ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

COUNTY PROJECT

CENTERLINE AND EDGELINE

EPOXY PAVEMENT

MARKING 2020

WARD COUNTY,

NORTH DAKOTA

Notice is hereby given that the

County Commissioners of the Coun-

ty of Ward, North Dakota, will re-

ceive sealed bids for Pavement

Marking of approximately 27.2 Miles

of County Roads. For this project

bids will ONLY be received and ac-

cepted via the online electronic bid

service through QuestCDN.com. All

bids must be submitted by 2:00

P.M., Wednesday, March 4th, 2020.

All bids must be submitted, and all

work shall be done in full compliance

with the approved plans and specifi-

cations for road and bridge con-

struction now on file in the Office of

the Ward County Engineer. Copies

of the plans, specifications and pro-

posal forms may be obtained at the

Ward County Highway Department,

900 13th ST SE Minot, North Dako-

ta, 58701, upon receipt of a

non-refundable fee of $100.00 for

each set of documents, or on

QuestCDN (#6697392) to Qualified

Contractors (registered contractors)

with the North Dakota Department of

Transportation. The work consists of

the following approximate quantities:

762; 0112 Epoxy Pvmt MK

Message; SF 546

762; 0113Y Epoxy Pvmt MK 4IN

Line (Centerline); LF 162,202

762; 0113W Epoxy Pvmt MK 4IN

Line (Edgeline); LF 297,579

762; 0115 Epoxy Pvmt MK 8IN Line;

LF 8,820

762; 0117 Epoxy Pvmt MK 24IN

Line; LF 60

All bids are to be submitted on the

basis of cash payment for the work

and materials, accompanied by a

bidder’s bond in the amount of five

(5) percent of the total bid, executed

by the bidder as principal, and by a

surety company authorized to do

business in the State of North Dako-

ta, as a guarantee that the bidder

will do business in the State of North

Dakota, as a guarantee that the

bidder will enter into a contract for

performance of such work in case

the contract is awarded to him. All

bid security shall comply with Sec-

tion 11-11-28 and amendments

thereto of the North Dakota Century

Code. In the event NDCC Section

11-11-28 is deemed not to be appli-

cable as a matter of law, then in the

alternative, the Ward County Com-

mission applies its discretionary

power to apply NDCC Section

11-11-28 and all bid security shall

comply fully. The work shall be start-

ed on a date to be fixed by the

County Commissioners, written no-

tice of which shall be given to the

contractor ten (10) days in advance

and shall be completed by July 1st,

2020. The County Commissioners of

Ward County reserve the right to re-

ject any or all bids, to waive any irre-

gularities and to hold bids for a

period not to exceed thirty (30) days

from the date of opening.

(February 15-22, 2020)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

COUNTY PROJECT

CENTERLINE AND EDGELINE

WATER BASE

PAVEMENT MARKING 2020

WARD COUNTY,

NORTH DAKOTA

Notice is hereby given that the

County Commissioners of the Coun-

ty of Ward, North Dakota, will re-

ceive sealed bids for Pavement

Marking of approximately 284.4

Miles of County Roads. For this pro-

ject bids will ONLY be received and

accepted via the online electronic

bid service through QuestCDN.com.

All bids must be submitted by 2:00

P.M., Wednesday, March 4th, 2020.

All bids must be submitted, and all

work shall be done in full compliance

with the approved plans and specifi-

cations for road and bridge con-

struction now on file in the Office of

the Ward County Engineer.Copies of

the plans, specifications and propo-

sal forms may be obtained at the

Ward County Highway Department,

900 13th ST SE Minot, North Dako-

ta, 58701, upon receipt of a

non-refundable fee of $100.00 for

each set of documents, or on

QuestCDN (#6697408) to Qualified

Contractors (registered contractors)

with the North Dakota Department of

Transportation. The work consists of

the following approximate quantities:

762; 1104 Pvmt MK Painted 4IN

Line (Centerline); LF 994,241

762; 1105 Pvmt MK Painted 4IN

Line (Truck Lane); LF 678

762; 1108 Pvmt MK Painted 8IN

Line; LF 200

All bids are to be submitted on the

basis of cash payment for the work

and materials, electronic bidding, ac-

companied by a bidder’s bond in the

amount of five (5) percent of the to-

tal bid, executed by the bidder as

principal, and by a surety company

authorized to do business in the

State of North Dakota, as a guaran-

tee that the bidder will do business

in the State of North Dakota, as a

guarantee that the bidder will enter

into a contract for performance of

such work in case the contract is

awarded to him. All bid security shall

comply with Section 11-11-28 and

amendments thereto of the North

Dakota Century Code. In the event

NDCC Section 11-11-28 is deemed

not to be applicable as a matter of

law, then in the alternative, the Ward

County Commission applies its dis-

cretionary power to apply NDCC

Section 11-11-28 and all bid security

shall comply fully. All bidders must

be licensed for the highest amount

of their bids, as provided by Section

3-07-05 of the North Dakota Century

Code. The Contractor shall give (10)

days’ notice prior to starting any

construction work and shall com-

plete the project no later than July

1st, 2020. The County Commis-

sioners of Ward County reserve the

right to reject any or all bids, to

waive any irregularities and to hold

bids for a period not to exceed thirty

(30) days from the date of opening.

