Onamia City Council
Official Minutes
December 8, 1999
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council of the City
of
Onamia met in special session to
hold the annual Truth in Taxation Public Hearing at 6:30 p.m. Mayor
Milton
called the Public Hearing
to order.
There were no residents present to express concerns regarding the Year
2000
Budget and Tax Levy.
J. Olson made a motion to approve the Year 2000 Final Levy of
$106,585.00.
Second by Jesse
Giddings. Motion carried.
The Public Hearing was closed.
Regular Meeting:
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council of the City
of
Onamia met in regular session
on December 8, 1999 at the Onamia City Hall at 7:00 P.M. In attendance
at
the meeting, Mayor L.
Milton, Council members R. Mickus, J. Olson, J. Kryzer and J. Giddings.
The minutes of the November 10, 1999 meeting were read. Motion by J.
Olson
to approve minutes.
Second by J. Kryzer. Carried.
FINANCIAL REPORT: The Financial Report for the month of November was
reviewed. Motion by
J. Giddings to approve the Report. Second by B. Mickus. Carried
ZONING REPORT: Mickey Carter was present at the meeting to provide the
Council with an
update.
- Harry Simons was present at the meeting to discuss his
alley
vacation/variance request and
building permit. The Council explained the entire process to Mr.
Simons and requested the
Clerk to get a clarification on how the land is split in a
vacation for
the County Auditor's office.
- Mr. Carter was instructed to contact two residents in the City
with
large garbage collections.
- Mr. Carter informed the Council that Janice Wagner has
requested a building permit for the
installation of a new home.
FIRE REPORT: Chief Don Nicholas was present at the meeting to provide
the
Council with an
update.
- The 1997 truck will be getting some minor repairs. Fire
personnel will perform the work.
- Asked permission to meet with Lynn Fabro, Clerk to go
over
1999 budget and amend it as
needed. Motion by J. Olson to approve amending Fire Budget.
Second by
J. Giddings.
Motion carried.
- Requested permission to purchase two new sets of bunker
gear.
Motion to approve purchase
by J. Olson. Second by B. Mickus. Motion carried.
POLICE REPORT: Acting Chief Bob Matzke was present at the meeting to
provide
the Council with
an update on the Police Department.
- Chief Matzke provided the Council with a letter regarding impound
fees.
- Reported that the squad car has a new exhaust system and is in
good
running condition and
that he had received a quote for a new squad car as requested.
The
quote for a new Crown
Victoria with the State package is approximately $21,000.00.
- Chief Matzke reported that he will be on duty all night on New
Years
Eve.
Other business discussed regarding the Police Department centered
around the
need for additional
personnel. J. Giddings spoke in favor of hiring a part time officer
and
retaining Matzke as Chief. This
was the consensus of the entire council. The Council will review the
situation again at the January
meeting.
MAINTENANCE & WATER/SEWER REPORT: Bill Konze, Maintenance Supervisor
was
present
at the meeting to provide an update on the Streets, Water/Sewer and
Depot.
- Mr. Konze reported that the Depot has now been set down
onto
its foundation.
- The Council asked Mr. Konze how many vacation days he still has
for
this year. Mr. Konze
has 21.65 days remaining. Due to the fact that the City has had a very
busy
year with street, highway
and depot projects, the Council discussed allowing Mr. Konze to carry
over
more than the policy
standard of 5 days. Mr. Konze was instructed to use 7 days before the
end
of the year. A motion was
made by J. Giddings to allow Mr. Konze to carry over 15 total days into
Year
2000. Motion was
seconded by J. Olson. Motion carried with J. Olson, B. Mickus, J.
Giddings
and J. Kryzer voting for
and Mayor Milton voting against.
OTHER BUSINESS:
- Jackie Giddings was present to discuss the City's
Employee
insurance package with the
Council. Mrs. Giddings stated that there will be a 38% increase
due to
a 90% benefits usage of
the current year insurance benefits. She also brought to the
Council's
attention the fact that the
Dental Insurance will only provide preventative care for groups of
four
employees or less. The
Council requested that Mrs. Giddings seek alternative quotes for
both
dental and health. Mrs.
Giddings also discussed the City's Liability Waiver with the
Council.
A motion was made by J.
Olson to not waive the liability limits. Motion seconded by B.
Mickus.
Motion carried.
- Craig Molstad of the Mille Lacs CDC was present to
discuss the
sale of Onamia Tire. The
new buyer will be purchasing the business and assuming all
existing
debt. This includes a
$22,000.00 loan from the City's Revolving Loan Fund. Mr. Molstad
recommended approving
the transfer of debt to the buyer, Mr. Tony Oestreich with the
City
obtaining a second mortgage
on both the business and Mr. Oestreich home. This was thought
necessary due to the number of
previous default loans. A motion was made by J. Giddings to
accept Mr.
Molstad's
recommendation that the City approve the new buyer providing the
City
gets the second
mortgage on both properties. Motion seconded by J. Kryzer.
Motion
carried.
Mr. Molstad provided the Council with information on Svingen,
Athens, Russell & Hagstrom, an
alternative legal firm. Mr. Molstad was instructed by the Council
to
engage the firm to provide
legal services regarding property and TIF matters.
The Council reviewed information regarding the Mille Lacs CDC
past
performance. A motion
was made by J. Giddings to approved a $1,000.00 donation to the
CDC.
Motion seconded by J.
Kryzer. Motion carried. Mr. Molstad thanked the Council for its
ongoing support.
CLERK'S REPORT: The clerk presented the Council with several budget
items
which needed to be
amended.
- Motion to amend the budget to include the $4,750.00
additional
income received by the Fire
Department for Fire Calls and the addition of that money in the
Other
Wages expenditure line
and amend the Assessment Receipts in the amount of $5971.52 for
street
work and the Street
budget expenditure line by the same amount by J. Giddings.
Second by
J. Olson. Motion
carried.
- Motion to approve the transfer of $27,000.00 from
Water/Sewer
to Streets to pay for street
work done this year by B. Mickus. Second by J. Kryzer. Motion
carried.
- The Council reviewed a letter by the Mille Lacs Academy
requesting a donation towards
providing Christmas for its residents. Motion by J. Olson to
approve a
donation to the Mille
Lacs Academy in the amount of $100.00. Second by B. Mickus.
Motion
carried.
- The Clerk provided the Council with the Letter of
Confirmation
from Larsen, Allen, Weishair
& Company the City's auditors. The Clerk informed the Council
that the
price quote given by
the auditors for 98 was $3,600.00 but that the City had paid a
total of
$5,255.00. This years
audit quote is for $4,500.00. The Clerk recommended signing the
agreement for this year but to
seek quotes from other agencies for the Year 2000 audit. Motion
to
approve 1999 audit with
Larsen, Allen, Weishair & Company by B. Mickus. Second by J.
Giddings.
Motion carried.
- The Clerk provided the Council with a request for final
payment to Hardrives for work done
on Cedar Street. Motion to approve payment in the amount of
$4,623.18
by J. Giddings. Second
by J. Kryzer. Motion carried.
- Council member Kryzer informed the Council that the Clerk
and
CDC need shelving in their
office areas. The Council approved the building of shelving.
- The Council reviewed the Personnel Policy and a motion
was
made by J. Olson to include a
line clarifying payment for unused sick time. After an employee
has
accumulated 75 days (600
hours) they will be paid once per year for any additional sick
time
accumulated in that year.
There being no further official business of the Onamia Council, a
motion was
made by J. Olson to
adjourn meeting. Seconded by J. Kryzer. Carried.
Larry E. Milton, Mayor
Lynn Fabro, Clerk
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