PCT0013010

Balta City Council Meeting

October 12, 2020

The 7:30 pm meeting was called to

order by Mayor Jundt. Present were

Councilmen Hallof and Rennock.

Hallof made a motion to approve the

minutes as read. Rennock second-

ed the motion. Hallof made a mo-

tion to approve the treasurers report

as read. Rennock seconded the

motion.

Old Business: No old business

pending at this time.

New Business: The street fund is

not making enough money from the

highway tax it recieves every

month. It was decided to pay the

street lights out of the general fund

for now. The sign for the city of Bal-

ta will be tabled until next spring. If

you have not paid for garbage and

sewer, you still have time to pay.

The board approved paying the bills;

Northern Plains Electric $347.43,

Circle Sanitation $548.00, and

James Rennock $440.00. No other

business before the board Rennock

made a motion to adjourn the meet-

ing. Hallof seconded the motion.

Elaine Schaan, City Auditor

(October 24, 2020)

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that on Tues-

day, November 3, 2020, a Vote By

MailElection or in person will be held

for the election of state, district and

county officers. If you would like to

vote, but have not received an appli-

cation for a ballot or have misplaced

your application, contact the Pierce

County Auditor-Treasurer’s office at

776-5225. One polling location (Pi-

erce County Courthouse) will be

open on Election Day from 7:00 AM-

7:00 PM

Hand-delivered ballots will be ac-

cepted until 5:00 PM the day be-

forethe Election Day and can be

deposited in the dropbox at the West

entrance of the courthouse. Mailed

ballots must be post-marked the day

before the Election in order to be

counted.

Dated this 15th day of October,

2020.

Karin Fursather

Pierce County Auditor-Treasurer

(October 24, 2020)

NOTICE

Rugby Public School District #5,

Board of Education, held a regular

board meeting Tuesday, September

8, 2020 at 7:00 AM in the Library at

Rugby High School.

Board members present were Dustin

Hager, Kris Blessum, Shane

Livedalen, Carlie Johnson, and

Brenda Heilman.

Also present were Mike McNeff,

Jared Blikre, Jason Gullickson, and

Dawn Hauck. In addition, the follow-

ing were in attendance: Karleen

Blessum.

Chairman Hager called the meeting

to order at 7 AM.

Motion by Heilman to approve the

agenda. Second by Johnson. All

voting yes, motion carried.

The FY21 Budget Hearing was held.

Dr. McNeff gave a review of the FY

2021 Budget. Enrollment is up

roughly 13 students from last year.

There was a 2% increase to the

state aid per pupil payment putting it

at $10,036/student. The school dis-

trict is now off the state funding for-

mula and is relying on the transition

minimum for state funding purposes.

This is due to the increase in past

student counts from Wolford School

District. The district will remain on

this transition minimum until the dis-

trict enrollment increases or the per

pupil payment increases. Taxable

value has been affected due to the

addition of the land from Wolford

School District. The anticipated mill

levies are 82 mills in the General

Fund which includes the required 60

mills, plus 12 mills Miscellaneous,

plus 10 mills Discretionary. There is

a 3 mill Special Reserve Levy, a 5

mill Building Fund Levy plus 0.25

mills for Special Assessments, and

21 mills for the Sinking and Interest

Levy.

Mr. Gullickson gave the elementary

report. Included in the report were

the following items: Enrollment is

currently about 319 students with 14

being enrolled in the virtual

academy. The staff and students are

having lunch in their rooms so

reduce transition and contact times.

Phy-Ed is also being held outside.

Social distancing, hand washing,

and sanitizing measures are in

place. Gates have been installed

and are ready to use to close the

street once the alley re-routing work

has been completed. MAP testing is

the benchmark for Reading and

Math for grades 1-6. This bench-

mark assessment will be completed

this week. There are 30 girls in the

5th and 6th grade basketball pro-

gram. Picture day is the 15th. Last

Friday was the first Friday of off-site

learning for the year. Teachers are

using their Friday time for learning

the new Phonics and Reading

Mastery curriculums.

