Ward County Commission Agenda & Packet, January 17, 2023

The Ward County Commission will meet Tuesday, January 17th at 9:00 am in the County Commission room on the 2nd floor of the County Administration Building. The agenda below will be considered.  The full agenda including Commissioner packet information can be found here.

AGENDA FOR THE BOARD OF WARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – Regular Commission Meeting Pledge of Allegiance Call to Order – Chairman Fjeldahl Order of Business Roll Call 

1. Approve Agenda 
2. Review and approve the minutes from the Commission Meeting on January 3, 2023 and Special Commission Meeting on January 10, 2023 
3. Review and approve the regular bills totaling $494,796.97 and HS Zone direct cost bills totaling $8,707.64. 
4. Lolly Gorze – Human Resources Director  
   1. Service Award – Stacy Zietz (retirement) 
5. Ryan Ackerman – Ackerman-Estvold 
   1. Souris River Joint Board update 
6. Noreen Barton – Director of Tax Equalization 
   1. 2023 Ag land valuations 
7. Doug Diedrichsen – Planning & Zoning Administrator 
   1. Plat application 
8. Dana Larsen – Highway Engineer
   1.  Federal Funding for Minot to Burlington multiuse path 
   2. Application for RAISE Grant 
9. Lolly Gorze – Human Resources Director 
   1. Pay Amendments 10. 
10. Marisa Haman – Auditor/Treasurer
    1. Receive and file the following correspondence: Economy at a Glance dated January 2023; letter from City of Surrey dated December 6, 2023; Natural Resources Save the Date public meeting notice for March 2023
    2. Receive and file Monthly Reports including financials
    3. Approval of County Deeds – Tax sale 
    4. 2022/2023 Budget Amendments and Transfers 
    5. Notice to Remove letter from First District Health Unit to 1001 and 1005 54th Street SE, Minot 
    6. Notice to Remove letter from First District Health Unit to 1004 55th Street SE, Minot
    7. Approval of Gaming Site Authorization – North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame 
    8. Approval of Raffle Permit – Minot Rifle and Pistol Club
    9. Liaison Committee recommendation on extraterritorial properties
11. Noreen Barton – Director of Tax Equalization A.) Abatement Hearing – Stonehaven Development Inc./55th Holdings, LLC