You don't really Thank you. Sorry. Okay, we'll start the meeting. Good morning. Steel County Commission meeting March 3rd, 8:15 a.m. Um, call the
meeting to order. Do we have any agenda additions? the hope coming shop quote for gutters and the JA letter for the renaissance any other additions okay um turning our meeting over to the
to park forward. >> All right. Is there any old business? >> Start with uh any addition order and then >> order. >> Yeah. And then agenda additions.
>> Yes sir. Any agenda additions >> and then accept the minutes from last meeting. Will >> we approve the minutes of last meeting? In favor say I. Hi bag.
Is there any old business leases, garage bills or garbage bills and light bill? >> And those are the old bills sitting there with the yellow piece of the paper. Old bill. I don't know what you guys want me to do with them yet. Those have
been paid or not been paid? >> They have. We've been paying them. We haven't told anything yet. >> Just that I'm worried that June will come and there will be a lot of garbage out there. >> Oh, yeah. We're already getting flag about it. >> So, >> we sent out a letter saying that
where do we >> is it going to be done by June? >> I don't know. I sound like I talked to Lord and I think all the signatures were done, but it's not finalized. But all the the governor signed it and everything. >> Well, there's been a few people that are complaining that we're not going to have
garbage for them on that's their problem. That's their problem. >> So, >> did another garbage company call you? >> No, they never did. >> They never called you. Okay. >> There was a guy that called there asking you could use services out there and I
gave them that number. >> Who was it? >> I can't remember. >> Nope. I'll see if SA remember I've never heard of bet. >> But I'll see if SA remembers that was a
couple weeks ago already seen in his other bills in the garbage for last year was 14,000. Is that for some of the dumpster stuff then too or what? >> That's all that's >> that's for Jake's too I think. >> Yeah, that's for everything. And then Jake reimburse >> reimburse. Okay. Yeah.
>> Yeah. So, I haven't done anything with those bills. I don't know if I'm just to do it until the paper work is through and then cancel them. >> Do we send something to everybody to let them know that? I send them a letter that when it's goes through that, you
know, we'll be providable, but I don't know if he does just single pickup garbage can like that. >> Well, he doesn't. He does like in town here. So you be like a town's great. I mean there's a lot of them.
>> The only thing I can think of is you want all of them or none of them type of thing. He's not going to go there for three four of them. >> They might have some kind of agreement there too between they only do it every two days. So it's like wasn't that much. 60 bucks a month.
>> Yeah. I do the same thing. I do mine twice a month. >> Twice a month >> you can do it. >> But you got a jump. >> Yeah. >> What does he charge you for that? >> That look like >> I don't know if he'd pick up garbage
cans. His condo garbage can or dumpster? >> Dumpster, too. >> I think they only pick up dumpsters. >> You'd probably do it, but but dumpster think. Well, it'd be smart if the association took it over and I paid in for or just had dumpsters that they went
to versus individual camps that community dumpster or whatever, you know, but then all the other C people start throwing in anyway
gets take advantage of You had that other you said Jenny you had paid some this year already to the garbage that 3700 >> probably get them what the first month or so >> should I probably think if you had it start May
>> was that quarterly or was that >> garbage >> it's a lot of money >> is a lot of money yes that's a monthly Wonder if they're picking anybody up out there really right now. >> Yeah, but I mean I see them out there. They aren't picking many up. >> No, because half of them are lay out the
field from the windstone. People haven't been able to pick their garbage cans up. >> They're making good money right now. >> Do you have to send a letter to provide people's number? Let them figure it out. >> I think >> if you got a couple names, I wouldn't hurt to put them in there. Some just do
brockers and the current waste management. >> That's not enough. >> Yeah, it's their deal. >> Okay. >> Well, take it home anyway. >> But you think we should send out to the the renters of it to lease people and know that their garbage service is not
going to be anymore. They figure that out. >> No, that's it. She doesn't have >> Should I wait till the sale your garbage pickup is >> right?
>> I don't know. >> Light it up probably. >> I can just hear that though. Some were going to just lease it from Louis yet for a while too. They think they should get the garbage yet. But >> that's between Louis and them, not us. >> That's right. Exactly. There has been quite a few people
calling about questions and stuff. I I don't really know when it's going to go through. So, they want the dimensions of their lodge and all this stuff and it's hard to find that stuff. >> It's all going to get served. You just got to tell them that's going to get served though, but at least they haven't
started it yet. So, they should >> right now. Yeah. Yeah. >> Big thing is we are not heading out this process. So we are not in the house.
>> What else is on your end? Just like bills. Yeah, there's 12. There's I counted them up. There's 12 likes on that bill that we paid for out there. Wonder if I change some of that. It's nine bucks a light, but still 12 likes.
That's 108 bucks a month. We probably would have paid for them over at the pavilion. >> Yeah, there's some over at the pavilion that will pay for it. And then up at those >> you know how many are at the pavilion in the store? >> I'd have to look up things, but I'm sure
there's by the store. I'm sure there's probably four or five but by the store on the south side and the north side. >> Are they all metered on the same meter? >> I think they just get charged $9 a month. >> I think it's just straight from the
utility. >> Yeah. So, it's a flat fee. It's a flat fee. >> I think all the ones south of the store are on that meter on a meter. >> Yeah. already did like campground. I don't know who pays for that one, but thanks
for Jake's bill. Okay. >> And what about mowing? What did what did we pay Melissa last year for mowing though? >> And the how much we like the grand total amount. >> Yeah. What was the grand total >> on there? It says 2,000. We lost.
