Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of October 19, 2020
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 19th day of October, 2020 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 324 Broadway and via teleconference.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Jeff Oberg, Joel Dahlheimer, Rod Eldevik, Dennis Butz and Jerry Wright. Also present were Gregg Raisanen, Clerk. Mona Billmark, Treasurer, attended via teleconference. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Eldevik at 6:00 p.m.
Oberg, seconded by Butz, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Wright, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 10/05/20 regular board meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
Butz, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 20176-20182 in the amount of $4,306.62, EFTPS $1,552.65, totaling $5,859.27. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: None
PLANNING AND ZONING: None
ENGINEER’S REPORT: None
OLD BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that Attorney Sugden reviewed the dog complaint on County Road 17 and had also spoken with the Assistant Deputy Sheriff regarding the incident(s). The dog owner has been issued a citation for “dog running at large.” It will be up to the county attorney to issue a dangerous dog warning and pursue any additional charges. Attorney Sugden is requesting that the county attorney require the dog owner to install a GPS chip into the animal to track its location. Attorney Sugden has recommended that the animal ordinance be amended and will be presenting changes to the supervisors in the future.
NEW BUSINESS: Supervisor Wright reported that Alexandria Township has issued more than 1.1 million dollars of building permits in the last couple of months.
Being no further business, Dahlheimer, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted….
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Gregg Raisanen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2020
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Rod Eldevik, Chairman