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Morton County Commission approves bills, abatements and NDDOT maintenance certification; $917,305.28 in expenditures reported
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Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting, the Morton County Commission approved bills, authorized remittance of auditors' warrants to Unclaimed Property under NDCC 47-30.1, approved three abatements, and approved the Annual Maintenance Certification to the NDDOT; the commission reported $917,305.28 in county expenditures for Oct. 11–22, 2024.
The Morton County Commission on Oct. 22 approved routine financial and administrative items, including payment of bills, the remission of auditors’ warrants to Unclaimed Property under North Dakota Century Code 47-30.1, approval of three abatements, and the execution of the Annual Maintenance Certification to the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) Local Government Division.
Chair Nathan Boehm moved and Commissioner Morrell seconded to approve bills; the roll call recorded all five commissioners (Morrell, Leingang, Buckley, Zachmeier and Boehm) voting aye. Commissioner Buckley moved and Commissioner Zachmeier seconded a motion directing the Treasurer to cancel the auditors' warrants as presented and remit the funds to Unclaimed Property at the North Dakota Department of Trust Lands under NDCC 47-30.1; the motion carried unanimously.
The commission approved three property tax abatements identified in the transcript as #6649, #6650 and #6651. Motions to approve the abatements were moved and seconded by county commissioners and recorded as carried with aye votes.
Commissioner Buckley moved and Commissioner Morrell seconded to approve execution of the county’s Annual Maintenance Certification and return it to the NDDOT Local Government Division; the motion carried with all voting aye.
Auditor Dawn R. Rhone reported the total of county funds expended from Oct. 11 through Oct. 22, 2024, equaled $917,305.28. The commission noted that a detailed list of funds expended by check is available for public inspection at the Morton County Auditor’s Office during regular business hours. The meeting was adjourned at 6:51 p.m.