Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of February 18, 2025
A regular / Board of Adjustment meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 18th day of February, 2025 at the Alexandria Township Conference Room, 324 Broadway, and via teleconference.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Jeff Oberg, Joel Dahlheimer, Rod Eldevik and Jerry Wright. Also present were Mark Meuwissen, Clerk, and Bryon Alstead, Deputy Treasurer. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was called to order by Chairman Eldevik at 6:00 p.m.
Oberg, seconded by Dahlheimer, made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
Wright, seconded by Joel, made a motion to approve the minutes of the 2/3/2025 regular board meeting as written. Meuwissen suggested a change to the wording to add additional clarity to the proposed levy. The motion was modified to include the new wording and the motion carried unanimously.
Dahlheimer, seconded by Wright, made a motion to authorize payment of claims 25031 – 25037 in the amount of $894.30, EFTPS $1,324.61 Totaling $2,218.91. No transfer of funds were necessary. Motion carried unanimously.
CITIZEN’S CONCERNS: None
PLANNING AND ZONING: None
ENGINEER’S REPORT: None
OLD BUSINESS: Meuwissen provided the Board a summary of the Judge’s Denial of the Annexation of certain parcels by the City of Nelson. Meuwissen’s interpretation is that the Judge concluded the City of Nelson failed to meet the statute requirements on providing proper notice. This was cured by their second notice and meeting in October. The Judge concluded the City could not use this statute to annex the property because a waste treatment facility existed. Furthermore, there was wording that the Judge believed the facilities were available in June when the original Annexation order was first filed, making the failure of proper notice a moot point. Meuwissen felt this was important because it limits the City’s ability to appeal the ruling. Eldevik added they may have already missed the timeframe to appeal the ruling.
Meuwissen presented a new Budget document with modifications suggested during the 2/3/25 Board meeting. The adjusted Budget included line by line costs for actual 2024, Budget 2025, and Proposed Budget for 2026. The total proposed Budget for 2026 is $1,433,632. Meuwissen also provided a line by line comparison of the actual Levy for 2023 collected in 2024, the 2024 levy to be collected in 2025, and the new proposed Levy for 2025 to be collected in 2026. The total proposed levy is $1,137,414. After review, Oberg, seconded by Wright, made a motion to present the proposed budget and levy at the annual meeting for approval. Motion carried unanimously.
There being no other business, Dahlheimer, seconded by Oberg, made a motion to adjourn. Chairman Eldevik adjourned the meeting at 6:18 PM
Respectfully submitted….
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Mark Meuwissen, Clerk
Approved this ____ day of ________, 2025
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Rod Eldevik, Chairman