Minutes of the Board of Ward

County Commissioners

August 18, 2020

The regular meeting of the Ward

County Commission was called to

order by Chairman Fjeldahl, at 9:05

AM with Commissioners, Rostad,

Walter, Pietsch and Weppler

present. Also present were depart-

ment heads Bradley Starnes, Dana

Larsen, Devra Smestad, Jason

Blowers, Jennifer Weichmann, Kerri-

anne Boetcher, Kristin Kowalczyk,

Leona Lochthowe, Marisa Haman,

Melissa Bliss, Noreen Barton, Roza

Larson, Robert Roed and Tammy

Terras.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to approve the

agenda. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-

tion carried.

Moved by Comm. Rostad, seconded

by Comm. Weppler to approve the

minutes from the Regular Commis-

sion meeting on August 4, 2020 and

Special Commission meeting on Au-

gust, 2020. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Walter, seconded

by Comm. Pietsch to approve the

regular bills totaling $1454,597.17

and Human Service Zone Direct

Cost bills totaling $12,508.76. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Cherisse Burns from First Western

Insurance and Corey Olson from

NDIRF presented the Commission

with the County’s Annual insurance

premium cost. The premium for the

Highway Department’s new build-

ings are estimated at $2,288 and the

Courthouse, Jail and Administration

Building premium will increase

$11,138 due to the recommended

building replacement cost increases.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to approve the

additional coverage amounts as

recommended under the new policy

and add coverage for the new High-

way Department buildings, without

the fence coverage. Roll call; all vot-

ed yes; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Pietsch to remove

from the table the decision regarding

the old radio towner property owned

by the County in Berthold.

911 Coordinator Larry Haug ap-

peared to answer the questions the

Commission had regarding this pro-

perty. He continued by informing the

Commission the property has never

been platted and is valued at

$1,000. State’s Attorney Roza Lar-

son reminded the Commission of the

state statue, the County cannot sell

property without advertising for bids

or using a realtor if the property is

valued at $1,000 or more. Planning

and Zoning Administrator Doug

Diedrichsen added anyone interest-

ed in the property would need to

have it surveyed and platted unless

the adjacent owner purchased the

property.

Moved by Comm. Pietsch, second-

ed by Comm. Rostad to approve ad-

vertising for bids to sell the old radio

tower property in Berthold with the

stipulation the purchaser would pay

all costs for platting, surveying and

recording as needed. Roll call; all

voted yes, except Comm. Rostad

and Comm. Walter who voted no;

motion carried.

Building Inspector Leo Schmidt ap-

peared with a building permit appli-

cation from Karma Convenience

Store-Westmore for the following

property: Lot A of Otl 1 S32-157-82

in Zoning District 1.

Moved by Comm. Walter, seconded

by Comm. Pietsch to approve the

building permit for Karma Conveni-

ence Store-Westmore. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried.

Planning and Zoning Administrator

Doug Diedrichsen presented the

Commission with a resignation letter

from Kenton Kossan, County Plan-

ning and Zoning Commissioner.

Moved by Comm. Rostad, seconded

by Comm. Walter to accept the

resignation letter from Kenton Kos-

san, County Planning and Zoning

Commissioner. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried.

Dana Larsen, County Highway En-

gineer appeared with a bid from

Mindt Construction for remodeling of

the new Highway office building.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to approve

Mindt Construction’s bid in the

amount of $66,865 for remodeling

the office building at the new High-

way Department facility. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried.

Human Resource Director Tammy

Terras updated the Commission on

the timeline for County employees to

move from Voya to Nationwide for

their 457 Deferred Compensation

Plan.

Ms. Terras presented the Ward

County Salary Structure Review

along with Megan Olson, via tele-

phone, from Gallagher, Inc.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to table the de-

cision regarding the Ward County

Salary Structure Review until next

meeting on September 1, 2020. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Walter, seconded

by Comm. Weppler to approve the

payroll amendments for D.

Owens-Juvenile Detention; A.

Styborksi-Sheriff’s Departments and

B. Sloboden-Facilities Management.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried.

Moved by Comm. Walter, seconded

by Comm. Weppler to remove from

the table the offer from Robert

Pritchett to purchase property at

Rice Lake. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to approve the

recommendation of the County Park

Board to make a counteroffer to Mr.

Pritchett selling lots 6, 7 and 30 feet

of lot 8 for $150,000. Roll call; all

voted yes; except Comm. Pietsch

and Comm. Fjeldahl who voted no;

motion carried.

