Legal Notices 12-18
Minutes of the Board of Ward
County Commissioners
December 1, 2020
The regular meeting of the Ward
County Commission was called to
order by County Auditor Marisa Ha-
man at 9:10 AM with Commission-
ers, Anderson, Fjeldahl, Pietsch,
Rostad (via telephone), and Weppler
present. Also present were depart-
ment heads Bradley Starnes, Dana
Larsen, Jason Blowers, Jennifer
Wiechmann, Kerrianne Boetcher,
Kristin Kowalczyk, Leona
Lochthowe, Marisa Haman, Melissa
Bliss, Robert Roed and Tammy Ter-
ras.
Auditor/Treasurer Marisa Haman
opened the nominations for Chair-
man, Comm. Weppler nominated
Comm. Rostad and Comm. Pietsch
nominated Comm. Fjeldahl. Moved
by Comm. Anderson, seconded by
Comm. Pietsch for nominations to
cease. The Commissioners cast
private ballots. Ms. Haman tallied
the votes 3 votes Comm. Fjeldahl, 2
votes Comm. Rostad. Ms. Haman
passed the gavel to Chairman Fjel-
dahl.
Chairman Fjeldahl opened nomina-
tions for Vice-Chairman. Comm.
Weppler nominated Comm. Rostad.
Moved by Comm. Anderson,
seconded by Comm. Pietsch for
nominations to cease with unani-
mous ballot cast for Comm. Rostad.
All voted aye; motion carried.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Pietsch to approve the
agenda. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-
tion carried.
Moved by Comm. Pietsch, second-
ed by Comm. Weppler to approve
the minutes of the regular Commis-
sion meeting on November 17, 2020
and special Commission meeting on
November 19, 2020. Roll call; all
voted yes; motion carried.
Moved by Comm. Anderson,
seconded by Comm. Weppler to ap-
prove the regular bills totaling
$229,999.22 and Human Service
Zone direct cost bills totaling
$6,694.54. Roll call; all voted yes;
motion carried.
Human Service Zone Director Melis-
sa Bliss appeared requesting appro-
val of the Human Service Zone Plan
and Human Service Zone Human
Resource Policy Manual Adden-
dums.
Moved by Comm. Pietsch, second-
ed by Comm. Rostad to approve the
Human Service Zone Plan. Roll call;
all voted yes; motion carried.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Rostad to approve the
Human Service Zone Human
Resource Policy Manual Adden-
dums. Roll call; all voted yes; motion
carried.
Facilities Management Director Leo-
na Lochthowe appeared requesting
approval for the Commission to have
the Chairman sign the application for
Court Facilities Improvement and
Maintenance Grant. The amount of
the grant being requested is
$27,979.00 for window coverings
and carpet in a judge’s room with
County contribution of $7,495.00.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Pietsch to approve
and have the chairman sign the
Court Facilities Improvement and
Maintenance Grant. Roll call; all vot-
ed yes; motion carried.
Director of Tax Equalization Noreen
Barton appeared requesting the
Commission rescind the motion from
November 17, 2020 meeting regard-
ing the tax roll adjustments for Hu-
dye Group LP parcels for 2018,
2019 and 2020 property values. City
of Minot Assessor Ryan Kamrowski
stated the property owner denied the
adjustments the city recommended
for the property values and submit-
ted an abatement application re-
questing the values be lower than
the recommended values.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Pietsch to rescind the
motion from November 17, 2020
meeting regarding the tax roll adjust-
ments for Hudye Group LP parcels
for 2018, 2019 and 2020 property
values. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-
tion carried.
Planning and Zoning Administrator
Doug Diedrichsen appeared with
two plat applications for the
Commission’s approval.
Rodney Nickel submitted a plat ap-
plication for the following described
property: Proposed Outlot 3 SENE,
section 15-156-81. The applicant is
proposing to parcel Outlot 3 a
11.94-acre parcel. This outlot is for
future residential purposes. Mary-
land Township zoning applies with
no final recommendation from the
township. The proposed outlot
meets minimum zoning require-
ments for Ward County. Planning
and Zoning Commission recom-
mends approval based on finding of
facts and staff recommendations.
