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May 15, 2020

ADAMS COUNTYCOM MISSIONERPROCEEDINGS

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGSOF THE BOARD OF COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS OF ADAMSCOUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

APRIL 7TH, 2020

The Board of Adams CountyCommissioners met in regularsession with the following pres-ent Dustin Laufer, Kevin Pagel,and Kathy Vliem via telephone.Chairman Dustin Laufer

called the meeting to order at8:00AM.MARCH 10, 2020 MINUTES:

Commissioner Vliem moved toapprove the minutes of the reg-ular scheduled meeting. Secondby Commissioner Pagel and byvote; Laufer voted aye, Vliemvoted aye, and Pagel voted aye.Motion carried.MARCH 18, 2020 SPECIAL

MEETING MINUTES: Com-missioner Pagel moved to ap-prove the minutes of the regularscheduled meeting. Second byCommissioner Vliem and byvote; Laufer voted aye, Vliemvoted aye, and Pagel voted aye.Motion carried.AGENDA APPROVAL: Com-

missioner Pagel moved to ap-prove the agenda as presented.Second by Commissioner Vliemand by vote; Vliem voted aye,Laufer voted aye, and Pagelvoted aye. Motion carried.OFFICE FEES: Fees COl-

lected by county officers werepaid to the AuditorlTreasurer forRoad and Bridge $16,945.67,Recorders Office $2005.70 andSheriff $591.20.The March 2020 financial

statement was reviewed by theBoard.May 7th, 2020 at 8:00 am was

set as the next regular meetingdate.ADAMS COUNTY ROAD SU-

PERVISOR: Nathan Nash metwith the Commission to updatethem on his road department.He received a resignation letterand will now be down two em-ployees, he infonmed the Com-mission that he did have oneapplicant already. He discussedwag.es and benefits in hopesto maybe get an increase. Heinformed the Commission thatAdams County is not compa-rable to surrounding Counties,and it continues to be hard tokeep employees. Mr. Nash hasbeen traveling a lot of miles tak-ing notes on different areas ofneed on the County roads. Hediscussed with the Commissionabout putting weight restrictionson some if not all County roads.It was discussed the option todo seasonal restrictions - noplans or actions were taken. TheCommission discussed with Mr.Nash the low-water crossing lo-cated in Taylor Butte Township,and the much needed repair itis requiring. Mr. Nash has beenlooking into the several bridg-es in the County, as this nextyear several are needing to beinspected. He has been in con-tact With the NDDOT on this. ABridge Inspection and Load Rat-ing Service Agreement betweenAdams County and the NorthDakota Department ofTranspor-

Public Notice

Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway proposesto install 1 50-ft-tall communications towers in their rail-road right-of-way In Adams County at (latitude, longitude)45.946658, -102.269449, which Will be licensed throuqh theFederal Communications Commission (FCC).As part of its responsibilities assigned by FCC for com-

pliance with the National Environmental Polley Act (NEPA,and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), BNSF invitesthe public to notify BNSF of any effects the placement of thistower may have on properties listed or eligible for listing inthe National Register of Historic Places, or any concerns thepublic may have with regard to the potential impact the towermay have on natural and cultural resources subject to NEPAor NHPA review and consideration.Please direct your comments to Jennifer Schwaller at

HDR, 10450 Holmes si. Suite 600, Kansas City. MO 64131or jennifer.schwaller@hdrinc.com. Comments must be re-ceived within 10 days of this notice,

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ers declares t 'y resolution thatthe Adams C~'unty Courthousepolling location shall be elimi-nated for the June 9,2020 pri-mary election as allowed by theGovernor's executive order onMarch 26,2020.Adams County Commission

further declares under their au-thority provided by NDCC 16.1-11.1-01 to conduct the June9,2020 primary election by wayof mail in ballot. The Commis-sion encourages all qualified cit-izens to take every opportunityto vote by mail ballot prior to theJune,2020 Election.Dated 7th day of April 2020.COURTHOUSE HOURS OF

OPERATION: CommissionerPagel moved to approve theextension of the limitations andhours to the Courthouse dueto the COVID-19 epidemic.The Courthouse is locked tothe public and open Mondaythrough Thursday from 8:00 am-12:00pm 1:00pm-4:30pm·· Fri-day, employees are to work fromhome. The Courthouse will becleaned and sanitized complete-ly Thursday evening and FridayMornings. The motion to extendthe new hours will be in effectuntil the next meeting May 7,2020. Second by CommissionerVliem and by vote; Vliem votedaye, Laufer voted aye. and Pa-gel voted aye. Motion carried.ADAMS COUNTY STATE'S

