Reorganization Meeting minutes january, 2018

Pike Bay Township
 January 10, 2018
Reorganization Meeting
 
Chair call to order  @ 8:23 PM by Tony South
 
Board Members present: Richard Baird, Linda Barsness, Tony South, Jason Ball, Arvin Gieske, Mary Almendinger
 
Guests:  None
 
Agenda:
 
Motion to approve agenda as presented by Richard Baird, Linda Barsness 2nd, Carried
 
Motion to nominate Tony South as board chair by Richard Baird, Linda Barsness 2nd, Tony South Abstained, Carried.
 
Motion to nominate Richard Baird as vice-chair by Tony South, Linda Barsness 2nd, Richard Baird Abstained, Carried.
 
Motion to set 2nd Tuesday of each month as the regular meeting date by Linda Barsness, Jason Ball 2nd, Carried.
 
Motion to set board pay at $75.00 for in-house meetings by Richard Baird, Tony South 2nd, Carried.
 
Motion to set board pay at $25.00 per hour for all out-side house meetings by Linda Barsness, Jason Ball 2nd, Carried.
 
Motion to set board pay at $15.00 per hour for general hourly work including short courses, cleanup day, roadwork etc. by Richard Baird, Linda Barsness 2nd, Carried.
 
Motion to set Treasurers pay at $750.00 per year and $75.00 per meeting by Tony South, Jason Ball 2nd, Carried.
 
Motion to set part-time maintenance persons pay at $15.00 per hour, up to 80 hours/month by Tony South, Linda Barsness 2nd, Carried.
 
Motion to set Clerks pay at $17.50 hour up to 100 hours per month by Tony South, Linda Barsness 2nd, Carried.
 
Motion to approve the following by consent agenda by Richard Baird, Linda Barsness 2nd Carried.
 

• Township Association provide bond for the Clerk and Treasurer
• Mileage reimbursement to match federal rate – changed to 53.5/mile
• Travel per-diem at $50.00/day plus actual expenses for hotel & incidentals
• Western Bank of Cass Lake as Township General Depository
• Riverwood Bank Bemidji, First National Bank of Bemidji, and Western Bank Cass Lake as Investment Depositories.
• Cass Lake Times as local newspaper for legal publishing
• Township to providing up to $500.00 toward the cost of one culvert to any new building site on a township road with approved building permit from Cass County
• Clerk and/or Township staff to purchase necessary supplies needed for daily duties not to exceed $750.00
• Clerk and/or Chief to authorize necessary repairs to equipment or town hall as needed not to exceed $500.00
• Delegate authority to township road committee members to authorize regular and emergency repair of Township roads not to exceed $5,000.00

 
Committee Appointments
 
Road & Bridge – Richard Baird, Jason Ball
                                                         
Minnesota District 11 – Richard Baird,Linda Barsness                                                                  
Cass County Township Association – Tony South, Richard Baird, Jason Ball                                       
Public Safety – Zeb Hemsworth, Linda Barsness, Jason Ball, Mary Almendinger                                                                         
Fire Association Board - Tony South, Arvin Gieske                                                   
Annex/Consolidation & Inter govern – Full Board                                          
Clean up Day – Full Board
                                                                                     
Township Weed Inspector – Richard Baird, Linda Barsness                                                
Motion to Adjourn meeting at 8:55 pm by Richard Baird, Jason Ball 2nd, Carried.