Official Minutes 12.3.13
The December monthly meeting 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 and Jason Willenbring.
The November minutes were read. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the minutes as read, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Duane Janssen gave a financial report stating that the Township had a balance of $90,149.00 as of December 1, 2013.
RE: Mergen Fire Bill – Neil Franz reported that he is still working on it.
RE: Graham & Nett Signs – Supervisors stated they will check on them.
RE: COL Fire District – A form to designate the Township representative was received. Discussion was held. Neil Franz made a motion to appoint Vernon Willenbring as primary representative from the Township and the alternate can be any member of the Board, Dan Stommes seconded. All in favor, motion carried. Vernon Willenbring reported that COL Fire District is under budget and doing well.
RE: Zoning for Marshfield Circle – Dewey Klaphake reported that he is trying to set up zoning requirements for that area. He will meet with the Zoning Board and then set up a special hearing.
RE: Crackfilling – Discussion was held concerning various products used in crackfilling. It was decided to check on them and discuss the matter at the February meeting.
RE: Special Election for County Commissioner – The special election will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 with polls open from 7 am to 8 pm. Judges will be scheduled from the Township list of election judges.
RE: Township Election – The Township Board Election and Annual Meeting will be held on March 11, 2014. Polls will be open from 2 pm to 8 pm with Annual Meeting following at 8:30 pm. The Supervisor position held by Dan Stommes is up for election as well as the Clerk position held by Judy Bruemmer. The filing period is from December 31, 2103 to 5 pm on Tuesday, January 13, 2014. Judges again will be scheduled from the Township list of judges.
The following warrants were examined, verified and ordered paid.
6138 Stearns Electric monthly electric bill $64.93
6139 Judy Bruemmer clerk wages 637.21
6140 Judy Bruemmer re-imb mileage/computer use 90.00
6141 Neil Franz supervisor wages 221.64
6142 Walter Graham election judge 70.00
6143 Vernon Willenbring re-imb judges meals 36.50
6144 Joyce Wimmer election judge 85.00
6145 Vernon Willenbring election judge 70.00
6146 Linda Theisen election judge 70.00
6147 Judy Bruemmer election judge 100.00
6148 Vernon Willenbring supervisor wages 498.69
6149 Mary Lou Salzl election judge 80.00
6150 Dan Stommes re-imb fuel/mileage 166.02
6151 Daniel Stommes supervisor wages 540.25
6152 MATIT workmen’s comp ins. 236.00
6153 Dewey Klaphake zoning adm. wages 96.97
6154 Dewey Klaphake re-imb permit fees 36.00
6155 Duane Janssen treasurer wages 429.43
Total $3,528.64
Year-to-date Total $172,810.01
At 8:45 pm, Neil Franz made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Official Minutes
11.5.13

