DELTA
A Regular meeting of the Delta County Board of Commissioners was held
this date, pursuant to the following call:
The Honorable Members of the Delta
Dear
Commissioners:
A
Regular Meeting of the Delta County Board of Commissioners is scheduled for
Sincerely yours,
Nancy
J. Kolich
ROLL
CALL
PRESENT: Commissioners
Bengry, Elegeert, Nelson, and Ruohomaki.
EXCUSED: Commissioner Schultz.
The
meeting was called to order at
Addition
to the Agenda.
Moved by Commissioner Bengry and seconded
by Commissioner Ruohomaki to add item 9.
V. APPROVAL
OF BOARD MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Moved
by Commissioner Ruohomaki and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve the
minutes of the
VI. PRESENTATATION OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
A.
Received: No written
communications were received.
B. Forwarded: No written communications were
forwarded.
VII.
REPORTS OF
STANDING AND STATUTORY SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND OTHERS
1. Road Commission minutes of 10-8, 10-14, 11-11,
2. Public Health Board minutes of 11-17 &
3. Concealed Weapons minutes of
4. Solid Waste Management minutes of
5. Pinecrest Board of Trustees minutes of
6. Airport and Parks Commission minutes of
7. Board of Public Works minutes of
8. Building Authority minutes of
9. FIA minutes of
1. Township Association minutes of
2. CCA/HRA minutes of
Moved by Commissioner Bengry and seconded
by Commissioner Nelson that the Communications and Reports of Standing and
Statutory Committees and the Reports of Special Committees and Others be
received and placed on file. MOTION
CARRIED.
VIII.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS
Paul Neumeier addressed the Board with his
concerns regarding the Renaissance Zone Grant monies.
X. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. Building
and Grounds Committee.
2. Finance Committee.
a.
Minutes of
V.1. Ren Zone bills.
a.
Oberstar Payment request No. 4.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by
Commissioner Bengry to pay Oberstar pay request #4 in the amount of $456,742.28. MOTION CARRIED.
b. Transfer of
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Bengry to transfer of balance of the county share of funds
into the 410 fund. MOTION CARRIED.
c. City of
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Bengry to pay the City of
V.2.
Maximus Contract.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Bengry to approve a one year contract with Maximus,
not to exceed $7,750, to develop a cost allocation plan for recovery of funds
due the county from State and Federal programs.
MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to receive the minutes and place on file. MOTION CARRIED.
b.
Minutes of
V.1.b.
Renzone bills.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Bengry to pay the URS bill in the amount of $2,940 for
services for
Moved
by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to pay the City
of
V.3
Bills and Payroll.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Bengry to pay bills and payroll. MOTION CARRIED.
V.4.b.
Request from Clerk for 40 hour work week.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Bengry to approve 40 hour week at the Clerk’s
discretion with documentation of hours.
MOTION CARRIED.
V.5.
2005
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Bengry to approve mileage rate of .405 per mile to
match federal and state standard, effective
V.7.
Request from ASFCME regarding 90 day retro pay.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Bengry to approve 90 day retro pay from date full
Board approves the reclassification.
MOTION CARRIED.
Moved
by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Bengry to receive the
minutes and place on file. MOTION
CARRIED.
3.
Personnel Committee.
a.
Minutes of
V.1. Administrative Duties of the
Moved by Commissioner Bengry
and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to approve vacation policy for
department heads. MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by Commissioner Bengry and
seconded by Commissioner Nelson to receive and place on file. MOTION CARRIED.
b. Minutes of
Moved by Commissioner Nelson
and seconded by Commissioner Bengry to approve Board Rules of Procedure.
ROLL
CALL BENGRY YES
NELSON YES
RUOHOMAKI YES
SCHULTZ ABSENT
ELEGEERT YES
MOTION CARRIED.
c.
