City of Miller

CITY OF MILLER

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The City Council met in regular session at City Hall on Monday, October 15, 2012.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ron Blachford, Aldermen Tony Rangel, Tom Winsell, Mary Johnson, Joe Zeller and Jim Odegaard. Alderman Lorin Johnson was absent.

CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Blachford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

The Pledge of Allegiance was said.

ADOPT AGENDA: Motion by Alderman Odegaard, seconded by Alderman Rangel to approve the agenda. Motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Alderwoman Johnson, seconded by Alderman Zeller to approve the minutes for the regular meeting held on October 1, 2012, with one correction. Motion carried.

Department Head Reports

Electric – Bill Lewellen, electric superintendent, was unable to attend, but requested approval to purchase a new crimper for approximately $5,000. Motion by Alderman Rangel, seconded by Alderman Zeller to approve the purchase request. Motion carried.

Police Department – Shannon Speck, police chief, suggested that the City amend its personnel handbook to require proof of minimum qualifications (CDL, diplomas, etc.). The handbook will be updated to reflect these changes and brought before the Council for approval at a later date.

Water/Sewer –Jim Bonebright, water/sewer/airport superintendent, informed the Council that they are ready to put gravel down on the new road at the airport. They have also received the old generator from the hospital and will be placing it at the east lift station.

Street – Ron Hoftiezer, street superintendent, stated that there were many complaints about dusty roads. He explained that this was the result of the extremely dry summer, and they weren’t able to get any dust control in this year. The Mayor suggested bidding for dust control earlier in the year.

Finance Office– Laura Smith, finance officer, explained that a computer needed replaced in the finance office. Motion by Alderwoman Johnson, seconded by Alderman Odegaard to approve the purchase of a new computer from MicroFix for approximately $1,250. Motion carried.

Motion by Alderman Odegaard, seconded by Alderman Zeller to approve Cindy and Laura to attend Election School on December 6 in Pierre. Motion carried.

Bill Approval – Motion by Alderman Rangel, seconded by Alderman Winsell to approve the bills. Motion carried.

Prairie Vista – Mike Beaner discussed the future development of Prairie Vista. Jim Bonebright suggested that SPN look at the original plans done by Clark Engineering. Motion by Alderwoman Johnson, seconded by Alderman Rangel to allow Mike to continue with the development of Vista Drive using the current plans and the same City specifications that were used in the past. Motion carried.

Harrold Terminal – Motion by Alderman Rangel, seconded by Alderman Winsell to approve and authorize Ron Blachford and Laura Smith to sign the plat presented for Harrold Terminal, LLC west of city limits. Motion carried.

Safety Conference – Motion by Alderman Rangel, seconded by Alderman Winsell to approve four employees to attend the annual safety conference hosted by Safety Benefits. Motion carried.

Hospital Parking – Bryan Breitling presented plans for the hospital’s parking lot. Motion by Alderman Zeller, seconded by Alderwoman Johnson to approve the plan for the hospital to expand the parking lot outside of the property line into the city right of way. Motion carried.

Motion by Alderman Zeller, seconded by Alderwoman Johnson to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:29 p.m.

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Laura Smith, Finance Officer

LEGAL NOTICE OF RECEIPT

Copy of the official proceedings

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Published once at the

approximate cost of: ______

Bills October 2012
Tommy Anderson / Deposit Refund / $74.87
Associated Supply Co, Inc / Lift / $4,030.00
Avera Medical Group Miller / Vaccinations / $126.00
Avera Queen of Peace / Tests / $179.80
Bob's Disposal Service / Garbage / $180.00
Bob's Gas, Inc. / Gas / $2,722.37
Boney's Parts Plus / Parts / $111.88
Builders Cashway / Supplies / $841.75
Burdick Bros Inc / Repair / $88.00
Business Forms & / Supplies / $491.64
Cook Implement / Parts / $187.13
Dakota Backup / Backups / $63.44
Dakota Pump & Control Co. / Repair / $1,119.18
Duckwall-Alco Stores, Inc. / Supplies / $75.02
Elan / Supplies / $27.03
Fastenal / Supplies / $68.25
HD Supply Waterworks / Supplies / $226.69
Heartland Consumers / Power / $2,389.20
Edward Holm / Deposit Refund / $170.00
Hughes Electric / Repair / $63.94
John Deere Financial / Supplies / $162.74
Shelley Knippling / Deposit Refund / $102.68
Kohlman, Biersbach, & / Audit / $2,940.00
McWhorter House Museum / Support / $200.00
Microfix, Inc. / Repairs / $267.50
Mid Dakota Rural Water / Water / $16,008.08
Milbank Winwater Works / Supplies / $5,853.89
Miller Ace / Supplies / $356.69
Minnesota Municipal / Safety Class / $275.00
MN Wireless / Internet / $45.00
North Central Farmers / Fuel / $932.38
Northwest Pipe Fittings / Supplies / $85.61
Northwestern Energy / Power / $8,467.94
Olson Construction / Repairs / $1,834.19
On Hand Development Corp. / Industry / $11,000.00
Petty Cash / Reimbursement / $24.00
Postmaster Trust Account / Postage / $240.00
Praxair Distribution Inc. / Supplies / $17.61
Pump 'N Pak / Fuel / $496.16
Quoin Financial Bank / Debt Service / $1,375.94
Rexall Drug / Supplies / $6.42
Riter Rogers Law Office / Professional Fees / $435.00
Safeguard of South Dakota / Supplies / $55.66
Safety Benefits, Inc. / Conference Fees / $260.00
Mark Schmidtbauer / Deposit Refund / $89.57
SD Association of Rural / Maintenance / $100.00
SD Department of Health / Tests / $65.00
SD Dept of Revenue / Sales Tax / $6,876.17
SD Rapid City Mission / Deposit Refund / $69.71
Sioux Falls Two Way Radio / Repair Siren / $145.00
Jan Slunecka / Deposit Refund / $57.27
South Dakota One Call / Locates / $156.29
Sturdevant's Auto Parts / Supplies / $58.74
Super Clean Car Wash / Car Washes / $16.00
The Lumber Company / Supplies / $17.68
Titan Access Account / Supplies / $325.76
Tucker's Super Valu / Supplies / $35.94
United Accounts, Inc / Collections / $135.00
Wells Fargo Bank / Bond Payment / $29,599.79
Wesco Distribution, Inc. / Supplies / $1,185.20
Western Area Power Admin. / Power / $49,601.91
American United Life / Life Insurance / $60.00
EFTPS / FICA / $4,201.49
SD Retirement / Retirement / $3,484.20
Wellmark / Health Insurance / $5,383.12
VSP / Vision Insurance / $173.22
Delta Dental / Dental Insurance / $674.00
TransAmerica / Health Insurance / $1,194.13
AT&T Mobility / Cell Phone / $110.62
Rural Development / Loan / $984.00
Rural Development / Loan / $492.00
Rural Development / Loan / $3,038.00
City of Miller / Utilities / $7,506.33
City of Miller / Deposit Refund / $905.90
Midcontinent Communication / Telephone / $379.67
SPN / Professional Fees / $1,849.00
CNH Capital / Repair / $206.68
Stuart C. Irby / Supplies / $612.25
Council / $1,630.00
Office / $5,207.84
Janitor / $421.20
Police / $12,254.69 / $236.19
Street / $6,939.80 / $124.54
Pool / $1,360.00
Water / $5,957.60 / $272.94
Sewer / $4,396.48 / $112.41
Electric / $14,856.00 / $3,547.50