Legal Notices 11-12
City of Surrey
Regular Council Meeting
November 2, 2020
Present: C Tollefson, M Thiesen, S
Fennewald, E Christianson, B Dic-
kinson. Present via phone: J Johns
& T Gantzer.
Also Present: D Fugere, A Trana, J
Doyle, K Howe, C Kircher, Attorney
Schultz.
Fennewald moved to approve the
October 5th, 20th and 27th minutes,
Gantzer seconded: Fennewald –
yes; Gantzer – yes; Thiesen – yes;
Christianson – yes; Dickinson – yes;
Johns – yes; motion carried.
Thiesen questioned a bill to C & C
Storage for a time clock and time-
cards. Mayor Tollefson stated he
purchased a timeclock and time-
cards and submitted the bill through
his company. Gantzer stated she
does not want a time clock for the
office and asked why the mayor did
not bring the matter before council.
She thinks changes to office pro-
cedures should be agreed on by
council. Fennewald would like to
see a computer program used for
tracking employee hours. Chief
Howe discussed officers responding
to emergencies. Thiesen moved to
pay all bills except the time clock
and timecard bill to C & C Storage,
Gantzer seconded; Thiesen – yes;
Gantzer – yes; Johns – no; Dickin-
son – no; Christianson – yes; Fen-
newald – yes; motion carried
Johns questioned a line item in the
general fund, non-departmental
NDPERS totaling $48,005.32.
Fugere will check into it. Christian-
son moved to approve the financial
and payroll reports with the question
answered, Thiesen seconded;
Christianson – yes; Thiesen – yes;
Dickinson – yes; Fennewald – yes;
Johns – yes, motion carried.
Thiesen moved to approve on 1st
reading both ordinances: An Ordi-
nance relating to the selection,
terms and qualifications of members
of the Surrey City Council, for remo-
val and/or expulsion of members of
the City Council and for other pur-
poses. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SURREY, NORTH DAKOTA: Sec-
tion 1. Authorization for action. The
authorization for the provisions
herein is contained in ND Century
Code Section 40-05.1-06(6), and the
Home Rule Charter of the City of
Surrey which includes verbatim the
statutory language of ND Century
Code Section 40-05.1-06(6). That
statutory language authorizes the
City of Surrey to, “if included in the
charter and implemented through or-
dinances, have the (power)” to
“provide for the city officers, agen-
cies and employees, there selection,
terms, powers, duties, qualifications
and compensation. To provide for
change, selection or creation of its
form and structure of government,
including its governing body, execu-
tive officer and city officers.” Section
2. Expulsion of Council Member
from Meeting. Surrey City Ordi-
nance 3.0111(17) is hereby enacted
as follows: 17. Discipline of Council
Members. A member of the City
Council may be censured or ex-
pelled under the following terms. a.
Censure of Council Member. i.
Standard for Censure. Any member
of the Surrey City Council may be
censured for any conduct, regard-
less of where it occurs, that tends to
bring the City Council into dishonor
and disrepute. ii. Process. Any
member may move for the Council
to determine, by a simple majority
vote, that a member be censured
and must include in the motion a
description of the subject member’s
censurable conduct; upon a second,
the vote shall be called without any
discussion of the motion. The vote
on the motion shall be recorded in
the meeting minutes. If a motion is
defeated, the alleged conduct may
not be used in any other motion for
censure. b. Expulsion of Council
Member. i. Standard for Expulsion.
Any member of the Surrey City
Council may be expelled from a
council meeting for unruly conduct
committed by the member during
that meeting. Unruly conduct is con-
duct which disobeys the presiding
officer’s reasonable and lawful com-
mands; is disorderly; or is contrary
to the decorum of the proceeding. ii.
Duration. The expulsion shall only
continue for the duration of the
meeting where the unruly conduct
occurred. iii. Process. Any member
may move for the Council to deter-
mine, by two-thirds majority vote,
that a member has committed unruly
conduct in that meeting and upon a
second, the vote shall be called
without any discussion of the mo-
tion. The results of the vote shall be
recorded in the meeting minutes. If
a motion is defeated, the alleged
conduct may not be used in any oth-
er motion for expulsion. Section 3.
Removal of Council Member from
the Council. Surrey City Ordinance
3.0111(18) is hereby enacted as fol-
lows: 18. Removal. In addition to
any grounds for removal under ND
Century Code Section 44-02-01 and
other state law, a vacancy in the of-
fice of a City Council member shall
occur if the member: a. Dies in of-
fice; b. is adjudged mentally ill; c.
resigns from office; d. is removed
from office; e. fails to discharge the
duties of office, when the failure has
continued for sixty consecutive days,
except when prevented from
discharging the duties by reason of
the person’s service in the armed
forces of the United States, by sick-
ness, or by other unavoidable
cause. However, as to any office
which under the law the vacancy
must be filled by the governor, the
governor for good cause shown may
extend the period, which the incum-
bent may be absent, for an addition-
al period of sixty days. No remun-
eration on account of such office
may be paid to an absentee office-
holder during that person’s absence,
and the office in all cases becomes
vacant upon the termination of the
term for which the person was elect-
ed or appointed; f. fails to qualify as
provided by law, which includes tak-
ing the designated oath of office
prescribed by law; g. ceases to be a
resident of the state, district, county
or other political subdivision in which
the duties of the office are to be
discharged or for which the person
may have been elected; h. is con-
victed of a felony or any offense in-
volving moral turpitude or a violation
of the person’s official oath; i.
ceases to possess any of the qualifi-
cations of office prescribed by law; j.
has his or her election or appoint-
ment declared void by a competent
tribunal; k. is censured under Ordi-
nance 3.0111(17)(a) more than
twice in any six-month period; or l. is
expelled under Ordinance
3.0111(17)(b) more than once in any
six-month period. Section 4.
Amendment of Ordinance on Alder-
men. Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 3
of the Surrey City Ordinances is
amended and re-enacted to read as
follows: “3.0103 Aldermen – Qualifi-
cations – Term. Aldermen shall be
qualified electors of and residents
within the City of Surrey and shall
not have been convicted of malfea-
sance, bribery or other corrupt prac-
tice or crime. Aldermen shall hold
office for staggered four-year terms
and until their successors are elect-
ed and qualified unless a vacancy
occurs pursuant to Ordinance
3.0111(18) or by state law. Section
5. Effective Date. This ordinance
has immediate effect on its date of
adoption. Section 6. Clerk. The
City Clerk shall amend the publicly
available Surrey City Ordinances as
indicated herein. AND BE IT OR-
DAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SURREY,
NORTH DAKOTA: Section1. Com-
plaint Procedure. Article 15 of
Chapter 4 of the Surrey City Ordi-
nances is hereby created and enact-
ed as follows: Article 15. Complaint
Procedure. 15.0101 Any resident,
employee or officer of the City of
Surrey may make a complaint con-
cerning any matter affecting the City
using the written form established by
the City for such purposes. All com-
plaints must be signed and dated by
the resident and submitted to the
City Administrator for resolution. A.