(February 15-22, 2020)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

COUNTY PROJECT 2020

Milling, Hot Bituminous Patching

4″, & Overlay Areas

COUNTY HIGHWAY SEGMENTS:

RICE LAKE, 0506, 0815,

1483 & 2413

WARD COUNTY,

NORTH DAKOTA

Notice is hereby given that the

County Commissioners of the Coun-

ty of Ward, North Dakota, will re-

ceive sealed bids for the following

project: Milling, Hot Bituminous

Patching 4″, and Overlay areas lo-

cated on County Road Segments

around Rice Lake, County Road 5,

County Road 8, County Road 14

and County Road 24. For this pro-

ject bids will ONLY be received and

accepted via the online electronic

bid service through QuestCDN.com.

All bids must be submitted by 2:00

P.M., Wednesday, March 4th, 2020.

All bids must be submitted, and all

work shall be done in full compliance

with the approved plans and specifi-

cations for road and bridge con-

struction now on file in the Office of

the Ward County Engineer. Copies

of the plans, specifications and pro-

posal forms may be obtained at the

Ward County Highway Department,

900 13th ST SE Minot, North Dako-

ta, 58701, upon receipt of a

non-refundable fee of $100.00 for

each set of documents, or on

QuestCDN (#6697421) to Qualified

Contractors (registered contractors)

with the North Dakota Department of

Transportation. The work consists of

the following approximate quantities:

2020 Milling, Hot Bituminous

Patching 4″, & Overlay Areas

302; 0160; (6 INCH) Aggregate

Base Course CL 13; TON 133

411; 0105 Milling Pvmt Surface (2″

Depth); S.Y. 688

411; 0105 Milling Pvmt Surface (1.5″

Depth) Cty Road 14; S.Y. 3274

430; 0999 Superpave FAA 42

(Patch Areas) 4″ Depth; S.F. 3099

430; 0142 Superpave FAA 42 Over-

lay; Ton 651.6

762; 1104 PVMT MK PAINTED 4 IN

LINE (Centerline); L.F. 4010

762; 1105; PVMT MK PAINTED 4

IN LINE (Centerline); L.F. 10016

All bids are to be submitted on the

basis of cash payment for the work

and materials, accompanied by a

bidder’s bond in the amount of five

(5) percent of the total bid, executed

by the bidder as principal, and by a

surety company authorized to do

business in the State of North Dako-

ta, as a guarantee that the bidder

will do business in the State of North

Dakota, as a guarantee that the

bidder will enter into a contract for

performance of such work in case

the contract is awarded to him. All

bid security shall comply with Sec-

tion 11-11-28 and amendments

thereto of the North Dakota Century

Code. In the event NDCC Section

11-11-28 is deemed not to be appli-

cable as a matter of law, then in the

alternative, the Ward County Com-

mission applies its discretionary

power to apply NDCC Section

11-11-28 and all bid security shall

comply fully. All bidders must be

licensed for the highest amount of

their bids, as provided by Section

3-07-05 of the North Dakota Century

Code. The Contractor shall give (10)

days’ notice prior to starting any

construction work and shall com-

plete the project no later than July

15th, 2020. The County Commis-

sioners of Ward County reserve the

right to reject any or all bids, to

waive any irregularities and to hold

bids for a period not to exceed Thirty

(30) days from the date of opening.

(February 15-22, 2020)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

COUNTY PROJECTS 2020

County Wide Route Crack

Clean and Seal

WARD COUNTY,

NORTH DAKOTA

Notice is hereby given that the

County Commissioners of the Coun-

ty of Ward, North Dakota, will re-

ceive sealed bids for the following

project. ROUTE CRACK CLEAN

AND SEAL will cover 67.29 miles of

County Roads. Occurring on County

Roads 5, 6, 9,9A, 10A, NE Bypass,

11, 12, 13, 14,16, 19, 20, and 23.

