The February monthly board meeting of Farming Township was called to order by Dan Stommes at 8:00 pm. The flag pledge was said. All members were present. Also present were Dewey Klaphake, Dale Lange, John Blenker and Mike Schleper.
The January minutes were read. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to accept the minutes as read, Dave Robertson seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Duane Janssen gave a financial report.
RE: Culvert repair – Dale Lange reported that repairs were done on the Mapleview Road culvert.
RE: Broadband – Discussion was held. It was decided that our area had adequate access.
RE: Farming Baseball Club, Inc. – Mike Schleper presented an application for a County On-Sale 3.2% Malt Liquor License. Discussion was held. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to approve the application, Dave Robertson seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
RE: Albany School Board Meeting – Dan Stommes reported that the construction is making headway and they are still under budget. Getting permits was the main reason for the lack of headway for a while.
RE: Emergency Management Grant Application – Dan Stommes and Dave Robertson reported they attended the informational meeting on the grant application process. Discussion was held. Dave Robertson made a motion to adopt a resolution to participate in the Stearns County Hazard Assistance Program, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried. Dan Stommes will take care of submitting the application.
RE: 223rd Ave – It was noted that the dip in the road was getting worse. Discussion was held. It was decided to have Lange Trenching to fill in the dip with material they thought would hold best and to put red flags on the road sign warning of the dip in the road.
RE: Evergreen Acres Farm – It was noted that there were no people residing in the storage building anymore. The building was converted to housing. However, no permits were issued for residency.
The following warrants were examined, verified and ordered paid:
6535 Wakefield Township COL Fire District Debt/interest $ 5145.69
6536 Stearns Cty Aud/Treas election equipment maintenance 394.00
6537 Star Publications newspaper ads 56.88
6538 MATIT twp insurance/bond 1445.00
6539 Stearns Electric monthly electric bill 64.93
6540 Sunny Brook Ent Inc snowplowing/guarantee 5405.00
6541 Lange Trenching culvert repair/Mapleview 480.20
Total $ 12,991.70 Year-to-date Total $ 24,474.35

Vernon Willenbring made a motion to recess the monthly meeting in order to hold the Board of Audit Meeting and the Budget Meeting at 8:55 pm. All in favor, motion carried.

Board of Audit Meeting 2.7.17
The Board of Audit Meeting was called to order by Dan Stommes at 9:00 pm. The Clerk and Treasurer presented their report. The Clerk noted that a $40 addition error was made in the February 2016 minutes which accounted for the difference in the year-end total. Dave Robertson made a motion to amend the December 2016 minutes to show the error, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried. It was decided to use the simpler listing of Disbursements and Receipts in the Annual Meeting packet. Dave Robertson made a motion to accept the report, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried. At 9:15 pm Vernon Willenbring made a motion to adjourn the Board of Audit Meeting, Dave Robertson seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Budget Meeting 2.7.17
The Budget Meeting was called to order at 9:16 pm by Dan Stommes. Discussion was held. The budget was gone over and proposed amounts were set. Dave Robertson made a motion to approve the proposed budget, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried. At 9:40 pm Vernon Willenbring made a motion to adjourn the Budget Meeting, Dave Robertson seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Recessed Board Meeting 2.7.17
At 9:42 pm Dan Stommes called the recessed February Board Meeting back to order.
RE: 911 Signs – It was noted that the sign on County Road 9 had been put up and the sign for Royal River Road had been received and would be put up also.
RE: Albany Fire Department – It was noted that the Fire Department meeting would be held in February.
At 9:45 pm Vernon Willenbring made a motion to adjourn the monthly meeting, Dave Robertson seconded. All in favor, motion carried.