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THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
City Of Edinburg
Council Proceedings
Notice to
Creditors
CITY OF EDINBURG
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
7:00 P.M.
Call to Order: Mayor Halldorson. All
council persons were present.
MSC: Hall and Hammer to approve
payment of bills beginning with check
#7590 through #7604 for a total of
$2689.02 and to approve the monthly
financial statement with a balance on
hand of $20882.80. Motion carried.
7590 WC Treas 294.00
Salaries 463.84
Ottertail 711.37
NE Reg Water 75.26
Polar 64.42
Farmers union 34.51
D Pewe 290.90
D Pewe 120.00
E Brandvold 83.11
D Pewe 69.26
D Pewe 90.00
D Pewe 69.26
WC Press 50.84
7604 CHS-Milton 272.25
Total 2689.02
Old Business:
More work will be done on 8th Ave.
New Business:
Hall made motion to accept the
resolution setting the auditors bond.
Evenson second the motion. Motion
carries.
Auditor to send out letters to dog
owners for the 2017-18. Clinic will be set
in the near future and license will be
issued.
City has a possible buyer for the
former Balsdon lot. Price set at $2200.00.
Motion made by Hall to give Market
on Main $3500 towards purchase of a
new produce or meat cooler. Motion
second by Hammer. Motion carried.
Funds will be disbursed from city sales
tax.
2018 budget for City of Edinburg was
reviewed. No changes were made.
Adjourned: Hall
Next Meeting: October 9, 2017 at
7pm for regular council meeting.
Minutes are being published subject to
the governing body's review and revision.
Respectfully submitted,
Vera Brandvold, Auditor
(Sept. 27, 2017)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WALSH representative of the estate, or filed with
COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA the Court.
In
the Matter of the Estate of Gene R. Dated this 15th day of September,
Gemmill, deceased 2017
Probate No. 50-2017-PR-00061
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Randy Gemmill
Personal Representative
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
undersigned has been appointed Wes R. Welch, PC
personal representative of the above POBox 107
estate. All persons having claims against 201 Briggs Ave. S.
the said deceased are required to present Park River, ND 58270
their claims within three months after the
date of the first publication or mdiling of (701)284-7833
this notice or said claims will be forever Attorney for: Personal Representative
barred. Claims must be presented to
Randy Gemmill 12314 County Road 7,
Edinburg, ND 58227, personal (Sept. 27, Oct. 4, and Oct, 11, 2017)
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Park River Area School Board
Regular Meeting Minutes
~PARK RIVER AREA SCHOOL BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 15, 2017
The Regular Board Meeting was held
August 15, 2017 in the Board Room.
Members present: Bill Bata, Diana Hahn,
Kelly Houser, Tracy Laaveg, Jennifer
Thompson and Terry Novak. Absent:
Brad Brummond.
President Bata called meeting to order
at 6:30 P.M.
No additions to agenda.
M: Laaveg S: Hahn to approve the
Regular Board Meeting Minutes for July
17, 2017, All in favor, M.C.
M: Laaveg S: Hahn to approve the
expenditures as follows: General Fund
#3556-3595, $544,476.25; Payroll and
Benefits #76319-76327 and #3995-4069,
$201,733.46; Special Activities #2395-
2397, $5,816.28, All in favor, M.C.
Financial Report: Supt. Ham-
Reviewed Revenue and Expenditures for
fiscal year-end June 30, 2017.
J.P.MORGAN 22,406.59
BND 319,935.34
UNUM LIFE INS971.98
CENEX FLEETCARD 35.98
DACOTAH PAPER 2,376.00
DALE'S SMALL ENGINE REPAIR
49.02
DISCOVERYBENEFITS 10.00
EBSCO INFORMATION. SERVICES
224.68
EDUTECH 60.00
MANDY HAGEN69.45
KIRK HAM 155.14
JORDAN HOLLINGSWORTH
1,974.82
J MART 20,304.25
KEITH'S LOCK & KEY SECURITY
WORLD 150.00
LANGDON FIRE EQUIPMENT
36.00
LEON'S BUILDING CENTER
288.17
LIBERTY BUSINESS SYSTEMS
191.83
LIGHT & WATER DEPT 7,367.34
LUNSETH PLUMBING & HEATING
403.32
MARCOTECH 1,805.11
MDU 176.97
MORGAN PRINTING 201.55
NARDINI FIRE EQUIPMENT CO
168.00
NETWORK SERVICES CO
7,034.48
NORTH STAR COOP 153.21
NORTHDALE OIL 516.54
ODIN 181.36
: GREGORY OPP5,160.00
PARK RIVER AREA SCHOOL
25.40
PROTECTION SYSTEMS CIN.
