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<strong>AFFIDAVIT</strong> <strong>OF</strong><br />
<strong>PUBLICATION</strong><br />
STATE <strong>OF</strong> SOUTH DAKOTA §<br />
COUNTY <strong>OF</strong> BROWN §<br />
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Tina Kosel, who<br />
being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the office manager of the <strong>Groton</strong><br />
<strong>Independent</strong>; that said newspaper is a newspaper of general circulation in <strong>Groton</strong>,<br />
Brown County, South Dakota; and that this notice was published in said newspaper<br />
on the following date(s):<br />
Frederick Town<br />
November 7 Meeting Minutes published Nov. 15, 2011 for $33.72.<br />
Subscribed and sworn to before me this the<br />
19th Day of November 2011<br />
______________________________<br />
Newspaper Representative’s Signature<br />
to certify which witness my hand and seal of office.<br />
_____________________________<br />
Notary Public in and for the State of South Dakota<br />
(Seal)<br />
Paul I. Kosel<br />
Print or Type Name of Notary Public<br />
My Commission Expires January 19, 2012<br />
Bond Number: 7900637768
Town of<br />
Frederick<br />
Nov. 7<br />
Meeting<br />
Minutes<br />
Town of Frederick<br />
Board Minutes<br />
November 7, 2011<br />
The Town Board of Frederick<br />
met on Nov. 7, 2011 at the Community<br />
Center at 7p.m. Present<br />
were board members Tom<br />
mMyer, Dennis Kinslow, Scott<br />
Campbell, finance officer Max<br />
Kinslow. Patrons present were<br />
Jim Dumire, Georgia Smith and<br />
Craig Larson.<br />
The meeting was called to<br />
order by Chr. Kinslow. Minutes of<br />
the Oct. meeting were reviewed,<br />
motion by Meyer/Kinslow to<br />
approve, motion carried. the<br />
financial report of Oct. was<br />
reviewed, motion by Campbell/Meyer<br />
to approve, motion<br />
carried. Accounts Payable for<br />
Nov. were reviewed, motion by<br />
Meyer/Campbell to pay all bills,<br />
motion carried.<br />
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE: USDA-<br />
RD-475.00; AB Business Inc-<br />
40.99; Ell. True Value-7.64;<br />
Crawford Trucks-51.11; Dale<br />
Geffre-84.00; C. Store-43.10;<br />
D. Kinslow-47.17; D. Kinslow-435.19;<br />
D.Podoll-52.60;<br />
D. Kinslow-75.00; Fed. Prop.<br />
Agency-1,850.00, Fred. Dev.<br />
Corp.-1000.00; E. Head-241.54;<br />
Farm Power-35.00; JVT-133.86;<br />
L. McDowell-113.22; M. Kinslow-75.00;<br />
M. Kinslow-27.65;<br />
M. Kinslow-566.10;M. Cox-<br />
424.10; MDU-883.31; M. Glarum-80.00;<br />
Menards-59.96;<br />
City of Ellendale-302.50; Alpha<br />
Circle-1,078.42; Runnings F&F-<br />
61.93; SD Dept. Rev-68.60;<br />
SD Dept. Rev.-147.00; Pullman<br />
Well Drilling(lagoon account)-<br />
99.60;T. Meyer-23.59; GDI-<br />
336.54; WEB-2,350.65; Full<br />
Circle Ag-169.06; Black Mt.<br />
Software-1,037.00.<br />
OLD BUSINESS:<br />
UTILITIES- The bentonite has<br />
now been put into holes near the<br />
lagoon to prevent ground seepage<br />
into the lagoon.The board<br />
discussed some streets that<br />
need to be repaired due to settling,<br />
no action taken.Electrical<br />
work should be getting done this<br />
month at the Community Center<br />
and then cabinets installed.<br />
Historical Society- the water<br />
can be shut off in Dec. after the<br />
last planned activity at the hall.<br />
Frederick Forward- Georgia<br />
Smith brought the board up<br />
to date on activities they have<br />
sponsored or taken part in.<br />
Frederick can be included in a<br />
meeting to be held in Aberdeen<br />