For this project bids will ONLY be re-

ceived and accepted via the online

electronic bid service through

QuestCDN.com. All bids must be

submitted by 2:00 P.M., Wednes-

day, March 4th, 2020. All bids must

be submitted, and all work shall be

done in full compliance with the ap-

proved plans and specifications for

road and bridge construction now on

file in the Office of the Ward County

Engineer. Copies of the plans,

specifications and proposal forms

may be obtained at the Ward County

Highway Department, 900 13th ST

SE Minot, North Dakota, 58701,

upon receipt of a non-refundable fee

of $100.00 for each set of docu-

ments, or on QuestCDN (#6696879)

to Qualified Contractors (registered

contractors) with the North Dakota

Department of Transportation. The

work consists of the following ap-

proximate quantities:

County Wide Route Crack

Clean and Seal

Route Crack Clean and Seal Lbs.

165,200

All bids are to be submitted on the

basis of cash payment for the work

and materials, accompanied by a

bidder’s bond in the amount of five

(5) percent of the total bid, executed

by the bidder as principal, and by a

surety company authorized to do

business in the State of North Dako-

ta, as a guarantee that the bidder

will do business in the State of North

Dakota, as a guarantee that the

bidder will enter into a contract for

performance of such work in case

the contract is awarded to him. All

bid security shall comply with Sec-

tion 11-11-28 and amendments

thereto of the North Dakota Century

Code. In the event NDCC Section

11-11-28 is deemed not to be appli-

cable as a matter of law, then in the

alternative, the Ward County Com-

mission applies its discretionary

power to apply NDCC Section

11-11-28 and all bid security shall

comply fully. All bidders must be

licensed for the highest amount of

their bids, as provided by Section

3-07-05 of the North Dakota Century

Code. The Contractor shall give (10)

days notice prior to starting any con-

struction work and shall complete

the project no later than September

1, 2020. The County Commissioners

of Ward County reserve the right to

reject any or all bids, to waive any ir-

regularities and to hold bids for a

period not to exceed Thirty (30) days

from the date of opening.

(February 15-22, 2020)

ADVERTISMENT FOR BIDS

Taking sealed bids on a used 2000

Ford Ranger Extended cab pickup,

4×4, automatic, 137,000 miles, V6

gas engine. Bid deadline: 10 a.m.

on Feb. 28, 2020. Minimum starting

bid of $2,000. Souris Basin Tran-

sportation reserves the right to reject

any or all bids. For information or

viewing, contact Darrell at

701-720-8550. Drop off bids at 805

31st Street. SE, Minot. ND or mail to

PO Box 2211, Minot, 58702.

(February 8-15-22, 2020)

LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL

DISTRICT #161

Berthold and North Shore Plaza

Schools

Lewis and Clark School Board

Regular Meeting

January 8, 2020

The regular meeting of the Lewis

and Clark School Board was called

to order at 7:00 pm in the Berthold

boardroom. All board members were

present. Also present were Superin-

tendent Ritteman, Athletic Director

Brown, Business Managers Liz

Huus and Tammy Lindahl and 21

patrons of the district. (list attached).

Motion was made by Brown/Pank to

approve the agenda with the addi-

tion of two items. All yes. MC. Mo-

tion was made by Schilla/Pank to

approve the board minutes of the

regular board meeting December 9,

2019 all yes. MC. Motion was made

by Brown/Deaver to approve the

board minutes of the special board

meeting on December 18, 2019. All

yes. MC. The following general and

building fund bills were presented:

Adminpartners 100.00; American

Express 4,774.17; AmeriPride

720.96; Collision Solutions 1,233.20;

Berthold Cenex 4,310.22; Dacotah

Paper 56.07; Dakota Boys and Girls

Ranch 5,031.30; Shane Erickson

275.00; Etsystems 1,074.32; Ener-

base 512.51; HA Thompson

1,246.98; Harlow’s 314.84; Harley’s

61.47; Information Technology

206.15; Kevin’s Plumbing 454.74;

Marketplace Food 267.23; Menards

433.42; Montana Dakota Utilities

4,940.56; NAPA Auto 67.47; ND

Center for Dis. Learning 358.00;

NDCEL 700.00; O & C Refrigeration

1,339.78; Otter Tail 6,883.91; Plaza

Farmers Union 4,323.91; Plaza

Hardware 242.20; Radisson 169.20;

RDA Systems 6,627.09; Really

Good Stuff 31.34; Reservation Tele-

phone 697.05; Shawna Schenfisch

37.50; SEED 3,000.00; Share Corp.

255.60; Stein’s 1,476.77; The Com-

puter Store 2,153.98; The Minot Dai-

ly News 139.84; USA Central Sta-

tion 60.00; Vacuum & Sewing

Center 73.74; Verendrye Electric

6,052.00; Wal-Mart 298.39; Yoder

Electric 2,111.72; Xcel Energy

362.40; Mountrail County Treas.

