PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF JACKSON COUNTY, MINNESOTA

August 21, 2018

The County Board of Jackson County, Minnesota met in regular session, in the Jackson County
Courthouse Board Room, 405 Fourth Street, City of Jackson, Minnesota, on August 21, 2018. The
following members of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners were present: Don Wachal,
Catherine Hohenstein, James Eigenberg, Kim Hummel and Scott McClure. County Coordinator, Steven
Duncan and Deputy County Coordinator, Trish Schulz, were also in attendance.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Wachal called the meeting to order at approximately 9:00 a.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Motion was made by Commissioner Hummel and seconded by Commissioner Eigenberg to accept
the agenda with the following amendment: Add tabled agenda item 7.3, from the August 7, 2018
meeting. The motion carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS

Motion was made by Commissioner Hohenstein and seconded by Commissioner Eigenberg to

adopt Board Action 18-206: Approve On Sale & Sunday Liquor License Application for Long Branch,
LLC (93931 US Hwy 71, Windom, MN), covering the period of the license approval until March 31,
2019. The motion carried unanimously. The applicant informed that a pizza oven and pizza sales would
be available upon opening and stated he is working with the department of health inspector to open the
kitchen.

Motion was made by Commissioner Eigenberg and seconded by Commissioner McClure to lay on
the table item 7.3, from the August 7, 2018 meeting and regarding M & K Bridge final payment, until
Public Works Director Stahl appears later in the meeting. The motion carried unanimously.

CONSENT AGENDA

Motion was made by Commissioner McClure and seconded by Commissioner Hohenstein to

approve the consent agenda. The motion carried unanimously.

Board Action 18-207: Approve the August 7, 2018 Board of Commissioners regular meeting minutes.

Board Action 18-208: Approve all Commissioner disbursements in accordance with Minnesota Statutes
130.01, subd. 4(b), recorded on warrants numbered 85872 through 86011 in the amount of $733,859.83.
For the following funds: Revenue, $105,194.37; Road & Bridge, $585,356.14; Septic, $10,144.28; Ditch
fund, $26,929.31; Agency, $5,175.77; and Tax/penalty, $1,059.96. A detailed list of claims paid is
available at the Auditor/Treasurer’s office upon request.

Board Action 18-209: Approve utility permit for:

Iowa Lakes Regional Water – bore service line – CSAH 6 – Middletown Township

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Board Action 18-210: Approve personnel request authorizing County Coordinator’s Office to fill a full-
time Deputy Sheriff position.

Board Action 18-211: Approve personnel request authorizing County Coordinator’s Office to fill a part-
time Jailer positon.

Board Action 18-212: Approve personnel request authorizing County Coordinator’s Office to fill a full-
time Public Works Heavy Equipment Operator.

Board Action 18-213: Approve revised Emergency Management Director (Full-time/32 hours) Job
Description.

Board Action 18-214: Approve Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Loan for Kelsey and Jessica
Fossing.

Board Action 18-215: Approve setting the date, time and location for County Ditch (CD) 14, CD 15, CD
16, Judicial Ditch (JD) 72 for 1:00 p.m., and in the cafeteria room of Government Center East, on
September 13, 2018; CD 125 at 2:00 p.m., JD 18 at 2:30 p.m., JD 18 Petition for Outlet at 3:00 p.m. and
JD 73 at 3:15 p.m., all in the cafeteria room of Government Center East.

Board Action 18-216: Approve appointment of John Hay, as Alternate Member, to the SW Minnesota
EMS Corporation Board, for a three term to expire August 21, 2021.

Board Action 18-217: Approve Emergency Management Performance Grant and authorize Emergency
Management Director, Tawn Hall, to sign 2018 Emergency Management Performance Grant contract
agreement.

MINNESOTA RURAL COUNTIES

Dan Larson, Administrator of Minnesota Rural Counties, gave a presentation to the Board regarding the
value of joining this organization. Coordinator Duncan submitted an email from Cottonwood County
Commissioner Kevin Stevens urging Jackson County to join this organization.

LAND MANAGEMENT

Motion was made by Commissioner Eigenberg and seconded by Commissioner Hohenstein

to adopt Board Action 18-218: Approve authorizing Board Chair and Land Management Director to sign
letter detailing estimated tons of Municipal Solid Waste that is being sent from Jackson County to the
Nobles County and Cottonwood County landfills. The motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Commissioner McClure and seconded by Commissioner Wachal to adopt
Board Action 18-219: Approve Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Loan, in the amount of
$5,000.00, for Dallas Luhmann and Julie Williams. Commissioner Hohenstein recused herself from
voting. The motion carried with four “ayes’, no “nays,” and one “recuse”.

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 SHERIFF

Motion was made by Commissioner Hummel and seconded by Commissioner Eigenberg to adopt
Board Action 18-220: Approve Jail-Dispatch Administrator/Deputy Emergency Management Director
Job Description & Assignment of Duties per Job Description to Gary Reif effective August 26, 2018.
The motion carried unanimously. Action constitutes a re-classification of the position.

PUBLIC WORKS

Motion was made by Commissioner McClure and seconded by Commissioner Wachal to adopt
Board Action 18-221: Approve advertising for paving projects at engineer’s discretion (Related to
bituminous overlay on CR 68, bituminous paving of turn lane to Public Works facility & bituminous
paving of culvert repair on CSAH 16). The motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Commissioner Hummel and seconded by Commissioner McClure to bring off
the table item 7.3 for consideration (consideration of final payment to M&K Bridge Construction, as
related to existing bridge 6444 on CSAH 24, in section 15, of Weimer Township). The motion carried
unanimously.

Motion was made by Commissioner Eigenberg and seconded by Commissioner Hohenstein to

postpone action on agenda item 7.3, indefinitely. The motion carried unanimously.

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

A presentation was given by Greg Ous, Lisa Bigham and Ronda Allis, Minnesota Department of
Transportation, regarding Captial Highway Investment Plan Outreach.

COUNTY COORDINATOR

Motion was made by Commissioner Eigenberg and seconded by Commissioner Hohenstein to

adopt Board Action 18-222: Approve revised Purchasing and Procurement Policy F075. The motion
carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Commissioner Eigenberg and seconded by Commissioner McClure to adopt
Board Action 18-223: Approve commitment of funds to join Primewest County-based purchasing
program, contingent upon Des Moines Valley Health & Human Services transferring sufficient funds
back to the County and with County Attorney approval of contract. The motion carried with four “ayes’
and one “nay” (Commissioner Hummel).

BOARD REPORTS

Commissioner Eigenberg reported on meetings/events involving Des Moines Valley Health & Human
Services (DVHHS), Fort Belmont, One Watershed One Plan, Election Canvass Committee and Okabena
City Council.

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Commissioner Hohenstein reported on meetings/events involving DVHHS and Prairie Ecology Bus
Center.

Commissioner Hummel reported on meetings/events involving the Personnel Committee.

Commissioner McClure reported on meetings/events involving Personnel Committee, DVHHS,

Faribault/Martin/Jackson Drug Court steering committee and Election Canvass Committee.

Commissioner Wachal reported on meetings/events involving DVHHS and the Fair Board.

ADJOURN

Motion was made by Commissioner Hummel and seconded by Commissioner Eigenberg to adjourn
the meeting at 11:28 a.m. The motion carried unanimously.

JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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Don Wachal, Chair

ATTEST: ______________________________
Steven Duncan, County Coordinator

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