Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of February 22, 2017
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 22nd day of February, 2017 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 324 Broadway.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Joel Dahlheimer, Rod Eldevik and Russell Niskanen. Also present was Gregg Raisanen, Clerk. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Vice-Chair Dahlheimer at 6:00 p.m.
Eldevik, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Niskanen, seconded by Eldevik, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 02/06/2017 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Eldevik, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 17034 – 17038 in the amount of $4,356.26, EFTPS $1,053.74, totaling $5,410.00 with a transfer of funds from checking into savings of $2,000.00. Motion carried unanimously.
PLANNING AND ZONING: None.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: The board discussed possible blacktop overlay projects for 2017. Niskanen, seconded by Eldevik, made a motion to direct Engineer Kuhn to prepare a prioritized list of projects in the approximate amount of $200,000.00 for the board’s consideration. Motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen presented a proposed 2017 levy in the amount of $619,103 which was recommended by the budget committee. This amount represents a 6.9% increase compared to the amount that was approved at the 2016 annual meeting. The increase is mostly due to the fact that the township will not be receiving any revenue from the City of Alexandria for the orderly annexation agreement payment. Eldevik, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to forward the recommended 2017 levy in the total amount of $619,103 to the annual meeting. For: Eldevik, Niskanen, Dahlheimer. Against: None. Motion carried.
Being no further business, Eldevik, seconded by Niskanen, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:16 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2017
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Joel Dahlheimer, Vice-Chair