Mr. Blikre gave the high school re-

port. Included in the report were the

following items: Blikre noted how it

is good to have students back in the

buildings. MAP testing is underway

for students in grades 7-12. Picture

day is the 24th. Homecoming will be

held next week. There will be coro-

nation and a parade, but there will

be no bonfire, dance, or powder puff

football. Currently there are 281 stu-

dents enrolled with 11 enrolled in the

virtual academy.

Dr. McNeff gave the District report.

Included in the report: The virtual

academy currently has 29 students

enrolled. Their classes start this

week. Ashley Seykora will oversee

the curriculum and content for the

students through Arizona State

University. The district will pay the

tuition costs. There are five stu-

dents that may need a different cur-

riculum due to their needs. There

were two food service employees

and one custodian hired for support

staff. The Health and Safety Plan

has been followed as there have

been 5 staff members and 15 stu-

dents that either tested positive for

COVID-19 or were close contacts.

All staff and students should be back

this week. Contract tracing is being

done by McNeff in conjunction with

the County Health Nurse, Sam

Wentz. Spectators at

extra-curricular events is limited to

immediately family only. There have

been many technology issues as the

year starts. The district was given

1,000 more IP’s to help with the

volume of streaming and internet

use. In addition, about $70,000

worth of switches will need to be re-

placed very soon to help with other

issues as the old ones are going

bad. The Bank of North Dakota has

$30 million from the CARES Act that

may be dispersed to ND schools.

McNeff is on the committee to deter-

mine how the money will be given to

the schools.

Mrs. Hauck reviewed the financial

report. Each fund was reviewed.

State aid revenue has increased be-

cause the district is now reliant on

the transition minimum due to the in-

crease in past Wolford students.

The district was notified last week

that the USDA has extended the

free breakfast and lunch program

with the Summer Food Service Pro-

gram through December 31, 2020 or

until funds run out. This means all

students in preschool through grade

12 will receive free breakfast and

lunch. The district is still requesting

that families fill out the free/reduced

meal form since their status would

then take effect beginning in January

2021. Also, the student count for

free/reduced meals affects many

funding amounts for the district in-

cluding Title money from the Federal

Government.

Items in the consent agenda were

considered. Motion by Johnson to

approve the Consent Agenda with a

word change to the minutes with

Wednesday changing to Thursday.

Second by Heilman. Included in the

consent agenda were the August 11,

2020 Board Meeting Minutes, the

August Board Bills, the August

Board bills detail, and the August

Financial Reports. All voting yes,

motion carried.

The first reading for the new super-

intendent evaluation procedure was

held. The survey portion will contin-

ue. There will be a formative as-

sessment completed by the board in

November using supporting docu-

mentation from the survey. There

will be a summative assessment in

March. The school board president

will handle the communication for

the evaluation. Motion by Blessum

to approve the first reading. Second

by Livedalen. All voting yes, motion

carried.

The NDSBA conducted a policy re-

view for the school district. Of the

124 policies, about 117 need

changes or actions to correct them.

McNeff would like a small committee

to review the recommended

changes and the final changes

would be brought to the board for

approval. Blessum and Heilman

agreed to be on the committee.

The board reviewed the Annual

Compliance Report stating the dis-

trict is in compliance with statutory

requirements. Motion by Heilman to

approve the Annual Compliance Re-

port. Second by Johnson. All voting

yes, motion carried.

The NDSBA Convention will be held

virtually this year. They are only

offering the New Member Seminar

and School Law Seminar this year.

The School Law Seminar will be

held in 1-1.5 hour sessions over the

course of five days, October 26-30.

Each staff registration is $100 with

the board members being free with a

staff registration. Hauck will register

all board members and they can at-

tend sessions as they are able.

The next regular board meeting will

be Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at

7:00 AM in the Library at Rugby

High School.

Motion by Heilman to adjourn the

meeting. Second by Blessum. All

voting yes, motion carried. The

meeting was adjourned at 8:16 AM.