Regarding Elected Official or City
Administrator. For any complaint re-
garding any elected City official or
the City Administrator, the City Ad-
ministrator shall immediately for the
complaint to the Mayor and
members of the City Council. The
complaint shall be placed on the
agenda at the next regular City
Council meeting for discussion and
resolution. This section does not
preclude the City Council from plac-
ing the matter on a special meeting
agenda. b. Regarding City Employ-
ee. For any complaint regarding a
city employee who is not an elected
official, including a City Officer, the
City Administrator shall review the
Complaint and, within two business
days of receiving said Complaint,
forward a recommendation to the
Council for a resolution thereof. The
Council shall place said Complaint
on the agenda at the next regular
meeting for discussion and resolu-
tion. This section does not preclude
the Council from placing the matter
on a special meeting agenda. i.
Recommendations from the City Ad-
ministrator may include, but not be
limited to: 1. A letter in the
employee’s file; 2. Suspension with
or without pay; 3. Dismissal. c. Re-
garding Other Items. For any other
complaint, the City Administrator
shall take reasonable action to
resolve the Complaint and make a
report to council at the next regular
meeting concerning complaints re-
ceived and resolutions taken. Sec-
tion 2. Effective Date. This ordi-
nance has immediate effect on its
date of adoption. Section 3. Clerk.
The City Clerk shall amend the pub-
licly available Surrey City Ordi-
nances as indicated herein, Fen-
newald seconded. Discussion on
replacing “decorum of proceedings”
with Leadership Code. Thiesen
amended the motion to remove
“decorum of proceedings” and re-
place it with “Leadership Code;
Thiesen – yes; Fennewald – yes;
Johns – no; Gantzer – yes; Chris-
tianson – yes; Dickinson – no; mo-
tion carried.
Martin Law Firm will be Fugere and
Wallers attorney for the upcoming
depositions. They require a $1,000
retainer each. Council reviewed the
retainer agreement. Fennewald
moved to approve the $1,000
retainer/deposit for Diane & AJ,
Gantzer seconded. Discussion fol-
lowed. Tollefson called the roll.
Fennewald – yes; Gantzer – yes;
Johns – no; Dickinson – no; Chris-
tianson – yes; Thiesen – yes, mo-
tion carried.
Fennewald asked about adding the
time clock discussion under New
Business. Different options were
discussed.
Dickinson moved to use the
timeclock Tollefson purchased for 30
days and then evaluate. He added,
if Diane thinks there should be a
time clock in the police office and
the public works office she can de-
cide. Tollefson called the roll; Dic-
kinson – yes; Fennewald – no;
Christianson – no; Thiesen – no;
Johns – yes; Gantzer – no, motion
failed. Thiesen moved to allow Tra-
na and Fugere to check for a
cheaper timeclock and one that fits
the office needs; Gantzer seconded;
Christianson asked about putting a
dollar amount on it; Gantzer asked if
the information can be brought to
the next meeting, Fugere stated yes.
Thiesen asked if the price could be
at the discretion of the mayor, up to
a certain amount. Tollefson called
the roll: Thiesen – yes; Twila – yes;
Johns – yes; Christianson – yes;
Fennewald – yes; motion carried.
Motion to adjourn.
*These minutes subject to review
and revision by City Council. *
(November 12, 2020)
MINOT CITY COUNCIL
SCHEDULED MEETING
NOVEMBER 2, 2020 AT 5:30 P.M.
Members Present: Evans, Jantzer,
Olson, Pitner, Podrygula, Ross, Sip-
ma
Members Absent: None
Mayor Sipma presiding and led the
City Council in the Pledge of Allegi-
ance
The Mayor described some of his
meetings and activities over the past
month. He also said, there were
numerous phone calls, e-mails, and
individual contact concerning City
business.
The Mayor then invited First District
Health Unit Director, Lisa Clute, via
phone, to provide a COVID update.
She described the latest statistics for
Ward County by stating, there are
1,188 active cases and the City of
Minot has the bulk of the cases. The
days’ test positivity rate was 22.72%
and there are 54 recorded deaths.
The 14-day positivity rate is at
22.3% and anything over 15% is
considered critical. There are
currently 111.4 active cases per
10,000 and anything over 40 is con-
sidered critical. She then described
how the cases are spread across
different age groups with a bulk of
the cases in the age range of 20-29,
followed by 30-39, 40-49, and equal
numbers across the 50-59 range
and the 80+ range.
She said, she meets with Trinity fre-
quently and there is a staff shortage.
She also said, First District Healthy
Unit has 11 members of staff who
have either tested positive are in
quarantine or are isolating. There
will be a press conference the fol-
lowing day with Dr. Nwaigwe, an in-
fectious disease specialist and Dr.
Sather from Trinity providing up-
dates.
Ross asked about the number of
people who have survived after test-
ing positive. Ms. Clute said she
would find the information and report
back. Ross also asked about the
process of notification and treatment
from First District Health Unit.
Ms. Clute explained that First Dis-
trict Health Unit does not provide
medical treatment and that advice
would need to come from the
individual’s doctor. They do howev-
er, provide guidance on general
health tips to improve the immune
system such as promoting exercise
and healthy diets.
Podrygula asked about the availa-
bility of hospitals and ICU beds, to
which Ms. Clute responded by say-
ing, they assess capacity daily. She
said she cannot speak for Trinity but
hospitals are tight across the state.
Evans asked Chief Klug if the mask
mandate has had an impact on the
Police Department.
Chief Klug said, most inquiries have
been handled by dispatch advising
the caller to speak with a business’s
management. There have been a
couple calls where a business re-
quested removal of a person refus-
ing to wear a mask. His staff is mon-
itoring those situations and if issues
arise, he will bring it to Council.
The Mayor concluded his report by
saying there are ongoing conversa-
tions at the state level to discuss op-
tions that would mitigate the spread
without negatively impacting the
economy.
Podrygula moved Olson seconded
and was carried unanimously to con-
firm the following Mayoral appoint-
ments: Planning Commission-
Charles DeMakis, Electrical Board-
Joe Brandvold, Rob White, Dayne
Braaten, Heating & Air conditioning
Board- Caleb Bulow.
Acting City Manager, David Lake-
field, began by listing upcoming
meeting dates including, election
day November 3rd, Planning Com-
mission November 4th, Virtual City
Manager Candidate Open House
November 4th, City Manager Candi-
date Interviews November 5th, City
Council meeting November 16th,
and MAGIC Fund November 20th.
He continued with an update of NDR
programs. The Resilient Homebuyer
Program is on track to close 25 for-
givable mortgages by the end of No-
vember, exceeding the goal for
2020. Zombie homes continue to be
eliminated with 11 left out of the 33
total properties. Buyout offers will be
made to property owners in the MI-5
Phase of Flood Control. Buyouts are
on track with the design and con-
struction schedule of the Souris
River Joint Board.
Mr. Lakefield provided updates on
construction projects around the city.
The 31st Ave Reconstruction is
completing the remaining asphalt
street tie-in and will be fully open to
traffic by the end of the week.
Shared used paths, sidewalks,
landscaping and seeding will take
place in spring 2021. The 10th
Street Sewer Replacement project is
completing the final lift of paving this
week. Final landscaping, seeding,
and miscellaneous items will occur
in spring 2021. The 8th Street Im-
provement Project installed the final
lift of paving the week of October
31st. Sidewalk concrete work will
continue this week and remaining
tasks will occur in spring 2021. As
the City Engineer demonstrated dur-
ing the previous Council meeting,
the Broadway Corridor Study is ac-
cepting public input through the web-
site movingbroadway.com. He said,
it has been going well so far, with
over 1,700 unique visits to the site.
