On Tuesday, April 21, 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., Eugene Stocked, Dan Minks and Mark Riverblood.
Approve Mi=
nutes
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Eugene Stoeckel to approve the minutes of the March 24, 2009 regular monthly meeti= ng as printed. Motion Carried.
Approve Fi=
nancial
Report
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by= Mark Riverblood to approve the Financial Report for March 2009 as submitted. Beginning Balance of Township fund= s was $20,484.19; total receipts of $28,411.75; total disbursements of $43,412.19; leaving a balance of $189,847.75. Motion Carried.
Mille Lacs=
County Sheriffs
Department
A representative of the Mille Lacs County Sheriff̵= 7;s Office was not present.
Old Busine=
ss
A motion was made by Dan = Minks and seconded by John Roxbury, Jr. to add an amendment to the Ordinance to a= dd a 60 day expiration of land split recordings. This amendment would require a land split to be recorded with the County Recorder within 60 days of approval fr= om the Township. Motion Carried.=
New Busine=
ss
Three applicants were pre= sent who wished to be appointed to the Princeton Township Planning Commission for a = term ending in January 2013. Appli= cants present were Cindy Bodger, William Dekrakker & Kathy Stoeckel. Town Board Members voted with Euge= ne Stoeckel stepping down from the vote. There were 4 votes for Kathy Stoeckel, 3 votes for Cindy Bodger and 1 vote for William Dekrakker. A motion was made by John Roxbury Jr., and seconded by Mark Riverblood to app= oint Cindy Bodger and Kathy Stoeckel to the Princeton Township Planning Commission. Motion Carried.
Jill Keeler was present o= n behalf of Mystic Ryders to request approval to sell pull tabs at Long Siding Bar &= amp; Grill. A motion was made by M= ark Riverblood and seconded by Dan Minks to approve Resolution 2009-3 approving charitable gambling for Mystic Ryders at Long Siding Bar & Grill. Motion Carried.
The Clerk had received a = quote for performing the Township Audit from Thomas Koop of Larson Allen Accounti= ng Firm in the amount of $5,150.00 which is very close to the current audit pr= ices of KDV that the Township currently uses.&n= bsp; Greg Anderson had asked the Clerk to get some quotes from other companies to see if they could get a cheaper rate with another company. The Clerk stated that she was told= the costs are so high because of the strict standards set by the State Auditors Office that accountants must follow for a government bodies.
The Town Board briefly di= scussed the possibility of splitting up the Clerk/Treasurer Position into two separ= ate positions of Clerk and Treasurer so the Township would not be mandated to complete a yearly audit. The Clerk/Treasurer had stated at the last Town Board Meeting that she liked the idea of having the yearly audit because it leaves no question as to where m= oney is spent. It also allows the Clerk/Treasurer to start out the new fiscal year with a clean start with all the financial monies in the appropriate funds.
Dan Minks had asked if the Township splits the positions then they are actually creating two new posit= ions if they would need to be posted for employment. The Board asked the Clerk to get information from the Minnesota Association of Townships on it and report ba= ck to the Board at the next meeting.
The Clerk stated that if = they decide to split the positions it would need to be placed on the ballot as a ballot question at the next Township election. A motion was made by John Roxbury,= Jr. and seconded by Eugene Stoeckel to place it on the ballot as a question at = the next Township election. After= some brief discussion the motion was withdrawn by John Roxbury until further information has been provided. A motion was then made by John Roxbury, Jr. = and seconded by Eugene Stoeckel to table the discussion until the next meeting. Motion Carried.
Engineers =
Report
Zoning
Administrators Report
Open Forum=
Joel Minks was present for clarification on the letter he had received from the Clerk on the culvert w= ork near his property. Todd McLou= th stated they would be extending the culvert there. Joel had some concerns with it and= would talk with Todd on the issues.
Carol Carling was present=
to brief
on what the Princeton Visionary Committee has been working on. She stated that the City of Prince=
ton
will be constructing a Frisbee Golf Course near Riverside Park in 2009. She was asking the Town Board to d=
onate
money to help fund this project.
The Town Board stated that they donate money in March every year at =
the
Annual Meeting. The Town Board
asked the Clerk to put the donation request on the agenda for the Annual
Meeting in 2010. Carol asked =
if
there were any Town board members who would like to be on the Committee. Supervisors
Reports Mark Riverblood had briefed the Board that he had rece=
ived a
letter from the County Assessor after the Board of Review that they would be
raising his property value. He
stated that he had asked for the avenue of appeal to remain open and they s=
ent
the letter without any other communication. Clerks Business The Clerk reminded the Board of clean up day for Satur=
day,
April 25, 2009. 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 8399 - 8435. Motion Carried. Adjourn A motion was made by Dan Minks and seconded by John Ro=
xbury,
Jr. to adjourn the meeting at 8:06 p.m. Motion Carried. Respectfully submitted, Connie L. Heinks Clerk/Treasurer Attende=
es: &n=
bsp; Larry
Ziebarth, Jill Keeler, Bill DeKrakker, Joel Minks, Cindy Bodger, Todd McLou=
th,
Wendy Wicktor, Carol Carling