>> No, that's not that's just how much that much help to look. >> That's another thing we're going to have to figure out. Basically, that meeting of fish, they didn't care. They can grow up as tall as
they wanted. all the people around that. >> Yes, we have about 7,600 budgeted for her and she usually comes pretty close to that like her full amount. I think it comes down to 21 2250 and I think we talked about putting in a
new mower this year for budget. >> I don't think you better wait. I've talked to I talked to like J&G Landscaping. They got the same type mowers and he said they've got 8 9,000 hours on them. He said they changed the deck on them maybe once but part of it
he said they'll last forever. So I don't think I'd worry about if anything maybe have them go through the deck and fix it up on >> pretty good about bringing it in and getting it serviced. Right. Yeah. She probably did last fall, didn't she? >> Yeah, I think she did. Yeah.
I mean it's going to be not much left the moment. I mean not most same >> the only different it would be on the east side by gross. >> Yeah. >> Everything else will be same
>> even behind those lease lots. >> I mean if we unless we don't mow it but I mean >> right that you said that east side of backwood parks of trailer you mean there? Now that's they are Lawson's are getting that >> Lawson are getting that so they care
about what's going to do. >> Well maybe more will change this next month go from there for old that should be it for old business. Move on to new business. Is there any
new business? The sewers froze up again. >> But Curtis didn't get the things in there till October. No, it was October. That was November. >> Matters. >> Is the tank itself froze? >> Tank itself frozen. The line froze somewhere.
>> So those heaters wouldn't help. >> It might have. It might have if it had hot more heat than there go. >> It doesn't they don't heat up that much. They just freak >> and it it was good until they cleared the snow off to get down in there to put the things in. Then that's when it blows
up on them. >> So I think it start to work again a little bit cuz he can get it pumping. He said it wasn't as full as they thought it would be already. So maybe it's starting to move up. The last couple weekends been pretty
busy out there. Little bit of pumping. I put straw in there right away next year. No. Yeah. >> Is there any Is there any way to know that like line when it got put in it if there's a you know like a hump or
something in it that could be settling in there? >> That line is very deep. >> Very deep. Probably through the road is where it's freezing up to where it goes under the road. Probably over 10 ft deep. >> Think so. >> Well, we went really deep. Then we came
up at the other end. We boarded in. >> All right. >> We went plenty deep. I'm sure it's froze up where it comes up right over at the end of the parking lot because that's where it has to go back up that we're only about 3 ft deep over at the >> Yeah, that's what I meant. Where you across that parking lot area?
>> We went We went way deep and then came up. So, >> could it be down in there? We got froze. Everybody's water lines. That's froze. Everybody's watching. >> Any other new business?
>> So, he's just going to hold off on the leases. I know anything. >> I don't think we really can do much other >> unless we just shut the garbage off now and be done. We aren't going to collect any money, >> right? When does our when does the leases
really renew? Is it yearly? >> Yearly >> like January 1 to January December 31st May or so payments usually due June 1st. >> So we're probably obligated till
June 1st anyways then. And so we better just keep it going for another month or so and maybe it'll be done. Unless we send it out to monthly, they get paid for one month covered with expenses. But >> even I mean so I think it was May, June,
July, August. So like five months. So 800 is what's that for? I think 850 is need by five months. 70 bucks
>> times 43 $7,300 >> I guess. >> Yeah. >> Cancel the right. I mean they want to pay their 40 bucks a month. They can pay it off. >> Yeah. The only thing is if we're obligated for the end of the lease, you
know, renewal for the year. would be obligated if you pay a lease from >> and the at least doesn't say that we cover garbage and everything. That's in like their big renewal lease that they do every what five well now it changed
but like every 10 to five years and then they pay their lease fee every year. So this was they signed the lease until 32 that says we're going to pick garbage up from this day to this day until the lease is broken. I guess
probably >> that would probably be say um that deal pulling through. >> So once that's signed then it's broke. >> Yeah. Got it. If it's all signed the government I bet this next month that it
should be done. I don't >> I don't know what it would take make it take something longer. They do have a little bit of a state in there that they'll pay for garbage. >> What if the if that leasing says I will pay for garbage that might be
interesting then if they don't. >> So we just have to wait until the lease is broken. So until they sign it then we wouldn't be obligated. So if that happens May 1st then we're >> but they paid last year for five months.
of rental. So, we're outside of that technically. >> True. >> There's a bunch of different ways. >> I guess I can send out a letter and explain that when the paperwork is through or whatever. Why don't we couldn't we send out a letter says
stating that services will be removed effective May 1st? >> Yeah. or or earlier if the >> depending on patient filed
papers >> then that gives them >> management and they both just I'll second all in favor. >> Any other new business?
What are we going to probably do about It's going to be up to you guys. I get to sit and talk about what we're going to do for mills or something later on for money. I'm going to keep this thing rolling. >> No, that to be something we work at budget time,
>> right? Absolutely. >> And once Casey gets on a tax too, I figured he could see how much money is coming in for taxable out there. >> I don't know. >> Could have been tuning up. 40 people
have big pay land tax on it then something make a big difference be more than 850. >> Yeah probably >> you give all the expense stuff. >> Thank you. >> Yep.
Any other no business? I'll make a motion to adjourn. I'll second you. >> Text me if I can figure out who that garbage person. >> I didn't have Ed's number. That's why you got drugs.
>> It's all right. >> All right. Now, we'll go back to the county commission. 8:35. >> Um, can I get a motion for approval of the minutes? >> I'll move to approve the minutes as amended.
>> Motion made by car. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Brandon. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carried. Okay. Um part of road department. >> Good morning. Good morning.
>> First uh thank you for proving me to be able to miss last Friday. It turned out to be a very productive uh experience. So >> deal. >> Well, the trouble is now I have to go to
Iowa. >> How's it going with the road department? Get acclimated with everything. >> Good. Um the what I've been doing is uh the guys have been working uh organizing some different things uh throughout the
shop. Uh right now we're place replacing the skin on the bottom of the Bobcat bucket that was pretty torn up and eaten through. So, that's a good project for uh with the uh
the office. I've been kind of going through and cleaning uh as much of that as possible so far and made a lot of progress >> in there. Um I think the only and then just kind of
getting familiar with the roads. went out and checked uh yesterday morning and then sent uh uh Trent and um Tim out to do some blading on some ice slots and whatnot. So,
>> okay, good. Um Brandon and I will we'd like to come over and just go through some things with you. We'll set that up here, get together, and we'll get a meeting time lined up. >> Absolutely. Yeah, we can just go over a few things and
see what some of your thoughts are. And >> one of the things I would just just right now when we're going around these just for in the summertime, some of these spot graveling spots we got to do on these county roads. >> Yep.