Phase MI-1 of the MREFPP is mov-
ing forward with the final lift of as-
phalt on 4th Avenue/Railway Ave-
nue this week. The Pump Station
exterior work is finished and electri-
cal and interior work will continue
through winter. Phase MI-2/3 is
complete. Phase MI-4A finished
rerouting water and sewer lines and
the contractor is relocating water on
Western Avenue. Burdick is expect-
ed to be repaved and open by next
week. The Water Treatment Plant
Expansion is finishing work inside.
The watermain replacement is al-
most complete and new pavement
around the plant is expected next
week.
He announced that JARVIS, the new
software system is now up and run-
ning after the go-live date was
pushed back by one month. He
thanked the staff for working dili-
gently through all obstacles. He then
demonstrated how the approval pro-
cess will work and how information
will be accessible to all users. He
also said, future integrations with as-
set management software will add to
the programs effectiveness.
Mr. Lakefield introduced two new
employees for the City of Minot.
John Van Dyke is the new Principle
Planner and Jonathan Rosenthal is
the Economic Development Ad-
ministrator.
He concluded his report by providing
employee COVID statistics. He said,
during their task force meeting, they
decided to compile weekly statistics
regarding employee updates. As of
noon, that day, there were 16 em-
ployees who tested positive for CO-
VID. There are 36 in quarantine or
isolating due to close contact and 9
working remotely. There are about a
dozen employees out sick who have
not tested positive for COVID.
The Mayor commented that they de-
cided to track statistics weekly to
provide a snapshot and ensure con-
tinuation of City services.
The City Attorney submitted a writ-
ten report.
Olson moved Evans seconded and
was carried unanimously to approve
the minutes of the October 19th reg-
ular City Council meeting, and the
October 19th, October 22nd, and
October 26th Special City Council
meetings; approve bills and
transfers for October in the amount
of $12,761,241.87 as follows:
AAAE 275; ACKERMAN ESTVOLD
116157; ACKERMAN ESTVOLD
18858.5; ACME TOOLS 434.25;
ACME TOOLS 3628.82; ACME
TOOLS 185.39; ADOBE SYSTEMS
INC. 29.99; ADVANCED BUSI-
NESS METHODS 1083.27; AD-
VANCED BUSINESS METHODS
3796.51; ADVANCED BUSINESS
METHODS 713.35; AIRSIDE
SOLUTIONS 9870; AIRSIDE SOLU-
TIONS 547.86; ALL AMERICAN
TROPHIES 32; ALL AMERICAN
TROPHIES 204; ALL AMERICAN
TROPHIES 39.95; ALL AMERICAN
TROPHIES 36; AMANO MCGANN,
INC 11456.54; AMAZON.COM
6774.41; AMAZON/GECRB 769.74;
AMAZON/GECRB 1909.28; AMER-
ICAN WELDING & GAS, INC.
2758.44; AMERICAN WELDING &
GAS, INC. 9471.05; AMERICAN
WELDING & GAS, INC. 116.13;
AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE
CORP 1676.88; AMERITAS LIFE
INSURANCE CORP 1676.88;
ANDERSON, JANET 73.64; APEX
ENGINEERING GROUP 105583.43;
APEX ENGINEERING GROUP
18693; APH/AUTO VALUE 233.98;
APPLE BOOKS LLC 1095.63; AP-
PLIED CONCEPTS, INC/STALKER
RADAR 110; ARAMARK 163.28;
ARAMARK 81.64; ARAMARK
81.64; ARCHKEY TECHNOLOGIES
625; ARFF SPECIALISTS, LLC
15000; ARROWHEAD ACE
HARDWARE 251.31; ASPHALT
PRESERVATION COMPANY, INC.
0; ASPHALT PRESERVATION
COMPANY, INC. 362658.66; AS-
SETWORKS LLC 12109.04; AS-
TECH 22032; AT&T 3377.73; BAK-
ER & TAYLOR BOOKS 14450.84;
BAKKE GRINOLDS WIEDERHOLT
574; BAKKE GRINOLDS
WIEDERHOLT 769.5; BALTIC
NETWORKS/VARGYAS 679.57;
BARRY’S EXCAVATING CON-
STRUCTION 132.5; BATTERIES
PLUS BULBS #639 17.95; BAT-
TERIES PLUS BULBS #639 34.95;
BATTERIES PLUS BULBS #639
501.95; BAXTER, CLINTON AND
CAROLYN 3236; BEAN, EILEEN
34.62; BECHTOLD PAVING
10132.5; BECHTOLD PAVING
14650.5; BECHTOLD PAVING
12771.75; BERRY DUNN MCNEIL
& PARKER LLC 38950; BERRY
DUNN MCNEIL & PARKER LLC
30210; BEST BUY BUSINESS AD-
VANTAGE ACCOUNT 817.93;
BLUESTONE CONSTRUCTION,
INC 51991.69; BLUETARP FINAN-
CIAL, INC 39.99; BLUETARP
FINANCIAL, INC 27.37; BLUETARP
FINANCIAL, INC 702.78; BNSF
RAILWAY COMPANY 20; BNSF
RAILWAY COMPANY 25; BONN,
BRIEANNA 250; BORDER STATES
INDUSTRIES INC 37.26; BORDER
STATES INDUSTRIES INC 147.8;
BRADY MARTZ 1250; BRAUN IN-
TERTEC CORPORATION 547.5;
BRAUN INTERTEC CORPORA-
TION 640; BROADWAY PRINTING
COMPANY 1607.5; BROADWAY
PRINTING COMPANY 250; BUDG-
ET MUSIC & VIDEO 1078.02;
BUTLER MACHINERY CO.