Bills presented/paid:

Checking Account ID: 1 Automatic

Payment Check Number Check

Date Void Entity Name Amount;

922 08/29/2020 OTTERTAIL

POWER COMPANY 5,944.16; 923

08/10/2020 HORACE MANN LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY 33.75; 924

08/10/2020 CITY OF RUGBY

1,964.49; 928 08/18/2020 JP MOR-

GAN – PCARD 70,565.19;

Checking Account ID: 1 Check

Check Number Check Date Void

Entity Name Amount; 1034456

08/18/2020 X CAFE FAVORITES

175.56; 1034457 08/18/2020 CEN-

TRAL DAKOTA TELE CONSORTI-

UM 4,000.00; 1034458 08/18/2020

COLE PAPERS INC 1,565.67;

1034459 08/18/2020 DAKOTA

LAWN & TREE SPRAYING

4,966.00; 1034460 08/18/2020

ECOLAB PEST ELIMINATION

232.65; 1034461 08/18/2020

GOOSENECK IMPLEMENT CO

37.14; 1034462 08/18/2020 AN-

DREW HALLOF 2,508.00; 1034463

08/18/2020 HEARTLAND PAPER

COMPANY 358.06; 1034464

08/18/2020 JAYMAR BUSINESS

FORMS, INC. 573.02; 1034465

08/18/2020 JOHNSON’S PLUMB-

ING SERVICE INC 138.95; 1034466

08/18/2020 LAKESHORE LEARN-

ING MATERIALS 44.97; 1034467

08/18/2020 NASCO 283.00;

1034468 08/18/2020 NDCEL

325.00; 1034469 08/18/2020

NORTH CENTRAL EDUCATION

COOPERATIVE 3,481.18; 1034470

08/18/2020 PEARSON ASSESS-

MENTS 56.25; 1034471 08/18/2020

PIERCE COUNTY TRIBUNE

662.67; 1034472 08/18/2020

PRO-ED, INC. 50.60; 1034473

08/18/2020 REALLY GOOD STUFF,

LLC 110.85; 1034474 08/18/2020

RUGBY BROADCASTERS, INC

283.75; 1034475 08/18/2020 RUG-

BY HARDWARE HANK 1,587.83;

1034476 08/18/2020 RUGBY SANI-

TATION INC 100.00; 1034477

08/18/2020 SCHOLASTIC MAGA-

ZINES 14.24; 1034478 08/18/2020

SCHOOL DATEBOOKS 554.63;

1034479 08/18/2020 SCHOOL

SPECIALTY/ CLASSROOM

DIRECT 1,543.08; 1034480

08/18/2020 STEIN’S INC 4,490.43;

1034481 08/18/2020 STUDIES

WEEKLY 1,240.20; 1034482

08/18/2020 TEACHER DIRECT

497.88; 1034483 08/18/2020 VOCA-

BULARY SPELLING CITY INC

135.00; 1034484 08/18/2020

WELLS FARGO BANK 700.00;

1034485 08/18/2020 NDIAAA

255.00; 1034486 08/18/2020 COLE

PAPERS INC 175.56; 1034487

08/19/2020 LAKESHORE LEARN-

ING MATERIALS 6.99; 1034496

08/19/2020 ND BUREAU OF CRIM-

INAL INVESTIGATION 123.75;

1034501 08/24/2020 ND BUREAU

OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

41.25; 1034502 08/31/2020 ACME

TOOLS 98.00; 1034503 08/31/2020

AVI SYSTEMS, INC 1,010.50;

1034504 08/31/2020 B & M LAUN-

DRY SERVICE 35.55; 1034505

08/31/2020 BLICK ART MATERI-

ALS 60.50; 1034506 08/31/2020

BRADY, MARTZ & ASSOCIATES

P.C. 8,000.00; 1034507 08/31/2020

BSN SPORTS INC 900.00; 1034508

08/31/2020 CENGAGE LEARNING

379.50; 1034509 08/31/2020 CIR-

CLE SANITATION INC 928.00;

1034510 08/31/2020 CITY OF RUG-

BY 17,800.00; 1034511 08/31/2020

COLE PAPERS INC 7,182.86;

