Special Meeting to REview Police salaries

Minutes

Reorganization Meeting
Pike Bay Township, January 9, 2018


Chair, Tony South called the meeting to order @ 7:53 PM.


Board Members present: Jason Ball, Milt Lee, Richard Baird, Tony South, Julie Sproul, Mary Almendinger, and Arvin Gieseke.


Board Members absent: Linda Barsness


Guests: none


Agenda:


Motion to approve agenda as presented by Richard Baird, Milt Lee second, carried.


Motion to nominate Tony South as board chair by Richard Baird, Milt Lee second, carried. Tony South abstain.


Motion to nominate Richard Baird as vice-chair by Milt Lee, Jason Ball second, carried. Richard Baird abstained.


Motion to set 7 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month as the regular meeting date by Jason Ball, Richard Baird second, carried.


Motion to set board pay at $75.00 for in-house meetings by Milt Lee, Richard Baird second, carried.


Motion to set board pay at $25.00 per hour for all out-side house meetings by Richard Baird, Jason Ball second, carried.


Motion to set board pay at $15.00 per hour for general hourly work including short courses, clean up day, roadwork etc. by Milt Lee, Richard Baird second, carried.


Motion to set Treasurers pay at $750.00 per year and $75.00 per meeting by Milt Lee, Jason Ball second, carried.


Motion to set part-time maintenance persons pay at $15.00 per hour, up to 80 hours/month by Jason Ball, Milt Lee second, carried.


Motion to set clerks pay at $20.00 hour up to 100 hours per month by Richard Baird, Milt Lee second, carried.
Motion to approve the following by consent agenda

• Township Association provide bond for the Clerk and Treasurer
  
• Mileage reimbursement to match federal rate – changed to 54.5/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 $5,000.00 for necessary repairs to equipment or town hall as needed not to exceed $5,000.00 (from the previous authorized $500.00) by Richard Baird, Tony South second, carried.
  
• Delegate authority to township road committee members to authorize regular and emergency repair of Township roads not to exceed $5,000.00.
  

Milt Lee made a motion to approve the consent agenda, Jason Ball second, carried.


Committee Appointments


Road & Bridge: Richard Baird and Milt Lee


Minnesota District 11: Milt Lee and Linda Barsness


Cass County Township Association: Tony South, Richard Baird, Jason Ball and Milt Lee


Public Safety: Zeb Hemsworth, Linda Barsness, Jason Ball and Mary Almendinger


Fire Association Board: Tony South and Arvin Gieseke


Annex/Consolidation & Inter govern – full board


Clean up Day – full board


Township Weed Inspector: Richard Baird and Linda Barsness


Motion to Adjourn the meeting at 8:15 pm by Richard Baird, Milt Lee second, carried.