>> You can really pick them out, you know, kind of now. And once we blade through them again, they'll it'll cover them up, but you can really see them now where they're they're just mud basically. So, >> yep. >> Good >> good thing to mark them off so we can get them ready to sp gravel some in the
summer. >> Okay. >> And depending upon which which roads we decide to gravel too, I guess. So, >> there should be a map that was proposed for maybe graveling this year. Maybe somewhere if you got maybe one B ones, I don't have a proposed one for this year, but I have the last three or four years
of old ones. Why >> don't you send that over to them so he can take a look at it? Give him some backup. I told them we'd probably run that here. It's kind of a lot. We've normally done it. I guess April has
>> this is totally off the subject, but there the 5,000galon fuel tank that you guys are using. >> Yes, >> that is my tank. >> That's just want everybody else to hear that too. Reed and I made that deal that they could use it to >> Okay,
>> we don't have anything in writing. >> I will test >> it was full too. >> How full? How full is it? >> Right. >> No, I'm serious. How full is it like right now? Have they filled it recently? Did they? Okay, good. Now that's
>> So you're saying we should send you a bill for storage, >> right? >> I suppose the pump's bad, too. I need to replace it, probably. >> Oh, I was supposed to put one in there. Thought you said two. >> Yeah. >> But yeah, no, other than that, so far
everything's been going pretty well. just getting acclimated with the guys and uh building the rapport and um just uh plugging away on the the things that I can right now and so yeah I I'm having a good time.
>> Good. Good. >> Um what's the Hoffman's estimate? >> Think Ben sent you this. Ben >> thought you said you did. I said told Peterson to >> I thought that was me.
>> I told you she was going. >> You did not. >> I'm going to look. >> I know. >> Cuz after you said that, I went back to the mint seat in there. >> That's for the gutters and stuff. >> Yeah. >> And insulation. >> She just sent that to me, I think, >> yesterday.
>> Yeah, yesterday. To blow in more insulation. It says additional 12 in 12 in fiberglass insulation. >> There's a bunch of lines for building
stuff coming >> and he also did the storm work couple months ago, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. You got it. Got it. >> You said we got we got a budget, right? >> Yeah. There it's well within budget
guidance. You can start review something that probably didn't need it last week. >> Yeah. channel. >> So, you guys are going to do that? >> Yeah, we'll take her. Okay. >> Is Mike coming in today, too, or not?
>> As far as I know, I haven't heard any. >> I don't see either of them. Um, so, >> do you have any questions for us? >> Um, I don't think so. Well, I uh I talked to Ben about uh getting
somebody over to look at the internet. Uh I don't have any access over there to Well, I know I was going through the computer and I think the last time that was updated was November 24. So
>> once I get internet access, I can start going through and um it's just going to take a little while organizing the files that are, you know, there which it's all right. That's
that's why there were looking at getting quotes for getting fiber over there. >> Yeah. So you guys had approved ARPA money uh that money back in the day uh for to do fiber and that type of stuff. So, uh, since that was already Travis
did, I think he called you. >> He did call me. I got to give him a quote for boring. >> Yeah. So, we're going to get it bored over there, uh, this summer. >> Okay. >> Is with that. And then, um, so right now it's working on like what a bridge. >> Yeah. It's a Wi-Fi bridge. So, it's being shot across from Charlie's office.
>> Okay. >> Over to the there. And then it's wired from there to his computer. It's >> little slow. >> Yeah. Half the time with the cameras, too. the cameras will work together or something, right? >> Yeah, of course. >> Yeah. >> So, we're going to get uh we hope for
the shop cameras, too. There'll be a couple of cameras on the shop looking outside, but nothing inside, but uh looking at all the stuff. >> Are you going to look at any repairs to get internet over there before summer?
>> Yeah, I'll talk to Travis. He usually has some type of idea of what can fix that easily. I don't know what it is, but yes, I will get over track. >> Yeah, that's pretty much essential. >> Yeah, let's get that computer up and running. >> It doesn't work at all for you right
now. >> Yeah, we need to get that going. >> And I I mean, even if we need to update it, I don't know when's the last time that's been gone through. >> Honestly, Travis would have a lot of that stuff. >> Why don't you get get Travis working on
that? See where we need to go with that. probably best thing to do there. >> We're doing two cameras just one couple months ahead or >> Yeah. So there's uh they're kind of a dual mounted thing. So there's going to be one on the north end, one on the
south end, and they're going to look both ways, the east and west. >> What are your thoughts of putting some cameras inside? >> The only reason I say that is sometimes for safety, I'll say if somebody gets hurt in there. >> Yeah. You know, it's nice to have cameras to see how things happened or
>> Yeah. >> sucks. >> It's I I don't personally have a problem with that. I mean, >> I know at our shop employees right away hated it, but after about a week, they for they even forgot they're there.
>> Yeah. >> As long as no one's babysitting the cameras, >> which I don't think will be a problem. >> I don't know. >> No different. effort to hear >> as long as it's known that it's security, not surveillance. Hear what we
said, not babysitting. >> I know that guy. >> Yeah. I I I've known a couple guys that have businesses that Well, one guy in Fargo got the guy got killed. He had cameras on there to see how it happened and it it helped in lawsuit, I guess.