538.52; Starion Bond Services

102,573.75; Ward County Treasurer

6,592.42; City of Berthold 872.20;

Total January Payroll – $396,429.21;

Total January General Fund –

$66,233.94; Total January Building

Fund – $51,770.94; Total January

Debt Service – $57,933.75

The board and administration re-

viewed the bills and financial re-

ports. Motion was made by

Hennessy/Deaver to accept the gen-

eral, building and debt service bills

and the revenue and expense re-

ports. All yes. MC. Athletic Director

Brown presented a January Activity

report on Junior High and 5/6 BBB

teams, bomber football calendars for

sale, football helmet reconditioning

and the Bomber shootout scheduled

for February 1, 2020. Board now dis-

cussed the projected full sports

co-op between NSP and Berthold.

Many items were discussed regard-

ing public input meetings and the

many phone calls board members

received. Mr. Ritteman shared

thoughts as well. Board member

Engelhard read a statement with his

thoughts. Motion was made by

Engelhard/Hennessy to dissolve all

extra-curricular sport and academic

coops within our district (except foot-

ball which has one more year with

the state). Discussion and clarifica-

tion followed. On roll call vote: Pank

– no; Deaver – no; Hennessy – no;

Engelhard – no; Schilla – no; Brown

– no; Erickson – no. MF. More dis-

cussion. Motion by Brown/Schilla to

leave all sports programs as they

presently are with no changes for

the upcoming school year and if we

have to revisit later we can. Discus-

sion. On roll call vote: Engelhard –

no; Hennessy – no; Deaver – yes;

Pank – no; Schilla – yes; Brown –

yes; Erickson – yes. 4-3 MC. Motion

was made by Hennessy/Engelhard

to approve the Hot Lunch report dat-

ed 12/31/2019. All yes. MC. Board

took a five minute recess. Motion

was made by Brown/Hennessy to

approve the open enrollment for one

student to attend Lewis and Clark-

Berthold from Minot Public Schools.

All yes. MC. Superintendent Ritte-

man presented the policy ABBB.

Motion was made by Brown/Pank to

approve as 2nd ready Policy ABBB.

All yes. MC. Superintendent dis-

cussed a ND Environment Quality

Bus Grant for $43,000 he has ap-

plied for and has been awarded. We

will pay and equal dollar of $43,000

on the purchase of a new diesel bus.

Motion by Hennessy/Deaver for Mr.

Ritteman to proceed with getting bus

bids and to continue the process. All

yes. MC. All principal reports were

handed out for the board. President

Erickson has been asked if the

school board would want to pur-

chase a 2013 used trailer located in

Plaza on school property. After dis-

cussion the board consensus to

pass on the offer. Deadline for board

members to register to attend the

School Board Negotiations Seminar

is January 24, 2020. With no nego-

tiations set for this year, the board

will not attend the Seminar this year.

Time and date for Graduation in

2020 was discussed. Motion by

Brown/Deaver to set graduation for

Sunday, May 24, 2020 at 2:00 pm in

Berthold and 4:00 pm in NSP. All

yes. MC. Board and Mr. Riteman

discussed the overcrowding in the

cafeteria in NSP. Mr. Ritteman has

started to check on renovation costs.

Funding options were discussed.

Board decided to do a walkthrough

of the areas in need at the regular

February board meeting schedule in

NSP. Next meeting will be Monday,

February 10, 2020 in the Plaza

boardroom. With no further business

the meeting adjourned with a motion

by Brown.

/s/Lis Huus

Liz Huus,

Recording Business Manager

/s/Shane R. Erickson

(February 22, 2020)

Minutes of the Board of Ward

County Commissioners

February 4, 2020

The regular meeting of the Ward

County Commission was called to

order by Chairman Fjeldahl, at 9:00

AM with Commissioners, Rostad,

Walter, Pietsch and Weppler

present. Also present were depart-

ment heads: Betty Braun, Dana Lar-

sen, Derrill Fick, Devra Smestad, El-

len Bjelland, Jason Blowers, Jen-

nifer Weichmann, Leona Lochthowe,

Melissa Bliss, Roza Larson, Ryan

Kamrowski, Robert Roed and Tam-

my Terras. Moved by Comm.