1034512 08/31/2020 SCOTT

ENGELAND 20.00; 1034513

08/31/2020 FIRE EQUIPMENT

COMPANY 961.50; 1034514

08/31/2020 FLINN SCIENTIFIC,

INC. 262.35; 1034515 08/31/2020

FOOD SERVICE FUND 34.11;

1034516 08/31/2020 HEART OF

AMERICA MEDICAL CENTER

92.00; 1034517 08/31/2020 HEART

OF AMERICA MEDICAL CENTER

1,620.00; 1034518 08/31/2020 IXL

LEARNING 1,079.00; 1034519

08/31/2020 ALYSSA JOPPRU

20.00;1034520 08/31/2020 WHIT-

NEY KALLIOKOSKI 20.00; 1034521

08/31/2020 DONALD G. KELLER

1,100.00; 1034522 08/31/2020 LAK-

ESHORE LEARNING MATERIALS

596.25; 1034523 08/31/2020

KAREN LUND 20.00; 1034524

08/31/2020 MAKEMUSIC 2,340.00;

1034525 08/31/2020 MCGRAW-

HILL SCHOOL EDUCATION

11,155.36; 1034526 08/31/2020

NASCO 354.15; 1034527

08/31/2020 NDCEL 940.00;

1034528 08/31/2020 NORTH

DAKOTA WORKFORCE SAFETY &

INS 12,369.54; 1034529 08/31/2020

ONLINE DAKOTA INFO NETWORK

292.00; 1034530 08/31/2020 OPEN

JAR STUDIOS LLC 1,393.22;

1034531 08/31/2020 PEARCE

DURICK PLLC 300.00; 1034532

08/31/2020 REALLY GOOD STUFF,

LLC 27.72; 1034533 08/31/2020

RUGBY AUTO DETAILING SER-

VICE 500.00; 1034534 08/31/2020

RUGBY AUTO PARTS 26.58;

1034535 08/31/2020 RUGBY IN-

SURANCE AGENCY 30.00;

1034536 08/31/2020 RUGBY

LUMBER INC 141.73; 1034537

08/31/2020 SCHOOL SPECIALTY/

CLASSROOM DIRECT 4,245.70;

1034538 08/31/2020 STEIN’S INC

5,655.02; 1034539 08/31/2020 STU-

DIES WEEKLY 549.00; 1034540

08/31/2020 TEACHER DIRECT

597.14; 1034541 08/31/2020 X US

POSTAL SERVICE 1,000.00;

1034542 08/31/2020 BSN SPORTS

INC 45.00; 1034543 08/31/2020 US

POSTAL SERVICE 1,000.00

Checking Account ID: 1 Direct

Deposit Check Number Check Date

Void Entity Name Amount; 17796

08/18/2020 CHERYL JACOBS

2,800.00; 17797 08/18/2020 KAREN

BLACK 168.33; 17798 08/18/2020

ASHLEIGH BLIKRE 80.00; 17799

08/18/2020 SHANNON MILLER

2,694.30; 17800 08/18/2020 KRISTI

TONNESSEN 800.00; GENERAL

FUND TOTAL: 200,376.10

Checking Account ID: 3 Check

Check Number Check Date Void

Entity Name Amount; 1349

08/18/2020 MBN ENGINEERING

3,000.00; 1350 08/18/2020

MIDWEST INVESTIGATION &

SECURITY INC 18,963.00; 1351

08/31/2020 CITY OF RUGBY

2,150.00; 1352 08/31/2020 J AND K

PLUMBING 2,117.92; 1353

08/31/2020 RICHARD LARSON

3,700.00; 1354 08/31/2020 RO-

LAND ENTERPRISES, INC

4,053.34; 1355 08/31/2020 RUGBY

ELECTRIC 3,982.10; 1356

08/31/2020 RUGBY LUMBER INC

213.35; 1357 08/31/2020 SATEL-

LITE SHELTERS, INC –

MPLS/MANDAN 29,425.00; BUILD-

ING FUND TOTAL: 67,604.71

Checking Account ID: 5 Automatic

Payment Check Number Check

Date Void Entity Name Amount; 224

08/07/2020 REVTRACK 0.41

Checking Account ID: 5 Check

Number Check Date Void Entity

Name Amount; 12029 08/31/2020

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IN-

STRUCTION 850.97; 12030

8/31/2020 RICH & DARCI GROSS

79.70; 12031 08/31/2020 NATHANI-

AL JOHNSON 3.85

FOOD SERVICE TOTAL: 934.93

Checking Account ID: 6 Automatic

Payment Check Number Check

Date Void Entity Name Amount;

