MINUTES – NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGUALAR MEETING – April 11^th,2023.

Meeting called to order at 6:00pm by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were the following: Supervisor’s Jason Canesi & Anthony Fornengo, Clerk Tamara Miritello. From the public, Robin Fornengo joined us.

Pledge of Allegiance

PUBLIC IMPUT:

                Clerk Tamara suggest that we post minutes but have a disclaimer that all monthly minutes that are posted are unapproved and can change/edit at any point prior and at the following meeting.  Unapproved Minutes will be posted prior to next monthly meeting.

Motion by Anthony Fornengo, second by Jason Canesi, to approve the April 11^th, 2023 agenda. (Carried 3-0)

Motion by Anthony Fornengo, second by Jason Canesi, to approve the minutes from March 8^th, 2023 meeting. (Carried 3-0)

Treasurer’s Report and Cash Balance Statement – tabled (Carried 3-0)

                Books are still being worked on by MAT (Minnesota Association of Townships) and Clerk Tamara Miritello and Wayne Hessler

Clerk Tamara Miritello prepared and presented the Claims and Payroll list for approval.

CLAIMS – April 2023

                AT&T                                                     Phone/Internet April 2023                                           $97.77

                ECE                                                         Electric April 2023                                                            $62.00

                Deep Rock                                           Fuel Invoice #12943                                                        $693.82

                Community Connection                2023 Contract for services                                           $250.00

                Seven County Senior                      2023 Contract for service                                             $250.00                

                Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Freder    Grader contract – indebtedness               $1,000.00

                Anthony Fornengo                          Tri-Township Disposal meeting                                 $50.00

                Ziegler Cat                                          Service and Parts                                                             $8,268.90

                David Fornengo                                Miles PC Officers meeting                                           $46.92

                Fran Levings                                       Elections & Dave Baker’s cake                                   $107.98

                Beverly Carlin                                    Elections Judge and mileage                                       $176.00

                Pine Tax & Accounting                  Tax year 2022                                                                    $105.00

                Amazon                                               Online order for grader lights                                    $228.52

                Casey’s General                               Fuel for plow truck                                                          $100.84

                Robin Fornengo                               Elections                                                                             $70.00

                US Treasury                                        1^st Qtr. Payroll Taxes                                                      $1,474.24

                                                                                                                                                     TOTAL            $12,981.99

PAYROLL -April 2023

Dave Baker                                                                                                                         $100.00

Jason Canesi                                                                                                                      $200.00

Dave Fornengo                                                                                                                 $1,035.00

Anthony Fornengo                                                                                                          $400.00

Robin Fornengo                                                                                                               $50.00

Fran Levings                                                                                                                       $155.00

Wayne Hessler                                                                                                                 $510.00

Tamara Miritello                                                                                                             $905.00

                                                                                                                TOTAL                $3,355.00

Motion by Anthony Fornengo, second by Jason Canesi, to pay these bills. (Carried 3-0)

CLERK’S REPORT –

1. MAT trainer is still working on our books –
2. Local Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting April 20^th, 2023 – 3pm @Pine County Govt center in Sandstone
3. Township Legal Sept. 16^th, 2023 – Rutledge
4. Opioid Forum April 26^th, 2023 Grand Casino 5-8pm
5. Public Workshop for Zoning – April 20^th, 2023 @6pm at the Sandstone County Office
6. Pine County Household Hazardous Waste is looking for temporary staff for the Household Hazardous Waste Facility located at the North Pine Transfer Station in Willow River. More Info  https://secure3.entertimeonline.com/ta/6138150.careers?ShowJob=537104000
7. Two calls in regards to a dumpster in the Kingsdale area
   1. Complaints that the dumpster hasn’t been emptied since Nov.2022. Animals have now gotten into the dumpster and created a mess. Callers also, suggested that the dumpster be moved to the stop sign and second dumpster to be provided as more people are coming up to the area.

Response from the board – this should be taken directly to Tri-Township Disposal committee. Jeff Shute – 320-245-2768

Any disposal issues are handled through the Tri-Township committee and not the board. Our board representative did discuss this matter with the committee in the past meeting.

