Year: 2011

WILMA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, FEBRUARY 2, 2011

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WILMA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Meeting called to order at 7:30pm by Chairman Glen Williamson followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. In attendance were Supervisor Mike McCullen, Supervisor Gary Vink, Chairperson Glen Williamson, Treasurer Patrice Winfield, and Clerk Toni Williamson. In the audience was Mark Pallow.

Old Business:

Gary got the grader batteries and according to Mark they did not work. Not cold cranking.

Glen heard from Ryberg regarding gravel pile and requested that Ryberg send his response in writing. We have not heard from him as of the meeting. According to Gary he stated that he took the sand and said “I should have asked permission”. Glen stated that the issue was addressed to him in writing and his response should be in writing. Gary will go through books on what was used, but Ryberg did not say how much was taken.

A question was posed by Mike if Mark will still be our main grader. Mark responded that he would.

Supervisors read misc. mail. There was some discussion on request for any claims, there were none. The Seven County Sr. Assoc. wrote asking for donations. There was discussion, but no motion to donate.

Clerk requested funds to purchase stamps for mailings. It was approved by the board.

BOARD OF AUDIT:

End of year report by Treasurer and Clerk was reviewed and approved by Supervisors.

The proposed 2012 budget was handed out by the Clerk.

There were questions regarding a pay raise for Election Judges. Question was held and after later discussion, it was decided to keep the rate the same. There was discussion also on the Levy and per Patrice it came to $15,440. It was changed to $16,000.

Building Fund: It was suggested by Mike to keep the amount the same as there is leaking etc. in the Hall.

Fire Fund: Mike suggested we raise it as there is no incentive. It was raised to $4,500 to keep youth interested.

Park Fund: After discussion, it was decided to keep it at $500.

General Fund: No changes.

Mike motioned to leave all other wages the same and accept the others that had changes. It was seconded by Gary, motion passed.

Glen has info on short courses, it was tabled until the next meeting.

Road Report by Gary :

Heller Rd road work done on Jan 15, 2011, Bill was sent to New Dosey Clerk. Gary mentioned that on February 2nd, they only plowed driveways.

Mark spoke with Randy Buerman to do electric garage opener, weather stripping and misc. work. Bid was $1,160. There was discussion that the current doors are hard to open. It was mentioned by Glen that this will wipe out the fund, but that it was reasonable. Gary mentioned it would have to be done at some time. Mike mentioned that the dripping is bad. There is damage from a tornado several years ago. Weather stripping should also be done on all sides and it was noted to have the bid broken down and to get a second bid. Randy can have it done in two weeks.

Glen asked Mark how the plowing/Grader training was going with Frank Rehberger. Mark said that the training is going good and he handled the equipment very well. Mark asked if he was comfortable to have him do it alone if he was not available. Mark said yes and it was suggested that we give him a list of addresses to plow.

Glen gave condolences to Mark Pallow on the passing of his sister.

Payments:

Mark Pallow Grading and General Labor $509.49

Mike McCullen Supervisor, ½ Day Meeting $76.90

Toni Williamson Meeting, General Bookwork, ½ Day Meeting $177.37

Frank Rehberger Grading and General Labor $155.68

Glen Williamson Chairperson, General Labor, ½ Day Meeting $38.69

Patrice Winfield General Bookwork, ½ Day Meeting, Monthly Meeting $165.11

Gary Vink General Labor, ½ day Meeting $76.43

Pine County Courier Notice $22.56

ECE Electrical Service $52.88

Toni Williamson Postage Stamps $44.00

Bob Brewster Special Assessment $1,518.00

Evergreen Notice $28.00

TOTAL $1,704.13

Motion made seconded and passed to transfer $1,700.00 to pay bills.

Mike motioned for adjournment seconded by Gary and passed. Meeting adjourned at 9:00pm.

Toni Williamson
Deputy Clerk, Wilma Township
WilmaTownship.com
Phone: 320-245-5194

WILMA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, JANUARY 5, 2011

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WILMA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, JANUARY 5, 2011

Meeting called to order at 7:30pm by Chairman Glen Williamson followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Glen Williamson, Gary Vink, Patrice Winfield and Toni Williamson were in attendance. Mike McCullen arrived about ten minutes later. Also in attendance were Frank Regberger and Mark Pallow.