38121 08/29/2020 DOLLYWOOD

FOUNDATION 194.54

Checking Account ID: 6 Check

Check Number Check Date Void

Entity Name Amount; 41460

08/18/2020 I DESIGN INC 2,325.00;

41461 08/18/2020 KNOXILLA STU-

DIO 318.80; 41462 08/18/2020 AB-

BEY PAUL 35.00; 41463 08/18/2020

QUALITY MEATS AND SEAFOOD

777.86; 41464 08/18/2020 STEVE

DANGEL 525.00; 41465 08/19/2020

HILLSBORO HIGH SCHOOL

100.00; 41466 08/20/2020 RUGBY

PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 5

2,000.00; 41467 08/26/2020 KASEY

OKKE 132.00; 41468 08/26/2020

VELVA PUBLIC SCHOOL DIS-

TRICT 100.00; 41469 08/28/2020

KERRY GROCHOW 178.00; 41470

08/28/2020 JENNIFER RAMSEY

178.00; 41471 08/31/2020 SCOTT

GROCHOW 224.00; 41472

08/31/2020 CARRINGTON PUBLIC

SCHOOL DISTRICT 100.00; 41477

08/31/2020 BSN SPORTS INC

246.75; 41478 08/31/2020

COCA-COLA BOTTLING COM-

PANY 83.50; 41479 08/31/2020

EXCEPTIONALLY NUTS

190.00;41480 08/31/2020 GRAF-

TON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

100.00; 41481 08/31/2020 GRIGGS

COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

100.00; 41482 08/31/2020 NDCCA

50.00; 41483 08/31/2020 RUGBY

PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 5

225.95

ACTIVITY FUND TOTAL: 8,184.40

TOTAL ALL FUNDS: 277,100.14

Dustin Hager, Chairman

Dawn Hauck, Business Manager

(October 24, 2020)

NOTICE

Rugby Public School District #5,

Board of Education – Policy Com-

mittee, held a meeting Thursday,

September 24, 2020 at 7:00 AM in

Dr. McNeff’s office at Rugby High

School.

Committee members present were

Kris Blessum, Brenda Heilman, Mike

McNeff, and Dawn Hauck.

The Committee reviewed the poli-

cies that NDSBA recommended to

rescind. Dr. McNeff discussed that

he would rather not rescind the

Reduction in Force policy as that fits

our district better than the recom-

mended policy. NDSBA recom-

mended that the handbooks be tak-

en out of policy and maintained in a

separate area.

The Committee reviewed NDSBA’s

recommendations for required board

policies. Some policies were

changed slightly, but most policies

were not changed. A policy regard-

ing Extra-Curricular Participation Re-

quirements was tabled until more

discussion is held with principals

and the athletic director.

The adjusted policies will be brought

to the October 13, 2020 board meet-

ing.

The next policy committee meeting

will be held on October 1, 2020, at

7:00 AM.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45

AM.

Dawn Hauck, Business Manager

(October 24, 2020)

NOTICE

Rugby Public School District #5,

Board of Education, held a special

board meeting Tuesday, September

29, 2020, at 7:00 AM in the Library

at Rugby High School.

The purpose of the special meeting

was to open bids for the District Net-

work Switch Upgrade and to ap-

prove the final FY21 Budget.

Board members present were Kris

Blessum, Dustin Hager, Carlie John-

son, Brenda Heilman, and Shane

Livedalen.

Also present were Michael McNeff

and Dawn Hauck.