6674.68; BUTLER MACHINERY
CO. 1578.32; C&C PLUMBING AND
HEATING 127.5; C&C PLUMBING
AND HEATING 127.5; CARAH-
SOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORA-
TION 24874.91; CAROLINA
SOFTWARE 250; CASHWISE 50;
CDM SMITH 158483.25; CDM
SMITH 199028.5; CDW GOVERN-
MENT INC 262; CDW GOVERN-
MENT INC 1226.22; CHRISTIAN-
SON HEATING & AIR 1306.65;
CITY LAUNDRY 27.96; CITY OF
MINOT 50; CITY OF MINOT 20;
CLEAN HARBORS ENV. SER-
VICES 162.25; CODE RED HEAD-
SETS 2432; COLONIAL LIFE
PREMIUM PROCESSING 2603.9;
COLONIAL LIFE PREMIUM PRO-
CESSING 2560.67; COMPUTER
STORE 189.98; CORE & MAIN
4480.33; CRAIG MONUMENTS
500; CREDIT COLLECTIONS
BUREAU 200; CREDIT COLLEC-
TIONS BUREAU 200; CREDIT
COLLECTIONS BUREAU 200;
CURB 2 CURB, LLC 400; CURT’S
STARTER & ALT. SERVICE 265;
CURT’S STARTER & ALT. SER-
VICE 284.42; DACOTAH PAPER
CO. 293.64; DACOTAH PAPER
CO. 2080.83; DACOTAH PAPER
CO. 1494.6; DACOTAH PAPER
CO. 3233.44; DAKOTA CONCRETE
CONSTRUCTION 12523; DAKOTA
FENCE 5393; DAKOTA FIRE EX-
TINGUISHER 197.43; DAKOTA
FLUID POWER, INC 87.39; DAKO-
TA FLUID POWER, INC 50.82;
DAKOTA FLUID POWER, INC
730.51; DAKOTA FLUID POWER,
INC 72.77; DAKOTA OUTERWEAR
CO. 443.81; DAKOTA TRUCK &
FARM 264.52; DAVIDSON CON-
STRUCTION 30400; DD
ENHANCEMENTS, LLP 2500;
DECOTEAU, WILLIAM 270; DELL
MARKETING L.P. 2553.19; DELTA
AIR LINES 487.2; DEMCO 369.21;
DENNY’S ELECTRIC, LLC 466;
DIG IT UP BACKHOE SERVICE
3500; DIRECTV 266.97; DL BAR-
KIE CONSTRUCTION INC 7920;
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS
CENTE 989.39; DOOLEY, LISA
300; DORSEY & WHITNEY
13999.5; EAGLE TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT, INC. 629; EAPC
ARCHITECTS 6490; ECOLAB
505.27; ECOLAB 122.24; ECOLAB
94.04; ELDORADO NATIONAL –
CALIFORNIA 1009.09; ELDORADO
NATIONAL – CALIFORNIA 92.63;
ELDORADO NATIONAL – CALI-
FORNIA 194.07; ELLIS MANUFAC-
TURING CO., INC. 1000; EMER-
GENCY AUTOMOTIVE TECHNO-
LOGIES 1847.94; EMERGENCY
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
213.44; ENERBASE 17738.69; EN-
ERBASE 27339.47; ENERBASE
22302.72; ENERBASE 530.31; EN-
ERBASE 1778.14; EVANS, PAX-
TON 17.99; EVIDENT, INC 1097.96;
FACTORY MOTOR PARTS
1167.46; FACTORY MOTOR
PARTS 1570.62; FACTORY MO-
TOR PARTS 982.02; FACTORY
MOTOR PARTS 559.98; FARGO
GLASS & PAINT COMPANY 14746;
FASTENAL COMPANY 118.43;
FASTENAL COMPANY 24.39;
FASTENAL COMPANY 203.51;
FEDERAL EXPRESS 8.43;
FEDERAL EXPRESS 6.84;
FEDERAL EXPRESS 4.76;
FEDERAL EXPRESS 185.93; FER-
GUSON ENTERPRISES, INC 1.99;
FERGUSON WATERWORKS
#2516 23166.5; FINDAWAY
WORLD, LLC 401.44; FIRE EQUIP-
MENT CO. 1351; FIRST DISTRICT
HEALTH UNIT 20833.34; FIRST
INTERNATIONAL BANK & TRUST
1220; FIRST WESTERN IN-
SURANCE 50; FLAGSTAD, SANDY
20; FLEETMIND SOLUTIONS INC
1987.5; FLEETMIND SOLUTIONS
INC 10.07; FLEXIBLE PIPE TOOL
COMPANY 43; FLORES CON-
CRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC
19314; FORCE AMERICA 488.02;
FORTERRA PIPE & PRECAST
9490.5; FSX EQUIPMENT 2540.12;
FUELMASTER SYN-TECH SYS-
TEMS, INC 175; G & P COMMER-
CIAL SALES 700; G & P COM-
MERCIAL SALES 189.61; G & P
COMMERCIAL SALES 713.47;
GAFFANEYS 138.61; GAFFANEYS
101.7; GALE 235.96; GALE 82.47;
GALE 74.22; GALE 463.57; GAME
STOP 1194.87; GEFROH ELEC-
TRIC 3779.75; GEFROH ELEC-
TRIC 2226.75; GENERAL TRAD-
ING 0; GENERAL TRADING 15.36;
GENERAL TRADING 138.3; GEN-
ERAL TRADING 162.13; GENERAL
TRADING 132.45; GERDAU RECY-
CLING 33.49; GERDAU RECY-
CLING 63.72; GFOA 610; GFOA
150; GLASS DOCTOR 193; GLASS
DOCTOR 244.85; GOETTLE,
SHANE C 3500; GOFF, EMILY
1615; GOFF, EMILY 1120; GRA-
INGER 1492.1; GRAND FORKS
FIRE EQUIPMENT 11616; GRAND
FORKS FIRE EQUIPMENT
4497.39; GRAND HOTEL 15.85;
GRANITE SPRINGS CO. 66.5;
GRAPHICS LETTERING & TRIM
70; GRAVEL PRODUCTS, INC.
1259.83; GRAYBAR 50.4; GRAY-
BAR 658.08; GRAYBAR 358.2;
GREAT LAKES CHAPTER AAAE
35; GREY HOUSE PUBLISHING
264; HACH 1810.11; HAISCH,
CATHIE & JUSTIN 564; HANSON
AUTO CRUSHING & TRUCKING
6553.85; HANSON, JONATHAN
270; HARLEYS 6.99; HARLEYS
6.99; HARLOW’S BUS SALES INC.
39500; HAWKINS, INC 4375; HAW-
KINS, INC 16495.41; HAWKINS,
INC 3750; HAWKINS, INC 1605.5;
HERC-U-LIFT INC MINOT 365.4;
HERMANSON, BROOK 5; HIL-
GENKAMP, TATE 50; HILGEN-
KAMP, TATE 50; HIRSHFIELD’S
11.98; HOBBY LOBBY 44.94;
HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES
44.88; HOME DEPOT CREDIT
SERVICES 62.07; HOME DEPOT
CREDIT SERVICES 790.81; HOME
OF ECONOMY 368.73; HOUSTON
ENGINEERING, INC 123581.44;
HOUSTON ENGINEERING, INC
26731.17; HOUSTON ENGINEER-
ING, INC 40388.34; HP INC 826;
HP INC 1150; HUWE, BARB 350;
HYDRO KLEAN 83633.07; I. KEAT-
INGS FURNITURE INC. 19100;
IACP 250; INFORMATION TECH-
NOLOGY DEPARTMENT 2760.2;
INTERSTATE BATTERY SYSTEM
60.95; INTERSTATE BATTERY
SYSTEM 278.95; IVERS PLUMB-
ING & SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
3900; JEREMY CROXALL TILE
800; JERRY’S REPAIR & ALIGN-
MENT 85; JOHNSON, JENNA
2165; JOHNSON, JENNA 1695;
JOYCE, LISA 10; JRX LLC 9020;
KELLER PAVING AND
LANDSCAPING 171396.75; KIM-
BALL MIDWEST 121.3; KLJ EN-
GINEERING LLC (BISMARCK) 900;
KLJ ENGINEERING LLC
(BISMARCK) 1600; KLJ EN-
GINEERING LLC (BISMARCK)
1316.74; KRAUS FLOORING 440;
LACROIX, RANDI 43.01; LAND-
MARK STRUCTURES 677496.5;
LANDRUM AND BROWN, INC
7410; LANDRUM AND BROWN,
INC 4090; LAWSON, DAN 50;
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, INC
41.9; LEARNING OPPORTUNI-
TIES, INC 2473.88; LEMERE,
CHARITY 52.9; LEMERE, CHARI-
TY 94.3; LEXISNEXIS MATTHEW
BENDER 80.1; LEXISNEXIS
MATTHEW BENDER 301.61; LEX-
ISNEXIS MATTHEW BENDER
89.37; LHOIST NORTH AMERICA
OF MISSOURI 32831.82; LHOIST
NORTH AMERICA OF MISSOURI
18482.72; LHOIST NORTH AMERI-
CA OF MISSOURI 22103.72; LID-
DELL, MARSHAL 50; LITTLE
GREEN BUTTON LIMITED 450;
LOCATORS & SUPPLIES 407.45;
LOWES GARDEN CENTER
2621.25; LOWES PRINTING, INC.