880.00
SAMSON ELECTRIC 2,659.17
ALYSSA SCHAUER 1,835.00
STERLING CARPET ONE 210.00
TEAM LABORATORY CHEMICAL
CORP 2,340.50
UPPER VALLEY SPECIAL ED
142,941.39
US BANK 450.00
VERIZON 410.t8
WALSH COUNTY PRESS 278.48
WALSH COUNTY RECORD
39.00
MARCO TECH 1,148.60
MARCO TECH 656.51
PARK RIVER AREA SCHOOL
5,720.18
ND FFA ASSOCIATION 35.00
WELCH'S BAKERY 61.10
Administration Reports: Elementary
Principal Nilson - Class sizes, new staff,
Open House is August 21, main goals for Discussed procedures to follow for M: Laaveg S:Hahn to approve the
year, para testing; High School Principal unpaid lunch accounts. Supt. Ham will Consolidated Application (Title I), All in
Schramm - Registration last two days, determine course of action on individual favor, M.C.
enrollment, 7th Grade orientation is accounts.
August 21" WIN period, Activities M:Laaveg S: Thompson to set date of M: Hahn S: Houser to approve the
enrollment; Supt. Ham - HS gym floor Public Tax Hearing to Monday, 2016-17 Financial Report, as presented,
repair complete, caulking on roof, Vercon September 18, 2017, 6:00 P.M Alumni All in favor, M.C.
request, ESP funding, Thursday staff Room, All in favor, M.C.
picnic, breakfast with staff tomorrow M: Novak S:Thompson to approve, as
morning. M: Hahn S: Houser to accept the
2017-18 gas/diesel bid from Northdale presented, the lane changes for Alyssa
Oil, All in favor, M.C. - Schauer, Jordan Hollingsworth, and
M: Laaveg S: Thompson to accept the Nancy Larson, All in favor, M.C.
2017-18 Snow Removal bid from Don
Greicar, All in favor, M.C. M: Thompson S: Laaveg to hire Kirsti
Vocational Center Report: Brummond Paul for the Para position, All in favor,
-absent. M: Thompson S: Hahn approve the M.C.
Certificate of Compliance, All in favor,
Discussed extracurricular M.C. Next meeting is scheduled for
assignments. September 18, 2017 in Board Room
M: Novak S: Laaveg to approve Upper immediately following the Public Tax
Reviewed the taxable valuaiion Valley Special Education 2017-18 Hearing.
estimate. Budget, All in favor, M.C.
No Library Report.
Finalized budget at REA.
Reviewed preliminary budget. M: Hahn S: Houser to retroactively
Reduced budget by $600,000. amend the 2016-17 Budget for Building
Fund to change lease payment to a
Free lunch will only be given in lieu of transfer of funds to Sinking Fund-
duty for staff. Supervision will be done by Equipment Lease and add the Sinking
Administration. General Fund will Fund-Equipment Lease of $70,050.00, All
reimburse Food Service. in favor, M.C.
Adjourned at 7:34 RM.
/s/Bill Bata, President
/s/Roberta Hinkel, Business Manager
(Sept. 27, 2017)
City Of Park River, North Dakota
Regular Council Meeting
CITY OF PARK RIVER, NORTH
DAKOTA, REGULAR COUNCIL
MEETING,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 AT
7:30 P.M. Laaveg presented copies of a
leadership code for elected officials to the
Council. This topic was presented at last
month's meeting and tabled for
Published Subject to the Governing discussion this month. Lundquist felt the
Body's Review and Revision leadership code was unnecessary. Byron
moved and Anderson seconded to
The City of Park River held their approve the leadership code for elected
regular meeting of the Park River City officials as presented by Laaveg. Upon
inside the City Office building and at the
water treatment plant will be added to the
camera upgrade list.
