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Silver Creek Township board approves claims, authorizes $1,000 Cortrust card and township Amazon account; OKs limited clerk remote hours
Summary
The board approved a $92,847.07 list of claims, authorized a Cortrust card with a $1,000 monthly limit and a township Amazon account, and approved up to four hours per week of clerk remote work. Maintenance and safety concerns were also discussed.
The Silver Creek Township Board on Aug. 19 approved a List of Claims totaling $92,847.07 and took several administrative steps to update purchasing and personnel practices.
Vice Chair Brandon Geyen moved to approve the claims list of $92,847.07; Supervisor Sandy Forsman seconded and the motion carried 3-0. Geyen then moved to authorize a Cortrust credit card for the township with a $1,000-per-month limit; Chairman Helman seconded and the motion carried 3-0. Chairman Helman subsequently moved to create a township Amazon account for purchasing; Geyen seconded and the motion carried 3-0.
The board also approved a personnel motion allowing Clerk-Treasurer Alana Paumen to work up to four hours per week from home; Helman moved the item, Geyen seconded and the motion carried 3-0.
During maintenance updates the board heard several operational concerns: parking issues on Amery and 105th, a proposal to vacate the narrow end of a road by the Lake Ida development, Maple Lake Fire raising a question about the structural integrity of a concrete bridge on 128th, and a recommendation to replace shocks on the township F-550 with the work to be done in-house on a rainy day. The meeting concluded with a motion by Board member Nelson to adjourn at 9:20 p.m., seconded by Forsman and carried 4-0.
The board did not provide additional detail in the minutes about internal controls for the new credit card or authorization limits for the Amazon account; no departmental implementation timeline for remote clerk hours was recorded in the minutes.
