Town of York
Regular Monthly Board Meeting
May 13, 2014
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. Present were Chairman Dan Reeson, 1st Supervisor Dan Truttmann, 2nd Supervisor Steve Hermanson, Treasurer Ann Carlson and Clerk Nancy Anderson. Verification of proper notice was given. Dan Truttmann move to approve April’s minutes, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report– Ann Carlson presented the April financial reports, the Driveway Refunds report and the reserved funds report.
Bills– Wayne and Nancy presented bills to be paid to the Board. Dan Reeson move to approve the bills, Dan Truttmann 2nd. Motion carried.
Patrolman’s Report– A back tire on the grader has a leak. Wayne will get estimates for two tires. He is finishing up brush cutting and has begun mowing for the season.
Plan Commission-Heidi Hankley presented the Board with the database maps CD. It is ready to be tested on the website. Todd Carlson will handle that for us. Before the public actually gets to view the maps, a letter will need to be sent to citizens telling them about the maps and dwelling units. This will be done as soon as everything is in place. According to Heidi, the maps are a snapshot as to where we are today. Moving forward, paper forms will be used to track changes. Dan Reeson and Curt Moen will have to meet with our legal counsel concerning amendments to the Land Division-Development-Transfer Ordinance.
Public Comments– Open Book and the Board of Review will be held in June, according to Gardiner Appraisal. The dates have not yet been set.
Driveway Permit– Mike Byers (Lot #8 York Heights)- Dan Reeson move to approve a driveway application for Mike Byers, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried. A check for $1800.00 will be mailed to the clerk.
New Business
- Road Repairs (Pete Koch)- After reviewing road repairs with Pete Koch, Steve Hermanson move to hire the Green County Highway Department to complete road repairs in the amount of $62,830.00, Dan Truttmann 2nd. Motion carried.
Old Business
- Data Backup– Dan Truttmann brought information on three different scanners for doing data backup. After some discussion, Steve Hermanson move to purchase a Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner for $257.00, Dan Reeson 2nd. Motion carried.
- Website Maintenance Compensation– The Board felt that since Todd Carlson does all the posting and maintenance for our website, that he should be compensated. Dan Truttmann move to pay Todd Carlson $250.00 per year for his services, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried. Dan also mentioned that an email is sent out on Monday morning to those who subscribe to the website, so getting information to Todd by Sunday would be helpful. Also, some would like to see the candidates for upcoming elections on the website.
Driveway Refund– Dan Reeson move to approve a refund of $1000.00 to Dean Erdmann, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried.
Adjournment– Dan Truttmann move to adjourn the meeting, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 9:50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Anderson, Clerk