ATTORNEY: Aaron Roselandmet with the Commission abouthappening in his department.He thanked the Commission onthe purchase of the laptop lastmonth, as it is coming in veryhandy with working from home.He is worried on how busy theCourt system is going to be oncethe Court System is again run-ning nonmally. Cases have beendel ayed and there is a greatback log. to upcoming court cas-es. He updated the Commissionon the updated municipal con-tracts with the County. All Citieshave been signed and returnedand have been forwarded to theDistrict Judge for the requiredsignature.PATRICK CLARK RESIG-

NATION: Commissioner Pagelmoved to regretfully accept theresignation of Patrick Clark fromhis Highway work position. Sec-ond by Commissioner Vliem and'by vote; Vliem voted aye. Laufervoted aye, and Pagel voted aye.Motion carried.WORKFORCE SAFETY

CLAIM: After an update on acurrent workforce safety claim,Commissioner V1iem movedto approve a letter be draftedincluding hours; to be workedand required signing by the RiskManager. Commission chair andthe employee. Second by Com-missioner Pagel and by vote;Vliem voted aye, Laufer votedaye, and Pagel voted aye. Mo-tion carried.BILLS: Commissioner Pagel

moved the following bills bepaid. Second by CommissionerVliem and by vote; Laufer votedaye, Vliem voted aye, and Pagelvoted aye. Motion carried.#85415 Dacotah Paper Co.

$856.05; #85416 Current Con-nection $589.98; #85417 Mel-ling & Roseland Law $411.68;#85418 ND County Treasurer'sAssociation $200.00; #85419S.B.M. Inc $2.78; #85420 Com-puter Express $949.00; #85421Dustin Laufer $42.60 #85422Muth Plumbing & Heating$64.50#85423 C & H Cleaning Ser-

vice $772.50; #85424 Carm-el's Cleaners $329.81; #85425Drole Electric $70.62: #85426Ecolab Pest Elimination Div.$214.25; #85427 Hettinger City$196.50; #85428 AVI 'SystemsInc. $507.50; #85429 QualityInn $172.80; #85430 Discov-ery Benefits $62.50; #85431Great Plains Benefits Group, Inc$250.00; #85432 U.S. PostalService (Neopost Postage-on-Call) $1,000.00; #85433 Mar-co Technologies LLC $562.05;#85434 Quadient Leasing USA,Inc $408.00; #85435 Matt Miller$25.00; #85436 Axon Enter-prise, Inc. $2,261.00; #85437Office of Attorney General -1250 $760.00; #85438 Pharm-

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tation needed to be approvedCommissioner Vliem moved toapprove the NDDOT contract.Second by Commissioner Pageland by vote; Vliem voted aye,Laufer voted aye, and Pagelvoted aye. Motion carried. Com-missioner Vliem discussed withMr. Nash about the continuedcomplaints on 23rd St in NorthLemmon, he has tried to patchuntil complete construction nextyear.TAYLOR BUTTE TOWN-

SHIP: Bob Pagel was contactedby phone to discuss the low wa-ter crossing. Taylor Butte Town-ship had met and discussedthe condition of the low watercrossing and feel it is dangerousand needs attention. Mr. Pagelagreed to meet with HighwaySupervisor Nash to discusspossible options. A documentwas drafted in 1997 stating theCounty would be responsible forthe upkeep of the crossing.ADAMS COUNTY EMER-

GENCY OPERATIONS MAN-AGER: Michele Gaylord metwith the Commission to updatethem on her department. Shehas been putting in severalhours dealing with COVID-19and is hoping FEMA will helpreimburse for some of the extratime she and others are puttingin, dealing with the epidemic.She also discussed with theCommission the plan to haveweekly teleconference meetingswith different entities to keepupdated on COVID-19. She andSheriff Collins will be in contactwith about twenty different peo-ple to plan the "talk." Ms. Gaylordinformed the Commission shehad been in contact with Het-tinger and Reeder Fire Chiefsand thought Adams Countyshould declare a fire emergencyand automatic fire restrictionsfor the County. CommissionerVliem moved to approve the fol-lowing resolution and adoptionof the Automatic Fire Restric-tions for Adams County: Secondby Commissioner Pagel and byvote; Vliem voted aye, Laufervoted aye, and Pagel voted aye.Motion carried.FIRE EMERGENCY AND

AUTOMATIC FIRE RESTRIC-TIONS FOR ADAMS COUNTY,NORTH DAKOTAAPRIL 7,2020WHEREAS, Adams County,

North Dakota has very dry con-ditions with significant fuel sup-plies available; andWHEREAS, Adams County,

North Dakota has sustained orbeen threatened with rural firesas of this date, and the AdamsCounty Department of Emer-gency Services has been inconsultation with local fire de-partments; andWHEREAS, the impact of

fires could threaten the health,well-bel ng and safety of the citi-zens of Adams County; andWHEREAS, the cost of re-

sponse, inordinate equipmentwear, and fire damages may bein excess of available Countyresources.NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

