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Richland County votes: parking-lot contract, SVEDA dissolution, Riverview road agreement and public-comment policy
Summary
At its July 22 meeting the Richland County Board of Commissioners approved a $48,825 paving contract, dissolved county-level SVEDA, approved a road-use agreement with Riverview Dairy, authorized GAP coating contingent on DOT cost-share, appointed an NDACo delegate and adopted a public-comment policy complying with SB 2180.
The Richland County Board of Commissioners on July 22 approved a series of motions covering maintenance contracts, local economic governance and meeting procedures.
The board unanimously awarded Northern Improvement a $48,825 contract to overlay and pave three parking lots at the courthouse and Law Enforcement Center after John Anderson presented two bids and identified Northern Improvement as the low bidder. Commissioner Nathan Berseth moved to award the contract; Commissioner Rollie Ehlert seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Commissioners also voted unanimously to dissolve SVEDA at the county level after Berseth reported the entity has no employees and its board had discussed dissolution. Berseth moved to dissolve and Ehlert seconded.
A Road Use and County Services Agreement with Riverview Dairy was approved following review and edits by the State's Attorney; Berseth moved to approve and Commissioner Terry Goerger seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
Highway staff presented a quote of $24,195 to apply GAP coating to overpasses on CR 1, 22, 15 and 6. The board approved application of GAP on those overpasses on a motion by Berseth seconded by Ehlert, contingent on contacting the state Department of Transportation engineer to explore cost sharing.
The board appointed Commissioner Terry Goerger as delegate to the North Dakota Association of Counties. The motion (moved by Berseth, seconded by Ehlert) carried despite Goerger recording a NO vote while the other commissioners voted Yes.
In unfinished business, Assistant State's Attorney Rydell advised that a resolution implementing SB 2180 public-comment requirements was ready for the board. On a motion by Berseth, seconded by Ehlert, the board adopted a resolution that—among other provisions—places public comment as the first non-procedural agenda item, requires speaker cards with name, address and the agenda item to be addressed, limits speakers to three minutes each and limits total public-comment time to 30 minutes; it also sets rules for written comments and decorum. The resolution was approved unanimously.
The meeting concluded with administrative announcements and a motion to adjourn by Commissioner Goerger.