regarding the 1000 jobs project.<br />
No one appeared for the<br />
Library.<br />
NEW BUSINESS:<br />
Liq. Lic. approval for 2012-<br />
there are no changes to the<br />
operating agreements for the<br />
Titan Cafe or Community Store<br />
prior to license renewal with the<br />
state. Motion by Meyer/Campbell<br />
to renew the city’s liquor license<br />
and operating agreements with<br />
both parties, motion carried.<br />
Public Notices- last month a<br />
patron asked for minutes from<br />
the meetings. Legals(minutes)<br />
are posted for the public’s convenience<br />
at www.397news.com.<br />
Resignation- the current finance<br />
officer presented the<br />
board with her resignation for<br />
personal reason’s. The board<br />
thanked her for her service.<br />
Motion by Meyer/Campbell to accept<br />
resignation with the request<br />
to train the new person.For the<br />
present time the finance office<br />
will remain in the same location,<br />
however the office will be moved<br />
elsewhere when the job is filled.<br />
Craig Larson- presented the<br />
board with quotes for supposed<br />
damage to the vehicles moved<br />
from their property. The information<br />
will be turned over to<br />
the insurance company and an<br />
attorney for opinion. He also<br />
mentioned he felt they had been<br />
singled out since there are other<br />
places around town that need to<br />
be cleaned up as well and had<br />
they been notified. Dependiong<br />
on severity of violation and<br />
number of complaints is the determination<br />
for sending a letter<br />
of complaint to a property owner.<br />
The board told him they were not<br />
singled out, the board explained<br />
the complaint process.<br />
Main Street Station- Jim Dumire<br />
asked the board if he would<br />
be able to bounce the GPS installed<br />
on the fuel tanks from the<br />
phone at the library. This system<br />
measures the fill level of the fuel<br />
tanks as he is now getting delivery<br />
of fuel. Motion by Campbell/<br />
Meyer to approve this use of the<br />
phone signal, motion carried.<br />
There was no correspondence<br />
Motion to adjourn by Meyer/<br />
Campbell, motion carried.<br />
Maxine Kinslow<br />
Finance Officer<br />
Published once at the total approximate<br />
cost of $33.72.<br />
Brown<br />
County<br />
Nov. 08<br />
General<br />
Meeting<br />
NOVEMBER 8, 2011 – GEN-<br />
ERAL MEETING<br />
Meeting called to order by<br />
Chairman Sutton at 8:45 a.m.<br />
in the Commissioner’s Chambers,<br />
Courthouse Annex, Brown<br />
County, SD. Present were Commissioners<br />
Hansen, Elliott, Fischbach<br />
and Wiese. Chairman Sutton<br />
led the Pledge of Allegiance.<br />
High School Students from area<br />
schools participated in County<br />
Government Day sponsored<br />
by the American Legion. The<br />
students toured County Departments,<br />
the Jail, JDC, Dacotah<br />
Prairie Museum and Circuit Court<br />
Offices.<br />
MINUTES: Moved by Wiese,<br />
seconded by Fischbach to approve<br />
the Joint City/County<br />
Meeting minutes and the General<br />
Meeting minutes of November 1,<br />
2011. All members present voting<br />
aye. Motion carried.<br />
CLAIMS: Moved by Hansen,<br />
seconded by Elliott to approve<br />
the following claims:<br />
Payroll: Commissioners<br />
$3,229.05; Auditor $7,536.98;<br />
Treasurer $11,148.66;<br />
Data Processing $2,003.30;<br />
State’s Attorney $13,465.68;<br />
Blood Draws $440.00; SVA-<br />
WA Grant $1,269.24; Maintenance<br />
$5,979.21; Assessor<br />
$11,162.24; Register of Deeds<br />