RESOLVED, that the Board ofAdams County Commissionersdeclare a Fire Emergency andissue Fire Restrictions to includea ban on Ignition of fireworks,garbage burning, campfires, andburning offarm or crop land, andunnecessary off-road motorizedtravel remain in effect whenthe North Dakota Fire DangerRating is m the Very High orExtreme Rating and/or a RedFlag Warning has been issuedfor Adams County, North Dakotauntil further notice. There is tobe absolutely no burning whenthose conditions exist.When the North Dakota Fire

Danger Rating is in the low,moderate, or high category,persons are to follow the pro-cedures In the North DakotaRural Fire Danger Guide, andare required to notify the localfire response authority that hasjurisdiction over the designatedarea in Adams County, NorthDakota. Contact names andnumbers can be found at thefollowing website: https:/Iwww.hettingernd.com or https:/Iwww.ad amscountynd. comJemerg en-cy-management.htmlThe Daily Fire Danger Rating

can be found at the following-----

website'https:/Iwww.ndresponse.gov/

burn-b an-restri cti ons-fire-dan-ger-mapsThe North Dakota Rural Fire

Danger Guide can be found atthe following website:https:/Iwww.nd.gov/des/

uploadslresources/154/bro-chure-ruralfiredangerguide.pdfANY INDIVIDUAL WHO

WILLFULLY VIOLATES THISBURN BAN IS GUILTY OFACLASS B MISDEMEANOR(NDCC 37-17.1-10): MAXIMUMSENTENCE OF 30 DAYS INJAILANDA$1500 FINE (NDCC12.1-32.01) AND RESTITU-TION OF FIRE SUPPPRES-SION COSTS MAY BESOUGHT FROM THE COURTSHERIFF COLLINS: met with

the board, the Homeland Secu-rity Grant application deadline issoon, he has applied for com-pletion of the card access sys-tem for the Courthouse, to haveevery door using card access.He also has updated in car cam-era systems for the patrol vehi-cles. Commission discussed thepossibility of the phone systemfor the County, as this is a maincommunication that is outdatedand needing replacement.ADAMS COUNTY EXTEN-

SION AGENT: Hannah Nordbymet with the Commission viaphone. Her only update at thistime is that she along with herassistant have been workingout of their homes due to theCOVID-19. NDSU Extensionhas all employees working fromhome at this time. She is ableto receive phone calls and alsohas the office phone forward allcalls to her cell phone.ZONING VARIANCE : As

recommended by the AdamsCounty Planning and ZoningCommission, CommissionerPagel moved to approve ToddDonner a variance request for a4 hook up campground locatedon Block 14, Lot 17 & 18 ReederCity Onginal. Second by Com-missioner Vliem, and by vote;Vliem voted aye, Laufer votedaye, and Pagel voted aye. Mo-tion carried.ZONING VARIANCE RE-

QUEST & CONDITIONAL USEPERMIT: Fisher Sand and Grav-el Company request to constructa gravel pit to be used for ahighway construction job. Com-missioner Laufer phoned VentWallace in regards to a couplequestions on the project. Afterdiscussion Commissioner Pagelmoved to approve the recom-mendation of the Adams Coun-ty Planning and Zoning Com-mission for both the varianceand the conditional use permitrequest. Second by Commis-sioner Vliem and by vote; Vliemvoted aye, Laufer voted aye,and Pagel voted aye. Motioncarried.NDIRF ANNUAL MEETING

AND ELECTION: Commission-er Vliem moved to approve theproxy vote for the upcomingNDIRF board elections. Secondby Commissioner Pagel and byvote; Vliem voted aye, Laufervoted aye, and Pagel voted ayeMotion carried.2020 PRIMARY ELECTION

VOTE BY MAIL: Wah theCOVID-19 epidemic and pub-lic restrictions. ND GovernorBurgum has waved the need tohave an open polling place inany of the North Dakota Coun-ties as an executive order. Healso recommended to conductthe Primary election dated June9, 2020 to be conducted com-pletely vote by mail Commis-sioner Vliem moved to approveand adopt the following resolu-tion. Second by CommissionerPagel and by vote; Vliem votedaye, Laufe r voted aye, and Pa-gel voted aye. Motion carriedADAMS COUNTY RESOLU-

TION REGARDING JUNE 9TH2020 PRIMARY ELECTIONPROCESSWHEREAS, Adams County

Commission operating undertheir authority provide by NDCC16.1-04-02 and 16.1-11.1-01WHEREAS, Adams County

in consideration of the Gover-nor's declared emergency inresponse to the COVID-19 pan-demicNOW THEREFORE IT BE

RESOLVED, that the Board ofAdams County Commission-

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