Care Health Center Harvest Fest.
New Business: Jana Hankey applied Lundquist moved and Halvorson
for a 5-year property tax exemption on the seconded approving to sponsor a table
value of improvements at 103 Briggs Ave from Municipal Utilities. Upon roll call
N. (improvement valuation of vote, all voted aye. M/C.
$45,000.00). Berg recommended
approval. Byron moved and Anderson Auditor's Report:"
seconded to approve Hankey's request Lundquist moved and Lorton
Upon roll call vote, the following voted --seconded to approve payment of the
aye; Lorton, Halvorson, Knutson, Byron following bills and accept the Auditor's
and Anderson with Lundquist abstaining, report into record. Upon roll call vote, all
M/C. voted aye. M/C.
Council on Monday, September 11,2017 roll call vote the following voted aye; The Council designated October 10,
at 7:30 P.M. Halvorson, Knutson, Byron and Anderson 2017 as Fall Clean-up Day. Residential
with Lorton and Lundquist voting no. utility customers should call the water
Mayor Stenvold called the meeting to M/C. plant at 701.284.6399 no later than 4:30
order; upon roll call the following were PM, Monday, October 9, 2017 to
Present: Council members Mike Lorton, Thompson reported that she mailed schedule pickup.
Kyle Halvorson Arvid Knutson, Robert letters to 16 property owners of occupied
Lundquist III, Dwight Byron, and Keith buildings with no utilities and properties Mayor Stenvold appointed Ann Berg
Anderson, City Attorney Tracy Laaveg, which were in violation of the City's' to serve as the Assessor for the City of
Public Works Director (PWD) Dennis nuisance ordinance. The deadline to Park River as required bystate statute.
Larson, Coordinator/Auditor Nancy contact the office or clean up the property
Thompson, and Assessor/DeputyAuditor is September 12th. Properties requiring Council was requested to sponsor a
Ann Berg. Absent: None. Others present: clean up will be cleaned by the City and plaque for the Walsh County Fair again
Dean Skjerven. charges will be assessed to landowners this year. Knutson moved and Lotion
per city ordinance, seconded to approve a $200.00 payment.
Comments and Questions From Upon roll call vote,all voted aye. M/C.
Citizens: None. Laaveg reported Mr. Arndt, Park River
FFA advisor, will present a Robert's Rule Larson on behalf of the PR Volunteer
Additions and changes to agenda: of Order seminar for the Council on Fire Dept reported the Park River
Add to New Business: #6 Tower Street. October 9, 2017 at 6:30 pm in the City American Legion Post and the Fire Dept
CouncilRoom. would like to exchange some land
between their properties. The Legion
would deed the west 40' of Lots 5 & 6,
Block 22 O.T. to the City for the Fire
Deprs use and the Fire Dept is asking the
City to deed the east 100' of Lot 4, Block
22 O.T. to the Legion. The Legion has
approved the land exchange. Halvorson
moved and Byron seconded to deed the
east 100' of Lot 4, Block 22 O.T. to the
Legion in exchange for the west 40' of
Lots 5 & 6, Block 22 O.T. Upon roll call
vote the following voted aye; Halvorson,
Knutson, Byron and Anderson with Lorton
and Lundquist (members of the PR Fire
Dept) abstaining. M/C.
Approval of Minutes: Lorton moved
and Halvorson seconded to accept the
minutes from the August 11,2017 regular
meeting and the August 28, 2017 special
meeting as presented. Upon roll call vote,
Lorton, Halvorson, Knutson, Byron and
Anderson voted aye. Lundquist voted
nay. M/C.
