The regular meeting of the Town Board of Burnhamville was held March 26, 2024 at the Burtrum Community Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Clerk Shirley Hulinsky. Members present include Supervisors Joe Muellner, Bruce Johnson and Mike Berscheit; Clerk Shirley Hulinsky and Treasurer Pam Throener. Also present was Carol Herdering.
Newly re-elected officers took oath of office before tonight’s meeting.
As this is the reorganizing meeting; Sup. Muellner moved in a motion to appoint Mike Berscheit as Chair. Sup. Johnson seconded the motion. Sup. Muellner moved in a motion to appoint Bruce Johnson as Vice-Chair. Sup. Berscheit seconded the motion. Motions passed.
The minutes from the regular meeting of February 27, 2024 were approved on a motion by Sup. Johnson and second by Sup. Berscheit. Motion passed.
For correspondence the township received notice of MAT short course training and Todd County Noxious Weed meeting on March 27 postponed because of the weather. Complaint of Empire Trail not graded often enough, Township Day at the state capital is April 8-9, Todd County Township officer meeting will be April 4 in Clarissa, ads for black top crack filling and tree service with side-mounted ditch mower, officer mailing list, information from Sourcewell, and a request from another credit union for investment, Planning and Zoning meeting notice of feed lot ordinance changes and Paul Van Gorp request which the board has no contest with.
A motion was moved by Sup. Muellner to pay all bills numbered 6595 through 6617 totaling $13,513.18. Sup. Berscheit seconded the motion. Motion passed.
The board set road inspection date as April 18 starting at 2 pm.
In the road report the contractor did a good job plowing the recent snow storm as no gravel was thrown into the ditches. The tree trimmer did a good job on Dogwood Loop and one pile needs to be clean up yet. The supervisors will need spray stumps also. At the annual meeting a resident complained of poor road grading near Long Lake. A supervisor went to view it, but the road had just been graded, so no issue visible.
The board discussed the location of the May 18 Clean-Up Day with the owner of the old school. They approved of using their lot for the dumpsters and the city will mark Wilson Ave. south of State 28 as a one-way street for that morning. The clerk will send out bid letters to set provider of clean-up day.
Next the board discussed annual reorganization. Sup. Berscheit moved a motion to keep all wages the same. Sup. Muellner seconded the motion. Sup. Berscheit moved a motion to use IRS standards for mileage reimbursement. Sup. Johnson seconded the motion. Sup. Berscheit moved to keep gopher tail bounty at $3 per tail and beaver bounty at $50 per beaver. Sup. Muellner seconded the motion. Sup. Berscheit moved a motion to keep depositories as First State Bank of Swanville and Magnifi Credit Union, Grey Eagle. Motion was seconded by Sup. Johnson. Sup. Berscheit moved a motion to again use Long Prairie Leader and Hometown News newspapers as legal publishing papers and the Burtrum Bell Bulletin Board as official posting site. Sup. Johnson seconded the motion. Sup. Muellner moved a motion to keep meeting schedule the same as last Tuesday of the month at 7 pm in the Burtrum Community Center as official meeting schedule. Sup Berscheit seconded the motion. Motions passed.
The board reviewed bids received for Class #5 Gravel, blading of roads and dust control. Sup. Johnson moved a motion to accept the contract bids from Herdering, Inc. Sup. Muellner seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Sup. Johnson brought up that Sam Lange of Dozer Excavating is requesting a conditional use permit. He purchased the gravel pit on Fitz Road and would like to add a cement plant for use on site. After discussion the board approved the request. The township will send approval to Planning and Zoning.
The Treasurer’s report shows balance of $121,065.73. Report approved on a motion by Sup. Berscheit and second by Sup. Johnson. Motion passed.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. on a motion by Sup. Berscheit and a second by Sup. Johnson. Next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 7 pm in the Burtrum Community Center.
Shirley Hulinsky, Burnhamville Township Clerk
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