Yep. I I'm a fan of uh cameras. Um I I don't know if any of you guys know this, but I had a breakin in my own house a few years back where I ended up fighting off
a guy with a knife and getting cut. >> Um trying to make it in in my house. Well, that wasn't going to happen. But, uh, had I had cameras in the garage, you know, that would have helped
out greatly in the aftermath. So, yeah. No, I cameras are there for safety and different things like that. I don't I don't see a problem with that. >> Should we have Ben check in that or with Travis, you guys, or what do you want to
do? >> Yeah, it's okay. >> Yeah, I think so. I mean, we need Yeah, we need to get that probably that that line board first or you know. >> Yeah. And that's nothing with any of that can happen until the gets bored, but
>> do you for sure want to do it or do you want me to check? >> Yeah, that's not a problem. All the cameras in the shop. >> Oh, I do, but I don't know what the rest of them. I would like to see all the way around the whole shop outside and then
inside. We'll see what Let's see what's needed for that and then we'll see what it costs. >> Okay. So, >> what are you thinking? Like number of cameras? >> No, like eight inside front of shop
outside and probably three, two or three inside. >> Yeah. >> So, six. Yeah. I think do they have like an eight my know every system I bought they come with like eight or 16 24 >> yeah it's just depending on how much we can add onto our system without having
to add more stuff downstairs because the stuff you add into the server rack that's what cost the most money cameras are a couple hundred bucks a piece server stuff is the most expensive piece of that >> do some research and back to
We do. >> We're going to try to get that that board done this summer. >> Soon as I get a quote back and Travis says yes, then yes. >> Okay. Because we've already we've approved that to happen. >> There's 27,000 and change in that ARPA money that needs
to be spent by the end of this year. Okay. >> So, trying to finish the projects that we had said we were going to do. Okay. Great. Anything else? >> I think so. >> Um, >> when you do have your email, why don't you send it out to us?
>> What's that? >> Your email? >> Yes, I did. >> I just I CC this email to you guys yesterday. Some stuff I said. >> Sounds good. >> And I I guess there was one gravel bids. Uh
when when would we like to start getting those ready? >> April, May. >> April, May. >> Yeah. April, probably. Yeah. >> Correct. >> Perfect. >> Like I said, Ben should have that sheet. And what we try to do is keep a rotation
going around. So every every couple years the roads are getting Ben will kind of go over that old what we did last year. And then >> we run about we've been out about 34 miles a year. And then we spot grab below on like 10 15.
>> So we try to get about 50ish done per year and that every 3 years the whole county with them. >> Tim can probably help you with some bad spots too that we >> have some trouble spots that we need to gravel probably every year. >> Yep. One of those gaps he'll show you where.
>> Okay. You guys want to look into I think we had conversations about a blade. That's something that we need to look into again. I thought we were doing a snowball truck. >> Yes, but we are in the rotation for
another blade for that next year. >> We just did. I don't know. We just got one, didn't we? >> Yeah. I think we could probably hold off on a blade for right now. when December few years ago we did one back to back two greens.
>> So where that rotation's at? I guess is what >> we have to look at to see where they can go. >> Make sure that we're we're kind of keeping up with that too. Y >> All right, sounds good.
>> Perfect. Thank you. >> Thank you, gentlemen. Lady You want to talk about it? Can you handle these guys are here? >> Yeah, let's do it. >> Uh, so
I won't say much. I'm gonna let Rick talk honestly. Um, slide back. Don't wor. So, one of the things that we've been looking into, and I told you guys about it, was uh um CAD. So, computer AED dispatch does a lot of
different things, and Rick can get into the specifics, but um basically helps them do their jobs a little bit easier, helps dispatch in the same route, uh would help quicker court, states attorney's office, kind of everybody just be able to work a little bit more, a little bit better. Um there is a cost
to that. I did send that out to you guys last week. Um, I just found out Trail approved it. So, I'm a little honestly kind of dumbfounded because they don't like to approve those things. So, that was good. That's good. Um, before we get into the cost, I'll let Rick explain what it
does, though. >> Okay. I wasn't planning on talking, but okay. Uh so yeah, the CAD system, it basically streamlines all of our operations. Um you know, now now we've got, you know, you've got the razor tracking, you've got our map system,
you've got um our report system, you've got like five different six different things that we've different uh programs that we're running where as this everything would be under one umbrella. Um, it also on the dispatch side, it
you're getting real-time information on your incar computer as to what's going on with the call. So, you're you're seeing it there. You're seeing um the location where it's at. You're seeing where other units are. It just makes the
our job basically easier. Um streamlines things and it's it's honestly it's the way of business is done now. um the way we do things um is kind of outdated by 20 some years,
you know. I mean, this just it's um more efficient way of doing things. Um Ben will get into it, but we would jump on with Walsh County and their system. So, that that also is a information
sharing uh as well. So anybody that they've came in contact with or the counties that they're on it with came in contact with, we deal with the same people. Even when they are not very close, you're dealing with the same people. So it's just you're reaching uh
a bigger base and and getting more information and just helping make the community safer as well and and our our job easier. So I don't know. Any questions on it? I guess my little spiel. So the
our share for joining the system first year is 35,000. >> Yeah. So we had um we had looked at a couple of different things. First off we looked at doing this just trail and steel counties. Um that price tag was 150,000 for the first year and then it was 80,000 a year split between the two
counties. Every year after that we thought there ain't no way in hell you guys are ever going to approve that kind of money. Uh so they like Rick said they uh met with Walsh County. uh they had actually went up to Grafton and talked with the sheriff and a couple of the folks up there. Uh really like the system and and what they use like he
said they share a lot of the same people. Uh so it just makes sense from an information sharing piece of it. So u our share total for the first year or not just our share total for the first year for the county is 95,33448 and then an annual charge of 43,698.
