Lake of the Woods County Board Commissioners Meeting Proceedings

                                                                     May 27, 2025    

CALL TO ORDER Chair Jon Waibel called the meeting to order at 9:00a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited with the following members present: Commissioners: Joe Grund, Jon Waibel, Ed Arnesen, and Buck Nordlof. Also present was County Auditor-Treasurer Lorene Hanson. Absent: Commissioner Cody Hasbargen. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following changes: Add: NWA Agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the official minutes of May 13, 2025.

SOCIAL SERVICES Claims Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $6,517.61; Commissioners Warrants $3,222.64; Commissioners Warrants $55,134.37. Northwest Angle Edgeriders Updates Joe Laurin gave an update on snow trails and projects for the Northwest Angle Edgeriders. Auditor/Treasurer ClaimsMotion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $56,780.91; Road & Bridge $9,208.65; County Development $200.00; Solid Waste $16,795.94; EDA $1,758.50. Further moved to authorize the payment of the following auditor warrants: May 13, 2025 for $111,680.84. Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the additional claim for the Trap Club in the amount of $2,706.00.

Revenue & Expenditure Policy Review The board reviewed the Revenue & Expenditure Policy implemented in 2010. No changes were made at this time. Set Work Session Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to set a work session to review the Revenue & Expenditure policy on June 10, 2025 following the regular board meeting. Public Works Add to Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to add Calcium Chloride Northwest Angle Bid Approval to the agenda. Calcium Chloride Northwest Angle Bid Approval Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the bid for Calcium Chloride at the Northwest Angle from GM Edwards Oil Inc at $2.07 per gallon. Mark Sand & Gravel Quote Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the quote from Mark Sand & Gravel in the amount of $109,637.50 to be paid for out of Highway budget. Updates County Engineer Anthony Pirkl gave an update on various Highway projects. Ditch Authority Motion  was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to close the regular meeting and open the ditch authority. Ditch 28 Petition The board and County Engineer Anthony Pirkl reviewed a petition dated July 20, 2018 for Ditch 28 and discussed various upcoming projects that will benefit the ditch area. Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to close the ditch authority and open the regular meeting. Emergency Management

911 Cell Phone Update Emergency Management Director Jill Olson gave an update on a recent 911 cell phone survey.Northwest Angle Agenda Items The board discussed possible agenda items for the meeting held at the Northwest Angle on June 17, 2025. County Fair Board Members of the County Fair Board gave an update regarding the upcoming fair June 25th- 29th and inquired about the rules for the Large Event Ordinance application process. It was decided that the fair would not need to be included in the ordinance guidelines at this time as it is already an established event with emergency services involved. Adjourn Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 10:15 a.m.