Town of Henry
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