Pietsch, seconded by Comm. Walter

to approve the Agenda. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Moved

by Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch, to approve the

Minutes from the Regular Commis-

sion Meeting January 21, 2020. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Walter, seconded

by Comm. Rostad, to approve Regu-

lar bills totaling $197,814.64 and the

Human Services Zone direct cost

bills totaling $7,590.89. Roll call; all

vote yes; motion carried. Ryan Kam-

rowski Director of Tax Equalization

appeared with Tax Roll Adjustments

for property in the County and the

City of Minot for the Commission ap-

proval. Moved by Comm. Weppler,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to ap-

prove the Tax Roll Adjustments as

presented. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Mr. Kamrowski in-

formed the Commission that a date

needs to be scheduled for the Coun-

ty Board of Tax Equalization meet-

ing. This meeting must be held

within the first ten days of June.

Moved by Comm. Rostad, seconded

by Comm. Walter to approve June 2,

2020 at 1:00 PM for the County

Board of Tax Equalization meeting.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Weppler,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to

open the public hearing at 9:10 AM

regarding Jeff Hoverson’s applica-

tion for vacating a section line. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

County Highway Engineer, Dana

Larsen began by reminding the

Commissioners of the State Laws

regarding vacating of section lines.

Jeff Hoverson appeared to give the

Commission his reasoning regarding

his application to vacate this section

line. Travis Zablotney of Minot also

appeared in favor of Mr. Hoverson’s

request. Chairman of Kirkelie Town-

ship, Derrill Fick stated his concern

with Mr. Hoverson’s request is the

future use of the surrounding proper-

ties. Moved by Comm. Pietsch,

seconded by Comm. Walter to close

the public hearing at 9:55 AM. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Pietsch, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to deny Mr.

Hoverson’s application to vacate

section line. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Moved by Comm.

Walter, seconded by Comm.

Weppler to open the public hearing

regarding the 19th Ave NW Paving

Project at 9:59 AM. Roll call; all vot-

ed yes; motion carried. No one from

the public came forward for or

against the proposed paving project.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Rostad to close the

public hearing at 10:02 AM. Roll call;

all voted yes; motion carried. Moved

by Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve proceed-

ing with the 19th Ave NW Paving

Project as presented. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Walter, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to open the public hearing at

10:04 AM for the second reading of

the Resolution Providing for the Sale

of $18,555,000 Limited Tax Bonds,

series 2020. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. No one from the

public came forward for or against

the Resolution. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm.

Walter to close the public hearing at

10:05 AM. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Moved by Comm.

Walter, seconded by Comm.

Weppler to approve the second

reading of the Resolution Providing

for the Sale of $18,555,000 Limited

Tax Bonds, series 2020 and

proceed with the refinancing of 2013

and 2105 bonds. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Sheriff Robert

Roed requested approval to pur-

chase four new vehicles for the

Sheriff’s Department and presented

the Commission with the bids he re-

ceived from local dealerships.

Moved by Comm. Walter, seconded

by Comm. Pietsch to approve pur-

chasing from Minot Automotive a

2020 Jeep Cherokee Laredo in the

amount of $28,281.00. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Rostad to approve pur-

chasing one 2020 Ford Expedition in

the amount of $37,727.28 and two

2020 Ford Explorer police intercep-

tor for $33,356.14 per vehicle from

Westlie Motors. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Jennifer Wiech-

mann Emergency Management

Director appeared requesting ap-

proval and authorization for the

Chairman to sign the Ward County

Emergency Operations Plan. Moved

by Comm. Rostad, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve and au-

thorize Chairman to sign the Ward

County Emergency Operations Plan

as presented. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Ms. Wiechmann in-

formed the Commission the current

Ward County representative for the

Northwest Coordinated Regional In-

teroperability Board, Barb McPeak

has retired and Ms. Wiechmann is

requesting that the Commission ap-

point 911 Coordinator, Larry Haug

as the new Ward County represen-

tative. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Weppler to ap-

point Larry Haug as the Ward Coun-

ty Representative for the Northwest

Coordinated Regional Interoperabili-

ty Board. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-

tion carried. Facilities Management

Director, Leona Lochthowe ap-

peared with bids to install a door

with a side lite in the Veterans Ser-

vices Office. Currently they are us-

ing a curtain to provide privacy to

this office. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to approve Commercial

Glass Systems bid in the amount of

$3,835.00. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Ms. Lochthowe in-

formed the Commission that it was

brought to her attention by a jour-

nalist of the Minot Daily News that

the picture that is hanging out in the

Auditor’s/Commissioner’s Room lob-

by on the 2nd floor is not properly la-

beled. The picture is not of Henry

Davis Minot but of Arthur Griswold

Crane who was the first President of

Minot State University. Ms.