Moved by Comm. Pietsch, second-
ed by Comm. Weppler to approve
the plat application for Rodney Nick-
el contingent on Maryland Township
approval or the expiration of the re-
quired time for township recommen-
dations. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-
tion carried.
Keith Hegney submitted a plat ap-
plication for the following described
property: Proposed Outlot 2 lying in
the NWNW and NENW, section
11-155-81. The applicant is propos-
ing to parcel Outlot 2 a 4.98-acre
parcel. This outlot is for future
residential purposes. Surrey Town-
ship zoning applies with the town-
ship recommending approval. The
proposed outlot meets the minimum
zoning requirements in Surrey
Township. Planning and Zoning
Commission recommends approval
based on finding of facts and staff
recommendations.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Pietsch to approve the
plat application for Keith Hegney
based on Planning and Zoning Com-
mission and Surrey Township’s
recommendation. Roll call; all voted
yes; motion carried.
Mr. Diedrichsen continued with an
update regarding the County Zoning
re-write.
County Highway Engineer Dana Lar-
sen appeared with several agenda
items for discussion. The first item is
a Resolution for the Bridge Bundling
projects BRR-0051(053) and
BRO-0051(054) within Ward County.
The project consists of replacing
three bridge structures within Ward
County. The project was bid on No-
vember 13, 2020 and the low bidder
is Gladen Construction Inc. in the
amount of $2,181,239.13.
Moved by Comm. Pietsch, second-
ed by Comm. Weppler to approve
the resolution to award Gladen Con-
struction Inc. the contract for pro-
jects BRR-0051(053) and
BRO-0051(054) and authorize the
chairman to sign contract. Roll call;
all vote yes; motion carried.
Mr. Larsen continued with informing
the Commission they will be inter-
viewing for preliminary engineering
for the bridge design for the Velva
Township bridge and for construc-
tion engineering for the Bridge Bun-
dling project. Interviews have been
scheduled for five engineering com-
panies on Wednesday, December 9,
2020.
Mr. Larsen requested approval of
the Resolution for the Minuteman
Missile Complex and Aggregate
Surfacing project. The project con-
sists of 48 miles of aggregate sur-
facing within Bottineau, McHenry,
McLean, Mountrail, Renville and
Ward Counties; 3 miles of the 48
miles are within Ward County. This
project has no cost share and is be-
ing funded by the DOD.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Anderson to approve
the Resolution to award WM D
Scepaniak Inc. the contract for pro-
ject ROM-0300(144) and authorize
the chairman to sign contract. Roll
call; all voted yes; motion carried.
Mr. Larsen requested permission to
purchase two John Deere 722 GP
motorgraders and one John Deere
872 GP motorgrader on a 6-year
cost of ownership. The pricing for
the motorgraders is from the Min-
nesota Cooperative Purchasing
Agreement through Source Well.
The total cost of ownership covers
all repair costs during the 6 years
and guarantees a buy back price.
RDO in Minot will be the local dealer
and will do all warranty work on the
equipement.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Pietsch to approve the
purchase of two John Deere 722 GP
motorgraders and one John Deere
872 GP motorgrader. The total cost
of purchasing the motorgraders is
$1,203,517.00 minus the guaranteed
by back of $515,946.00 for a total
purchase price of $687,571.00. Roll
call; all voted yes; motion carried.
Mr. Larsen’s final item is a request
to purchase a 15-foot rotary mower
and a flex arm. The mower will be
purchased from Butler Machinery for
a total price of $46,017.20.
Moved by Comm. Pietsch, second-
ed by Comm. Rostad to approve the
purchasing of the Schulte 15-foot
mower for $27,090.64 and the Flex
Arm for $18,926.56; total purchasing
price of $46,017.20 from Butler
Machinery. Roll call; all voted yes;
motion carried.
Human Resource Director Tammy
Terras appeared with payroll
amendments for Commission ap-
proval.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Pietsch to approve the
following payroll amendments: H.
Anderson- Commission; D. Florey-
Sheriff/Jail. Roll call; all voted yes;
motion carried.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Rostad to approve
County Commission meetings for
2021 be held on the first and third
Tuesday of each month at 9:00 am.
Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-
ried.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Anderson to approve
County Commission meetings the
Following Wednesday for 2021
meetings that fall on legal holidays;
1st Tuesday in June Board of Equal-
ization meeting and a date to be
determined for annual County Budg-
et meeting; Special and emergency
meeting to be designated in ad-
vance as needed. Roll call; all voted
yes; motion carried.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Pietsch to authorize Chairman
Fjeldahl to sign notice of 2021 meet-
ings and agenda. Roll call; all voted
yes; motion carried.
Chairman Fjeldahl asked the com-
missioners to give him their requests
for appointment of commissioners to
other boards and he will have it on
the next meeting’s agenda for ap-
proval.
Auditor/Treasurer Marisa Haman ap-
peared.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Rostad to receive and
file the correspondence from the
Public Service Commission Regard-
ing Cenex Pipeline, LLC. Roll call;
all voted yes; motion carried.
Ms. Haman requested clarification
from the Commission regarding
County Insurance agent. Comm.
Rostad stated his intent was not to
make anything mandatory and for
the County to consider changing in-
surance agents every three to five
years.
Ms. Haman continued with a request
for preapproval permission to pay
Wex Bank invoices. The Highway
Department is receiving a discount
of $.18/gallon through Exxon Mobil
and in order to receive the discount
a fuel card through Wex Bank needs
to be used. Wex Bank’s invoicing
falls between Commission meetings
to ensure payment is made in a
timely manner Ms. Haman request-
ed permission for preapproval of
these charges.
Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-
ed by Comm. Anderson to approve
Ms. Haman’s request and authorize
preapproval to pay Wex Bank in-
voices. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-
tion carried.
Moved by Comm. Pietsch, second-
ed by Comm. Anderson to approve
the raffle permit for Gasmann
Coulee Cruisers. Roll call; all voted
yes; motion carried.
At 10:42 AM with no further busi-
ness, the meeting was adjourned.
(December 18, 2020)
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR FINAL
READING OF ORDINANCE
SUBSECTION OF THE CITY OF
SAWYER, NORTH DAKOTA
Notice is hereby given that the City
Council of the City of Sawyer, North
Dakota, will hold a Public Hearing on
Monday January 11th, 2021 to adopt
the final passage of Ordinance Sub-
section No. 3.0216-1 entitled:
PARKING WITHIN THE CITY LIM-
ITS. This ordinance sub-section is
for the purpose of detailing parking
restrictions along narrow roadways
and in other situations. A copy of
the proposed sub-section to the ordi-
nance is available at the office of the
City Auditor by appointment.
The penalty clause of the ordinance
reads as follows: 3.0216.1-H. Penal-
ty: Any vehicle parked in violation of
this Section shall be declared to be
an unauthorized vehicle and subject
to 1) A fine of seventy-five dollars
($75.00) per occurance against the
registered owner of any vehicle
parked in violation of any parking re-
gulations. 2) Provided further, at the
direction of the Sawyer City Council
or a public law official having jurisd-
iction over the public property, any
vehicle in violation of parking regula-
tions may also be towed and im-
mediately impounded in addition to,
or as an alternative to issuance of
the aforementioned fine. Towing and
impoundment fees will be the
responsibility of the registered vehi-
cle owner. BY ORDER OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAWYER, NORTH DAKOTA. Brian
Reamann- Mayor, Susan Schmidt
-City Auditor
(December 18, 2020)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CLEAN WATER STATE
REVOLVING LOAN FUND
DRAFT FISCAL YEAR 2021
INTENDED USE PLAN AND
PROJECT PRIORITY LIST NORTH
DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Notice is hereby given that the North
Dakota Department of Environmen-
tal Quality (NDDEQ) will hold a pub-
lic hearing at 11:00 a.m. on January
6, 2021, at the Environmental Train-
ing Center, 2639 East Main Avenue,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
The purpose of the hearing will be to
present the draft fiscal year 2021 In-
tended Use Plan and Project Priority
List developed by the NDDEQ as
part of the Clean Water State Re-
volving Loan Fund (CWSRF) Pro-
gram. The CWSRF Program was
established by the Clean Water Act
(CWA) Amendments of 1987 to help
communities finance the costs of
wastewater treatment and other wa-
ter pollution control improvements
needed to achieve or maintain CWA
compliance.