400.85; M&T FIRE AND SAFETY
INC 128.66; MACKEY, LAVAUN 25;
MADC 30416.67; MAGIC CITY
GARAGE DOOR COMPANY
654.75; MAGIC CITY GARAGE
DOOR COMPANY 5985; MAGIC
CITY GARAGE DOOR COMPANY
117.5; MAIN ELECTRIC CON-
STRUCTION 2103.92; MAIN ELEC-
TRIC CONSTRUCTION 7943.57;
MAIN ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION
375; MAK, SUHERMIN 25; MAR-
CO, INC 235.24; MARCO, INC 175;
MARCO, INC 1669.88; MARCO,
INC 267; MARCO, INC 262.04;
MARCO, INC 381.33; MARKET-
PLACE FOODS 156.04; MATERIAL
TESTING 4226; MATHRE COM-
MUNICATIONS INC 250; MCWILLI-
AMS, MIKAYLA 33.58; MEADOWS,
CASEY 270; MENARDS 32.76; ME-
NARDS 5251.61; MICROSOFT
CORPORATION 970; MIDSTATES
WIRELESS, INC 2125; MID-
STATES WIRELESS, INC 875;
MIDWEST TAPE 23.97; MIDWEST
TAPE 1605.47; MILITARY NAMES
34.65; MILLER LAW OFFICE, P.C.
210; MILLER, GANNON 15.31;
MINOT AUTO 1087.08; MINOT
AUTO 1938.9; MINOT AUTO
1270.18; MINOT AUTO 494.9;
MINOT AUTOMOTIVE CENTER
193.26; MINOT AUTOMOTIVE
CENTER 43.31; MINOT CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE 7800; MINOT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 150;
MINOT COMMISSION ON AGING
8750.01; MINOT CONVENTION&
VISITORS BUR. 12788.87; MINOT
CONVENTION& VISITORS BUR.
15827; MINOT CONVENTION&
VISITORS BUR. 7969.91; MINOT
CONVENTION&VISITORS BUR.
9270.31; MINOT DAILY NEWS
25.84; MINOT DAILY NEWS
1164.32; MINOT DAILY NEWS
221.16; MINOT ELECTRIC 2680.87;
MINOT EMPLOYEE DONATIONS
2242.13; MINOT PARK DISTRICT
5000; MINOT PARK DISTRICT
613190.34; MINOT PARK DIS-
TRICT 1000; MINOT PAVING
216200.87; MINOT PAVING
2064.37; MINOT PUBLIC
SCHOOLS CLC 226160; MINOT
RESTAURANT SUPPLY 332.5;
MINOT VETERINARY CLINIC
2858; MINOT WELDING COM-
PANY 94.5; MINOT, CITY OF 1.37;
MINOT’S FINEST COLLISION
CENTER 8946.8; MISC P CARD
VENDOR 11962.4; MISCELLANE-
OUS A/R 1162.5; MISCELLANE-
OUS A/R 450; MISCELLANEOUS
A/R 61.58; MISCELLANEOUS A/R
3.26; MISCELLANEOUS A/R
4141.5; MN CHILD SUPPORT PAY-
MENT CENTER 172.12; MONLEY,
RANDI 31.74; MOTOROLA
506992.2; MURPHY, MIKE 126.5;
MUUS LUMBER 53.52; MVTL LA-
BORATORIES 743; NAPA AUTO
PARTS 1133.17; NAPA AUTO
PARTS 892.71; NAPA AUTO
PARTS 1731.49; NAPA AUTO
PARTS 660.2; NATIONAL CHILD
SAFETY COUNCIL 175; NATIONAL
PAYMENT CORPORATION 143.74;
ND CHILD SUPPORT 25; ND
CHILD SUPPORT 310; ND DEPT
OF HEALTH 521.7; ND DEPT OF
TRANSPORTATION 11.5; ND
DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
1022930.85; ND DEPT OF TRAN-
SPORTATION 11.5; ND DEPT OF
TRUST LANDS 3748.43; ND
FIREFIGHTER’S ASSOCIATION
100; ND FRATERNAL ORDER OF
POLICE 1412.5; ND LEAGUE OF
CITIES 325; ND ONE CALL, INC
1118.15; ND STATE LIBRARY
11.44; ND STATE RADIO COMM.
