Lake of the Woods County Board Commissioners Meeting Proceedings

                                                                     June 10, 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: Cody Hasbargen, Joe Grund, Jon Waibel, Ed Arnesen, and Buck Nordlof. Also present was County Auditor-Treasurer Lorene Hanson.

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: County Parks Resolution, PT Landfill Help, NWA Mowing, Interview & Hire: IT Tech, MIS Director, Cliff Mining, and Legislative Update.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the official minutes of May 27, 2025.

SOCIAL SERVICES Claims Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the following claims: Commissioners Warrants $14,057.19; Commissioners Warrants $2,821.98; Commissioners Warrants $14,130.58.

Auditor/Treasurer Claims Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the claims against the County as follows: Revenue $32,390.28; Road & Bridge $194,254.85; County Development $400.00; Solid Waste $22,330.29.

NWA Agenda Discussion The board reviewed agenda items for the meeting held at the Northwest Angle on June 17,2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Ships Wheel Wine/Beer License Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the Wine and Beer License for D & J Rose, LLC and to include strong beer.

Resolution The following resolution was offered by Commissioners Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously the following:

WHEREAS:  Minnesota Statutes 282.08 allows for a County Board to annually set aside up to 20% of the receipts from the sale of rental of county administered tax-forfeited land or from the sale of any products therefrom, after the payment of all allowable expenses, to be used for the acquisition and maintenance of county parks, as defined in Minnesota Statutes 398.31, Et. Seq. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lake of the Woods County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes and directs the County Auditor/Treasurer to appropriate 20% of the allowable receipts of the forfeited tax fund of Lake of the Woods County for 2025 to be used for acquisition and maintenance of County Parks.

Public Works Amend Agenda Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to add Northwest Angle Gravel Purchase to the agenda.

NWA Gravel Purchase Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of gravel for the Northwest Angle from Accurate HD at $21.50 per cubic yard for a total of $43,000.00 out of Highway budget.

NWA Mowing Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the purchase of a John Deere lawn mower for the Northwest Angle.

Solid Waste Processor Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the counter offer for the solid waste processor position at Grade 12, Step 5, $28.17 per hour at 274 points.

Part-time Landfill Help Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the hire of part-time seasonal help at the Landfill at Grade 7, Step 1, $20.61 per hour for 18-24 hours per week.

Updates County Engineer Anthony Pirkl gave an update on the progress of various highway projects.

Recess A brief recess took place at 9:40 a.m. and reconvened at 9:45 a.m.

Motion was made by Commissioner Ed Arnesen, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve the following Interim Use Permit/Findings of Fact by Ronald Gatheridge to operate a short-term vacation rental in a Residential Development Zoning District (R1) with the following conditions:

Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to approve the following Zone Change/Findings of Fact by K&A Northern Properties, LLC for the purpose of allowing commercial activity on the property without conditions.

Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the following Zone Change/Findings of Fact by Nels Holte for the purpose of allowing commercial activity on the property without conditions.

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen and carried unanimously to approve a letter of support for the Roseau/Lake of the Woods Sportsman Club new trail proposal.

Interview & Hire- IT Tech Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Joe Grund and carried unanimously to approve the request to interview and hire an IT Tech.

Permission to Post Internally-MIS Director Motion was made by Commissioner Cody Hasbargen, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the request to post internally for the MIS Director position.

Motion was made by Commissioner Buck Nordlof, seconded by Commissioner Ed Arnesen and carried unanimously to approve the request to interview for the MIS Director position.

Adjourn Motion was made by Commissioner Joe Grund, seconded by Commissioner Buck Nordlof and carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 10:45 a.m.