On Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Town Board Cha= irperson Greg Anderson called the regular monthly Town Board meeting to order. Other Supervisors present were John Roxbury, Jr. and Eugene Stoeckel. Supervisors Dan Minks and Mark Riverblood were absent.
Approve Mi=
nutes
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Eugene Stoeckel to approve the minutes of the February 17, 2009 regular monthly me= eting as printed. Motion Carried.
Approve Fi=
nancial
Report
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by=
Eugene
Stoeckel to approve the Financial Report for February 2009 as submitted.
Mille Lacs=
County
Sheriffs Department
A representative of the Mille Lacs County Sheriff̵= 7;s Office was not present.
Old Busine=
ss
The Town Board tabled the suggested amendment to the Ordinance in regards to the 60 day expiration of land split recordings. The Cl= erk was asked to table this discussion until the April Town Board meeting. There were not enough Town Board Supervisors present to meet the voting requirement to make amendments to an ordinance.
New Busine=
ss
A motion was made by John= Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by Eugene Stoeckel to approve Resolution 2009-1 approving lawsuit settlement agreement with A-Z Restaurant Equipment, Inc. and Resolu= tion 2009-2 adopting findings of fact and approving conditional use permit for outdoor storage and display and salvage operations. The motion also included to approv= e the mutual release and settlement agreement drafted by the Township Attorney, J= im Mogen. Motion Carried.
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by Eugene Stoeckel to consolidate each agenda item appointing members to positions for Town Board Chairperson, Vice Chairperso= n, Weed Inspector, Liaison to Township Planning Commission, City Planning Commission and Fire Advisory Board. Motion Carried.
A motion was made by John= Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by Eugene Stoeckel to appoint Greg Anderson as Town Board Chairperson, Dan Minks as Town Board Vice Chairperson, Dan Minks as Weed Inspector, John Roxbury, Jr. as Liaison to the Township Planning Commission, Mark Riverblood to the City Planning Commission and Eugene Stoeckel to the = Fire Advisory Committee. Motion Ca= rried.
Engineers =
Report
Todd McLouth stated that he and Brian Dahlheimer had t= oured the Township Roads. He briefe= d the Town Board on the roads that he feels the Township need to focus on in 2009. He stated that the Town= ship should work on ditching and tree trimming this year. The Town Board asked Todd to get q= uotes on all the work and they will then decide what they want to complete.
Zoning
Administrators Report
The Clerk stated that Loren Kohnen had nothing to repo= rt.
Open Forum=
There were no residents w= ho wished to speak.
Supervisors
Reports
No Supervisors had anything= to report.
Clerks Business
The Clerk stated that she had contacted Minnesota Town= ship Association at the request of the Town Board to find out how the Town Board= can go about changing the Clerk/Treasurer position into two different positions= of Clerk and a Treasurer. The To= wn Board feels if they split this position into two different positions the To= wnship could save on the cost of having a yearly audit performed. The Clerk stated that the Town Boa= rd would need to add this item onto the Township Election Ballot for the resid= ents to decide. The Board asked the Clerk to put this item back on the agenda when there was a full Board prese= nt for discussion.
The Clerk informed the Town Board that in order for the Township to keep their rights for the Board of Review they need to have a T= own Board member certified in the training.&nb= sp; Currently John Roxbury, Jr. is the only member that is certified in = this training. The Clerk suggested= that another member be trained in this for a backup. She also suggested that a Town Boa= rd member should attend this training each year at Summer Short Courses so the Township never has to worry about not having a certified member trained.
Approve Pa=
yment of
the Bills
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Eugene Stoeckel to approve payment of the bills, Check numbers 8339 - 8398. Motion Carried.
Adjourn
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Eugene Stoeckel to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m. Motion Carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Connie L. Heinks
Clerk/Treasurer
Attende= es: &n= bsp; Todd McLouth, Brian Dahlheimer, Ken Henchen, Larry Ziebarth, Cindy Bodger