So the paper that I gave you guys, yes Richard, that broken out uh our share for the first year is 35,42790 and then annually after that our share would be 9500 and change that 35,000 there is uh $229,000 in the
overweights fund right now. Um that's honestly where I was wanting to take it from. Uh for that overweights we pull in last year we pulled in $90,000 in overweights. uh the year before that was a little over a hundred and that was the
first year that we started it. Um so we are we did go down you know but not much. I think we'll average when everything kind of evens out I think we'll average probably 70 to 80 uh in just the people asking for permits. Um and then
the guys usually write anywhere from 30 to 40,000 a year in tickets if not more. So, we have plenty of funds when it comes to paying the guys for their overtime uh to paying for the low pass system itself. That's only a thousand bucks a year. Uh and then to pay for
something like this broken out per year. Then from there are uh 4,800 a little over 4,800 bucks that come out of the 911 fund. Uh and $4,700 is what the sheriff's office would be responsible for out of their budget.
So, is there any savings associated with this going to the system because maybe they get rid of other systems, right? >> Yes. No, kind of. Um, from a money standpoint, you're not necessarily going to see like a straight dollars, you know, right off the top, but it is going
to save a heck of a lot of time. the goods. Um like like you said that being able to see that real time information alone is worth bucking some money you know >> technology updated pretty much
>> the the thing I said here it's a it's a streamline piece for the deputies it's a safety piece for you guys also too out here you just know how it works you're you're working a lot alone so
it's nice to know where stuff's at or the situation at hand, you can have it right there. So, um, as far as updating the current technology you guys have, this will integrate fairly easily into the computers that you guys have. We don't
have to update a bunch of that stuff or >> No, I don't believe so. >> It's all login based. >> Okay. So, originally when we were checking out this, uh, the price was a lot higher to the point where I said, "I'm not
bringing that in front of you." Um, it was really expensive. Um, and then we found out we could maybe join Walsh County who county, Walsh County, city of Grafton, Bnau County, there's a lot of them that So, Walsh County is they call
the parent and we're children off of that parent company. So, we went up there, Rick and I, Sheriff Hunt and Chief Deputy Jason went up there and went through, they explained everything. Um,
we went into their dispatch center. We met with the sheriff and Richie, the chief deputy, and they went through everything and we were pretty wowed when we came on there and they said, "Just get on. No charges, no nothing. Just get on." We are working. I don't know why,
but it seems like we're working a lot with the same names and this information system they have on that thing just wows you. I mean, they put everybody and everybody's contacts together and it is it is going to make a lot of things a lot easier. What I like about it also is
a civil side of it. We can now put everything into our log it in, send it to Satie Sady, Boom, and instantly make everything else, send it right back. Not just, but the clerk as well. So, our stuff should be um twice as fast.
Um we can now go on and run our own uh NCIC stuff. Um that'll be on there. Um so we can run our own plates right here from our vehicle to right here. Um this kind of money that started I think
we got it manageable. Um however, I would not be asking that kind of money if I didn't believe that the system is going to work. I really do trust this system from what I see up there and they we talked to the other guys up there and Rick even did some research out of South Dakota um where they have a few of these
systems and it's working wonderful them the state has a system kind of like this. It's called P1 but it doesn't do even close to what this does and um it would cost us just as much to get on with the state and that B1 system. So
around their CAD system, not one system, their CAD. So I guess uh I'm asking that um that we go with this system. I know it it it's a lot of money. I'm not going to lie to you. I know it's a lot of money,
but it was a lot of higher cut down quite a bit. Uh there is a Grace asked me, you know, so then this is something that the fire department can maybe join up on uh if they wanted to. The answer is yes. Um looking at the two lines there, it's
it's like 480 bucks or something a year is what it would cost to any of the other departments that want to join up on something like this. Um, yeah. So, what that would enable us is we could have a TV up in a firewall and it would show us where we're being dispatched to. So, we can see because a lot of times
they'll give us a mile marker and sorry, I don't me memorize where mile markers are, >> right? Yep. >> I don't either. >> And dispatch is really good about, you know, it's, oh, it's so and so's farm. They really are, but sometimes you get the random call back. You're like, where
the hell is that? Well, like last winter, we get an address. They of course don't give us the name. The address probably Larry Carlson's, but it was someone else. >> So, asking for your permission to spend that 35 grand on the over.
>> Okay. Do we have a motion? >> I'll make that motion. >> Motion by Brandon. Second. >> I'll second it. Second by Chris. All in favor? I >> I opposed. Motion carried. >> Thank you guys. Help us.
>> The old guy gonna have a problem with the young guy. >> Take me a few more months to figure it out. >> But we did get a we do have a phone application piece for mainst. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh Ben,
>> yes, >> we got uh I saw your name somewhere else. >> Yeah. Um website and then rural health transformation. So let's talk about the website. Um we part of the uh rules that came out
through the feds. Um we have a certain time frame to get our website fully ADA compliant. Um I sat through a couple of different webinars on it and then a lot of the information that's coming out is they don't know yet of what all it's going to take or or um what that like.
Uh I am planning on sitting in in a couple webinars with Civic Plus. They run our they host our website. Um they apparently have some type of thing that'll help us do this. Um one of the webinars I sat in I put it out to the everybody that was there. I said, "I'd be willing to have a conversation with
anybody who wants to take this on and see what that cost would look like, too." And I haven't heard back from I've heard from a couple of people, but nothing crazy. Um, we have until the end of April of 27 to to get this done. The
stuff that I've heard in the meantime is as long as we have a statement on our website and there is I did put one on there uh that just says that we're working towards full compliance, full ADA compliance per that rule, uh we should be covered and then we just have to like periodically make sure we're
actually doing something. Um I don't know cost yet. I don't know what anything is going to look like. There's going to be a cost associated with it cuz there's a lot of that stuff I can't do. Um there's a lot of the stuff that none of us really how to do just from a website running running a web page. Um
so hiring somebody else to do it is going to be a big is going to be a thing. Um or have hiring or purchasing whatever software that that company has is going to be a thing. So >> do some research and get back to this. >> Yeah, I'll get back to you guys. >> It could be quite costly.