The November monthly meeting 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, Randy Orbeck, Mary Orbeck, and Tony Legatt.
The October minutes were read. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the minutes as read, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Duane Janssen gave a financial report stating that Farming Township had a balance of $99,349.00
RE: Snow Removal Quotes – Only one quote was received fro snow removal. Sunny Brook Enterprises gave a quote for $100/hr, $85 for salt/sand, $5 surcharge if diesel costs more than $4/gal, and a $600 per month guarantee for the months of Dec, Jan, Feb and March in addition to the normal charges. Discussion was held. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the quote from Sunny Brook Enterprises for $100/hr with $5 surcharge if diesel is over $4/gal, $85 for salt/sand and guarantee of $600 for months of Dec, Jan, Feb and March over the normal charges, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried. (Note: Lange Trenching was asked for a quote but did not want to submit one.)
RE: Mergen Fire Bill – Neil Franz reported that he is still checking into it.
RE: Graham Curve Sign – Dan Stommes will check on it.
RE: Nett 911 Sign – Vernon Willenbring will check on it.
RE: COL Fire and Rescue District – Vernon Willenbring reported that there will be a Budget Meeting on November 20, 2013 at 7:30 pm. All board members are invited. A notice will be posted.
RE: District Township Meeting – Duane Janssen attended the District Meeting in Freeport on October 24, 2013. He gave a report on the meeting and shared the information he received there.
RE: Zoning – Dewey Klaphake gave a short report on current zoning activity.
RE: Printer – The Township printer is not compatible with the new laptop computer. The authorized the Clerk to purchase a new printer.
The following warrants were examined, verified and ordered paid:
6132 Stearns Cty Auditor truth in taxation charge $102.00
6133 Mayer’s Repair bolts for signs $43.10
6134 Stearns Electric monthly electric bill $64.93
6135 Star Publications newspaper ads $23.45
6136 Lange Trenching blading $3674.67
6137 City of St. Martin 1/2 fire protection 2013 $5281.35
Total $9,189.50
Year-to-date Total $169,281.37
At 8:40 pm, Neil Franz made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Official Minutes 10.1.13
The October meeting was called to order by Dan Stommes at 8:00 pm. All members were present. The flag pledge was said. All members were present. Also present were Dan Kron, Dale Lange and Dewey Klaphake.
The September minutes were read. Two corrections were made: also present was John Zimmer and requests for snow plowing “quotes” not bids. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the minutes with the corrections, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Duane Janssen gave a financial report stating that Farming Township had a balance of $105,923.00.
RE: St. Catherine’s Church Plat – Dan Kron presented the final plat for St. Catherine’s Church property. Discussion was held. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to approve and sign the final plat, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
RE: CTAS Program – The CTAS financial program sponsored by the State needs to be updated. The State of MN is requesting that all members using the program pay $300 to help pay for the updating. Discussion was held. it was decided to go ahead and pay the $300. If not enough members sign up for the program the money will be refunded.
RE: Snow Plowing Quotes – The snow plowing quotes with be opened at the November meeting. Lange Trenching was asked for a quote and Dale Lange said they were not interested in submitting a quote.
RE: Road Signs – Dan Stommes reported that most of the replacement and new road signs were put up.
RE: Mergen Fire Bill – Neil Franz reported that he is still working on resolving the issue.
RE: Albany School District – Dan Stommes reported on the Fifth Monday Board Meeting. He stated that Albany had a larger school populationg than Sauk Centre or Melrose. The District is also looking at increasing the size of the elementary school.
RE: COL Fire District – Vernon Willenbring reported that all is going well. They are now in the process of setting up a Relief Association.
RE: Zoning – Dewey Klaphake stated that there was nothing to report this month.
The following warrants were examined, verified and ordered paid:
6126 US Treasury medicare/soc.sec.$300.66
6127 Wakefield Twp debt int./clerk fees $676.91
6128 MN State Auditor CTAS update fee $300.00
6129 M-R Sign Inc signs.posts $3433.26
6130 Stearns Electric monthly electric bill $64.93
6131 Lange Trenching blading $1911.77
Total $6,687.53
Year-to-date Total $160,091.87
Neil Franz made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:58 pm, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Official Minutes 9.3.13
The September monthly meeting 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, Math Schmitz, Dale Lange, Patsy Zimmerman, Tom & Carol Ramler, Charlie & Lynn Reichert and John Zimmer?.
The August minutes were read. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the minutes as read, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
A financial report was given by Duane Janssen.
RE: Clear Lake Road – Landowners had questions regarding tarring, dust control and over-hanging trees. They also requested No Parking signs along the road by the public boat landing by Clear Lake. They stated that at times it was nearly impossible to drive along the road because of all the vehicles parked along the road. Discussion was held. The supervisors decided to put up “No Parking This Side” signs along one side of the road in an effort to alleviate the problem.
RE: Marshfield Circle – Landowners in the area requested a speed limit sign and a ‘Watch for Children’ sign in order to slow the traffic in the area. Discussion was held. The supervisors decided to put up the two signs.
RE: Mergen Fire Call Issue – Neil Franz stated that he is still researching the matter and will try to resolve it when he receives more information.
RE: Weed Control – Supervisors reported that weed survey was finished and all problem areas were taken care of.
RE: Road Signs – Judy Bruemmer reported that the second set of replacement signs had been ordered.
RE: Snow Plowing Quotes – Supervisors will start checking into quotes for snowplowing for the 2013/2014 season.
The following warrants were examined, verified and ordered paid:
6114 Pat Schmitz road ditch mowing $ 2259.00
6115 Lange Trenching blading 1547.76
6116 Dewey Klaphake zoning adm. wages 96.97
6117 Dewey Klaphake re-imb.permit fee 46.00
6118 Judy Bruemmer clerk wages 581.80
6119 Judy Bruemmer re-imb. mileage/computer use 65.00
6120 Daniel Stommer supervisor wages 198.55
6121 Vernon Willenbring supervisor wages 341.69
6122 Neil Franz supervisor wages 221.64
6123 Stearns Electric monthly electric bill 64.93
6124 Duane Janssen re-imb supplies 83.29
6125 Duane Janssen treasurer wages 374.02
Total $ 5,880.65
Year-to-date Total $ 153,404.34
A motion to adjourn was made by Neil Franz at 9:25 pm, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Official Minutes
8.6.13