OLD BUISNESS –

Road Work

1. Just waiting to see how the Spring thaw goes. With water rising, its unknown at this time what needs to be addressed.
   1. There are a few beaver issues that will need to be addressed.
   1. Red Maple Lane will need to be cleared out due to tree damage from the winter storm.  
   1. Road Review was set for April 29^th, 2023 @ 8am.

NEW BUSINESS

1. NPAHD Report – No report
2. Fran Levings put in her resignation for the township representative to the North Pine Area Hospital District with a recommendation to appoint Robin Fornengo to fill vacancy.
   1. Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Canesi, to appoint Robin Fornengo to New Dosey Township Representative for the North Pine Area Hospital District. (Carried 3-0)
3. TRI-TOWNSHIP Report- John Fornengo
   1. Truck has been paid off, and there is money in the account. There is 40,000 miles on the truck.
   1. John is looking for someone go to meetings.
4. Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Canesi, to change New Dosey Township Regular Town Board meetings to the second Tuesdays of the month and at 6pm. (Carried 3-0)
5. Pine County McDermott Creek Bridge 2022 Inspection report
   1. There is excess amount of gravel on the bridge deck that will hold water and allow the potential of water leaching onto the substructure of the bridge. There also was a note about previous inspection showed loose nuts and bolts that held the spreader beam.  And wanted verification this was done.
      1. Nuts and bolts have been tightened and the gravel will be removed this Spring.
6. New Bank signature cards were filled out to send to the bank.
7. MATIT Insurance sent a form showing Estimate coverage amounts to the township policy for period of July 1^st, 2023- through June 30^th, 2024.

Anything else to come to the board? – NONE

Next meeting is Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 @6:00PM

Meeting adjourned at 6:50PM

Respectfully submitted,

Tamara L Miritello, Clerk

Meeting called to order at 7:30pm by Dave Fornengo. Present were Supervisor’s John Fornengo and Elected Jason Cansei, and Clerk Tamara Miritello. Absent were Wayne Hessler

Motion by John Fornengo, second by Dave Fornengo, to approve the agenda.

Jason Cansei took the Oath of Office for a 3-year term as Supervisor. 

Motion by John Fornengo, second by Jason Cansei, to elect Dave Fornengo as Chair of the Board for 1 year.

Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Cansei, to elect John Fornengo as Vice-Chair of the Board for 1 year.

Anything else for the good of the cause?

Meeting adjourned

Respectfully Submitted,

Tamara Miritello – Clerk

Also, signed by the Chair

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Meeting called to order at 7:30pm by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were the following: Supervisor’s Dave Baker & Anthony Fornengo, Clerk Tamara Miritello, Treasurer Wayne Hessler, Deputy Clerk & NPAHD Representative Fran Levings along with Scott Trenholm from the public.

PUBLIC IMPUT:

                Scott Trenholm said we are doing a great job with our roads.

Motion by Anthony Fornengo, second by David Baker, to approve the agenda. (Carried 3-0)

Motion by David Baker, second by Anthony Fornengo, to approve the minutes from February 8^th, 2023 meeting. (Carried 3-0)

Treasurer’s Report and Cash Balance Statement – tabled (Carried 3-0)

                Our accounts are running low and we have a check coming on Friday from Pine County for our gas tax that will be roughly $10,000.00. That will cover the next two months of bills and payroll. Treasurer Wayne has presented to the board to move money from Savings along with cashing in the current CD to hold us over until larger checks are deposited this coming summer. We also have filled with FEMA for reimbursement for cost that we have paid for storm damages over the December 13-15^th,2023 time period.

                Books are still being worked on by MAT (Minnesota Association of Townships) and Clerk Tamara Miritello.

Clerk Tamara Miritello prepared and presented the Claims and Payroll list for approval.