Lochthowe has placed a new and

proper label on the picture. Dana

Larsen County Highway Engineer in-

troduced the new Planning and Zon-

ing Administrator, Doug Diedrichsen

to the Commission. Mr. Larsen con-

tinued with his agenda item request-

ing approval and authorization for

the Chairman to sign the Coopera-

tive Purchasing Agreement with the

State of Minnesota for the purchas-

ing of John Deere 772 GP motor-

graders. The total cost of each

machine is $4,377.00 cheaper under

this agreement and would still be

supplied and warrantied through the

local RDO vendor. Moved by Walter,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to ap-

prove and authorize the Chairman to

sign the Cooperative Purchasing

Agreement with the State of Min-

nesota. Roll call; all vote yes; motion

carried. Travis Schmit Assistant

Highway Engineer continued with

presenting the Commission with the

language for the Ward County Sales

Tax Extension Ordinance 2020-1 for

First Reading approval. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve the first

reading of Ward County Ordinance

2020-1. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-

tion carried. Human Resource Direc-

tor, Tammy Terras appeared for the

first time before the Commission

with the following payroll amend-

ments for their approval: B. Slo-

boden- Facilities Management (level

8, step 1); J. Phillips- Detention

Center (level 13, step 1); W. Strand-

Detention Center (level 13, step 1);

T. Huber- Library (level 4, step 1); T.

Terras- Human Resource (level 32,

level 3). Moved by Comm. Weppler,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to ap-

prove the five payroll amendments

as presented. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Auditor/Treasurer

Devra Smestad appeared. Moved by

Comm. Walter, seconded by Comm.

Weppler to receive and file the fol-

lowing correspondence: Center for

Rural Affairs-wind energy informa-

tion; ARBI-annual conference; John

Roll-past employee; Highway

Committee-meeting minutes;

Department Head; Meeting Minutes.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Weppler,

seconded by Comm. Rostad to ap-

prove and authorize Court Adminis-

tration to initiated the window

shades and public counter projects

using the Court Facilities Improve-

ment Grant. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm. Ros-

tad to receive and file the Court Fa-

cilities Improvement Advisory Com-

mittee letter of grant approval. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Pietsch to approve the

contract between Ward County and

Mountain Plains Youth Services

(Youthworks). Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Walter, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to approve the 2020 Con-

tract with DeSour Valley Economic

Development Corporation. Roll call;

all voted yes; motion carried. Moved

by Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Walter to appoint Stephanie

Hagen and Arden Haner to the Ward

County Soil Committee for a

four-year term. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Ms. Smestad

presented the Commission with

three proposals for the County’s An-

nual Audit. There was a brief discus-

sion regarding these proposals.

Comm. Fjeldahl informed the Com-

mission that he has been in contact

with the State Auditor’s Office and at

this time they do not have the

resources to do the annual audit this

year, but they did recommend the

firm Widmer Roel in Fargo. Moved

by Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Fjeldahl to approve inviting

Widmer Roel, Edie Bailey, Brady

Martz and Rath & Mehrer to meet

with the Commission at the next reg-

ular meeting. Comm. Walter took

over as Chairman during the discus-

sion regarding the Annual Audit.

After a discussion regarding these

firms’ availability and the timeline to

schedule the audit Comm. Pietsch

withdrew his motion. Moved by

Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Fjeldahl to approve re-

questing the Widmer Roel Firm to do

the annual audit. If they cannot pro-

vide the service then offer 2nd Eide

Bailey, 3rd Brady Martz and 4th

Rath & Mehrer. Roll call; all voted

yes, except Comm. Rostad and

Walter who voted no; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Rostad to receive and

file the Internal Control Policies and

Procedures. Roll call; all voted yes,

except Comm. Fjeldahl; motion car-

ried. Ms. Smestad informed the

Commission that the County has

several Centennial Coins and is

looking for recommendation to who

or how they should be dispersed.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to approve

forming a Committee consisting of

HR Director, Tammy Terras,

Auditor/Treasurer, Devra Smestad

and Commissioner Walter to bring a

recommendation to the Commission

regarding dispersing the County’s

Centennial Coins. Dana Larsen stat-

ed to the Commission that he has

had several employees retire with 30

plus years of service and feels it

would be a great idea to be able to

present them with a Centennial

Coin. Tammy Terras informed the

Commission that she will definitely

help propose a plan and bring a

recommendation to the Commis-

sion. Roll call; all voted yes; motion

carried. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Rostad to ap-

prove presenting a Silver Centennial

Coin to the winner of the “I Voted”

sticker contest. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Ms. Smestad

reminded the Commission that the

Elmer Jesme Conference will be

held on February 10, 2020 at the

Minot Auditorium. Moved by Comm.