Chairman Hager called the meeting

to order at 7:00 AM.

Motion by Johnson to approve the

agenda. Second by Livedalen. All

voting yes, motion carried.

One bid was received for the District

Network Switch Upgrade. The

Computer Store bid the project at

$69,059 for 16 – 48 port network

smart switches along with cabling

and labor. This item was not in the

budget but is needed due to the

large amount of streaming and com-

puter use that is now in effect. The

quality of the connections in the net-

work should be greatly improved

with this upgrade. Motion by

Livedalen to accept the bid. Second

by Johnson. All voting yes, motion

carried.

Dr. McNeff and Mrs. Hauck re-

viewed the FY21 Final Budget. A

total of 111.02 mills is being re-

quested. Additional money has

been received from the CARES Act

funding for staffing needs due to

COVID-19 as well as a small

amount for internet access. Addi-

tional costs have been added in the

budget for increased costs to the

Rugby Early Learning Center remo-

deling. Additional cafeteria tables

were purchased in order to eventual-

ly bring lunch back to the cafeteria at

the elementary school with adequate

spacing. The cost is about $15,000

for the new tables. The Ely Elemen-

tary server is being replaced. Mo-

tion by Blessum to approve the Final

FY21 Budget. Second by Heilman.

All voting yes, motion carried.

Motion by Heilman to adjourn the

meeting. Second by Blessum. All

voting yes, motion carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:30

AM.

Dustin Hager, Chairman

Dawn Hauck, Business Manager

(October 24, 2020)

NOTICE

Rugby Public School District #5,

Board of Education – Policy Com-

mittee, held a meeting Thursday,

October 1, 2020 at 7:00 AM in Dr.

McNeff’s office at Rugby High

School.

Committee members present were

Kris Blessum, Brenda Heilman, Mike

McNeff, and Dawn Hauck.

The Committee reviewed 42 policies

that NDSBA recommended to adopt.

Dr. McNeff discussed that he would

rather not adopt the Reduction in

Force policy as our current policy fits

our district better than the recom-

mended one. The curriculum policy

will also not be recommended for

adoption.

The Committee reviewed NDSBA’s

recommendations for policy pro-

cedures. Some policies were

changed slightly, but most policies

were not changed. The committee

recommended a handout be created

for audience members regarding au-

dience participation during the

school board meetings.

The adjusted policies will be brought

to the October 13, 2020 board meet-

ing.

There will be another policy com-

mittee meeting after the board meet-

ing.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:35

AM.

Dawn Hauck, Business Manager

(October 24, 2020)

NOTICE

Rugby Public School District #5,

Board of Education, held a special

board meeting Wednesday, October

7, 2020, at 7:00 AM in the Library at

Rugby High School.

The purpose of the special meeting

was to provide an update on close

contacts and Face Coverings and to

update fan expectations for activi-

ties.

Board members present were Kris

Blessum, Dustin Hager, Carlie John-

son, Brenda Heilman, and Shane

Livedalen.

Also present were Michael McNeff,

Jason Gullickson, Jared Blikre, and

Dawn Hauck.

Chairman Hager called the meeting

to order at 7:00 AM.

Motion by Johnson to approve the

agenda. Second by Livedalen. All

voting yes, motion carried.

On October 1, 2020, Governor Bur-

gum announced that if two people

are within six feet of one another in

the K-12 setting, both are wearing

face coverings, and one comes

down with COVID-19, the other par-

ty is not required to quarantine due

to the face coverings. Administration

is wondering if a continual mask

mandate would be something the

board would like to adopt with this

new state policy. The students and

staff have been doing very well at

wearing their masks in the hallways,

but the classrooms are harder to

monitor and to keep six feet apart.

Many of the board members felt that

a mask mandate would be difficult

with enforcement and also hard for

the students. At the lower elementa-

ry level, students need to see mouth

movement and expressions to learn.

The board recommended that the

current policy be re-affirmed and

possibly re-educated and enforced.

Hager recommended information be

sent home to parents as well.