Minutes of
Moved by Commissioner Bengry and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to
receive and place on file. MOTION
CARRIED.
d. Minutes of
Moved by Commissioner Bengry and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to
approve Animal Control reclassifications from level 7’s to a level 10 and a level
8, with 90 days of retroactive pay.
ROLL
CALL BENGRY YES
NELSON YES
RUOHOMAKI YES
SCHULTZ ABSENT
ELEGEERT YES
MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by Commissioner Bengry and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to
receive and place on file. MOTION
CARRIED.
e.
Special Conference
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and
seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to deny the AFSCME union request to add pay
grade levels 13 and 14 to the union contract.
MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by
Commissioner Ruohomaki to receive the minutes and place on file. MOTION CARRIED.
4. Administrator’s Report.
Moved
by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to receive the
Administrator’s report and place on file.
MOTION CARRIED.
6.
Computer
Committee.
X. GENERAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS
A. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
B. NEW BUSINESS
1. Payment
of Bills.
Moved by Commissioner Ruohomaki and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to
pay the bills in the amount of $1,511,323.41. MOTION CARRIED.
2.
Presentation by Mike Falcon, Chairman
of Airport and Parks Commission.
Moved by Commissioner Ruohomaki and
seconded by Commissioner Bengry to approve a loan to the Airport and Parks
Commission for up to $20,000 plus interest for up to 3 years to upgrade the
Parks electrical campground hook-ups to be repaid by timber sales. MOTION CARRIED.
3.
Request from Planning Commission
Chairman to appoint replacement.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Bengry to request
clarification from the Prosecuting Attorney on whether Road Commissioner John
LaTulip can serve on the Planning Commission because he is a county elected
official. MOTION CARRIED.
4. John Nelson, Region One Project for FIA.
John Nelson from the FIA addressed the Board
stating that the FIA does not have a funding source to pay the County for the
regional electronic transactions for the FIA funds. The County does get to keep the interest
generated, however.
5. Report
from Clerk re: Televising Board Meetings.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by
Commissioner Ruohomaki to publish a synopsis of the Board meetings, post the
minutes on the website and to broadcast a tape of the meeting on Charter. MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by Commissioner Bengry and seconded by
Commissioner Ruohomaki to send the publishing and broadcasting of the Board
meetings to the Finance Committee for appropriations. MOTION CARRIED.
6. Approval
of CDBG Grant Agreement between MSHDA & Delta County.
Moved by Commissioner Bengry and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to
approve the CDBG Grant Agreement between MSHDA and
7. Request from Crawford County re: SB 1105.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Ruohomaki to adopt
a resolution in support of SB1105 regarding the DNR making its payment in lieu
of taxes. MOTION CARRIED.
Recess at
Reconvened at
8. Payroll Problem.
Moved by Commissioner Bengry and seconded by
Commissioner Nelson to send to Personnel Committee and Administrator Erickson to make recommendation to the Board. MOTION CARRIED.
9.
Letter to Bay de Noc Community College
in support of Automotive Program.
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by
Commissioner Bengry to send letter of support of the Automotive Program to
XI.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Eric Husbye addressed the Board with his concerns
regarding the Road Commission and bonds covered by the County.
William Charon addressed the Board with his
concerns of rules of order at the Board meetings.
Rory Mattson, Delta Conservation District, updated
the Board that the corner on M-35 near the Airport will be cleared next week.
Moved by Commissioner Bengry and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to have
Administrator Erickson do a phone poll with the Commissioners and the Airport
and Parks Commission to authorize his signature on a contract with St. John
Logging, if necessary. MOTION CARRIED.
Sara Porter addressed the Board with her
concerns regarding payroll problem.
XII.
COMMISSIONERS CONCERNS
XIII. NOTICES
There
will be a bus trip to tour the Negaunee State Police Post 911 Central Dispatch
System on
XIV.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Commissioner Nelson and supported by Commissioner Bengry to
adjourn at
Respectfully Submitted,
_____________________________ _________________________________
Nancy J. Kolich,