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May 12, 2004
The Regular Meeting of the Bear Lake Village Council was called to order by President Glen Moore at 7:35 p.m. at the Bear Lake Village Hall.
Council Present: Vern Best, Connie Guerne, Ricke Guerne, Jeff Harthun, Howard Higley, Don Hyrns, Michelle Mortenson, Ron Ronning, Carol Urbanus and Glen Moore.
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Guests: Don Conway, Carver Edwards, Tim Richard, Pauline Jaquish, Ray Knudsen, Jim Ludwig and Bill Howe.
Minutes: The April minutes were approved as read with correction of Don Hyrns as present.
Treasurer’s Report: Motion by Vern seconded by Carol to accept the Treasurer’s Report as read. Motion carried.
| General Fund | $22,242.54 | Equipment Fund | $6,335.49 |
| Major Street Fund | $32,983.17 | Local Street Fund | $16,087.04 |
| Park Fund | $37,869.46 | Water Fund | $64,897.60 |
| Building Fund | $55,230.44 | Library | $0.00 |
Bills: Motion by Ron seconded by Don to pay the bills as presented. Motion carried.
Correspondence: Received a letter verifying that the Utility Board is working on the charter at the state level. Also received a letter verifying that the Library Board is working on changing the fiscal agent on the charter.
Complaints: Motion by Vern seconded by Don to send a letter to Sheriff's Dept regarding speeding and loud vehicles at a home in the village. Motion carried.
Motion by Vern seconded by Don to send a letter to a homeowner regarding an unsafe freezer being stored on his property. Motion carried.
Motion by Vern seconded by Don to send a letter to the Drain Commissioner regarding a filled in culvert. Motion carried.
Trees: Motion by Vern seconded by Carol to contact Ed Thompson regarding a dropped tree on Virginia Street and 12 stumps in the village. Motion carried.
Equipment: Motion by Ron seconded by Jeff to allow the Village truck to be repaired with an amount not to exceed $9,500.00. Motion carried.
Policies: Motion by Ron seconded by Ricke to approve revised Retention of Audio Tapes of Council Meetings Policy. Yes votes: Ricke Guerne, Jeff Harthun, Don Hyrns, Ron Ronning, Carol Urbanus and Glen Moore. No vote: Vern Best. Motion carried.
Motion by Jeff seconded by Ron to approve revised Purchasing Policy with president approving up to $500. Motion carried.
Motion by Ron seconded by Ricke to approve new Contacting of Bear Lake Village Auditor Policy. Yes votes: Ricke Guerne, Jeff Harthun, Don Hyrns, Ron Ronning, Carol Urbanus and Glen Moore. No vote: Vern Best. Motion carried.
Motion by Jeff seconded by Don to approve new Contacting of Bear Lake Village Lawyer Policy. Yes votes: Ricke Guerne, Jeff Harthun, Don Hyrns, Ron Ronning, Carol Urbanus and Glen Moore. No vote: Vern Best. Motion carried.
Campground: Motion by Vern seconded by Ron to contact Ed Thompson regarding a tree removal in the campground. Motion carried.
Sodium Chloride will be put down on campground road. The pop machine will be removed from the campground area.
Millage: Motion by Ricke seconded by Ron to accept 0.9748 as the Headlee millage reduction fraction, setting our village mills at 9.0252. Motion carried.
Discussions Held On:
- Send thank you to Heather Butler, (Consumers Power) for her help in saving the Village money regarding the 12 trees that were recently taken down.
- Water line problem on Euclid Street.
- Follow up on letter sent to the Health Dept. regarding the home on Maple Street.
- Checking on Christmas lights and the possible purchase of new ones.
- Foregoing the expense of advertising for a new auditor and allowing Dale Stanton to remain the Village auditor for the next year.
Meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michelle Mortenson, Clerk
Bills paid for April:
Bear Lake Ace Hardware, $69.87; American Water Works Assoc. $57.00; Bittner & Hyrns $23.50; Elhorn Engineering $377.05; Kent County Health Dept, $48.00; The Mathieu Agency $1614.82; McBride Septic Systems, $130.00; Pioneer Press Printing $1415.98; Ron Brown & Sons, $702.00; Dale Stanton $1,000.00; Thompson's Tree & Stump Removal $227.50.
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