$6,936.64; Veterans Service Office<br />
$3,294.30; GIS $1,965.93;<br />
Sheriff Adm $27,501.36; Jail<br />
$28,371.70; JDC $12,828.27;<br />
HD $4,208.24; Welfare Office<br />
$3,240.20; Museum $6,423.66;<br />
Parks & Fairgrounds $4,524.79;<br />
Fairboard $2,274.74; Extension<br />
$2,181.60; Weed $1,844.64;<br />
Planning and Zoning $2,003.01;<br />
Highway $41,800.53; Communications<br />
$18,342.31; Emergency<br />
Management $2,320.42;<br />
Teen Court $429.35; 24/7<br />
Sobriety $1,836.24; Landfill<br />
$9,552.27; Matching Benefits:<br />
FICA $13,933.07; Medicare<br />
$3,258.53:<br />
Supplies: A&B Business<br />
$319.13, Aberdeen Asphalt<br />
$35,993.22, Bakken Bldg Maint<br />
$500.00, Brown County $26.00,<br />
Butler $5870.66, Center Printing<br />
$191.91, Crawford Trucks<br />
$416.78, Crescent Elec $84.60,<br />
Cunningham Elec $2024.29,<br />
Dakota Electronics $1082.85,<br />
Dakota Fluid Power $215.98,<br />
Dakota Oil $3782.80, Dataspec<br />
$649.00, DPMS Firearms $9.26,<br />
Ecolab $119.50, Eilers $97.00,<br />
Glas Consulting $143.75,<br />
GovConnect $1969.62, Great<br />
Western Tire $177.00, Hedahls<br />
$3.87, House of Glass $83.67,<br />
Howes Oil $31,266.94, Hub<br />
City Radio $300.00, Industrial<br />
Service $97.52, J Gross Equip<br />
$2727.40, Jason’s Elec $1471.81,<br />
Kesslers $2.44, Kriech Const<br />
$13,405.00, Lar-Jos $427.65,<br />
Larson Blacksmith $50.00,<br />
Lien Trans $47,705.73, Lincoln<br />
County $177.50, Louie’s Service<br />
$142.85, Macs $251.60,<br />
Marco $80.09, Menards $124.53,<br />
Midstates Printing $805.88,<br />
Midwest Alarm $51.50, Play It<br />
Again Sports $1372.00, Moore<br />
Med $998.09, North Central<br />
Farmers Elev $7716.45, Northern<br />
Tool $118.34, Overhead<br />
Door $1030.51, Pierson Ford<br />
$446.22, Powerplan $1088.60,<br />
Richards & Oliver $110.92,<br />
Runnings $696.14, SD Dept<br />
of Rev $5634.28, SDDOT<br />
$2163.44, SD Public Assurance<br />
Alliance $150.00, SD Sheriff<br />
Assn $1445.93, Sheehan Sales<br />
$4409.57, Andrea Sjomeling<br />
$174.08, Spotfreight $1585.00,<br />
Taylor Laundry $112.50, Titan<br />
Machinery $249.27, Ty Hanson<br />
$130.26, Tyler Tech $18,181.50,<br />
UPS Store $24.94, VanderWerff<br />
Impl $4930.95, Walmart $90.56,<br />
Webster Scale $401.70, Western<br />
Printing $122.10, Woodman Refrig<br />
$749.35, Z&S Dust Control<br />
$4561.52: ............................<br />
Transcriptions: Kristi Brandt<br />
$159.60, Tammy Erickson<br />
$90.00, Richard Neal $201.40:<br />
Publications: American News<br />
$355.57, <strong>Groton</strong> Indep $123.65:<br />
Travel: Maxine Fischer<br />
$180.00, Russell Metz $337.07,<br />
Jan Weismantel $61.00:<br />
Professional Fees: Avera Psychiatric<br />
Assoc $47.55, Avera St<br />
Lukes $1364.21, Dental Center<br />
$124.00, Donna Dietrich $84.94,<br />
Sanford Clinic $199.62, Sheriff<br />
of Cass County $62.00, Sheriff<br />
of Cherry County $6.00, Sheriff<br />
of Isanti County $48.16, Kristi<br />
Spitzer $1098.00:<br />
Utilities: City of Aberdeen<br />
$1263.56, James Valley Coop<br />
$310.69, Northern Valley<br />
$432.50, NW Energy $648.13,<br />
Town of Frederick $32.25, WEB<br />
$63.73:<br />
Care of Poor: Rent (7 recipients)<br />
BMI $113.00, Bruce<br />
Boschee $260.00, Foxridge Apts<br />
$210.00, Hair Designs $280.00,<br />
SD Real Estate $70.00, Justin<br />
Shultis $320.00; Utilities (3<br />
recipients) City of Aberdeen<br />
$56.68, NWPS $487.60. All<br />
members present voting aye.<br />
Motion carried.<br />
PERSONNEL: Moved by Wiese,<br />
seconded by Elliott to approve<br />