Auditor/Treasurer Marisa Haman ap-

peared.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to receive and

file the following correspondence:

United States Department of

Interior-Notice of Intent; Carlson

McCain-Request for Comment;

Minot Area Chamber of

Commerce-Economy at a Glance;

First District Health Unit- Notice to

Remove; PFM-Engagement letter

and disclosure of Conflicts of In-

terest; Terry Traynor- CARES Act

funding update. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Walter, seconded

by Comm. Pietsch to receive and file

the monthly reports including finan-

cials. Roll call; all voted yes; motion

carried.

Moved by Comm. Pietsch, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to approve writ-

ing off the invoice for Redmann Law,

PC from February 15, 2018 in the

amount $196.50. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Rostad to approve the

Gaming Site Authorization for

Pheasants for the Future and raffle

permits for Nodak Speedway and

Minot Indoor Rodeo. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried.

Ms. Haman updated the Commis-

sion on the Cares Act reimburse-

ment. The County submitted

$1,312,084.66 for law enforcement

salaries and expenses due to CO-

VID-19 during March through July.

Moved by Comm. Rostad, seconded

by Comm. Weppler to approve and

sign the Resolution to Abolish

Weather Modification. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried.

District 5 Representative Scott

Louser appeared and requested the

Commission to have as many pol-

ling places open as possible. He

also requested all polling places

operate as voting centers to give

voter more location options.

A brief discussion was held.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to approve five

vote centers for the 2020 general

election, the three recommended

vote centers at The State Fair

Center, Minot Municipal Auditorium

and Kenmore Memorial Hall and ex-

plore having two other voting

centers; 1 in Berthold and 1 in Doug-

las or Ryder. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried.

Chuck Upcraft and Ann Wuollett

from Public Financial Management,

Inc. appeared via telephone with an

update on the County bonds’ bid.

JP Morgan had the lowest bid with a

true interest cost of 0.7181%. This

will result in a total net savings of

$708,755.45.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Pietsch to approve

and sign refinancing of County

bonds. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-

tion carried.

Comm. Rostad left meeting at 11:53

AM

Comm. Walter showed the Com-

mission the County Seal design.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Walter to approve the

County seal design. Roll call; all vot-

ed yes; motion carried.

At 12:03 PM with no further busi-

ness, the meeting was adjourned.

(September 5, 2020)

NOTICE

All land owners must have ditches

mowed to a minimum 4 inch stubble

height and a minimum 9 foot mower

width between Sept. 15 – Oct. 1st,

2020. Sundre Township will con-

tract mowing for ditches not com-

pleted by October 1, 2020 and ex-

penses will be levied as taxes

against land owner.

Cari Morey, Sundre Township Clerk

(September 4-5-8-9-10-11-12, 2020)

NOTICE

A public hearing will be held on

Tuesday, September 29th at 7:00

p.m. at the Surrey City Hall regard-

ing approval of a request at OLT 1

NE S25-155-82 NEDROSE-S4 A 10

to allow the existing home plus 3

mobile homes to remain on the pro-

perty. Anyone wishing to address

the City Council regarding the pro-

posed request may appear at this

meeting.

BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING

COMMISSION

CITY OF SURREY

Anita Trana

Surrey City Auditor

(September 5-12, 2020)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,

that a lien will be foreclosed by pub-

lic sale and the personal property

held in storage unit # 50 at RH Re-

bel Storage, 1908 Hiawatha ST SE

will be sold via online auction at

lockerfox.com Bidding ends

9/11/2020, at 3 pm.

(September 5-9, 2020)

NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE

CIVIL NUMBER: 51-2019-CV-02091

IN THE STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD IN

THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Freedom Mortgage Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

Rhianna Costiloe and Eric Fetske,

and any person in possession, and

all persons unknown, claiming any

estate or interest in, or lien or en-

cumbrance upon, the real estate

described in the complaint,

Defendants.

1. Judgment in the amount of

$293,253.68, having been entered in

favor of Plaintiff and against Defen-

dants, which Judgment was filed

with the Clerk of Courts of Ward

County, North Dakota, on July 22,

2020, for the foreclosure of a real

estate mortgage.

2. Notice is hereby given pursuant to

said Judgment that the real property

described in the Mortgage dated Oc-

tober 16, 2015, which Mortgagors,

Rhianna Costiloe, Eric Fetske, exe-

cuted and delivered to Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems,

Inc. as nominee for Bremer Bank,

National Association, its successors

and assigns .

