Plans for County Library locations to reopen in Bagley and Gonvick
Tue, 04/21/2020 - 10:39am
admin
By:
Karen Edelbach
The Clearwater County Board of Commissioners met on April 14 with Chairman Neal Illies, Commissioner Mark Titera and Commissioner Mark Larson in the Board room, and Commissioners John Larson and Dean Newland present via teleconference. A roll call was done to confirm the presence of the commissioners. Stay At Home Order by the Governor will remain in effect until May 4, as of this time. Limitations on access to public buildings remain in effect until further notice.
The consideration of reopening the Bagley Public Library, and the Gonvick LINK. He has spoken to Liz Lynch, Director of LARL system, who said that plans are in place to reopen both locations soon with curbside pick up of requested items.
"If you order a book, you can call and they will bring it out to your car," Commissioner Titera said.
"We are planning to reopen the Libraries there within the next two weeks," Ms. Lynch confirmed by telephone. "Patrons can call ahead with requests and when the items come in, arrangements can be made to come and pick them up. The items will be brought out to your car."
A raise of operating costs for the Library is again on the horizon for next year, he stated.
Land Fill Access: Environmental Services Director Dan Hecht confirmed the reopening of the Land Fill. The Commissioners passed a motion to reopen the Land Fill, with hours returning to those prior to the shutdown, effective Tuesday, April 14, with the restriction of visitors distancing of 10 feet apart, and fees collected without handling money. No rummaging through the debris will be allowed.
Director Hecht said the feasibility study from Teracon is expected to be available soon. He discussed the need to compare local surveys from Brustad Surveying with what is on record.
"The amount of volume waste space left ranges from 6-15 years, with an average that would be 9 years; the low end at 6 or high end at 15 years," he stated.
County Attorney Al Rogalla explained in depth of additional help he needs for assistance in the Legal Department at this time.
"I need a Legal Secretary for Thursday and Friday, which the County would cover the cost of that; and for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday a grant would cover the cost of a Crime Victim Advocate. I have received approval from the State for three days a week, including benefits. I need permission to advertise and do interviews," he said.
A motion to authorize the Attorney to advertise and interview for a part time Legal Secretary, with possibility of additional hours, was made by Commissioner Newland and seconded by Commissioner Titera. The motion was passed, with the hourly wage range of $15.70 to $20.52 per hour, confirmed by Auditor Al Paulson. The position is contingent on receiving the grant funds.
The Attorney said he would like one of the Commissioners to be present during the interviews.
Limitation on Public Access to all public buildings approved at March 20 Emergency Board Meeting will remain in effect until further notice.
Stay At Home Order: Commissioner Dean Newland wanted to know the status of the Stay At Home Order by the Governor. It was confirmed that the Order will remain in effect until May 4, as of this time.
Shields and Gowns: Five hundred shields and 200 washable gowns have been ordered for First Responders. What is not used will go to the Public Health at the Nursing Service.
Engineer Dan Sauvé sent a packet containing the Financial Statement, which showed a Net Cash Position of $3,731,407. Township billing and Highway Department bills were also listed. The Board approved the payment of the bills in the amount of $21,091 as presented.
County Auditor-Treasurer Allen Paulson was authorized to pay the submitted invoices of $213,692 for the County Revenue Fund and $3,987 for the Nursing Service Fund.
Emergency Board Minutes for meeting that was held March 20 regarding Coronavirus concerns were approved. They declared the State of Emergency now in effect at that meeting with a motion to approve the Resolution on file, "Declaration of Emergency COVID-19". The Resolution on file for creation of the COVID-19 Emergency Executive Committee was approved at that time also.