MINUTES-REGULAR MEETING-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD March 8, 2010

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MINUTES-REGULAR MEETING-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD

March 8, 2010

Meeting called to order at 7:30 by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisors Don Mishler and Dave Baker, Treasurer Vicki Elliott, and Clerk Fran Levings.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 8, 2010 as printed.  Carried.

Treasurer Vicki Elliott presented the treasurer’s report. (Attached to file copy of these minutes).  Fund Balances were:  General-$1307.28, Road & Bridge- $10,277.85, Cemetery- $263.63, Fire Protection- $150.68, Fire Hall- $309.07, Cartway-Proffit & Hanson- $1428.41, Savings- $7,000.00, CDs- $48,519.22.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to approve the treasurer’s report.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List and the Net Payroll list for approval (Attached to file copy of these minutes.)  Motion by Don Mishler, second by Dave Fornengo, to pay these bills.

CLERK’S REPORT:  1. Dates to remember-             Mar. 9-            Annual Mtg & Election

Mar. 23- Bd. Of  Re-Organization

Mar. 27- Pine Cty Twp Ass’n Mtg

April 12- Bd. of Review 1 p.m.

April 12- Reg. Mtg.

  1. No bridges inspected this year.
  2. Sent letter to Pam Oslin, 911 coordinator naming the Kern Driveway as “Green Pine Lane”.
  3. Letters to Don Proffit and Jerry Hanson requesting a status report on their cartway petition.
  4. Asked permission to use town hall supplies for Garden Club sale on May 1st.  Asked permission to donate Garden Club monies to the Cemetery Fund of the township to be dedicated for use on the cemetery and town hall grounds. Permission granted for both requests. Name of cemetery fund will be changed to “Cemetery/Landscaping Fund”

ZONING REPORT:   1. Land use permit # 76 granted to Chad Seeley for an agricultural building.

OLD BUSINESS:      1. Clerk explained that in order for the budget to be entered into the CTAS program, she had to break down the budget figures into more definites accounts.  The dollar amount of each designation would remain unchanged.  She distributed copies of the revised budget for 2011.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Don Mishler, to accept the amended budget for 2011.  Carried.

NEW BUSINESS:     1. Motion by Don Mishler, second by Dave Fornengo, to order a sign for the fire hall from M & R Signs, Fergus Falls, MN.  Carried.

  1. Consensus was to do a town roadside brushing project in July and to rent the equipment from Diamond Mowers, Sioux Falls, SD
  2. Chair Fornengo presented mailings he had received from (a) Green Lights Recycling (b) Dalco Janitorial Supplies, and (c) spring short courses hosted by the MN Ass’n of Townships.  No one plans to attend these courses.
  3. Road restriction concerns- Permission was granted to Todd

Elliott to haul wood on McDermott Creek Rd., but only to do so if road is frozen. Chair Fornengo will the Pine County Soil & Water District that Squib Creek was filled in by T & T Logging Company while they were logging on land off Hay Creek Rd.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD-

  1. Chair Fornengo had a request from a person to view our archives materials.  He told the person to arrange a date and time with the clerk or with a supervisor.

Meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair _______________________–  Date _______________

Notice of Annual Election of Township

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NOTICE

The Annual election of township officers and the Annual Meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in the Town Hall.  Offices to be filled are:

Supervisor- 3-year term

Clerk- 2-year Term

The Election will be held from 4- 8 p.m.  The Annual Meeting will begin at 8:15 p.m.

BOARD OF AUDIT AND REGULAR MEETING-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD- FEBRUARY 8, 2010

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MINUTES- BOARD OF AUDIT AND REGULAR MEETING-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD- FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The Board of Audit of New Dosey Township met at 7:15 p.m. on February 8, 2010, to audit the records of the treasurer and the clerk.  By unanimous decision, the 3 members (all 3 supervisors) signed a statement that the records of each were synchronized and in order.

Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisors Don Mishler and Dave Baker, Treasurer Vicki Elliott, Clerk Fran Levings and Jason Fornengo.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 11, 2010, as printed.  Carried.

Treasurer Vicki Elliott presented the Treasurer’s Report. (attached to the file copy of these  minutes).  Fund balances are:  General Fund-$1645.39, Road & Bridge Fund-$10,848.85, Cemetery Fund- $263.63, Fire Protection Fund- $150.68, Fire Hall Fund-$309.07, Cartway Fund- $1428.41 and Savings- $7000.00. CDs total-$48,519.22  Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to accept the Treasurer’s Report.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims list and the net payroll list for approval. (Attached to the file copy of these minutes).  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to pay these bills.  Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

  1. Dave Baker and Fran Levings have filed for the offices of Supervisor and Clerk, respectively for the March 9th election.
  2. Clerk had a conversation with Pam Oslin, Pine County 911 coordinator, informing her that Ron Kern’s driveway had officially been added to our certified road list and that a sign would be needed for the road.  Ms. Oslin asked for the details to be sent to her via a letter.  Clerk will do so.
  3. Dates to remember-           Mar. 8  Next Board Meeting

Mar. 9- Annual election and Meeting

Mar. 23-  Board of Re-organization Meeing

April 12- Board of Review-    1 p.m.

April 12- Regular Meeting      7:30 p.m.

ZONING REPORT:

  1. Land Use permit # 75 was issued to Steven Boese for construction of a shed.

OLD BUSINESS:

  1. Clerk Fran Levings presented a 2010 budget proposal for review.  Supervisors made some adjustments.  Motion by Dave Baker, second by Dave Fornengo, to accept the 2010 budget as amended.  (Budget attached to file copy of these minutes.)

NEW BUSINESS:

  1. Supervisor Dave Baker reported on the Soil & Water District meeting he and Supervisor Don Mishler had attended in Hinckley on January 30th.  He received information on the applications process for a wetlands permit to proceed with any work scheduled for Creek View Lane past the first ½ mile.  The first step is to apply to the county engineer and have the road declared a “serviceable” road.  Then a road design must be drawn up and approved by the Soil & Water District.  Several steps then follow.
  2. Chair Dave Fornengo had the Supervisors review and certify (on a disc on the computer) that the legal township boundaries as presented by the Census Bureau were correct.  The supervisors confirmed these boundaries as correct.
  3. Chair Fornengo distributed some mailings he had received (1) a handout on the Pine County Zoning Permit Fees and (2) a letter from Veolia Environmental Services regarding electronics recycling.  The Clerk will keep these handouts on file.

ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD:

  1. Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, authorizing the Clerk to send a letter to Don Proffit and Jerry Hanson requesting a status report from them on their Cartway Petition.

Meeting adjourned at 9:23 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair ___________________________  Date signed __________