Pietsch, seconded by Comm. Ros-

tad to receive and file NACo letter

regarding the Legislative Confer-

ence in Washington, DC. Roll call;

all voted yes; motion carried. Moved

by Comm. Walter, seconded by

Comm. Weppler to approve Chair-

man Fjeldahl attending the NACo

Legislative Conference in Washing-

ton, DC and if he cannot attend he

may decide to have another Com-

missioner attend in his place. Roll

call; all voted yes, except Commis-

sioners Pietsch and Fjeldahl; motion

carried. The Commission inquired

what fund the Social Service carry-

over funds from 2019 are moved to,

as the department is now Human

Service Zone and is funded by the

State. Ms. Smestad stated that the

carryover funds will be used to pay

the Youthworks Contract for atten-

dant care and a budget amendment

needs Commission approval. Moved

by Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Rostad to approve a budget

amendment to increase the Atten-

dant Care budget by $54,733.56 the

taxes, Homestead or Veterans’

Credit, Central Assessed and Penal-

ty and Interest carried over in Social

Services. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. At 11:41 AM with no

further business, the meeting was

adjourned.

(February 22, 2020)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Minot Planning Commis-

sion will meet in regular session on

March 03, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. in the

Council Chambers of City Hall. At

that meeting the following public

hearings will be opened:

1. Section 25-156N-83W, Outlot 15

– Subdivision Plat and Rezone

from AG & C2 to C2 only.

A request by Cala and Devin

Schmitt, Owners, to subdivide a por-

tion of the NW Quarter of the NW

Quarter and a portion of the SW

Quarter of the NW Quarter in Sec-

tion 25, Township 156 North, Range

83 West to create proposed Outlot

15 containing 50.00 acres, more or

less, and also to rezone proposed

Outlot 15 from AG and C2 to C2

only, and to amend the Future Land

Use Map of the Comprehensive

Development Plan of the City of

Minot to “Commercial” for proposed

Outlot 15. This property is located

on the east side of U.S. Highway 83

from approximately 700 feet south of

72nd Avenue NE, extending south

for 1,980 lineal feet, more or less.

2.Zone Change – C2 to R1 and

Future Land Use Map Amend-

ment – Roses Subdivision, Outlot

15 in Section 20-155N-82W.

Public hearing on a request by San-

ford and M. Gail Slinde, Owners, for

a zone change from C2, General

Commercial District, to R1,

Single-Family Residential District

and a corresponding amendment to

the Future Land Use Map designa-

tion of the Comprehensive Develop-

ment Plan of the City of Minot from

“Commercial” to “Low-Density

Residential” for property described

as Roses Subdivision, Outlot 15 in

Section 20, Township 155 North,

Range 82 West. This property is lo-

cated at 811 37th Street SE.

3.Zone Change – R1 to MH – Sha-

dy Dell Addition and a portion of

vacated 42nd Street SE

cul-de-sac.

Public hearing on a request by

Matthew Kremer, Owner, for a zone

change from R1, Single-Family

Residential District to MH, Manufac-

tured Home District, to locate a

manufactured home on property lo-

cated at 1015 42nd Street SE.

(February 22, 2020)

NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Carpio

Rural Fire Protection district will be

held Monday, February 24 at 7:00

p.m. in the Carpio Fire Hall.

(February 19-22, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00013

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of Wade

D. Newgard, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

Personal Representative of the

above estate. All persons having

claims against the deceased are re-

quired to present their claims within

three months, 90 days, after the date

of the first publication or mailing of

this notice or the claims will be for-

ever barred. Claims must either be

presented to Carla Newgard, Per-

sonal Representative of the Estate

of Wade D. Newgard, in care of Bri-

an Boppre of Boppre Law Firm,

PLLC, 2151 33th Ave SW, Suite B,

Minot, North Dakota 58701, or filed

with the Court.

Dated this 17th day of February,

2020.

/s/Carla M. Newgard

Personal Representative

/s/Brian Boppre

Brian W. Boppre (ID #07482)

Boppre Law Firm, PLLC

2151 36th Ave SW, Suite B

Minot, ND 58701

701-852-5224

bboppre@bopprelawfirm.com

Attorney for Personal

Representative

(February 22-29; March 7, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00015

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of Scott J.

Vigested, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

personal representative of the above

estate. All persons having claims

against the deceased are required to

present their claims within three (3)

months after the date of the first

publication or mailing of this notice

or the claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented to

Stacy L. Norton, personal represen-

tative of the estate and her attorney

Andria L. Mueller at 7 3rd St. SE,

Suite 202, Minot, ND 58701, or filed

with the Court.

Dated this 18th day of February,

2020.