3000; NEBRASKA CHILD SUP-
PORT PAYMENT 563.08; NE-
BRASKA CHILD SUPPORT PAY-
MENT 563.08; NEBRASKA CHILD
SUPPORT PAYMENT 563.08;
NEUHALFEN, RODNEY BRIAN 50;
NEUHALFEN, RODNEY BRIAN 50;
NEWMAN TRAFFIC SIGNS 2750.8;
NINTEX USA INC 3160; NISSEN,
KEVIN 141.62; NORTH COUNTRY
MERCANTILE 88.18; NORTH
DAKOTA E-WASTE LLC 5638.07;
NORTH PRAIRIE RURAL WATER
58.52; NORTHERN TESTING 130;
NORTHERN TESTING 195;
NORTHWEST FLOORING INC
7543.75; NORTHWEST TIRE AND
RETREAD 9119.16; NORTHWEST
TIRE AND RETREAD 8110.7;
NORTHWEST TIRE AND RE-
TREAD 12176.26; NOVA FIRE
PROTECTION CO. 2807; OFFICE
DEPOT 1128.32; OK AUTOMO-
TIVE 37.19; OLSON’S TOWING
760; OLYMPIC SALES INC 747.07;
OVERHEAD DOOR CO. OF MINOT
24.5; PARK CONSTRUCTION
527153.19; PBBS EQUIPMENT
CORPORATION 1573.14; PETCO
110.98; PFM ASSET MANAGE-
MENT, LLC 2500; PITNEY BOWES
RESERVE ACCOUNT 800; POLK
CITY DIRECTORIES 355; POS-
SEN, LACEY 0; POSSEN, LACEY
13.74; POSSEN, LACEY 6.67;
POST BOARD 1035; POST BOARD
225; POST CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY 413234.35; POST CON-
STRUCTION COMPANY 32209.37;
PRAIRIE SUPPLY 131.5; PRAIRIE
SUPPLY 388; PRAXAIR DISTRI-
BUTION, INC. 30.5; PRAXAIR DIS-
TRIBUTION, INC. 766; PRINGLE &
HERIGSTAD, P.C. 483.5; PRINGLE
& HERIGSTAD, P.C. 1330.3;
PRIORITY DISPATCH 801; PRO-
COLLECT 3.02; PROCOLLECT
122.61; PROCOLLECT 695.43;
PROTECH INTEGRATIONS LLC
44.97; PROVIDENT LIFE & ACC
INS CO 525.92; PROVIDENT LIFE
& ACC INS CO 525.92; QUINN,
JOANNE M. 114; RACERS GAS
STATION 7.21; RADAR SHOP
1012; RADISSON HOTEL FARGO
836.12; RALPH’S PLUMBING 92;
RAMKOTA HOTEL & CONFER-
ENCE CENTER 1388.76; RDO
EQUIPMENT 242.97; RDO EQUIP-
MENT 3722.15; RECORDED
BOOKS 114.92; REDSTONE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC 1160;
REPUBLIC PARKING SYSTEM
48059.49; RHI SUPPLY 6124.94;
ROLAC CONTRACTING 87498;
ROLAC CONTRACTING 24605;
RYTEC CORPORATION 231.52;
SANITATION PRODUCTS 309;
SANITATION PRODUCTS 2934.38;
SANITATION PRODUCTS 394.22;
SCHAEFER SYSTEMS INTERNAL-
TIONAL 135814.06; SCHATZ
CROSSROADS TRUCKSTOP
17.79; SCHEELER, THOMAS 20;
SCHEELS 160; SCHOCKS SAFE
AND LOCK SERVICE 8.25;
SCHOCKS SAFE AND LOCK SER-
VICE 281.4; SCHULTZ, PHIL 400;
SCREENCLOUD 40; SECRETARY
OF STATE 36; SECURITY PLUS
188; SHERWIN WILLIAMS 382.62;
SIRCHIE AQUISITION COMPANY,
LLC 308.33; SNAP ON TOOLS
549.02; SOURIS BASIN TRAN-
SPORTATION 44000; SOURIS
RIVER JOINT WATER RESOURCE
1894770.7; SOUTH DAKOTA
CHILD SUPPORT 188.31; SOUTH
DAKOTA CHILD SUPPORT 188.31;
SOUTH DAKOTA CHILD SUP-
PORT 188.31; SRF CONSULTING
GROUP 1603.22; SRF CONSULT-
ING GROUP 337.52; SRT COM-
MUNICATIONS 19455.16; STATE
WATER COMMISSION 610889.63;
STATE WATER COMMISSION
14674.39; STATE WATER COM-
MISSION 863263.38; STEIN,
JEANNE 20.01; STEIN’S INC.
111.72; STODDARD, DEANNA
384.2; STRAND, TOBY 20;
STREAKWAVE WIRELESS INC.
1206.24; STREICHER’S 4258.98;
SUBWAY OF MINOT 72.98; SUN
LIFE FINANCIAL 73; SUN LIFE
FINANCIAL 73; SUNDHEIM, JESSI-
CA 39.84; SUNDRE SAND &
GRAVEL, INC. 646.24; SUNDRE
SAND & GRAVEL, INC. 4574.24;
SVL SERVICE CORPORATION
2465; SWANSON & WARCUP, LTD
66070.01; SWANSTON EQUIP-
MENT 170.24; SWANSTON
EQUIPMENT 2822.04; SWANSTON
EQUIPMENT 2264.16; SWANSTON
EQUIPMENT 1402.28; TARGET 15;
TARGET 102.9; TEAM ELEC-
TRONICS INC 443; TEAM ELEC-
TRONICS INC 16; TERMINAL SUP-
PLY CO. 64.45; TERMINAL SUP-
PLY CO. 255.44; THE CHILD’S
WORLD 948.1; THE UNIFORM AU-
THORITY 329.97; THIRD WATCH
COMMUNICATIONS 577.73;
THOMSON REUTERS-WEST PAY-
MENT CENTER 264; TILLEMA,
LUKE 126.5; TIMMONS GROUP
19902.75; TOFTLAND, KEVIN
378.69; TOO DARK
MOTORSPORTS 300; TRACTOR
SUPPLY CREDIT PLAN 183.39;
TRAFFIC CONTROL CORPORA-
TION 1950; TRAFFIC CONTROL
CORPORATION 3750; TRINITY
HEALTH 10; TRINITY MEDICAL
GROUP 58; TRINITY MEDICAL
GROUP 312.25; TUFFSTUFF FIT-
NESS INTERNATIONAL 4347;
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC
11105; TYLER TECHNOLOGIES,
INC 14700; TYLER TECHNOLO-
GIES, INC 3115; TYLER TECHNO-
LOGIES, INC 6900; U.S. POST OF-
FICE 5000; U.S. POST OFFICE
23.32; ULTEIG 9369; ULTEIG
55912.21; UNIFORM CENTER
1425.9; UNITED MAILING SER-
VICE 263.05; UNITED MAILING
SERVICE 309.8; UNITED MAILING
SERVICE 259.1; UNUM LIFE IN-
SURANCE COMPANY OF AMER
12245.03; UNUM LIFE IN-
SURANCE COMPANY OF AMER
12652.07; UPS STORE #1423
52.33; USA BLUE BOOK 360.68;
USPS – FEE PAYMENTS 240; VA-
CUUM & SEWING CENTER 3.5;
VALS CYCLERY 16.5; VARITECH
INDUSTRIES INC. 54776.25; VERI-
COM, LLC 550; VERIZON WIRE-
LESS 4483.92; VESSCO, INC
321.8; VILLAGE FAMILY SERVICE
CENTER 3150; VISIT MINOT
27857.88; WAGNER CONSTRUC-
TION 1709258.84; WAL MART 108;
WALKER, JACOB 51; WALKER,
JACOB 61; WALKER, JACOB 76;
WALKER, RICK 126.5; WALL-
WORK TRUCK CENTER 91.39;
WALLWORK TRUCK CENTER
1416.94; WANTZ, MACEY 66.7;
WARD COUNTY AUDITOR 6680;
WARD COUNTY AUDITOR 6595;
WARD COUNTY CLERK OF DIST.