Lot 11, Block 2, Terrace Heights Ad-

dition to the City of Minot, Ward

County, North Dakota.

1709 Terrace Drive, Minot, ND

58703

and recorded in the office of the

Clerk and Recorder of Ward County,

North Dakota, on October 19, 2015,

Instrument Number 2991240. Said

Mortgage was assigned to Plaintiff,

its successors or assigns, by As-

signment of Mortgage recorded Au-

gust 15, 2019, Instrument Number

3030651.

3. In order to realize the amount of

$293,253.68, as of July 22, 2020,

plus interest accruing thereafter on

said amount at the rate of 3.50000%

per year together with the costs and

expenses of sale, will be sold sub-

ject to redemption as provided by

law as one parcel of land at public

auction, subject to the lien for unpaid

real estate taxes and assessments

of Ward County, North Dakota, and

easements and restrictions of

record, to the highest bidder for cash

under the direction of the Sheriff of

Ward County, North Dakota, at the

main entrance of the Ward County

Courthouse located at 315 SE 3rd

Street, Minot, North Dakota 58701,

on October 7, 2020 (“Sale Date”), at

10:00 AM.

4. If the sale is set aside for reason,

the Purchaser at the sale shall be

entitled only to a return of the depo-

sit paid. The purchaser shall have

no further recourse against the Mort-

gagor, the Mortgagee or the

Mortgagee’s attorney.

DATED this 24th day of August,

2020.

SHERIFF OF WARD COUNTY

For: Robert Roed

By:/s/Jamie Williams

Deputy Sheriff of Ward

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

By:/s/Benjamin J. Mann

Benjamin J. Mann

Attorneys for Plaintiff

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-355-2886

Email: benjamin@hwmlawfirm.com

Bar: 08371

(August 29; September 5-12, 2020)

Notice of Sale

Melgaard Ventures LLC. d/b/a Ad-

vantage Storage and Parking will

sell the following unit(s) to satisfy

Storage Lien by Private sale. The

sale will be held at Advantage

Storage and Parking 308 40th Ave

NE Suite G Minot, ND 58703 on

September 21, 2020 at 5:30p.m.

A13 Demetrius Price

All goods must be removed within

24 hours unless other arrangements

are made. Advantage Storage and

Parking reserves the right to reject

any or all offers. Terms of sale:

Cashier check or pre-approved per-

sonal check. Questions should be

directed to Tab Melgaard

701-838-1393.

(September 5-12, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice to Creditors and Others in the

estate of Robert E. Malzer de-

ceased, late of Minot ND who died

on July 18, 2020. Take notice that

all persons having claims upon the

estate of the above named must

submit request by November 30,

2020 with a full statement of their

claims and of securities held by

them.

Karen Harrison – Power of Attorney

8202 S 34th Dr.

Laveen, AZ 85339

(August 29; September 5-12, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00140

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Norma Baranick, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned have been ap-

pointed personal representatives of

the above estate. All persons hav-

ing claims against the said de-

ceased are required to present their

claims within three months after the

date of the first publication or mailing

of this notice or said claims will be

forever barred. Claims must either

be presented to Daniel P. Baranick

and First Western Bank & Trust,

co-personal representatives of the

estate at c/o Howard & Associates,

7 Third St. SE, Suite 202, Minot,

North Dakota 58701-3916, or filed

with the Court.

Dated this 18th day of August, 2020.

/s/Daniel P. Baranick

Daniel P. Baranick

1000 21st St. NW

Minot, ND 58703

Judith E. Howard (ID 03482)

Howard & Associates

7 Third St. SE, Suite 202

Minot. ND 58701-3916

(701)852-5904

(August 22-29; September 5, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00146

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of Monte

L. Avery, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

personal representative of the above

estate. All persons having claims

against the said deceased are re-

quired to present their claims within

three months after the date of the

first publication of this notice or said

claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented to

Whitney Aberle,personal representa-

tive of the estate, in care of Maxson

Law Office, P.C., at 1015 South

Broadway – Suite 15, Minot, ND

58701,or filed with the Court.

Dated this 24th day of August, 2020.

/s/Whitney Aberle

Whitney Aberle,

Personal Representative

Jacob C. Maxson (ID#06747)

MAXSON LAW OFFICE, P.C.

Town & Country Center

1015 South Broadway- Suite 15

Minot, ND

Attorneys for Personal

Representative

(August 29; September 5-12, 2020)