Committee Reports:
Sales Tax Committee:
Recommended the following: from the
Capital Improvement Fund for St Improve
Dist # 2017-1; Sillers, Laaveg & Wenzel
$119.70 and Arntson, Stewart, Wegner
$2,610.8; from Economic Development
Fund, Sillers, Laaveg & Wenzel $495.80,
to Bank of ND (PACE interest buy-down -
Heartland Eye Care) $3,100.00, and Red
River Regional Council $750.00 for Action
Summit; KLJ, Inc $2,033.12 SlD# 2017-
2, and WC Press 142.68 SID# 2017-2.
Anderson moved and Halvorson
seconded to approve all of the Sales Tax
Committee recommendations as
presented. Upon roll call vote, all voted
aye. M/C.
Ward Reports: Questioned what could
be done with the tall weeds on the dirt
piles at 103 Park Ave S. Thompson
reported a letter had been sent to the
property owner to address the issue.
Unfinished Business:
Assessor's Report: Berg reported she
mailed letters to Elm Drive property
owners with ranch style homes asking
them to call and make an appointment
with her for an on-site property review.
Council received an updated and
corrected Schedule of Fees for approval;
Knutson moved and Anderson seconded
to approve the updated schedule of fees.
Upon roll call vote, all voted aye. M/C.
Thompson informed the Council she
has been working with Polar Comm. on
the security camera upgrade. After
discussion, costs for installing cameras
Laaveg updated the Council on Tower
St. A portion of the road does not appear
to be within City limits, and some entities
are being charged an access fee by the
railroad. Laaveg will research and identify
the steps necessary to annex the property
and declare the road a public street.