>> Uh it could be everything I was looking at though the just because it's based off of population. Um, even like the super fancy system, the um what I would that uh website that I was given, they said go on here and see what it would cost. It was only like four grand a
year. So, it is a lot, but it's also not in the grand scheme of what it is. >> And some some smaller entities are decreasing the amount of content that they have on their site. >> Mhm. >> In order to cut costs that way. No, I
don't I don't necessarily think we want to do that, but yes, there are a lot of smaller entities. I think there's >> there's if you have a document, somebody that's blind needs to be able to use that document. >> Okay. >> Somebody that's deaf needs to be able to hear that stuff. Would that be
>> So, if it's a third, there's there's exceptions to that. If there's a third party application that it goes to, then no, they are required on their end to do something, but it's not an our requirement for us since we just hosted as a they're a third party vendor. Um,
but stuff that we put on that website, like Perry was saying, if we have a document, you know, like minutes for instance, have to be audibly read to them, you know, or visually cap. Yeah. >> Everybody needs to make that
capable that document capable to do that, right? Yes. >> Like Ben said, I can't do it. You can't do it. Somebody has to do it. >> Software. >> So >> software or a person. >> Person or AI. >> Yeah. So >> or hiring somebody to do it.
>> Absolutely. >> It could. >> Well, for we probably wouldn't have to, but maybe. >> Yeah. It's just it's going to be an ongoing thing. It's it's nothing we need to keep on the agenda by any means, but it's it's something that's going to come up. It's going to be an ongoing thing.
You'll like you will see me again with a estimate from something. Here's what I want you to do. Here's what we could do type of thing. >> Population over 5,000 is >> this deadline of this April and they're struggling. >> Wow. >> Yeah.
So, it is something we better be prepared for. Okay. The rural health uh I don't know what you guys have heard. Have you heard anything about the rural health transformation grant at all? So the state uh had to meet in special
session um the legislature to accept the funding and then to uh figure try to figure out some grant and how they're going to spend it. This came from uh the one big beautiful bill uh from this uh centers of Medicaid
Medicaid and Medicare, all that stuff. Um there are four overarching categories that grant money has to fall into. One of them is strengthen and stabilize the rural health workforce. Make North Dakota healthy again,
preventative care and eating healthy, bring highquality healthc care closer to home, and then connecting technology data and providers for a stronger North Dakota. Um, they haven't released anything yet. Their thought process was they would have grant applications released by the
end of February. Um, and they haven't done that yet. They have to have this money obligated by October. So, they were hoping to have it all out by August was their plan. Um, it's an annual thing that's going to be
happening. We got about $200 million across the state. Uh, that needs to be that they'll have to obligate out. Um, anybody can apply for the grant. So, individuals, businesses, anybody, government, >> they don't have they don't have the guidelines out yet.
>> We only got 200 million to spend. Yep. We don't have no directing quite yet. >> Um Wayne, when Wayne was gone, he sent me over an uh um webinar I sat in on and it was basically like a listening session trying to figure out what this all could include
in it. Some of the stuff that I can think of um was uh sirens for both counties, which mean leads me to another thing. Um new workout equipment for the community building here in Finley. That was Wayne's. Um, you could expand the
fire departments in Hope and Finley. Um, any type of technology addition that we want to look at could be included in that. Um, you start talking about rural health stuff, you could look at like community paramedic, what that could be. You can't pay a salary, but you can pay
a stipend. Um, you can you can make buildings bigger or renovate buildings, but you cannot put new construction up. So, there's fix bricks.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Good. Um, so there's a lot of random things that I'm thinking about, but if you guys have something in your communities, uh, personally, business-wise that you're like, "Hey, this needs to be included in
that," make sure that you're passing that. It's the Rural Health Transformation Grant. There is a website. I don't have that written here, but it is uh, if you Google it, North Dakota Rural Health Transformation Grant, it'll pop up.
tap into that some more. >> Yeah, once we get uh more information, I will uh share the information. But the the more information got come from the legislature >> uh coming from the state right now. So the state uh I don't I don't know what
happened, but the state applied for some money from the feds and then the total funding came in different than what they had applied for. So they the state had to go back to to the Centers for Medicaid to ask for uh variance
difference and my understanding is that's not approved yet. It's going to be approved but my understanding is that's not approved yet. So as soon as that gets approved then they start releasing stuff. >> I think I just got an email the other day. I think the end of March I have another webinar. It's the end of March.
>> Um they're trying to figure out what the heck they can use it for. public safety is what uh like Denell Prisky and NDACO was is putting a lot of their time and effort into. Um not just public safety but everything else that has to do with counties, economic development, all that stuff. So um but just know that it's
everybody can apply for it. Businesses, private individuals, anybody, not just government. >> I know NDAC will be here in April. April 15th they will be it's that that uh that's the day you should be here.
>> I'll be gone that day. >> Everybody else should be here. >> So I'll get actually get back later. >> Okay. We have a little problem with that fate. We have court that day. A pretty large court. >> Yeah. >> What day is that?
>> I'm not here. I'm gone. I don't know how Chad's here. Chad is supposed to be at the same meeting I'm supposed to be at. So >> them back. >> It's a big day. >> Do we have There's court here that day, right? You said actually court, right?
>> Yeah. Regular pork. That'll be busy. Thank you. >> I'll call that day. I'm listening. And we also have a jury trial. Sorry. >> I will not have a good day. >> I can call. >> It will not be happening.
>> So it will not be happening on the 15th. >> Why just give us a new date? >> Yes. I think they wanted to do it because they're going to be in trail that morning. >> They usually have like a >> they usually do two in a day. So,
>> okay. Anything else you have, Ben? >> Uh, no. Unless you want to talk about how to do sirens, but that's a >> Yeah, the funds. >> Uh, Jana, >> that's the We know that every year, isn't it? Yeah.