the following employee<br />
step increases, effective November<br />
13, 2011: Andrew Janusz<br />
@ $12.91 per hour, Michael<br />
Ernst @ $14.58 per hour, Sheila<br />
Anderson @ $16.69 per hour,<br />
Dana Breske @ $13.45 per hour,<br />
Ember Currence @ $13.63 per<br />
hour. All members present voting<br />
aye. Motion carried. Moved<br />
by Hansen, seconded by Wiese<br />
to approve hiring Lynn Heupel<br />
as part-time Deputy Auditor,<br />
effective November 14, 2011 at<br />
$12.20 per hour. All members<br />
present voting aye. Motion<br />
carried.<br />
SURPLUS PROPERTY: Moved<br />
by Elliott, seconded by Hansen<br />
to declare the following surplus<br />
for purpose of donating the units<br />
to the City of Aberdeen: three<br />
Maruyama Back-pack Foggers<br />
SN 80321301, SN80321304 and<br />
SN80321306 valued at $600.00<br />
each. All members present voting<br />
aye. Motion carried.<br />
TEEN COURT JABG APPLI-<br />
CATION: Moved by Hansen,<br />
seconded by Wiese to approve<br />
and authorize the Chairman sign<br />
application for Department of<br />
Corrections – Juvenile Accountability<br />
Block Grant in amount of<br />
$14,445.00 (90% DOC, 10%<br />
County), effective October 1,<br />
2011 – September 30, 2012. All<br />
members present voting aye.<br />
Motion carried.<br />
SHERIFF REPORTS: Moved by<br />
Hansen, seconded by Wiese to<br />
approve the following October<br />
2011 Sheriff Reports: Incidents<br />
and offenses; Prisoner care,<br />
JDC, Money deposited with the<br />
County Treasurer and Monthly<br />
activities. All members present<br />
voting aye. Motion carried.<br />
AUDITORS REPORT <strong>OF</strong> AC-<br />
COUNT: Moved by Wiese, seconded<br />
by Fischbach to approve<br />
the October 2011 Auditor’s Report<br />
of Account with the County<br />
Treasurer in total amount of<br />
$24,903,469.87 (total amount of<br />
actual cash @ $2,940.00, Wells<br />
Fargo Bank @ $3,621.29, US<br />
Bank @ $153,245.71, Dacotah<br />
Bank @ $1,435,530.10, Petty<br />
Cash @ $7,509.88, Fund Investments<br />
@ $23,299,762.89,<br />
Outstanding Checks @ $860.00).<br />
All members present voting aye.<br />
Motion carried.<br />
DRAIN TILE STUDY: Moved<br />
by Wiese, seconded by Hansen<br />
to approve expenditure by the<br />
Highway Department for an engineering<br />
study at an estimated<br />
cost of $5,400.00, to provide<br />
cost estimates for placing drain<br />
tile along County Road 23. All<br />
member present voting aye.<br />
Motion carried.<br />
BID MOTOR GRADER 2012<br />
AWARD: Moved by Wiese, seconded<br />
by Hansen to award bid<br />
to RDO Equipment for a 2011<br />
model or newer diesel powered,<br />
articulated motor grader at base<br />
bid of $229,400.00 plus options<br />
of $25,400.00, less machine with<br />
hours discount of $17,000.00<br />
for a total purchase price of<br />
$237,800.00, for 2012 delivery,<br />
as bid and awarded by Aurora<br />
County on June 21, 2011. All<br />
members present voting aye.<br />
Motion carried.<br />
TRUCKS BARRED SIGN:<br />
Moved by Fischbach, seconded<br />
by Hansen to authorize the<br />
Highway Department remove<br />
the trucks barred signs in the<br />
Claremont area only. Roll call<br />
vote: Commissioners Hansenaye,<br />
Elliott-aye, Fischbach-aye,<br />
Wiese-nay, Sutton-aye. Motion<br />
carried.<br />
NEW TEC: Rich Vincent, Executive<br />
Director for New Tec, Inc.<br />
presented information about the<br />
Center (formerly Aberdeen Area<br />
Career Planning) and explained<br />
that the Center offers employee<br />
training to regional employers.<br />