Mayor's Comments: The Mayor
suggested sponsoring a table at the First
General Fund
29620 Void
29651 Aflac
52
53
54
55
1,606.07
56
750.00
57
636.61
58
306.30
59
11.00
29660
10.33
61
106.11
62
63
64
25.00
65
66
67
68
483.55
69
0.00
21.71
Discovery Benefits 19.17
NDPERS 67.69
NDPERS 1,053.24
BC/BS of North Dakota
Sillers, Laaveg, & Wenzel
Cardmember Service
Productivity Plus Account
Discovery Benefits, Inc
Kringstad Ironworks Inc
Liberty Business Systems, Inc
Lon's Hardware78.21
MDU 91.22
Municipal Gov Academy
NDAAO Sec/-rreas 30.00
Northdale Oil, Inc 1,032.74
North Star Coop 826.22
Polar Communications
PR Airport Authority 6.05
29670 PR Community Club
150.00
71 PR Fire Department6,981.00
72 PR Park District 5.07
73 PR Public Library 6.41
74 RDO Equipment 731.03
75 Glenn Rost 250.00
76 Sillers, Laaveg, & Wenzel
1,891.40
77 Special Funds 0.44
78 Verizon Wireless 147.11
79 WC Auditor 5,379.98
29680 WC Press 1,346.06
AW US Treasury 2,180.27
AW Municipal Utilities 6,583.55
9,490.00
Municipal Utilities 34420Water System Repair &
34379 Postmaster 268.35 Replace 4,000.00
34380 Aflac 109.21 21 Water Bond Fund 05
81 Discovery Benefits 140.83 4,830.00
82 General Fund 6,583.55 22 Water Rev Bond Fund Phase I
83 NDPERS 336.21 3,450.00
84 NDPERS 4 749~, ,~ ~ i ~3~ WaterTower Fund 11,315.00
85 BC/BS of North Dal~~ : ' ~ VVater Treatment Fund
6,400.43 40,783.14
86 2016 Electrical Upgrade 8019-47 Salaries 28,979.69
8,000.00 AW US Treasury 8,147.03
87 AmeriPride Services, Inc AW First United Bank 13.50
211.43 AW NMPA 133,628.44
88 Aqua-Pure Inc.58.64 AW PSN (Payment Services
89 Banyon Data Systems, IncNetwork) 4.95
795.00
34390 Border States Electric Supply
13,926.80
91 Cardmember Service
68.76
92 City of Fargo 28.00
93 Consolidated Waste, LTD.
17,277.75
Demester Cleaning 345.00
Ethanol Products, LLC
Ferguson Waterworks #2516
94
95
500.57
96
3,758.65
97
24O.00
98 Graymont (Wl) LLC 6,470.36
99 Hawkins Inc 943.45
34400 Jim's Super Valu 36.10
1
226.98
2
3
4
5
6
7
223.63
8
9
34410
11
12
157.62
13
14
655.63
15
8,756.00
16
162.42
17
18
6,200.00
19
First Care Health Center
Leon's Building Center, Inc
Light & Water Dept 3,699.26
Lindell's Mowing 500.00
Lon's Hardware 53.26
MMUA 109.94
Morgan Printing 47.00
ND Dept of Health/Chem-Lab
ND One Call Inc. 17.55
NDPERS 14.65
Northdale Oil, Inc 478.62
North Star Coop 301.93
Polar Communications
Doug Reierson 2,000.00
Samson Electric LTD
Thatcher Company of Montana
US Bank Equipment Finance
Verizon Wireless 123.98
Wat & Sew Imprv Dist #2015-1
Wat & Sew Imprv Dist #2016-1
Special Funds
10092 Void 0.00
10093 Red River Regional Council
750.00
10094 ST Improve Dist #2017-1
3,030.59
10095 ST Improve Dist #2017-2
2,671.60
Debt Service & Bond Fund
6083 Arntson Stewart Wegner PC
2,610.69
6084 Eugene Bossert 100.00
6085 Dr. Mark Helgeson 100.00
6086 Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc
2,033.12
6087 Sillers, Laaveg, & Wenzel
615.50
6088 Judy Troftgruben 100.00
6089 WC Press 142.68
6090 Widseth Smith Nolting & Asso(
6,545.50
AW First United Bank 30.00
Thursday, October 6, 2017 at 6:00 PM
was set for the Public Hearing and
Special Meeting to approve the final
budget and set the mill levy.
Being no further business, the
meeting adjourned at 8:16 PM.
Dan Stenvold, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ann Berg, Deputy Auditor
(Sept. 27,2017)
City Of Park River, North Dakota
S )ecial Council Meeting
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CITY OF PARK RIVER, NORTH
DAKOTA, SPECIAL COUNCIL
MEETING,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 AT
12:00 P.M.
Published Sub!ect to the Governing
Body's Review and Revision
The City of Park River held a special
meeting of the Park River City Council on
Friday, September 8, 2017 at 12:00 P.M.
to discuss and approve the 2018
Preliminary Annual City Budget.
Mayor Dan Stenvold called the
meeting to order at 12:00 pm with the
following present: Councilmen Halvorson,
Knutson, Byron, and Anderson, Public
Works Director Larson,
Coordinator/Auditor Thompson, and
Assessor/Deputy Auditor Berg. Absent:
Councilmen Lorton and Lundquist, City
Attorney Laaveg.
The Preliminary Budget of the City of
Park River, for the calendar year
beginning January 1, 2018 and ending
December 31,2018, was reviewed by the
City Council. The following is a statement
of the proposed expenditures:
GENERAL FUND: $462,630.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: .
$1,106,920.00
SPECIAL FUNDS:
Airport 237,000.00 With anticipated decreases in State
Library 13,500.00 Revenue funds for the 2018 budget year
Recreation 7,000.00 a 15.79% increase is proposed. This
Spec. Assm't. 1,800.00 increase will generate approximately
Special Highway 93,120.00 $32,000.00 for 2018 expenditures:
$352,420.00Halvorson moved and Knutson
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS: seconded, to approve the Preliminary
North Star Addition TIF 54,831.00 Budget for the year ending December 31,
Street Improve #7 34,250.00 2018. Upon roll call, all present voted
Street Improve #2012-2 10,149.00 aye. M/C. A notice will be posted in the
Street Improve #2013-1 189,640.00official newspaper for a Public Hearing to
Street Improve #2017-1 45,000.00 be held in October where citizens will
$333,870.00have an opportunity to present oral or
written comments regarding the property
tax levy.
Being no further business,
meeting adjourned at 12:57 PM
ATTEST:
Dan Stenvold, Mayor
Ann Berg, Deputy Auditor
(Sepi. 27,2017)
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