/s/Stacy L. Norton

Stacy L. Norton,

Personal Representative

/s/Andria L. Mueller

Andria L. Mueller (Bar ID #07282)

Legacy Design Strategies

Attorney for the Personal

Representative

7 3rd Street SE., Suite 202

Minot, ND 58701

Tel: (701) 838-1998

Fax: (701) 838-5496

E-mail: andria@ldstrategies.com

(February 22-29; March 7, 2020)

REQUEST FOR SERVICES:

ARCHITECT/ENGINEER

Tribal Nations Research Group

(TNRG) is seeking proposals from

qualified Architectural/Engineering

firms to provide comprehensive pro-

fessional architectural and engineer-

ing services for an 800 square foot

expansion of the TNRG office facility

which is located in Belcourt, ND.

Through this RFP, TNRG intends to

select an A/E firm that can provide

design and construction documents,

project cost estimate, bidding and

award, and oversight of construction

services. The project is subject to lo-

cal TERO Laws and Ordinances and

selected firm will be required to ob-

tain a Turtle Mountain Band of Chip-

pewa TERO license. Qualified A/E

firms interested in being considered

for this project can contact: Larretta

Hall, larretta@tnrg.org, phone 701

477-5526 or cell: 701 550-1477. Pro-

posals must be received by TNRG

no later than 4:00 pm on February

25th, 2020. Each firm submitting a

proposal must submit an electronic

PDF copy with a subject title of A/E

services proposal to

admin@tnrg.org.

(February 15-19-22, 2020)

SUMMONS FOR ASSET

FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO

NDCC Å’ 19-03.1-36.3

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01921

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

State of North Dakota,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Michael Ray Webb, and $2,093.00

U.S. Currency,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANT: Michael Ray Webb (DOB:

08/14/1960). You are hereby sum-

moned and required to appear and

defend against the Complaint in this

action, which is herewith served

upon you, by serving upon the un-

dersigned an answer or other proper

response within twenty-one (21)

days after the service of this Sum-

mons upon you, exclusive of the day

of service. If you fail to do so, judg-

ment by default will be taken against

you for the relief demanded in the

Complaint.

Dated this 8th day of November,

2019.

/s/Tina Snellings

Tina Snellings ID # 09157

Assistant State’s Attorney

Ward County State’s Attorney’s

Office

Ward County Courthouse

315 3rd St. SE

P.O. Box 5005

Minot, N.D. 58702-5005

Phone: (701) 857-6480

E-mail: 51wardsa@wardnd.com

(February 8-15-22, 2020)

SUMMONS FOR ASSET

FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO

NDCC Å’ 19-03.1-36.3

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01907

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

State of North Dakota,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Titus Eketi Sutton; and $564.00 U.S.

Currency,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANT: Titus Eketi Sutton (DOB:

10/12/1982). You are hereby sum-

moned and required to appear and

defend against the Complaint in this

action, which is herewith served

upon you, by serving upon the un-

dersigned an answer or other proper

response within twenty-one (21)

days after the service of this Sum-

mons upon you, exclusive of the day

of service. If you fail to do so, judg-

ment by default will be taken against

you for the relief demanded in the

Complaint.

Dated this 12th day of November,

2019.

/s/Tina Snellings

Tina Snellings ID # 09157

Assistant State’s Attorney

Ward County State’s Attorney’s

Office

Ward County Courthouse

315 3rd St. SE

P.O. Box 5005

Minot, N.D. 58702-5005

Phone: (701) 857-6480

E-mail: 51wardsa@wardnd.com

(February 8-15-22, 2020)

SUMMONS

IN DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD

State of North Dakota ex rel.

Commissioner of Labor for the bene-

fit of Kristopher Bruner, Cynthia

Guevara, and Darcie Ironhawk,

Plaintiffs,

v.

Mi Casa Su Casa LLC,

Defendant.

TO: MI CASA SU CASA LLC, BY

AND THROUGH ITS REGISTERED

AGENT, BRIAN MOSLEY, 2140

1ST AVENUE SOUTHWEST,

MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA

58701-3429.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

and required to appear and defend

against the Complaint in this action,

which is herewith served upon you,

by serving upon the undersigned an

Answer or other proper written

response within twenty-one (21)

days after service of this Summons

upon you, exclusive of the day of

service. If you fail to do so, judg-

ment by default will be taken against

Mi Casa Su Casa LLC, for the relief

demanded in the Complaint.

Dated this 4th day of November,

2019.

State of North Dakota

Wayne Stenehjem

Attorney General

/s/ Douglas B. Anderson

Douglas B. Anderson

Assistant Attorney General

State Bar ID No. 05072

Office of Attorney General

500 North 9th Street

Bismarck, ND 58501-4509

Telephone (701) 328-3640

Facsimile (701) 328-4300

Email dbanders@nd.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff.

(February 8-15-22, 2020)