The August monthly meeting was called to order by Dan Stommes at 8:00 pm. The flag pledge was said. All members were present. Also present was Dewey Klaphake.
The July minutes were read. One correction was made: the gambling permit was for use at Trappers Pub and Grub. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to accept the minutes with the correction, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
A financial report was given by Duane Janssen. He reported that Farming Township had a balance of $116,692.00.
RE: Weed Control – The supervisors reported that weed inspections were being made.
RE: Mergen Complaint – Neil Franz reported that he had talked with the Albany Fire Department, is checking with other departments and will be following up on the complaint as he receives more information.
RE: Culvert Repairs – It was reported that all the culvert repairs were taken care of.
RE: COL Fire & Rescue District – It was noted that an article on the Fire District was in the last MN Township Newspaper. All is going well with the District.
RE: Road Signs – Judy Bruemmer provided a list of signs to be replaced in 2013 – approximately 60 will be ordered this year – with the remainder to be done next year.
RE: Ditch Cutting – It was noted that the second round of ditch cutting will be done around the 15th of August.
The following warrants were examined, verified and ordered paid:
6111 Stearns Electric monthly electric bill $ 64.93
6112 COL Fire & Rescue Qtr 3 fire protection 1056.85
6113 Lange Trenching road blading/rd-culvert repairs 5044.54
Total $ 6166.32
Year-to-date Total $ 147,523.69
At 8:45 pm, Neil Franz made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Official Minutes 7.2.13
The July monthly meeting was called to order by Dan Stommes at 8:00 pm. The flag pledge was said. Present were Dan Stommes, Neil Franz, Vernon Willenbring and Judy Bruemmer. Also present were Math Schmitz, Dewey Klaphake, Kerry Mergen, Mike Schleper, Norb Jost and Lou Jost. Duane Janssen arrived at 8:20 pm.

The June minutes were read. One correction was made: the damaged driveway belonged to Notch. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the minutes with the correction, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Duane Janssen gave a financial report.

RE: Fire calls – Kerry Mergen was present to complain about billings he received from the Albany Fire Department and asked what the protocol was for such billings. Discussion was held. Neil Franz will contact the Albany Fire Department regarding the situation.

RE: Jost Culvert – Norb and Lou Jost were present to ask if something could be done regarding the culvert along their property. It was unable to handle the excess water from rains this spring. Discussion was held. The supervisors will check into the possibility of installing a larger culvert.

RE: Gambling Permit – Mike Schleper was present to inform the Township Board that the Farming Baseball Association is applying for a charitable gambling permit at the Trapper Pub & Grub. Discussion was held. The Board stated that they will await any paperwork that might need their signature.

RE: Dustcoating – Neil Franz reported that dustcoating is finished and all went well.

RE: Culverts – Math Schmitz stated that he had a “sink hole” by a culvert along his property and the Board stated that there were a couple of other areas that needed some filling. Discussion was held. The areas will be checked into and be repaired.

