The meeting was called to order by Mayor Daniel Imdieke on Monday, November 1, 2021 at 5:00 pm. Upon roll call, the following council members were present: Jon Ptacek, Shelly Hauge, Randall Meidinger, Dennis Morris, Travis Dockter. Absent: Wayne Ehley. Also present: City Attorney Joe Hanson, City Administrator Sharon Jangula, Director of Public Works Virgil Hulm,
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
A motion to approve the October 4, 2021 City Council Meeting Minutes was made by Shelly Hauge, second by Dennis Morris. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
Discussion on a request from Troy & Shari Scherr for a sidewalk variance was tabled to the December 6, 2021 meeting.
Discussion was held on a request from Cody Schulthess for a variance limiting the number of dogs in a dwelling to two. The Schulthesses moved to Linton with four dogs and one recently passed away and they would like to adopt a dog very similar to the one they lost. Mr. Schulthess was not at the meeting, but asked the council be informed that the dogs are usually out of town during the day and have not been a nuisance to the neighbors. During discussion it was noted that the council has allowed people moving to town to exceed the number of dogs if the dogs do not create a nuisance to neighbors, but if a dog passes away in a household that has more than two dogs, it cannot be replaced. After further discussion, a motion to deny the request was made by Shelly Hauge, second by Randall Meidinger. The motion passed 4-1 with Travis Dockter voting nay. Council member Dockter said he lives in the neighborhood and would agree the dogs have not been a nuisance.
A motion to approve Gaming Permit Applications 21-08 Beaver Valley Sno-Goers Club for a raffle on January 15, 2022; 21-09 Linton Public School for Bingo from December 1, 2021 to April 1, 2022; 21-10 Linton Chamber of Commerce for a 50/50 raffle on November 26, 2021 was made by Jon Ptacek, second by Travis Dockter. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
A motion to approve an Application for a Temporary Liquor License Transfer for the Happy Hour to the Emmons County Courthouse for the American Legion Veterans Day Supper on November 11, 2021 was made by Randall Meidinger, second by Dennis Morris. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
A motion to approve Building Permit Applications 21-72 Duane Baer–replace windows & doors; 21-73 Linda Schumacher-cement boulevard; 21-74 Duane Mueller-replace flooring, doors & windows; 21-75 Joe & Melinda Baumgartner-new siding & roofing for garden shed was made by Dennis Morris, second by Jon Ptacek. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
A motion to approve the October 2021 Monthly Financial Reports was made by Randall Meidinger, second by Shelly Hauge. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
A motion to approve the Budget to Actual YTD ending September 30, 2021 was made by Jon Ptacek, second by Travis Dockter. Unanimous aye vote, motion carried.
A motion to approve Wagner Construction Pay Request 7 (final) in the amount of $72,480.65 for construction costs of Eighth Street Addition was made by Randall Meidinger, second by Jon Ptacek. Motion carried 5-0.
A recap of the Eighth Street Addition Project costs was provided to the council. Mayor Imdieke said the actual cost of the project exceeded the projected costs by approximately $50,000 due to additional engineering and curb & gutter costs. He said the council could choose to add the additional project costs to the loan or transfer funds from the sales tax fund. He said adding the additional costs to the loan would increase the annual loan payment by approximately $2,000.00.
Sharon Jangula told the council there is approximately $75,000 in the Eight St. Addition Fund with $4,300 being allocated towards marketing and there is approximately $119,000 in the City Sales Tax Fund of which a portion could be used to pay the excess costs of the project.
After discussion, a motion to transfer funds from the City Sales Tax Fund to the Eighth Street Addition Fund was made by Shelly Hauge, second by Jon Ptacek. Motion carried 5-0.
A motion to approve the payments was made by Randall Meidinger, second by Jon Ptacek. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried. Ameritas $566.72; Ameritas $566.72; Auto Value Parts Store $199.92; BCBS $ 9,967.40; BCBS $ 9,967.40; Cardmember Service $68.64; Core & Main LP $2,159.14; City of Bismarck $3,576.12; D&E Supply Co Inc $524.81; ECOLAB $187.65; Emmons Co Sheriff’s Dept. $3,333.33; Emmons Co Record $331.24; Ferguson Waterworks $3.00; Fireside Office Solutions $35.55; Fireside Office Solutions $55.62; IRS $4,621.59; Jack’s Electric & Trenching $309.97; Jack’s Electric & Trenching $234.79; Joseph Hanson $1,592.50; KEM Electric Cooperative $104.04; Martin Oil $1,800.36; MDU $2,390.78; Nicole Berger $100.00; ND Health-Microbiology $32.00; ND One Call $5.60; ND PERS $3,147.71; Nodak True Value $82.28; Patriot Fuels $233.73; Payroll $16,246.56; Sanitation Products Inc $445.53; Sayler Implement Inc $50.76; South Central Regional Water $9,957.50; Ulteig Engineers Inc $19,294.60; Ulteig Engineers Inc $5,468.00; Ulteig Engineers Inc $1,608.00; USPS $216.80.
Mayor Imdieke told the council that he met with Council Members Morris & Meidinger, and Administrator Jangula to come up with some redistricting options to present to the council. The 2020 Census shows Linton with a population of 1,071 people with 430 in Ward I, 376 in Ward II and 265 in Ward III. Mayor Imdieke presented an option keeping 3 wards and changing the boundaries so the population by ward would be: Ward I–353, Ward II- 363, Ward III–355. Two other options were presented reducing the number of wards to two.
There was lengthy discussion on different redistricting options and the process to change the wards. No action was taken, but the council will continue to discuss the redistricting at future meetings.
During the redistricting discussion, it was noted that Emmons County will be forming a redistricting committee to review the boundaries of its current districts. As the largest city in the county, Linton was asked to appoint a resident to serve on the Emmons County Redistricting Board. Mayor Imdieke said he had asked Brian Jacob if he would represent Linton on the county’s redistricting board and he agreed. Council Member Meidinger said he would be interested in serving on the board if needed. A motion to appoint Brain Jacob to the Emmons County Redistricting Board with Randall Meidinger as an alternate was made by Jon Ptacek, second by Shelly Hauge. Motion carried 5-0.
Virgil Hulm updated the council on the activities of the public works department and the price of equipment to detect water leaks. A motion to approve the purchase of a subsurface water leak detector for $3,750.00 was made by Jon Ptacek, second by Travis Dockter. Motion carried 5-0.
The next regular meeting will be held on December 6, 2021 at 5:00 pm.
A motion to adjourn was made by Shelly Hauge. Meeting adjourned.
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