COURT 95564.36; WARD COUNTY
LAW ENF RANGE 2000; WARD
COUNTY RECORDER 20; WARD
COUNTY RECORDER 20; WATER
ACCOUNT REFUNDS 20.5; WA-
TER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 50;
WATER ACCOUNT REFUNDS
1.46; WATER ACCOUNT RE-
FUNDS 4.2; WATER ACCOUNT
REFUNDS 1.88; WATER AC-
COUNT REFUNDS 9.58; WATER
ACCOUNT REFUNDS 56.01; WA-
TER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 18.46;
WATER ACCOUNT REFUNDS
7.97; WATER ACCOUNT RE-
FUNDS 7.19; WATER ACCOUNT
REFUNDS 12.7; WATER AC-
COUNT REFUNDS 3.48; WATER
ACCOUNT REFUNDS 13.22; WA-
TER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 1.18;
WATER ACCOUNT REFUNDS
18.46; WATER ACCOUNT RE-
FUNDS 11.39; WATER ACCOUNT
REFUNDS 26.61; WATER AC-
COUNT REFUNDS 1.23; WATER
ACCOUNT REFUNDS 14.42; WA-
TER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 50;
WATER ACCOUNT REFUNDS
32.41; WATER ACCOUNT RE-
FUNDS 12.5; WATER ACCOUNT
REFUNDS 29.99; WATER AC-
COUNT REFUNDS 43.48; WATER
ACCOUNT REFUNDS 81.09; WA-
TER ACCOUNT REFUNDS 16.97;
WEATHER TAP 89.95; WEST
OAKS ANIMAL HOSPITAL 85.98;
WEST, JASON 270; WESTERN
STEEL AND PLUMBING 422.05;
WESTLIE FORD 322.21; WESTLIE
FORD 817.18; WESTLIE TRUCK
CENTER 1729.51; WESTLIE
TRUCK CENTER 7289.18; WEST-
LIE TRUCK CENTER 1866.53;
WESTLIE TRUCK CENTER 287.9;
WILKING LAW FIRM 5000; WIN-
NELSON 840.28; YARL’S TV & AP-
PLIANCE 899.96; 3D SPECIALTIES
INC. 1200; 5.11 TACTICAL WEB-
SITE 257.94; 502 MEDIA GROUP,
LLC 720; TOTAL: 12761241.87
approve payroll for the period of
September 26, 2020 through Oc-
tober 24, 2020 in the amount of
$3,292,611.66; place and pass or-
dinance 5536 on second reading to
rezone 30 lots in Chaparelle Subdi-
vision, 21 lots in Sundre Valley Addi-
tion, and Outlot 27 of S4-155N-82W
from C2 or M1 to R1 and rezone
Outlot 47 of S4-155N-82W from M1
to RA; place and pass ordinance
5538 on second reading to amend
the 2020 annual budget for the
award of the FY2020 State Home-
land Security Grant; place and pass
ordinance 5539 on second reading
amending the 2020 annual budget
for the Minot Public Schools Child-
care Services; ratify the administra-
tively approved requests; approve
the gaming site authorization for The
Aggie Foundation to install pull tabs
at the Blue Rider; approve the final
payment of $527,153.18 to Park
Construction for SWIF Action D;
place and pass ordinance 5540 on
first reading amending the 2020 an-
nual budget for the CARES Act
grant through HND for the purchase
of COVID-related supplies, Take &
Make program supplies and other
expenses related to COVID-19;
place and pass ordinance 5541 on
first reading amending the 2020 an-
nual budget for the FY2020 US
Department of Justice
Bulletproof Vest Grant; award the
bid to Farstad Oil for providing the
City with diesel and unleaded gas
and approve Enerbase as a backup
supplier; approve the firm of Apex
Engineering to provide general
wastewater consulting services; ap-
prove the purchase of the FTIR Dev-
ice from FarrWest Environmental
Supply with funding from the
FY2019 SHSG Regional Response
Grant; approve the agreement with
ESRI to provide GIS software and
authorize the City Engineer to sign
the agreement; approve the annual
support agreement with ArchKey
Technologies for the Airport’s securi-
ty system and authorize the Airport
Director to sign the agreement.
Podrygula moved Olson seconded
and after discussion was carried
unanimously to approve final pay-
ment to the NDDOT in the amount
of $2,977.54 for the CP Rail Cross-
ing upgrades at Main Street N place
and pass ordinance 5542 on first
reading amending the 2020 annual
budget for the final payment for the
updating of the CWT at the CP rail-
way crossing on Main St N.
Podrygula requested information on
the “future quiet zone” mentioned in
the memo.
Stephen Joersz, Traffic Engineer,
responded by saying, there was a
Quiet Zone study done in 2011.
They intended to update the study
and included a line item in the 2021
budget but with everything going on,
it was removed. Discussions with
SRF, who conducted the previous
study, indicated an update would
cost upwards of $29,000 and would
include analyzing what’s been done
over the last ten years and what
needs to be done going forward.
Podrygula brought attention to all of
the improvements done downtown
recently and the increase in train
traffic. He said, they should seriously
consider a quiet zone during future
discussions.
Jantzer moved Ross seconded and
after discussion carried unanimously
to allow the Fire Chief to apply for
the 2020 Volkswagen Settlement
Fund for a 50% cost share towards
a new fire engine with the other 50%
match coming from the Cares fund-
ing.
Evans commented and what a great
opportunity the grant provides. She
then asked where the 50% cost
share would come from.
Mr. Lakefield responded by saying, if
the grant is successful, a budget
amendment would be brought back
to Council for approval. He said,
there are general fund reserves ap-
propriated in prior periods that have
gone unspent. In addition, the City
was awarded money from the State
for CARES Act funding which could
be a potential source of funding as
well.
Podrygula mentioned the purchasing
consortium used for the bid and
commended staff for taking advan-
tage of the money saving tool.
At the request for more detail, Mr.
Lakefield said, the City has used
state bid pricing before for things like
vehicles and equipment. This exam-
ple is where a group of entities pur-
chase together for a high-volume
discount. The downside would be
that purchases are standardized and
may not have specialized features.
The City procurement policy allows
this type of process. He said, he be-
lieves this particular consortium is
specific to fire equipment.
Mr. Lakefield also added, they are
using the same grant to apply for
two trucks for Public Works. If suc-
cessful, it would result in budget
savings as the trucks were already
budgeted.
Olson moved Evans seconded and
carried unanimously to approve the
renewal option of lease terms to
Aeroport Hobby Shoppe, dba Minot
Aviation, owned by Stewart Lucke
and Eva Lucke.
Jantzer moved Olson seconded and
was carried unanimously to approve
the contract in the amount of
$67,500 with Ackerman Engineering
for design and construction services
for the manhole rehab project
through the Minot Country Club.
Evans moved Olson seconded and
was carried unanimously to approve
the Right of Way Encroachment Per-
mit Application submitted by
Gideon’s Trumpet, Inc. for the pro-
jecting sign at their building at 123
Main St S.
Pitner moved Olson seconded and
after discussion was carried unani-
mously to place and pass ordinance
5543 on first reading amending the
CMCO to modify the reporting struc-
ture of City officers.
At the request of Evans, the City At-
torney explained the proposed
changes. She said, the recommen-
dation from Attorney Patricia Mon-
son was to modify the reporting
schedule for the City Attorney to re-
port to the full City Council instead of
the City Manager. Because of Civil
Service regulations, there are refer-
ences within the Civil Service ordi-
nances and personnel policies relat-
ing to appointing authority so the
proposed change includes that as
the Mayor. The Mayor would have
day-to-day interactions with the City
Attorney’s office, be responsible for
the annual evaluation, or delegating
that responsibility, and be able to
perform informal discipline, subject
to Civil Service regulations. The
Mayor would not be able to appoint
or remove a City Attorney without
the approval of the City Council.
There was a sub recommendation
for the HR Director to report to the
City Attorney. Ms. Hendershot ex-
plained that there are so many as-
pects to the Human Resources posi-
tion that are the responsibility of the
City Manager, they decided to mirror
the structure of the City Finance
Director and create a dual-report.
The day-to-day operations will report
to the City Manager but the ultimate
reporting will be the City Council.
