PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2020 9:00 am
Place: Virtual Meeting Held due to Peacetime Emergency Declaration in response to
COVID-19 Pandemic.
Members Present via Computer: Eric Johnson, Teresa Walter, Jack Miller, Robert Burns
Members not present: Greg Myhre
Call to order: 9:10 am
Presiding: Chairman Johnson
Call to order. Pledge of Allegiance.
Miller moved, Burns seconded, unanimously carried to approve the agenda.
Walter moved, Miller seconded, unanimously carried to approve the minutes of the November 24, 2020 Board Meeting.
Walter moved, Burns seconded, unanimously carried to approve the minutes of the December 1, 2020 Board Meeting.
Public Comment: None
Burns moved, Walter seconded, unanimously carried to approve the Consent Agenda, which consisted of the following items:
1) Approve payment of the License Center and Human Services disbursements and the following claims
County Revenue Fund $53,707.90
Road & Bridge Fund $10,027.04
Total $63,734.94
2) Approve final CARES Act Spending Plan.
3) Affirm the following personnel actions:
1. Highway Department
1. Accept the resignation of Doug Twite, Engineering Assistant, effective at
the end of his shift on December 18, 2020 and thank him for 43 years
of service to the residents of Houston County!
2. Approve a competitive search for an Engineering Assistant or Engineering
Technician.
2. Sheriff’s Office
1. Hire Amy Gehrke as a probationary Jailer/Dispatcher, B23-2 Step 1, effective
December 28, 2020.
3. Public Health and Human Services
1. Approve the carryover of Heather Myhre’s 2020 unused vacation accrual to
2021 due to the work duties and demands of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ACTION ITEMS
Burns moved, Miller seconded, unanimously carried to accept proposal from Bolton & Menk to design, inspect and administer the culvert lining project at the Houston County Airport with a local cost of $2,200.
Burns moved, Walter seconded, unanimously carried to approve the purchase of two portable message trailers (mobile Highway signs) for a total cost of $39,092.
Walter moved, Miller seconded, unanimously carried to approve the 2021-2023 contract with Schneider Geospatial, LLC for Beacon, GeoPermits, Staff Augmentation and Parcel Maintenance.
There being no further business and the time being 9:45 a.m., motion was made by Walter, seconded by Burns, unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting. The next advertised meeting being a Workgroup Session on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HOUSTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
By: Eric Johnson, Chairperson
Attest: Jeffrey Babinski, County Administrator
THE ABOVE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COM-MISSIONERS IS ONLY A SUMMARY. THE FULL TEXT IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE HOUSTON COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE AS WELL AS ON THE HOUSTON COUNTY WEBSITE LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: http://www.co.houston.mn.us/
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