MINUTESS-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING-MARCH 18, 2015

Meeting called to order at 7:45pm by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisors Jason Fornengo and Dave Baker, Treasurer Mandy Fornengo and Clerk Fran Levings.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the Agenda.  Carried.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the minutes of the February 11, 2015 meeting of the Board.  Carried.

Treasurer Mandy Fornengo presented the Treasurer’s Report (Attached to file copy of these minutes)

FUND BALANCES ARE:

• General Fund- $5544.65
• Road & Bridge Fund-$6795.
• Cemetery/Landscaping Fund- $1292.70
• Fire Protection Fund- $6319.94
• Fire Hall Fund- $125.45
• Savings Account- $1159.83
• Driveways Fund- $4975.61
• CDs- $45046.88
• TOTAL MONIES- $71221.03

Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the Treasurer’s Report.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List & the Net Payroll list for approval (attached to file copy of these minutes).  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to pay these bills.  Carriedl

CLERK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Dates to remember- March 28- Pine County Township  Officers Meeting-  Hinckley-9am April 3- MAT Short Course- Carlton- 9am, April 7- Board of Review- 11am- Town Hall.
• East Central Energy has increased their rates (attached).
• Letter for State Representative Jason Rarick offering to attend a town board meeting during the summer.

ZONING REPORT:

• Wetlands Training- March 23- Sandstone- 1pm.
• Distributed copies of duties of the SSTS coordinator.  Consensus was the Dave Fornengo would be the administrator with support for the other 2 supervisors

OLD BUSINESS:

• Chair Fornengo explained the 3 options offered for Internet Connectivity and consensus was to select Option 3- a  land line phone with internet connection. He will pick up the devices & install them in the town hall.

NEW BUSINESS:

• April 11 was selected as the date for the annual road review.  Supervisors will meet at the town hall at 8am.
• Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to hire Mandy Fornengo, as the Town Hall Housekeeper at a rate of $20/hour.  Carried
• Chair Fornengo announced that he has invited Pauline Amundson to speak on Emergency Preparedness at the April Town Board meeting.
• Meeting Reports- NPAHD  by Fran Levings and Dave Fornengo,  Mr. Fornengo said that the board had received a lengthy letter from the District explaining its position on the criticisms of the city of Hinckley.  A list of all representatives to the District Board was included.  Levings distributed copies of the draft of the Health Care Campus.
• Letter from East Central Energy explaining their upcoming roadside brushing plan.
• Letter from a Telecom  Company requesting a copy of any permit application needed in order for them to  do  work in our township.  Clerk Levings will respond to the letter.

Meeting adjourned at 8:39pm.

Respectfully submitted, Fran Levings Clerk

Also signed by the Chair ___________________________  Date ________________________

MINUTES- NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD MEETING- FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Meeting called to order at 7:30pm by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisor Dave Baker, Clerk Fran Levings and Deputy Clerk Mandy Fornengo. Absent Supervisor Jason Fornengo and Treasurer Margaret Coveau.

Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the agenda with the addition of Bridge Inspection Report under New Business.  Carried.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to approve the minutes of the January 14, 2015, meeting.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Treasurer’s Report as prepared by Treasurer Margaret Coveau (attached to file copy of these minutes). Fund Balances are:

• General Fund $10,626.91
• Road & Bridge Fund $9,320.97
• Cemetery/Landscaping $1,292.70
• Fire Protection $6,319.94
• Fire Hall $125.45
• Savings Account $1,159.94
• Driveways $5,095.61
• CDS $44,871.43
• TOTAL $78,811.6

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to approve the Trsurer’s Report.  Carried.

Clerk Levings presented the Claims List & the Net Payroll List for approval.  (Attached to file copy of these minutes). Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to pay these bills.  Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

• Reminder- Annual Electiion & Meeting- March 10. Voting from 4-8pm and Annual Meeting will begin at @ 8:15pm.
• Motion to appoint Jason Fornengo, Marlene & Don Mishler to serve on the Board of Canvass by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo.
• Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to have the township join the Land Stewardship Program with dues at $35/year.   This group is working to not allow townships to be discontinued in the state of Minnesota.
• No one from our Board is available to attend the Disaster Management Course in Cambridge on March 11-12.
• Clerk announced that she had sent a letter to Cybert PC with a Tax Exempt form and still has not received an invoice for the computer/printer.
• Brian Fornengo will repair the toilet in the men’s bathroom and Don Mishler fixed the women’s toilet.
• The Board of Review will be held on April 6-11am. Supervisors Dave Fornengo and Dave Baker do not need to be re-trained until 2017.  At least 2 supervisors must attend the Board of Review meeting in order to have a quorum.

