Potter County News

County Commissioners held regular meeting Aug. 6


POTTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
AUGUST 6, 2013
GETTYSBURG, SD
The regular meeting was called to order by Chairman Maroney at 8:00 A.M. in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse.  Commissioners present:  Worth, Shellito, Arbach and Williams.
SURPLUS SALE
Rich Penrod met to discuss the surplus sale and the amounts the trucks and the motor grader sold for.
MINUTES
Moved by Shellito, seconded by Arbach to approve the July 2, 2013 minutes as read.  All voted aye.  Motion carried.
STATES ATTORNEY
Craig Smith met to discuss the request by SAGE for a CD of the Dir. of Equal. records.  Cost of the CD will be $125.00 for the labor of producing the CD.
Several section line roads were discussed.
DENIED CLAIMS
Moved by Worth, seconded by Williams to deny the claim of Avera McKennan Hospital in the amount of $7,240.48, care for one, due to the individual did not meet the criteria for reimbursement.  Avera Heart Hospital for $720.31 care for one, due to the non-emergency nature of the procedure.
All voted aye.  Motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING ON A
PETITION TO VACATE A
PORTION OF HIGHWAY
RIGHT-OF-WAY
At 8:30 as advertised, and there being no objection, Commissioner Arbach presented the following resolution and moved for its adoption.
BE IT RESOLVED that the public’s interest will be better served by vacating a strip of land seventeen feet in width and extending the entire distance across the east side of the E1/2 of Section 4, in Township 117 North, Range 78, West of the 5th P.M., and the boundary of which is parallel with and distant seventeen feet from the section line bounding said section on the east, containing 2.06 acres more or less.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a portion of unimproved highway right-of-way as petitioned is ordered vacated.
Commissioner Williams seconded the foregoing resolution.  All voted aye. Resolution declared adopted.
PLAT OF LOT 2 POTTER COUNTY
ADDITION TO POTTER COUNTY
Commissioner Worth presented the following resolution and moved for its adoption.
BE IT RESOLVED by Potter County Board of Commissioners that the Plat of Lot 2 Potter County Addition to Potter County, located in SE1/4, Section 24, T118N, R76W, 5th P.M., Potter County, South Dakota having been examined, is hereby approved in accordance with the provisions of SDCL, Chapter 11-3, and any amendments thereof”.
Commissioner Shellito seconded the foregoing resolution.  All present voting aye.  Resolution declared adopted.
PROPERTY APPRAISAL
Moved by Williams seconded by Worth to appraise the 1.9 acres located in the SE1/4, Section 24, T118N, R76W, 5th P.M., Potter County, South Dakota
At $100.00 and sale with no further notice. The cost of the Plat to be paid by the purchaser. All voted aye.  Motion carried.
SIMON DAM BRIDGE
States Attorney Smith discussed the abandonment of the bridge crossing Simon’s Dam.  Should the owner of the property on either side of the bridge not want the bridge, the County shall remove the bridge to eliminate any further liability to the County. Final determination to be made at the Sept 3, 2013 meeting.
HIGHWAY DEPT.
Supt. Smith met to discuss the repair of the JD 6400 tractor. The cost to rebuild the engine would be $7000-$10,000. Due to the age of the tractor, no repairs will be done.
Mowers were discussed.  Supt. Smith to check on mower prices.
MOTOR GRADER
Moved by Shellito, seconded by Worth to authorize Supt. Smith to order a new 2013 Cat Motor grader utilizing the bid as let by Spink County.  All voted aye.  Motion carried.  Deliver to be January 2, 2014.
FUEL QUOTES
Supt Smith presented the following fuel quotes for 8000 gal. #2 FM.
Hoven Coop         $3.40
NCFE             $3.364
NPC            $3.379
Successful bidder:  NCFE @3.364.
SHERIFF DEPT.
Sheriff Hamburger presented the monthly activity report.
The 2014 budget for the Sheriff Dept. was discussed.
GETTYSBURG WHITLOCK BAY DEVELOPMENT CORP
Gayle Kludt, Imelda Simon, Shirlee Drew, Ryan Persoon met to request inclusion in the 2014 budget in the amount of $5000.  Consideration will be done when reviewing the 2014 budget.
LIBRARY BOARD
Renee Kirby met to request an increase to the base pay for the librarian Renae Lehman of $30,000.00 due to the end of the probation period.  No action taken.
NEMH
Laura Boone and Royce Hackl met to present the annual activity report for Northeastern Mental Health and the number of individual served by NEMN from Potter County.
WAGE INCREASE
Moved by Worth, seconded by Arbach to increase the hourly wage of Shawna Shaw, Kim Siedschlag and Tim Gordon to $11.25.  All voted aye.  Motion carried.
LIBRARY BOARD APPT.
Moved by Worth, seconded by Shellito to appoint Julie Poeppel to the Library Board to replace Norma Marks who had resigned.  All voted aye. Motion carried.
OFFICERS REPORT
The Register of Deeds and the Auditor’s Account with the Treasurer reports were reviewed. Moved by Arbach, seconded by Williams to approve the above reports.  All voted aye.  Motion carried.  Auditor’s Account with the Treasurer as follows:
AUDITORS ACCOUNT WITH THE TREASURER AS OF 7/31/13
Cash Items     $1,415.00
Great Western Checking     29,020.43
Plains Commerce Checking     2,920.65
Plains Commerce Fund Investments;
1,310,691.87
Plains Commerce Bank     500,000.00
Checks on Hand     4,403.06
TOTAL CASH BALANCE
$1,848,451.01
Total Assets In Custody of County As of 7/31/13
County Amount     1,721,230.17
Amounts Held For Other Gov
123,418.33
Amounts Held For Others     3,802.51
TOTAL ASSETS     $1,848,451.01
CLAIMS
Moved by Arbach, seconded by Williams to approve the following claims
And authorize the Auditor to issue warrants for the same.  All voted aye. Motion carried.