RE: Weed Control – Discussion was held concerning weed control. It was decided that each supervisor will take an area to check – the same as they did last year.

The following warrants were examined, verified and ordered paid:
6102 Lange Trenching blading $ 3184.66
6103 Stearns Cty Aud-Treas assessing fee 6162.00
6104 US Treasury medicare/soc.security 560.00
6105 Minco Tech Center computer/accessories 891.00
6106 Appolis, Inc township website 600.00
6107 Central MN Dust Control dustcoating 10697.50
6108 Void
6109 Stearns Electric monthly electric bill 64.93
6110 Pat Schmitz cutting road ditches 1196.70

Total $ 23,356.79
Year-to-date Total $ 141,357.37

At 9:08 pm, Vernon Willenbring made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Official Minutes 6.4.13

The June monthly meeting 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, Bill Otto and Jason Willenbring.

The May minutes were read. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the minutes as read, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Duane Janssen gave a financial report.

RE: Dustcoating – Neil Franz gave a report on his researching of 2 dustcoating companies: Envirotech and Central MN Dust Control. Discussion was held. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to hire Central MN Dust Control at the price of $0.83/gallon, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

RE: Township Computer – Neil Franz will check into getting a new computer for the township as the township’s computer is out-of-date and not compatible with current technology.

RE: Snowplowing complaint – A driveway (Notch – 21567 300th St) was damaged during snowplowing. Dale Lange will check into it.

RE: Legatt Gravel Pit – Eiden’s expressed concerns about the activity at the Legatt Gravel Pit. Discussion was held.

The following warrants were examined, verified and ordered paid:
6084 Dewey Klaphake zoning meeting wages $ 64.64
6085 Vernon Willenbring supervisor wages 761.89
6086 Bill Otto zoning adm. wages 64.64
6087 Judy Bruemmer clerk wages 951.20
6088 Wm. D. Scepaniak class 5 on twp roads 34154.40
6089 Neil Franz reimb. mtg fee/mileage 91.50
6090 Neil Franz supervisor wages 443.28
6091 Judy Bruemmer reimb mileage/election judge 167.00
6092 Duane Janssen reimb mtg fee/mileage 75.00
6093 Duane Janssen treasurer wages 595.66
6094 Vernon Willenbring reimb road tour lunches 29.00
6095 Stearns Electric monthly electric bill 64.93
6096 Daniel Stommes reimb mtg fee/mileage 92.00
6097 Daniel Stommes supervisor wages 498.69
6098 Bill Otto reimb permit fee/postage 34.00
6099 Daniel Stommes pull in road ditches 550.00
6100 MAT Summer Course/Bd of Equalization 50.00
6101 Lange Trenching blading 5063.61
Total $ 43,751.44
Year-to-date Total $ 118,000.58

At 9:05 pm, Neil Franz made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Official Minutes 5.7.13
The May monthly meeting was called to order by Dan Stommes at 8:00 pm. The flag pledge was said. All members were present. Also present were Bill Otto, Dale Lange, Math Schmitz, Brian Brix, Rick Rothstein, Patti Zimmerman and Dewey Klaphake.

The April minutes were read. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the minutes as read, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried. The Board of Equalization minutes were read. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the minutes as read, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried. The Extended Meeting minutes were read. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to accept the minutes as read, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

A financial report was given by Duane Janssen.

RE: Rothstein Red Stone Ridge Plat – Mr. Rothstein presented the plat to the Board. Discussion was held. Neil Franz made a motion to accept and sign the plat, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

RE: Crackfilling – Mr. Brix reported that the crackfilling was completed. He noted areas on Clear Lake Road and Manana Road that might need attention. The supervisors will look into it.