Upon further questioning, Ms. Hen-
dershot also explained the modified
duties and responsibilities under the
City Manager regarding Department
Heads. She said, the current ordi-
nance is consistent with State law,
which states, the removal of a
Department Head position, requires
“consultation” with the Governing
Body. The proposed ordinance clari-
fies the term and requires approval
from the City Council. The City Attor-
ney also confirmed, these changes
were developed in consultation with
the HR Director and Finance
Director/Acting City Manager.
Podrygula commented that the pro-
posed ordinance is a positive
change and modifies needed struc-
tural changes. He is glad they took
the recommendations seriously and
made changes to build in protections
and prevent the situation from hap-
pening again.
Donita Magnuson came forward re-
garding the city-wide mask mandate.
She spoke about the lack of scientif-
ic data supporting mask use against
COVID-19 and said there have not
been any studies which prove a con-
clusion. She asked the Council to
weigh the consequences of wearing
masks. She then asked if citizens
would be asked to leave polling lo-
cations on election day for not wear-
ing a mask.
The Mayor responded by saying,
there is no penalty for not wearing a
mask. It would be up to the Park
District to take action against those
who don’t wear a mask at the Audi-
torium and up to the County to en-
force mask wearing at the State Fair
Center.
Ross stated, the City Hall Update
would be deferred until the next
meeting.
There being no further business,
Pitner moved Olson seconded and
carried unanimously to adjourn the
meeting at 6:37 pm
APPROVED: Shaun Sipma, Mayor;
ATTEST: Kelly Matalka, City Clerk –
PURSUANT TO NDCC 40-01-09.1,
THESE MINUTES PUBLISHED
SUBJECT TO THE COUNCIL’S RE-
VIEW AND REVISION.
(November 12, 2020)
NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION FORMAL
PROBATE OF WILL AND
APPOINTMENT OF A PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00208
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Ronald M. Abrahamson, Deceased.
TO: All unknown persons and to all
known persons whose addresses
are unknown who have any interest
in the above-referenced matter.
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That
Randel C. Abrahamson, aka Randy
Abrahamson, has filed with the Clerk
of District Court an Application for
Formal Probate of Will and Appoint-
ment of a Personal Representative.
2. Hearing has been set upon said
Application on the 28th day of De-
cember, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. at the
Courtroom of the above named
Court in the City of Minot, County of
Ward, State of North Dakota, before
the Honorable Richard L. Hagar,
and any person interested may ap-
pear and be heard.
Dated this 29th day of October,
2020.
LAW OFFICE OF DIANE K. LAUTT,
PLLC
/s/ Diane K. Lautt
Diane K. Lautt (ID 07243)
Attorney for Petitioner/Personal
Representative
PO Box 1945
Minot, ND 58702-1945
701-852-3060
diane@lauttlaw.com
(November 5-12-19, 2020)
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE
CIVIL NUMBER: 51-2019-CV-01642
IN THE STATE OF NORTH
DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD
IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH
CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Freedom Mortgage Corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.
Amanda E. Martinson and Michael
E. Martinson, and any person in
possession, and all persons unk-
nown, claiming any estate or interest
in, or lien or encumbrance upon, the
real estate described in the com-
plaint,
Defendants.
1. Judgment in the amount of
$338,037.28, 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 January
23, 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
May 22, 2015, which Mortgagors,
Amanda E. Martinson, Michael E.
Martinson, executed and delivered
to Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. as nominee for Prem-
ier Mortgage Corp, its successors
and assigns .
Lot 5A, Block 2, Woodside 3rd
Addition to the City of Minot, Ward
County, North Dakota.
1512 34th Avenue Southeast, Minot,
ND 58701
and recorded in the office of the
Clerk and Recorder of Ward County,
North Dakota, on May 29, 2015, In-
strument Number 2986531. Said
Mortgage was assigned to Plaintiff,
its successors or assigns, by As-
signment of Mortgage recorded No-
vember 20, 2017, Instrument
Number 3014085, .
3. In order to realize the amount of
$338,037.28, as of January 23,
2020, plus interest accruing
thereafter on said amount at the rate
of 3.37500% per year together with
the costs and expenses of sale, will
be sold subject 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 restric-
tions of record, to the highest bidder
for cash under the direction of the
Sheriff of Ward County, North Dako-
ta, at the main entrance of the Ward
County Courthouse located at 315
SE 3rd Street, Minot, North Dakota
58701, on December 16, 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 26th day of October,
2020.
For: Robert Roed
/s/Jamie Williams
Deputy Sheriff of Ward Co.
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
/s/ Scott S. Skeen
Attorneys for Plaintiff
376 East 400 South, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-355-2886
Email: scott@hwmlawfirm.com
ND Bar No.: 09334
(November 5-12-19, 2020)
Notice of Sale
You are herein notified that Midwest
Capital Group, LLC, d/b/a Souris
River Storage, 4000 11th Ave. S.E.,
Minot, North Dakota, will conduct a
sale of abandoned personal property
at the following units: #401 Daniel
Johnson; #348 Alison Otto; #127
Betty Nadeau; #712 Larry Flowers;
#249 Wade Zieman; #433 Jasper
Thomas; #819 Karlie Davis. The
contents of the units will be sold by
PRIVATE SALE at Noon on No-
vember 15, 2020. Questions should
be directed to Donald Malchose,
Souris River Storage, (701)
833-5362.
(November 5-12, 2020)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Case No. 51-2020-PR-00143
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Diane L. Caley, 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 (3) months after the date of the
first publication or mailing of this no-
tice or said claims will be forever
barred. Claims must either be
presented to Christopher D. Caley,
personal representative of the
above-named estate, in care of
Louser & Zent, P.C., Town & Coun-
try Center, 1015 South Broadway,
Suite 15, Minot, North Dakota
58701, or filed with the Court.
Dated this 13th day of October,
2020.
/s/Christopher D. Caley
Christopher D. Caley
11025 Puma Cliff
Littleton, CO 80124
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 Personal
Representative
(October 29; November 5-12, 2020)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Probate No.: 51-2020-PR-00181
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WARD COUNT, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Connie Elizabeth Rod, 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 Paul D.
Ellington, Personal Representative
of the Estate of Connie Elizabeth
Rod, deceased, c/o Larson Law
Firm, P.C., PO Box 2004, Minot, ND
58702-2004, or filed with the Court.
Dated this 23rd day of October,
2020.
/s/Paul D. Ellington, as Personal
Representative
Paul D. Ellington, Personal
Representative of the Estate of Con-
nie Elizabeth Rod,
c/o Larson Law Firm, P.C.
PO Box 2004
Minot, ND 58702-2004
Mark V. Larson
Larson Law Firm, P.C.
P. O. Box 2004
Minot, ND 58702-2004
(701) 839-1777
larslaw@srt.com
Attorney for Personal
Representative
(October 29; November 5-12, 2020)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00184
IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD
COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH
DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Ruth K. Deaver, 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 Linda Stockdill, Per-
sonal Representative of the Estate
of Ruth K. Deaver, in care of Brian
Boppre of Boppre Law Firm, PLLC,
2151 36th Ave SW, Suite B, Minot,
North Dakota 58701, or filed with the
Court.
Dated this 23rd day of October,
2020.
/s/Linda Stockdill
Linda Stockdill,
Personal Representative
/s/Brian Boppre
Brian 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
(November 5-12-19, 2020)