OFFICIAL PUBLICATION September 5, 2023 Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
The Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Cottonwood County Courthouse in Windom, MN. Present for all or portions of the meeting were: Commissioners Larry Anderson, Tom Appel, Norm Holmen, Kevin Stevens, Donna Gravley, County Attorney Nick Anderson, County Coordinator Kelly Thongvivong, Auditor/Treasurer Donna Torkelson, Kathy Marsh, Gale Bondhus, Dave Grev, Mitchell Chmielewski, Nick Klisch, Kyle Pillatzki, Luke Ewald, Zachary Tess, Agnela Piltaver, Scott Roemhildt, Ben Schaefer, Brooke Hacker, Jonathan Beyer, Todd Hauge, Tracey Hildebrandt, Jenny Quade, and Joel Alvstad.
Routine Items — approved by unanimous roll call or regular vote: to approve the agenda as amended to approve the minutes of the August 15, 2023, regular meeting, the minutes of the August 22, 2023, special meeting, and the minutes of the August 29, 2023, special meeting; to approve September warrants in the amount of $116,093.95 and broken down as follows: County Revenue Fund — $17,992.960, Ditch Fund — $3,830.81, Road and Bridge Fund — $79,410.70, Waste Abatement/ SCORE — $685.00, Landfill Enterprise Fund — $14,174.54; adjournment.
Personnel Items — approved by unanimous roll call or regular vote: to allow the County Coordinator to offer the position of Corrections Administrative Assistant to the top candidate and negotiate the wage.
Additional Action Items — approved by unanimous roll call or regular vote: to approve resolution 23-09-05 “Resolution Approving Tax Abatement for Certain Property Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 469.1813; to close the meeting at 9:12 a.m. pursuant to Minn. Stat 13D.05 for the Attorney- Client Privilege to Discuss the following Litigation: The Toro Company vs. Cottonwood County; Motion by Gravley, second by Stevens, unanimous vote to open the meeting at 9:38 a.m.; to approve Landfill Land Lease with added indemnification clause and allow the Chairman to sign; to terminate mowing contract with Barnett Pro Care immediately; to approve lease buyout of two 2022 GMC Sierra 3500s from Enterprise and allow the Public Works Department to sell Unit 13 — 2009 Chevy Extended Cab; to approve the purchase of ISC Workflow and two scanners in the amount of $59,902, to be paid out of the Recorder’s Unallocated Fund; to approve the amended Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area Joint Powers Agreement as presented and to allow Commissioner Anderson to sign as the delegate to RCRCA; to approve Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement for Joint Health and Human Services Entity as presented; to hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, September 12 at 1:00 p.m. for the commercial tax abatement public hearing and to discuss budgets.
S/Donna Torkelson, Auditor/Treasurer S/Larry Anderson, Board Chair S/Kelly Thongvivong, County Coordinator
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION September 12, 2023 Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners Special Meeting
The Board of Commissioners met in special session on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at the Cottonwood County Courthouse in Windom, MN. Present for all or portions of the meeting were: Commissioners Larry Anderson, Tom Appel, Norm Holmen, Kevin Stevens, Donna Gravley, County Attorney Nick Anderson, County Coordinator Kelly Thongvivong, Auditor/Treasurer Donna Torkelson, Kathy Marsh, Nick Klisch, Gale Bondhus, Michael Mueller, Rod Hamilton, Mike Nelson, Tiffany Lamb, and Joel Alvstad. Motion to approve resolution 23-09-12 “Approving Property Tax Abatements” as presented with amendment to section 3(a). There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:46 p.m.
S/Donna Torkelson, Auditor/Treasurer S/Larry Anderson, Board Chair S/Kelly Thongvivong, County Coordinator