OLD BUSINESS:

• Chair Fornengo is still working with AT&T on Internet connections.
• Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to adopt the SSTS Ordinance drawn up by Dave Fornengo and Fran Levings.

NEW BUSINESS:

• Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to accept the proposed budget as drawn up by Fran Levings and Mandy Fornengo.

Carried.

• Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to accept the proposed wage increases as drawn up by Fran Levings and Mandy Fornengo and to put this proposal before the voters at the Annual Meeting on March 10^th. Carried.
• MEETING REPORTS-
  • Duxbury Volunteer Fire Department- Dave Baker distributed copies of their annual financial report. (Attached to file copy of these minutes_
  • Tri-Township Disposal District- Dave Baker reported that things are going along- business as usual.
  • North Pine Area Hospital District- The district is on track with its budget so far this year. The district will respond to the letter sent by City of Hinckley to all participating townships. A Long Term Care committee was formed to deal with getting a program in Sandstone as part of the new Health Care Campus- off-site.
• The Bridge Inspection report was discussed and will be filed.
• Dave Baker reported that all cemetery deeds must be recorded. Cemetery concerns will be on the agenda for the Annual Meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair ______________________                Date:___________________

MINUTES-REGULAR NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD MEETING

Meeting called to order at 7:30pm by Chair Dave Fornengo. Also present were Supervisors Dave Baker and Jason Fornengo and Clerk Fran Levings. Absent were Treasurer Margaret Coveau and Deputy Clerk Mandy Fornengo.

Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the Agenda. Carried.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the minutes of the December 9, 2014, meeting. Carried.

Clerk Levings presented the Treasurer’s Report as prepared by Treasurer Margaret Coveau. (Attached to file copy of these Minutes).

• GENERAL FUND $12,562.27
• ROAD & BRIDGE FUND $8.956.80
• CEMETERY/LANDSCAPING $1,292.70
• FIRE PROTECTION $6,237.47
• FIRE HALL $125.45
• SAVINGS ACCOUNT $1,158.74
• DRIVEWAYS $4,985.57
• CDs $44,871.43
• TOTAL $80,190.43

Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Carried.

Clerk Levings presented the Claims List and the Net Payroll Lists for approval. (Attached to file copy of these Minutes). Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Fornengo, to pay these bills. Carried

CLERK’S REPORT:

• Filing for township election offices is closed. Dave Fornengo is running unopposed for the 3-year term as Supervisor. Mandy Fornengo is running unopposed for the 2-year term as Treasurer and Fran Levings is running unopposed for the 2-year term as Representative to the North Pine Area Hospital District Board.
• Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Fornengo, to appoint Beverly Carlin, Agnes Sexton and Robin Fornengo to serve as election judges and to serve as the Absentee Ballot Board for the March 10^th Annual Election. Carried.
• Update on the CTAS “migration” process- Many account numbers must be changed and the State Auditor’s Office plans to issue more update instructions in a few weeks.
• The Clerk and Deputy Clerk will present a proposed 2015 budget to the Supervisors at the February meeting.

ZONING REPORT:

• Reminder- Public Hearing- Feb. 7- 10am- SSTS Ordinance- The Board makes the decision on this, not the voters. The purpose of the meeting is to get input and ideas. When the Board has decided on the Ordinance, it will be published in a summary in the Pine County Courier, then recorded with the Pine County Recorder. A SSTS administrator will be appointed at the Annual Meeting.

OLD BUSINESS:

• Internet Connection Update- It will be less expensive to purchase cell phones as opposed to a landline telephone. Chair Fornengo is still negotiating on this
• Supervisor reported that the new State Forester Brian Allshouse had called to introduce himself. He said the DNR has a gravel pit north of Kingsdale that the township may use.

NEW BUSINESS:

• Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Jason Fornengo, to approve the 2015 calendar. Carried.
• Fran Levings reported on the December meeting of the North Pine Area Hospital District Board that she attended. Arlone Township is still exploring its options for withdrawal from the District. The Board now has a website- www.PineHospitalDistrict.com The new planned Health Care Campus has a projected cost of @$20million and has 3 tenants so far- Essentia Hospital, Gateway Clinic and Thrifty White Pharmacy. The Board also has plans for community outreach. Motion by Jason Fornengo, second by Dave Fornengo, to appoint Fran Levings to be the township representative to the North Pine Area Hospital Board until the Township Election on March 10, 2015. Carried.

Meeting adjourned at 8:50pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair______________________________ Date____________________