All interested parties are invited to
appear and present comments. Writ-
ten comments also may be mailed
to the NDDEQ, Division of Municipal
Facilities, 918 East Divide Avenue,
3rd Floor, Bismarck, ND
58501-1947, or emailed to
ndsrf@nd.gov. Comments must be
received by February 12, 2020 to be
considered.
Copies of the draft Project Priority
List and Intended Use Plan are
available upon request by writing to
the above address or by calling
701-328-5211. The current Intended
Use Plan and Priority List are avail-
able for viewing at
https://deq.nd.gov/MF/.
If you plan to attend the public hear-
ing and need special facilities or as-
sistance relating to a disability,
please contact the division at the
above telephone number or address
at least one day prior to the hearing.
Dated this 14th day of December
2020.
David J. Bruschwein, P.E. Director
Division of Municipal Facilities
NOTICE
The Burlington Planning Commis-
sion will hold a public hearing on
Dec 22 @ 5pm at Burlington City
Hall, 225 Wallace St. At the meeting
the following public hearing will be
opened. Request by Jacquelyn Orte-
ga to combine Lots 4A & 4B, Lots
5A & 5B and Lots 6A & 6B Heights
Avenue. This property is located
within the Burlington City Limits.
Mary Lynn Brooks, Auditor
(December 18, 2020)
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The City Clerk of the City of Minot
will receive sealed bids at her office
at City Hall, 515 2nd Ave. SW or by
mailing to City Clerk, PO Box 5006,
Minot, ND 58702 until 11:00 a.m. on
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 for
furnishing the City of Minot the fol-
lowing:
All labor, materials, and
equipment to replace existing
cooling tower and add heat
exchanger, pumps and glycol to
heating/cooling system.
Specifications and general instruc-
tions to bidders are available in the
Public Works Office at 1025 31st St.
SE. by contacting Public Works at
701-857-4140 or on the City’s web-
site at www.minotnd.org under City
Clerk Department.
The bid envelope will be plainly
marked:
“Bid for One Public Works Heat
Exchanger and Cooling Tower”
“Project # 4444”
The City Council of the City of Minot
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids and to award the contract as it
deems to be in the best interest of
the City of Minot. Each bid must be
accompanied by a bidder’s bond, a
certified check, or a cashier’s check
in the amount of five percent (5%) of
the bid and must be in a separate
envelope marked “bid bond” and at-
tached to the outside bid.
Bidders are invited to be present at
the City Clerk’s office for the open-
ing of bids.
Kelly Matalka
City Clerk
(December 11-18, 2020)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Case No. 51-2020-PR-00204
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Marion Pauline Quick, a/k/a Marion
Paulina Quick, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned have been appoint-
ed co-personal representatives of
the above estate. All persons having
claims against the said deceased
are required to present their claims
within three (3) months after the date
of the first publication or mailing of
this notice or said claims will be for-
ever barred. Claims must either be
presented to Gae Avers, and Kelly
Beecham, co-personal representa-
tives of the above-named estate, in
care of Louser & Zent, P.C., Town &
Country Center, 1015 South Broad-
way, Suite 15, Minot, North Dakota
58701, or filed with the Court.
Dated this 20th day of November,
2020.
/s/Gae Avers
Gae Avers
1024 Eigth Street Southeast
Minot, ND 58701
/s/Kelly Beecham
Kelly Beecham
131 South G Street, Apt. 2
Lompoc, CA 93436
Diane R. Louser (ID#03882)
LOUSER & ZENT, P.C.
Town & Country Center
1015 South Broadway – Suite 15
Minot, ND 58701
Telephone No. (701) 837-4846
Attorneys for the Co-Personal
Representatives
(December 4-11-18, 2020)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Probate No. 51-2020-PR-210
In the District Court, State of North
Dakota, County of Ward, North
Central Judicial District
In the Matter of the Estate of
Roger C. Cilke, Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
David Leite has been appointed per-
sonal representative of the Estate of
Roger C. Cilke. All persons having
claims against Roger C. Cilke are
required to present their claims
within three (3) months after the date
of the first publication of this notice
or said claims will be forever barred.
Claims must either be presented to
David Leite, personal representative
of the estate, at 2 11th Ave., Minot,
ND 58703, or filed with the Court.
Dated this 1st day of December,
2020.
David Leite
Personal Representative
(December 4-11-18, 2020)