The
August 8, 2005 meeting of the Henry Board of Trustees was held at the Finance
Office with President Gordon Van Sickle calling the meeting to order.
Present for the
meeting were Trustees Don Larson, Peggy Bastian and Gordon Van Sickle, Finance
Officer, Judy Kos and Mike Iannarelli and Joel Grode.
The minutes of the
last meeting were read and were approved as read by motion of Larson and second
of Van Sickle.
Motion by Larson and
seconded by Van Sickle to pay the following claims;
General Fund:
Menards, vacuum cleaner, 104.88, Practical Solutions, four months of web page,
200.00, Clark Rural Water, June, 1,519.05 & July, 1,867.55, Dacotah Bank,
loan, 1,623.08, DSL, fire truck repair, 304.30, Watertown Public Opinion, proc.
43.22, Russ’ Standard, gas, 117.95, GS Sanitation, July, 890.00, Rick Walford,
salary and expense, 142.35, Al Benck, ½ year certification, 92.35, Codington
County, spraying, 213.33, NWPS, elec. 596.24, Tree Farm, landscaping, 1,395.53,
One Call, locations, 6.65, Darwin Krueger, labor, 549.48, Judy Kos, salary,
573.36, Joel Montgomery, workshop, 136.00 and Wegman, propane, 1,800.00.
Liquor Claims: Sodak
Dist. 2,133.05, Johnson Brothers, 1,137.79, Ellwein Brothers, 4,759.40, Carlson
Brothers, 2,465.45 and Porter, 250.00.
Sewer Claims:
Postmaster, box rent, 26.00, NWPS, elec. 54.30 and Mike Rawlins, sal. 184.70.
Mike Iannarelli met
with the Board regarding garbage pick-up.
Van Sickle agreed to speak to GS Sanitation regarding the issue. Iannarelli also inquired about cleaning up
the drainage ditch and recycling in Henry. The Board will check on the drainage
ditch.
Peggy Bastian joined
the Board at this time.
Discussion was held
on the employment pay for Joel Montgomery as a certified water person for the
Town. It was agreed to pay him $200.00 a year for certification and $136.00 for
attending the water workshop. A monthly fee will be determined at a later time.
Joel Grode reported
on the summer recreation program and its finances. He requested a break down of
expenses charged to the park account.
The Trustees agreed
to contract with Wegman for propane for this winter at a cost of $1,800.00.
First reading was
given to Ordinance 217, the annual appropriation ordinance. The second reading
will be given at the September meeting.
First reading was
given to Ordinance 218, an ordinance increasing the salary of the Finance
Officer to $725.00 per month, trustees to $50.00 per meeting and president of
the Board to $150.00 per year. Second
reading will be given at the September meeting.
As
this concluded all business, Larson moved for adjournment, seconded by
Bastian.
Motion
carried.
Judy Kos
Finance Officer
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reproduced with permission
from the Henry Town Board.
© 2005 henrysd.com
A copy of this is also published in
the
Watertown Public Opinion