Dr. McNeff reviewed recommended

changes to the fan expectations at

indoor activities. After discussion, it

is recommended that a voucher sys-

tem be used for admittance into ac-

tivities. There will be 250 vouchers

available for home teams, with each

athlete given 4 vouchers. Students

in grades K-12 would be able to re-

ceive vouchers, however students in

grades K-6 must be accompanied by

an adult. Staff will be allowed

vouchers after students. If any

vouchers remain, the public will be

allowed to purchase them. The

away team will be given 100 vouch-

ers.

Masks will be required whenever a

fan leaves their seat and whenever

they are not socially distanced. This

will be enforced with reminders over

the PA system. Those that refuse to

be in compliance will no longer be

allowed to obtain a voucher. Motion

by Livedalen to approve the recom-

mended fan expectation changes.

Second by Johnson. All voting yes,

motion carried.

It was recommended to put mes-

sages on the vouchers regarding

mask requirements.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:54

AM.

Dustin Hager, Chairman

Dawn Hauck, Business Manager

(October 24, 2020)

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

For RENTAL OF CITY OWNED

AGRICULTURAL LAND

The Rugby City Council will receive

sealed bids at City Hall until 2:00pm,

on October 30, 2020, for the rental

of agricultural land located in and

around Rugby. The following pro-

perties will be available for rental for

the 2021 Season.

Please note: This will be a five (5)

year contract.

Parcel # Approximate acreage

1931002 64 crop land

1956001 73 crop land

2677003 18.69 hay land

2679000-A 21.6 crop land

2679000-B 20.5 crop land

2679010 50.1 hay land

2684000 18 pasture land

2694010 26.5 crop land SRT Tower

2694020 10.3 crop land

2694030 4.9 crop land

2694040 9.6 hay land

9518000-A 16 hay land

9518000-B <1 parking vehicles The above properties will be avail- able for rent under the terms and conditions set forth in the bid specifi- cations available at the City Auditor's Office at City Hall. The bid envelope shall be plainly marked “Land Rental Bid” and shall

contain the parcel number of the

property being bid on. The City

Council of the City of Rugby

reserves the right to reject any or all

bids and to award contracts as it

deems to be in the best interest of

the City of Rugby. Bidders are invit-

ed to be present at the regular city

council meeting on Monday, No-

vember 2, 2020 at 7:30pm in the

Council Chambers, where the bids

shall be opened.

For more information, contact Jen-

nifer Stewart, City Auditor, at 223

South Main Avenue, Rugby, North

Dakota, or by phone at

701-776-6181.

(October 10-17-24, 2020)

PUBLIC NOTICE AND NOTICE OF

PUBLIC MEETING

The Heart of America Correctional &

Treatment Center plans to submit a

Community Facilities application to

USDA-Rural Development.

The application being considered

would request $55,687.00, for a

security system upgrade. A public

hearing will be held at 9:00 A.M. on

November 5, 2020, at the Pierce

County Courthouse, 240 2nd St SE,

Rugby, ND 58368, in the commis-

sion meeting room, to obtain views

and answers questions related to

project economic and environmental

impacts, service area and alterna-

tives to the project.

(October 24-31, 2020)

Wolford City Council Meeting

The Wolford City Council met on

Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 7:00

p.m. Present were Mayor Wolf and

Council Members Beck, Slaubaugh,

and Walsh. Deb read the September

minutes and Financial Statement.

Both were approved as read after a

motion by Slaubaugh and second by

Walsh.

OLD BUSINESS: 1. Mayor Wolf will

check on getting more YIELD signs.

2. Discussed paying electricity for a

warming house by the skating rink

this winter.

NEW BUSINESS: 1. Payment of

the monthly bills was approved after

a motion by Walsh and second by

Beck (Waste Management 597.70;

Otter Tail 188.34; Pierce County Tri-

bune 19.24). 2. The final city budget

for 2021 was approved after a mo-

tion by Slaubaugh and second by

Beck.

Walsh motioned to adjourn w/Beck

seconding. Motion carried.

NEXT MEETING: November 4,

2020 at 7:00 p.m.

(October 24, 2020)