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Nelson County accepts highway superintendent resignation, shifts ditch mowing to landowners
Summary
The Nelson County Commission accepted Highway Superintendent Seth Hamre’s resignation, voted to advertise the open superintendent position and moved ditch-mowing responsibility to landowners under North Dakota Century Code 63-05-01; commissioners also approved equipment follow-up and timekeeping changes.
The Nelson County Commission on July 18 accepted Highway Superintendent Seth Hamre’s letter of resignation and directed staff to advertise the open position.
Commissioner Aaron Mork moved to accept the resignation; Commissioner Cameron Swenson seconded the motion, and all five commissioners voted yes. The board also assigned Commissioner Mork to gather more information about purchasing two front-wheel PTO tractors with 10-foot front-mount snowblowers and report back at the next regular meeting.
The commission voted to stop county mowing of road ditches and return that responsibility to landowners, citing North Dakota Century Code 63-05-01 during discussion. Commissioner Mork moved the change and Commissioner Mike Haugland seconded; the roll call vote was unanimous.
Separately, the board approved moving all highway employees onto the Paystubz timekeeping program. Commissioner Cameron Swenson moved the change; Commissioner Mork seconded and the motion passed on a roll call vote.
Why it matters: shifting ditch maintenance to landowners changes ongoing operational responsibilities for county road maintenance and could affect residents adjacent to county rights-of-way. Advertising for a new highway superintendent begins the personnel transition.
What’s next: The county will advertise the superintendent position, and Commissioner Mork will return with procurement details for the tractors at the next regular meeting.
