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TO: Chairman Clarence Malick
St. Croix County Board
FROM: Ralph Swenson, Acting Chair
COMIVIITTEE TITLE: Finance
DATE: September 17, 2002 8:30 AM.
LOCATION: Government Center
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: September 18, 2002 8:00 a.m.
ACTION ON PREVIOUS M UTES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Sale of Land by the County Highway Department
CORRESPONDENCE:
ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order)
Date: September 12, 2002
COPIES TO: County Board Office News Media/Notice Board
County Clerk County Board
County Departments
*ADDITIONS/CHANGES/CORRECTIONS
Finance Committee
Special Meeting September 17, 2002
Meeting called to order at 8:45 a.m. by Secretary Krueger in the
absence of Vice Chair Swenson. (Chair position is vacant.)
Present: Stan Krueger, Esther Wentz and Clarence Malick. Absent
and excused - Ralph Swenson. Staff present: Administrative
Coordinator Chuck Whiting, Corporation Counsel Greg Timmerman and
County Clerk Sue Nelson.
Motion by Wentz, 2nd by Malick to adopt the agenda. Carried.
Conveyance of Land by the Highway Department: Highway
Commissioner Dan Fedderly and Transportation Committee Chair
King, members Charlie Grant and Jack Dowd present.
Fedderly explained the purchase agreement with Daniel Casey for
118A of land for a gravel pit was contingent upon 10 to 12 A
being retained by Casey for development. This land needed to be
rezoned from Exclusive Ag. The rezoning was completed for the
gravel pit but the 10-12 A was not allowed to be rezoned.
Finally the Town of Stanton agreed to rezone 3.99 acres at the
south end of the land. The warranty deed for 3.99 A is on the
Board agenda today which is the final condition of the purchase.
This leaves 114 A for the gravel pit which contains 1.21 to 1.3
million cubic yards of material which is approximately a 50 year
supply. The Transportation Committee approved the conveyance.
Motion by Wentz, 2nd by Malick to approve conveyance of 3.99 acres
to Daniel Casey. Carried.
Resignation of County Treasurer: Malick announced Treasurer Mary
Jean Livermore had resigned effective Sept. 13, 2002. The newly
elected Treasurer will not take office until January 6, 2003. He
suggested starting the new person right after the election.
Whiting had checked with First Deputy June Sather and she
indicated the office is staffed okay for now.
Timmerman said tax statements have to be mailed by the end of the
year. There are a large amount of requests from mortgage holders
who want information before the end of the year.
Malick suggested, in order to avoid this in the future, staff
people become more involved such as upgrading the first deputy
position. This would make the County less dependent on a
qualified elected person.
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Wentz said electing County officials is important to the people
of the County.
Malick moved to request the Administration Committee to study
change in 2005 to make Treasurer's position part-time but upgrade
the First Deputy Treasurer's position to full capacity to
discharge duties of department, under supervision of the
Treasurer. Seconded by Wentz. Carried.
Motion to adjourn by Malick. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.
Stan Krueger, Secretary
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