Minutes read and approved.

OLD BUSINESS

Carlson dozed snow off Mayfield Rd. No damage and no escrow noted. On December 12, 2010 Terry Andershall’s road was too soft to plow so they used the Vink’s equipment. On December 14 and the 22nd Arna, Langstrom and Pete Anderson not plowed. Mel Elliott will Plow twice to save time and money this year

Road work was done one Heller Rd on December 2nd, 13th and 22nd for 20 minutes each for a total of $75 due.

An email was read by the Clerk from Patrick and Helena Story complimenting those plowing the snow and thanked them for the excellent road snow removal.

Grader Backup. Mike mentioned we need someone that can be readily available for backup grading. The current backup grader was Bruce Filler, but training is not going well and he was seen heading to the west when backup was needed. Frank Rehberger lives on Tamarack Lake and is retired and willing to be our backup grader. Questions were posed and his answers are as follows. He has been driving trucks for 30-35 years and also used graders, backhoes, etc. He has had no serious accidents and his record is clean with no DUI’s. He was plowing for New Dosey Township with Todd Elliott and was recommended by Mark Pallow, our current grader. We received a copy of his driver’s license for our records. Assistant Grader position will pay $15 per hour.

He has lived here since 2008 and Mark is willing to train as Bruce was unavailable when need for plowing. It was motioned by Mike to have Frank ride with Mark to learn the snow routes. It was seconded by the Chair with the amendment that we get driver licenses for all graders. The motion was passed Treasurer Patrice got needed information and gave the clerk a copy of Frank’s license.

Per Treasurer, Fire Department billing was late, should have been billed in August. Forms and check needed authorization so that we do not pay twice in 2011. It was moved and seconded to make the payment to 2010 and $3500 was paid to the Fire Department for December. Auditor must received copy filled out.

It was noted that we heard from Paul and that he says hello and misses everyone.

Mike spoke on selling the old graders but will discuss this further in Spring.

Storey will send email on Mike’s behalf to get funding for Radios for Fire Department/First Responders.

Clerk needs election Judges by February 10.

NEW BUSINESS

Per Mark Pallow, the grader needs batteries and is using Joe Vink’s batteries. The cost will be about $200, he needs a total of four of them. There was discussion on the batteries size by Mark and the Supervisors. The mileage to pick up will be possibly costly. They are large and will mostly be picked up at Deep Rock. It was motioned by Glen that the road manager price out the battery and purchase with Mark assisting. It was seconded by Mike and passed.

Mark also mentioned that he would like to price a door opener for the Fire Department garage. Mike said we really needed to look at it. Mark’s brother in law does this and the board approved him to price it out.

Patrice gave the Treasurer’s Report Bills were presented

Joe Vink – Misc Road Work $54.00

US Treasury – Employment, Retirement, Medical $575.62

East Central Energy – Electric Service $56.58

Pine County Courier – Legal Notification $22.56

Glen Williamson – Mileage $8.00

Evergreen – Legal Notification $17.50

Patrice Winfield – Copy Paper $6.40

MN Association of Townships – Dues $327.19

Gary Vink – Road Work and Maintenance $96.24

Joe Vink – Plowing $59.44

Mike McCullen – December Meeting $25.48

Mark Pallow – Plowing $339.60

Toni Williamson – General Clerk Duties $149.07

Patrice Winfield – Treasurer Duties $148.13

Glen Williamson – Meeting and Road Monitoring $58.03

TOTAL $1,943.90

Treasurer requested to transfer $1,950. The transfer was motioned by Mike and seconded by Gary.

Glen thanked Mark for his hard work and professionalism and it was noted that Joe Vink also helped.

Gary and Mike went to look at the Fire Hall. It is leaking and Mike has materials that may help.

Mike motioned to adjourn and it was seconded by Gary. Meeting adjourned at 9:30pm

Toni Williamson
Clerk, Wilma Township
WilmaTownship.com
Phone: 320-245-5194