RE: Ditch Cutting – Only one quote was received for ditch cutting. It was from Schmitz Mowing Service. It was for $60.00/hr – the same as last year. No other contractor presented a quote. Discussion was held. It was decided to cut twice a year. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to accept the quote and hire Schmitz, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

RE: Blading Quotes – Only one blading quote was received. It was from Lange Trenching for $41.00 a mile. Sunny Brook Enterprises stated they were not interested in giving a quote. Discussion was held. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the quote and hire Lange Trenching, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

RE: Gravel Quotes – Only one gravel quote was received. It was from Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc for $7.60 c/yd for class 5. No other contractors wished to present quotes. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to accept the quote and hire Scepaniak, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

RE: Dustcoating – Neil Franz stated he is still checking out contractors and will give a report at the June meeting. Patti Zimmerman asked if there was a special dustcoating that would work well with the RAP that is on the road in their area. Discussion was held and Neil will check it out. Patti also stated that there are a lot of nails on their road and was wondering if that came from the RAP. Discussion was held and it was decided that it was not from the RAP.

RE: Trapper Pub & Grub Liquor License – An application for an On/Off Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 was presented to the Board. Discussion was held. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to sign the application, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

RE: Zoning Administrator – A letter of resignation was submitted by Bill Otto effective May 7, 2013. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to accept the resignation, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried. Bill Otto also stated that the Legatt matter was taken care of. The Board thanked Bill Otto for his years of service. Discussion was held. The Board asked Dewey Klaphake if he was interested in being Zoning Administrator and if the current per diem of $35/meeting and $10/permit fee were OK with him. Dewey replied ‘yes’ and Bill Otto also recommended him for the position. Vernon Willenbring made a motion to appoint Dewey Klaphake as Zoning Administrator, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

The following warrants were examined, verified and ordered paid:
6079 Stearns Electric monthly electric bill $ 64.93
6080 Sunny Brook Ent. Inc. snowplowing 1750.00
6081 M-R Signs Inc 911 signs 36.97
6082 COL Fire & Rescue District Qtr 2 fire protection 1056.85
6083 Brian Brix Exc. crackfilling 10308.00

Total $ 13,216.75
Year-to-date Total $ 74,249.14
At 9:19 pm Neil Franz made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Official Extended Meeting Minutes 4.9.13
The extended meeting was called to order by Dan Stommes at 11:01 am. Present were Dan Stommes, Neil Franz, Vernon Willenbring and Judy Bruemmer.

The following warrant was examined, verified and ordered paid:
6078 Sunny Brook Ent. snowplowing $ 3290.00

Total $ 3,290.00
Year-to-date Total $ 61,032.39

It was noted that Blading, Ditch Cutting and Gravel Quotes will be opened at the May monthly meeting.

Road Tour was taken:
246th Ave – maybe some gravel
Hazelwood Rd – good
260th St W (tar) – bridge ’77 looking old – check with Munson
Royal River Rd (tar) – OK
288th St W – gravel
305th St – good
Mahogany Rd – good
310th St – needs blading
320th St W – good
320th St E – gravel in turn-around
228th Ave S – good
228th Ave N – OK
Sand Lake Rd – good
Mapleview Rd N (tar) – good
Mapleview Rd S – good
317th St W – OK
Marshfield Ct/Marshwood Ct/Marshfield Circle – OK
317th St E – good – dustcoat is good too
Fifth Lake Rd N (tar) – good
Minikahda Ct – good
Morningstar Rd (tar) – good
Kriegle Lake Rd – OK – patch on west end uneven
Fifth Lake Rd S – gravel whole road
300th St E – good
300th St W – Buerman to Douvier gravel
307th St – OK
Koop Lake Rd – good
193rd Ave – good
Lindbergh Lane – OK
195th Ave – good
290th St – good
275th St E – OK
275th St W – OK
Clear Lake Rd N – tar good – 290th to north needs gravel
Clear Lake Rd S – blading needed on south side of lake
280th St – good
221st Ave – gravel north end
210th Ave – gravel south end?
218th Ave – good
223rd Ave (tar) – good
Hedgewood Rd – OK – light gravel?
260th St E – blading needed, pull in gravel
Manana Rd E (tar) – repair looks good
Manana Rd W – gravel, fix culvert on east end of road?
288th St E – gravel west end
Kranz Lake Circle N – good
Kranz Lake Circle S – good
Kent Circle – good

At 2:40 pm, Vernon Willenbring made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Board of Equalization Meeting 4.9.13
The Board of Equalization and Appeals was called to order by Dan Stommes at 10:30 am. Present were Dan Stommes, Neil Franz, Vernon Willenbring, Judy Bruemmer. Also present were Gary Grossinger and Mark Koehn from the Stearns County Assessors Office.