CLAIMS – MARCH 2023

                AT&T                                                     Phone/Internet March 2023                                        $97.77

                ECE                                                         Electric March 2023                                                         $62.00

                Deep Rock                                           Fuel Invoice #12805 & 12615                                      $1,244.32

                Northstar Media                              Notice for Election & property ass.                          $216.86

                Tamara Miritello                             Reimbursement – travel clerk training                   $142.80

                                                                                                                                                     TOTAL            $1,763.75

PAYROLL -MARCH 2023

Dave Baker                                                                                                                         $100.00

Dave Fornengo                                                                                                                 $650.00

Fran Levings                                                                                                                       $90.00

Wayne Hessler                                                                                                                 $210.00

Tamara Miritello                                                                                                             $475.00

                                                                                                                TOTAL                $1,525.00

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Anthony Fornengo, to pay these bills. (Carried 3-0)

CLERK’S REPORT –

1. MAT trainer is still working on our books – Email handed to the board per MAT trainer. (Added to the end of the minutes)
2. Local Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting April 20^th, 2023 – 3pm @Pine County Govt center in Sandstone
3. Clerk training – Tuesday February 14^th, 2023
   1. Timecards and claims must be filled out by individual and signed in order for payment.  All forms must be submitted by Monday prior to meeting date. Clerk can no longer fill out timecards or claims for other individuals.
   1. Please cash claims and payroll checks within month that it has been written, this will help with our accounting process and was one of our issues with balancing in past years.
   1. Monthly minutes cannot be published before board approval.  They will be posted the night of the following meeting after board has approved.
   1. Credit card purchases prior to board approval needs a motion from the board.
      1. Motion by Anthony Fornengo, seconded by Dave Baker to approve the use of the Credit card purchases of $500.00 and less during a given month. Carried 3-0
4. Board of Reorganization – Reschedule to March 28^th, 2023 @5pm.
   1. Will post on website and Newspaper
5. Pine County does well water testing as of March 8^th, 2023.
   1. Residents desiring well water analysis are able to pickup sampling kits at the Pine County Planning and Zoning office located in Sandstone.  The test offered will be nitrates and E. coli. Additional parameters may be tested upon request. Sample kits can be picked up any time during business hours (M-F8am-4:30pm) Sample collection must occur no earlier than noon on Tuesdays and submitted to Zoning office by 4:30pm the same day. Results submitted directly to customer from the laboratory. Cost is $23.10/sample for E. Coli and $28.88 for Nitrates. Any questions contract Pine County Planning and Zoning Department @320-216-4220
6. Pine County Township Officer’s meeting, March 25^th, 2023 @ 9am at the Hinckley Community Center.
7. Spring Short Courses hosted by MAT – April 7^th, 2023 in Duluth.

OLD BUISNESS

1. Road Work/snowplowing/private drives
   1. Grader was up and going with new parts.  However, the wing has a swivel bracket that looked like it had some welds done to it previously, but they didn’t replace the swivel bracket and the pin ended up snapping.  Dave has a it priced out at $250 for replacement.
   1. We do have someone interested in the old grader, but we are waiting for snow to clear to set up an appointment.

NEW BUSINESS

1. We have fuel barrels that haven’t been utilized in a few years. Dave had someone interested one of the stand barrels, and the snowmobile club is interested in the ground one.  Dave would like to use the 3^rd one for regular fuel for the plow truck to have on site.  There is a 300-gallon tank inside the shed for the grader, and we are inquiring to see what the fire department needs for their equipment.
2. Annual meeting is March 14^th, 2023 – Snowplowing will go onto the agenda as we have almost exhausted our funds for the year. We also need to address the amount of late sign ups.  We went from 15 driveways to over 30 just this season.
3. NPAHD Report – Fran Levings
   1. New officers for the Hospital District were elected in February.  
      1. Chair – Barb Fischer – Danforth Township
      1. Vice-Chair – Ron Osladil- City of Sandstone
      1. Secretary- Brenda Langseth-Dell Grove Township
      1. Treasurer – Bob Springer – Hinckley Township
   1. Statistics for Essentia Hospital from August 1^st, 2022-Jan. 1^st, 2023
      1. 67 Surgeries
      1. 2832 Emergency Room Visits
      1. 1237 Urgent Care Visits
      1. 625 Hospital Patient Stays

Anything else to come to the board? – NONE

Next meeting is April 12th, 2023 @7:30PM

Meeting adjourned at 8:16PM

Respectfully submitted,

Tamara L Miritello, Clerk

Also, Signed by the Chair____________________________________________________Date_________________________