RECESS: The Chairman declared<br />
the Commission recessed<br />
until November 15, 2011. Maxine<br />
Fischer, Brown County Auditor<br />
Published once at the total approximate<br />
cost of $63.51.<br />
Brown<br />
County<br />
Rohr<br />
Rezoning<br />
Notice<br />
ORDINANCE #11-10-03/401<br />
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING<br />
ORDINANCE NO. 1164<br />
TO REZONE CERTAIN DE-<br />
SCRIBED PROPERTY<br />
BE IT ORDAINED by the<br />
Brown County Commission,<br />
Aberdeen, South Dakota, that<br />
the Petition to Amend Ordinance<br />
No. 1164 to rezone the following<br />
described property filed by Todd<br />
Rohr and Terrance and Eileen<br />
Rohr is hereby granted and<br />
Ordinance No. 1164 is hereby<br />
amended to change the zoning<br />
on the following described<br />
property from its present zoning<br />
designation of Section 701 (A-1)<br />
Agricultural District to Section<br />
714 (M-AG) Mini-Agricultural<br />
District, said property being<br />
described as follows:<br />
Lot 1, Rohr First Subdivision<br />
in the S ½ of Sec 36-T124N-<br />
R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown<br />
County, SD<br />
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by<br />
the Brown County Commission,<br />
Aberdeen, South Dakota, that<br />
the zoning official for the County<br />
of Brown is hereby authorized to<br />
change the official zoning map<br />
for the County of Brown to reflect<br />
this Ordinance.<br />
Notice of Hearing: October 19<br />
& 26, 2011<br />
Passed First Reading: November<br />
1, 2011<br />
Passed Second Reading<br />
November 8, 2011<br />
Adopted: November 8, 2011<br />
Published: November 16,<br />
2011<br />
Effective Date: December<br />
6, 2011<br />
Duane Sutton, Chairman<br />
Brown County Commission<br />
ATTEST: Maxine Fischer,<br />
Brown County Auditor<br />
Published once at the total<br />
approximate cost of $14.77.<br />
Brown<br />
County<br />
Nov. 8<br />
Joint<br />
Meeting<br />
NOVEMBER 8, 2011 - JOINT<br />
CITY/COUNTY MEETING<br />
The Brown County Commission<br />
and the Aberdeen City<br />
Council met in joint session at<br />
8:45 A.M. in the County Commission<br />
Chambers, 25 Market<br />
Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota.<br />
Present from City were Council<br />
Members Agnitsch, Bunsness,<br />
Campbell, Swanson and Mayor<br />
Levsen. Council Members Kraft,<br />
Mitchell, Rux and Slaight-Hansen<br />
were absent. Present from<br />
County were Commissioners<br />
Hansen, Elliott, Fischbach, Wiese<br />
and Sutton.<br />
ORDINANCE #11-10-03/401:<br />
On motion by Bunsness and<br />
seconded by Agnitsch, the City<br />
unanimously voted to adopt<br />
Ordinance No. 11-10-03/401.<br />
Moved by Wiese, seconded by<br />
Fischbach to adopt Ordinance<br />
No. 11-10-03/401, An Ordinance<br />
amending Ordinance No. 1164 to<br />
rezone the following described<br />
property from its present zoning<br />
designation of Section701 (A-1)<br />
Agricultural District to Section<br />
714 (M-AG) Mini-Agricultural<br />
District: Lot 1, Rohr First Subdivision<br />
in the S ½ of Sec 36-T124N-<br />
R64W of the 5th P.M., Brown<br />
County, SD. Roll call vote: Commissioners<br />
Hansen-aye, Elliottaye,<br />
Fischbach-aye, Wiese-aye,<br />
Sutton-aye. Ordinance adopted.<br />
The City Council adjourned and<br />
the County Commission continued<br />
in regular session. Maxine<br />
Fischer - Brown County Auditor<br />
Published once at the total approximate<br />
cost of $11.57.<br />
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