It was noted that the market value on agricultural land has risen approximately 17% and will likely raise that much or more next year. Farming Township had $1.3 million worth of new construction in 2012.

No property owners came to appeal their tax statements.

At 11:00 am, Vernon Willenbring made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Neil Franz seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

Official Minutes 4.2.13
Official Minutes 4.2.13

The April monthly meeting was called to order by Dan Stommes at 8:00 pm. The flag pledge was said. All members were present. Also present were Darice Stommes, Matt Schmitz, Jason Willenbring, Tony Legatt, Brian Brix, Dale Schroeder, Leo Bloch, Joe Dockendorf, Joe Braegelmann, Jerry Rausch, Mike Schleper and Dean Rausch.

The March minutes were read. Neil Franz made a motion to accept the minutes as read, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Duane Janssen gave a financial report.

RE: Crackfilling – Discussion was held concerning crackfilling and checking on materials and prices for next year. Supervisors will be watching area roads using different materials and checking with MN Engineering for their advice. Crackfilling on township roads is scheduled to be done next week (week of April 7).

RE: Ditch Cutting – Ditch Cutting quotes will be opened at the May monthly meeting. All quotes are to be hourly.

RE: Tony Legatt Complaint – Mr. Legatt had a complaint about a property owners building being too close to his property. Zoning Administrator Bill Otto stated that he will check into the matter. The board supervisors also stated that they will check on it during road tour.

RE: Manana Road West – Property owners along Manana Road West complained about the condition of their road and that they wanted dustcoating on the road paid for by the Township. Supervisors said they will check the road on Road Tour and discuss the dustcoating issue. It was also suggested that all gravel roads be dustcoated instead of tarring. The Supervisors stated that it would cost over $60,000 a year to do that. It was then suggested to use the tarring fund money for dustcoating. Supervisors stated that taking money out of the tarring fund for another use would have to be decided at the annual meeting.

RE: Blading Quotes – Blading quotes will be opened at the May meeting. Supervisors will be contacting blading contractors.

RE: Zoning Administrator Position – Supervisors asked Bill Otto to submit a letter of resignation so that they could name a new administrator. The Supervisors will contact those who have expressed an interest in the position and asked Bill Otto to also submit the name of anyone he thought would be a good replacement.

RE: Reorganization Minutes – Neil Franz made a motion to approve the Reorganization Minutes with the addition of three resolutions authorizing Supervisors to perform labor for the Township at the rate of $10/hr during the course of the coming year, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.

RE: Road Tour – The April monthly meeting will be extended to April 9, 2013 in order to do the annual road tour.

The following warrants were examined, verified and ordered paid:
6067 Joyce Wimmer election judge $ 70.00
6068 Walter Graham election judge 70.00
6069 Mary Lou Salzl election judge 80.00
6070 Bill Otto annual mtg moderator 50.00
6071 County Twp Assn spouses meal/annual mtg 30.00
6072 Stearns Cty Aud/Treas election equip. maintenance 387.50
6073 Stearns Electric monthly electric bill 64.93
6074 US Treasury medicare/soc. security 313.66
6075 Star Publications newspaper ads 36.85
6076 MN Eng./Const. Services Manana Road 225.00
6077 City of St. Martin fire protection 4897.53

Total $ 6,225.47
Year-to-date Total $ 57,742.39

Neil Franz made a motion to extend the April meeting to Tuesday, April 9, 2013 following the Board of Equalization Meeting to take the annual road tour, Vernon Willenbring seconded. All in favor, motion carried.