>> And um so basically we're doing farm to market and five mil kind of getting the money out of those two accounts and they're going into the road and bridge. It's all and then county road bridge. And here's the breakdowns of all of them.
>> Did everybody look at that in the packet that came out? >> And this is just a yearly thing just to get make sure all these funds are are in green. We are still collecting money out of farm to market 5 mil but we
technically we aren't I suppose >> we didn't let you for >> yeah we're not those accounts be closed with 28 the end of 28 then I just need a motion to approve the transfers >> I'll move to approve the transfers
Motion moved by Carrie. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> Second by Brandon. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carried. >> Okay, that's it for you then. >> Yep. >> Thank you very much.
>> Thanks, guys. >> Now, Megan, since you're here, do you want to step up and talk about meeting? Yes, the annual township officer association meeting will be March 25th at noon again this time down in at the
Hope American Legion. So in years past, I've just let you guys know and then you've nominated two to go to that meeting. I'll add those two to the agenda. >> When is that meeting?
>> March 25th, the last Wednesday of March. noon we'll be we'll have a meal again then go through department updates I know I'm I got an update meeting that day with a customer so I won't be able to do that I can be there I
>> I'll try to be there too Okay. So, Brandon and Richard. All right. That's all I need. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thanks, Megan. >> Um, let's do the gold mic raffle to get that done.
>> Yep. That's just their normal raffle that you do every year. You're doing some raffles and then raffle. So, >> just need a motion for that. >> Yep. I'll make that motion. >> Motion made by Chris. Second round. All in favor?
>> I motion carries. >> Uh Mike's probably not going to be here. So, um do you want to talk about the audit? >> Yeah, our audit is done. They send out
final bills. Um Charlie did email them asking for a discount. Um that's a small discount but um I don't have any of it. I don't have the physical audit yet. We haven't paid the
bill but so I think the clear if it's in there or not. I'll be waiting for Charlie. Charlie's been gone on vacation, but >> the balance with the whatever it came
down to like 4 >> something >> 47. >> Yeah, I have an outside grab it or something. I can't remember. I've been eating but I wanted to wait until Charlie was back to discuss it with him.
>> Should we make a motion for Charlie's approval to >> Yeah, that'll work. >> We do that last meeting. >> I don't remember. Did we >> like it? >> Somebody somebody was going to ask an email. >> He did write an email to them, but he's
been gone. So, I haven't talked to him since they sent the email back. >> Oh, they sent the email back. I think like early last week. Charlie's been gone. So, but I'll discuss with Charlie and then get that paid.
and we'll start our next audit >> and everything will not be big any >> and then this is just a heads up that Kyle made this little nice little book uh information within the county. It's a
steel entril just like different color and it's like a go-to place for whatever you can need. So that's that. I don't know what >> Yes. Yep. And I don't know >> what >> I end up buying glass
>> where that's going to go, but working on that couple months. >> Yeah. >> Let me email that if you >> Yes, I'll forward it to you. >> And then just a heads up, me and C are out going out to Bismar tomorrow and Thursday for election training. Our
office will be closed tomorrow and Thursday. And then next to two, next Tuesday will also be closed. will be in Grand Forks for lunch. >> Do you guys put on the website and Facebook? >> Um, I don't put it on the website.
>> Um, we have to put the hours on. >> There was a little issue with some hours. >> Yes, the hours are now on the website on the front page. So, >> everything's updated on the hours for everybody. >> Yeah, we all have all the same hours.
So, it's just one big thing page. >> It's probably overboard, but There was some flack. >> Yes. Yep. >> You guys that copy of that >> resource guide. >> Okay. Um
the JD. >> Oh yeah. The JDA letter support. >> I saw she was here. Is she coming? Is she meeting us for that or >> so bad? >> Did you guys look in the packet for the city? >> The city of Finley letter. >> City of Finley. Yeah. For support.
>> I did. I would make a motion to approve that letter of support. >> Okay. Motion made by Perry. Do we have a second? >> I'll second it. >> Second by Chris. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carried. seeing key stuff. >> Then was that old business?
>> Okay. Uh the old business would be just the tax director salary. Did you guys get a chance to look anything over? Do you want to do anything with it now or wait till budget time? What are your guys' thoughts on Casey's? Yes, >> I would like to wait until budget time
to address this. >> Budget usually starts. So we start talking about that in July, >> August. >> June >> to June. >> Yeah. >> August and preliminary is due in August. We start sending out uh budget stuff like
in May, get it off the department heads >> and then bring it to you in July. >> I' I'd like for Casey to present this to us as part of his budget so we can see different numbers. That's how I feel about it.
>> Okay. Anybody else? You guys go good with that or what do you think? >> Okay. Oops. >> I think I think I mean I'll I'll agree with Perry here. Let's discuss this at budget time.
We can do from that. I think that's a good place to start. I think it's a good time to start or we got to do it. >> Then we got to do something for clear court too, don't we? >> That's related to occur >> or or you mean like on the budget? That
was just for your information, >> wasn't there? >> I thought there was something Charlie wrote something on there. >> Well, let's Okay, so Casey's Let's take care of that first. We're good going We're going to >> push that along until later. >> Yep. >> Have him take care of that stuff. >> Y mention that to him, please. and then
we'll take care of that. So, that's taken care of for now. Um, >> this one, sorry. >> Yeah. Did everybody just read that packet? Uh, the packet for the board administrator? >> I did
char I think one. >> Yes. I would make a motion to go with option number one for the clerk of court salary reimbursement. Did everybody understand what that all entailed? >> Believe that there's a second kind of a
breakdown of everything to >> um did you made a motion? >> I made a motion to accept to accept the option number one for >> option number one. Do we have a second? Second. Second by Brandon. All in favor? I >> oppose.
Motion carried. Uh, was there something for Hope City? There was two things for the Finley, I think. Wasn't there two documents for that? >> But okay, the whole county I can't read my notes. Sorry. That was for the building.