PAYROLL BY DEPTS: COMM: $2,345.80; AUDITOR 4,004.46; TREAS. 4,556.86; STATES ATTORNEY 3,660.32; JANITOR 819.00; DOE 4,152.58; ROD 3,624.41; VA 638.02; SHERIFF 7,540.46; LIBRARY 6,833.81; EXT. 1,130.94; WEED 483.30; R&B 23,816.91; FEMA 553.86. OVERTIME BY DEPTS: R&B: HERICKS 155.30; GRIESE 76.20; KRAFT 451.08; OAKS 187.50; GIBSON 140.63.
SDRS $6,001.40; WELLMARK 43,650.04; AFLAC 829.78; GREAT WESTERN 14,133.81; DEARBORN 207.92.
AKASKA FIRE DEPARTMENT $118.41, TITAN MACHINERY – SIOUX FALLS 22,500.00 SUPPLIES/REPAIRS, 4 SEASONS/JERRED RENTALS 400.00, A & B BUSINESS, INC. 213.48, AGAR FIRE DEPARTMENT 449.97, GECRB/AMAZON 563.81, B & R TRUCK REPAIR 50.61 REPAIRS/MAINT., BAUSCH ELEC/POTTER CO TREASURE 885.59, BUTLER MACHINERY CO. 1,162.25 REPAIRS/MAINT.,
CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS SUPPLIES 197.40 SUPPLIES, CENTURION TECHNOLOGIES 62.33, CENTURY LINK 82.00, CITY OF GETTYSBURG 17.40 UTILITIES, CITY OF GETTYSBURG 506.10, CONNECTING POINT COMPUTER CNTR 73.00, DAKOTA SUPPLY 14.16 SUPPLIES, DAKOTA FARM & RANCH SUPPLY 6.67,
DANI’S THISTLE SPRAYING 2,050.00, DCFS USA, LLC 4902.81 TRACTOR LEASES, DEAN MARONEY 102.85, DELVIN WORTH 12.21, DON FROST 1,545.00, LEBANON FIRE DEPARTMENT 1,527.50, GETTYSBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT 5,796.22, TOLSTOY FIRE DEPARTMENT 414.44, HOVEN FIRE DEPARTMENT 3,321.43,
FIREHOUSE 6.94, AVERA GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL 45.00, GETTYSBURG COLLISION CENTER 169.00 REPAIRS/MAINT., GETTYSBURG FLOWERS 50.00, GREAT WESTERN TIRE, INC. 914.99 SUPPLIES, HEARTLAND WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC 121.20 , HEARTLAND WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC 50.00 UTILITIES,
FALYN HOGG 106.19, HOVEN CO-OP 134.56, HOVEN COOP SERVICE 1,483.89 UTILITIES, HOVEN MEDIA, INC. 163.86, HOVEN MEDIA, INC. 34.00, HOVEN TRUSTWORTHY HARDWAR 20.97 SUPPLIES, JOE ARBACH 490.00, JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL 8,995.50 RENTALS, LAMB MOTOR CO. INC. 81.65 REPAIRS/MAINT.,
LANGER’S FAMILY FOODS 5.99, LOGAN ELECTRIC INC 296.44, MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES 152.71, MICROFILM IMAGING SYSTEMS, INC. 150.00, MIDWAY PARTS 65.15 REPAIRS/MAINT., MIKE’S REPAIR 1,164.13 REPAIRS/MAINT., MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITIES 214.13 UTILITIES, NEW CREATIONS 496.34,
NORTH CENTRAL FARMERS ELEVATOR 2,120.85 SUPPLIES, OAHE PEST ELIMINATION 55.00, POTTER COUNTY NEWS 486.29, POTTER COUNTY TREASURER 339.60, SCHLACHTER LUMBER 299.04, SD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSO 40.00, SDACC 925.23, SOUTH DAKOTA LIBRARY ASSN 337.50, SENECA FIRE DISTRICT 213.14,
SERVALL 50.43, SERVALL UNIFORM & LINEN SUPPLY 224.35 SUPPLIES, CRAIG SMITH 441.13, BUREAU OF INFORMATION & TELECOM 2,250.00, STATE TREASURER 91,635.35, STATE TREASURER 87.00, THOMSON REUTERS – WEST 362.00, The BURG 1,220.20 TRAVEL & CONF., US MERCHANT SYSTEMS, LLC 15.00,
VENTURE COMMUNICATIONS IN 155.99 UTILITIES, VENTURE COMMUNICATIONS 44.50, VENTURE COMMUNICATIONS 783.12, VERIZON WIRELESS 242.40, VERIZON WIRELESS 299.07 UTILITIES, US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYS INC 625.20, WALWORTH CO. SHERIFF’S DEPT. 1,950.00 WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC 100.00.
PROVISIONAL BUDGET
The 2014 Provisional Budget was reviewed.  Moved by Shellito, seconded by Maroney to adopt the Provisional Budget and authorize the Auditor to publish the same.  All voted aye.  Motion carried.
ADJOURN
Moved by Worth, seconded by Shellito to adjourn.  All voted aye.  Motion carried.
DEAN MARONEY, CHAIRMAN
POTTER COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST:
KAREN S. DOERR
AUDITOR
Published once at the total approximate cost of $107.58
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