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County approves 2024 transfers from district funds and county ditch to highway department
Summary
The board approved transfers from special assessment/district funds and County Ditch 13 to the county highway fund for administrative, construction and maintenance work, with specific dollar figures presented in the meeting.
The Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners approved several routine transfers on Tuesday to move 2024 district and ditch funds into the county highway fund to pay for administrative work, construction and minor ditch maintenance.
The county engineer presented the annual requests, noting the transfers historically had appeared on the consent agenda but were placed on the regular agenda this year for fuller review. The engineer said administrative costs for 2024 total $63,037 to be transferred to the highway department. The special assessment district transfer for construction was stated in the meeting as “$1,004.32 80” (as recorded in the transcript). The county also approved a transfer from County Ditch 13 totaling $4,200.36 for labor and equipment costs; the meeting record included a line indicating labor dollars of “2266.79¢,” which appears in the transcript as recorded.
Nut graf: The transfers allocate assessment and ditch funds to the highway department for work performed on behalf of those districts and for minor ditch maintenance; the board approved the amounts presented by the county engineer.
Board action: Commissioner Franzen moved to approve the administrative transfer and Commissioner Coring seconded; roll call votes recorded aye from all present and the motion passed. The board separately approved the special assessment district construction transfer (motion by Commissioner Lee, second by Commissioner Franzen) and the County Ditch 13 transfer (motion by Commissioner Franzen, second by Commissioner Lubke); roll calls recorded unanimous aye votes on those items.
Clarifications requested: At the meeting Commissioner Franzen asked the county engineer to place a review of the ditch on a future agenda before summer. Commissioner Lee asked for clarification on the location of Ditch 13; the county engineer described its path relative to Lake Edward, the new roundabout at County roads 3 and 4, and North Long Lake, noting much of it lies in Lake Edward Township.
The transfers were approved as presented; the board did not specify additional budget amendments in the meeting record.