Get JDS taken care of. Was there anything else? I think we got everything. >> Everything but final bills here. >> And for the EMR classes, do you have any sign up? had a couple of people that were interested but nobody that actually followed through with a
whole lot of stuff. He's going to try it again in the summer. from they said yesterday around >> you guys doing business at the end of the lesson training. We have a half day
tomorrow and then medical on Thursday. >> Then training is Tuesday. Also works. >> Reminder, if you want to be on the ballot, you have to turn your stuff in by April.
There's already I'm already done with it. you. He's an overachiever. Oh, I don't know. >> Getting those 10. I don't know. >> 10 or five.
>> There's not very many. >> They need 10% of the total number of votes in the district. No. >> Or 5% of the >> 5%. I I had to have four. >> 20. >> Four. 20.
>> Yeah. >> I think I got six. >> The first time I think I had about 40. >> Yeah. >> Smart. You just waited until got all of us. >> Make sure they're putting them all
because we get across some weights. They didn't put the date correctly. Make sure you pay attention to how they're signing. I did that on purpose. >> Yeah. >> Made him feel good though. >> Can you hear that?
>> No. Okay. >> A lot more picky this four years have ever happened. >> CF. >> CF. >> Yep. Break them down. >> Yeah. But I think they are just getting more picky at the world world events.
>> North Dakota is kind of ahead of the times on voting actually >> and the rest of the country is trying to get their base. So >> they got anything back to us with his billing us? No, nothing yet. The guy uh has some health issues. That
was their work. I want to give you a good idea. That's a big folder for the CAD piece. Do you guys care if we get ready and check it over and done with
otherwise they fill it out until it's fully installed. So I real uh he was hoping to have it by November October. >> So when you write the check >> pretty much as soon as we sign the
contract we'll get it April. >> And you want to pay it in full? I would rather pay it just from instead of wait. We don't have to pay. No, >> we have the money though. So just acquire it. >> Why do you want to pay? >> So I don't have to worry about that
money. Don't worry about it. >> Yeah, they submit a pay request when they want some money. >> They can they do other I mean that's fine too. We can pay it. Otherwise they do. It's like 30% up front and then broke down in like 15. It would get
installed this year though for sure. >> Yeah, it'd be this year. >> Okay. Just so it's all on this one year vote would be best. >> Same with the time frame time frame that that's far out. We should be installments. Yeah. >> How soon will that get
uploaded? I guess we'll soon have that working here over November is the hope unless the go really really smooth. It could be a little bit before that but if I don't bet on anything before September
they have a lot of meetings that we got to build the whole thing and then they want to take some of their footage. So we already have that data we don't have to build it. That's a good thing about this one. We don't have to build it. It's there all county and all
that. >> You know, build it faster integrated into both counties here. >> Dispatch going to take the longest. These guys will be pretty quick, right? >> So, for that subscription for the fire department, they probably talk to the district about that
>> or your chief or however you manage one of them. >> Chief probably won't include that. >> No. just kind of a step up for some of those things. So would that ever be like a computer and a fire truck down the road to show that will be part of that or is that
>> or it can be >> can be >> would be connected to our e dispatch where we can at least on our phone >> we can be yes >> that's where if we can at least have it on our phone >> does it show the location that on your phone or >> there's a map on there but the the
current system couldn't show us where >> anyone could can maybe perfect >> there's a field ops app that one's going to have he's played around on his phone and that'll actually show like when you go in see how it you can put that on the
tablet too. Put it to the fire truck. So if you respond to this fire or whatever, you can say you're responding. It's just like click click responding. The dispatch can see it. We can walk and see it. They know that somebody's coming.
>> Yes. It' be kind of nice to see where all the trucks up. Sometimes we're wondering if the bank's on it way back. >> And your permissions will be limited obviously, but they'll be able to see your stuff. I want to see where he's on razor. Are you sure? No.
>> Yeah. Right. Are you sure? That's the other thing that we'll talk about later. I don't know what to say about tracking. I was going to talk to them. >> We have two other ways to track down. So
I I don't know. Well, we need them, but maybe we need it for the whole county because that doesn't affect the county other you will need it for. >> Yeah, we'll take it off of your three vehicles. >> Yeah. Not yet for Yeah, we'll leave it on for the road crew obviously. So, I don't know if that saves us some money,
but I don't know how much it is. Very minimal. >> I don't think that expensive. Not a big deal if you want us to keep it in there. It's not a big deal. But backup system. >> Yeah. >> Though you pay for something, we already have it twice. I have it on. >> I think >> we'll have it on that. Dispatch knows where we are. Dispatch already knows. We
gave them our razor track. >> Do you use your razor tracking for like your mileage, your oil changes? No, not this one. This one will do the same thing. >> Okay. You send us reports of my older vehicles
every month too. Matt's going to take all of that over as soon as she gets comfort. Pretty excited. When were those seal code bids the end of March? Were they or do you guys remember?
>> I got my phone, >> March 27th, mid opening the second of April. Yeah, >> I was looking at some of the cracks on the old microwood tube. I think we should try to seal coat that again before we or crack seal it before we
>> seal coat it. >> You know, they got out there late last year and I don't know. We just took those down and we'll have the rest of the winter now for other changes on that. So he's he's putting it all together right now.
Kyle should have that done very he probably hasn't done yet to send it out yet. So I'll get you that. So you have all the updated stuff now do the whole I haven't seen it yet either. So >> be nice sort of cracks that again before and I don't know if they got time they could maybe start
decent before the pulls up. I think they got that system down pretty good though. That machine right normal Make a motion to approve the bills. Do we have a second?
>> Second. >> Second by Chris. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. We have a motion for adjourned. >> I'll move to ajourn. Motion by Perry, second by Brandon. All in favor? I
>> opposed. Motion carried. Thank you everybody.