assn. 525.00

Benson Co. Farmers Press. 114.57

BlueCross BlueShield, Inc. 1,825.20

Border States Elec. 1,865.16

Frank L. Mosser 96.40

Ellingson Radio and TV 390.00

Menards 17.92

Maddock EDC 250.00

Maddock EDC 225.00

Interstate Engineering, Inc. 5,270.85

ND Health Laboratory 48.00

ND Surplus Property 229.80

ND Telephone Co. 377.84

One Call, Inc. 2.60

Radisson Hotel 63.00

Tracy’s Market 135.37

Share Corporation 95.10

Thrifty White Store 12.66

Tri-State Paving, Inc. 17,200.00

Black Mountain

Software, Inc. 2,792.00

Visa 218.09

Gus’s Auto 60.05

Maddock Mini Mart 477.10

Northern Plains Elec. 27,719.80

US Post Office 420.00

Debbie Tracy 434.15

Foss Trenching 1,050.00

Maddock Construction Co. 900.00

Praxair Distribution, Inc. 3,059.38

Double M Sanitation 3,595.00

Durbin Excavating 4,691.32

ND Pollution &

Control Conf. 10.00

Northern Improvement

Company 420.00

Farmers Union Oil Co. 444.10

Librarian’s Book Express 33.84

Municipal Finance Officers 30.00

Western Area Power 6,985.86

State Tax Commissioner 4.31

Ramsey National Bank 309.84

Mitzel reported he is enforcing the ordinance regarding abandoned or junk vehicles.

Jason Lee appeared on behalf of the Benson County commissioners. He reported on County Measure #1 that had been voted on at the last election. He also answered questions and concerns the council had.

The second reading of the following resolution was held. A motion was made by Allan for the city of Maddock to affirm to the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System that the city of Maddock, formed pursuant to NDCC 54-52-01 and neither a non-profit corporation nor a for profit corporation, to join the NDPERS Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and offer the plan to all eligible employees of the city of Maddock. The motion was seconded by Summers. The council approved joining the NDPERS Defined Benefit Retirement Plan effective January 1, 2010.

A motion was made by Neppl, seconded by Allan, to give all city employees a Christmas bonus in the same amount as 2008. The motion carried.

The annual Christmas lighting contest will be held for Maddock city residents, with the same prizes as 2008.

A motion was made by Neppl, seconded by Allan, to approve a beer/wine, on/off sale license application for The House of Fun. The motion carried.

A special meeting will be held December 14, 2009 at 6 p.m. at city hall to review the city ordinance book.

The next regular meeting will be Monday, January 4, 2010 at 7 p.m.

The meeting adjourned.

Pamela Lee

City Auditor

Rodney Maddock

Mayor

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

KNOX CITY COUNCIL

December 11, 2009

A regular meeting of the Knox City Council was held Friday, Dec. 11,

2009 at 7 p.m. at the Knox Fire Hall. Present were Mayor Lloyd Mrchus and Aldermen Sharon Hart and J.P. Robbins. Also present was City Auditor Pat Robbins.

The meeting was called to order by Mayor Marchus. The minutes of the last meeting were read. Hart moved to approve the minutes. Robbins seconded. The motion carried. The financial reports were presented.

Robbins moved to approve the reports. Hart seconded. The motion carried.

Bills approved for November are as follows:

Waste Management $301.38

Otter Tail Power Co. 189.15

Pat Robbins 85.00

Benson Co. Farmers Press 33.50

City streets 350.00

Culvert placements in the city have been completed. Tree trimming will be done as weather permits.

Otter Tail Power Co. reported the city’s street light bill will increase by $1 per light, or $19 per month. The total monthly street light billing will be $142.26 beginning January 1, 2010.

The graveling project was put on hold until spring.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.

The next meeting will be held January 8, 2010 at 7 p.m. at the Knox Fire Hall.

Pat Robbins

City Auditor