"When you have a small population and you are spreading good service around, the price per capita goes up," he said. Are there ways the county can stabilize funding sources for road improvements? He said many smaller libraries were in the top 20 in the cost per person. Commissioner Chad Wolsky was absent from the meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 4. A native of Kensal, he said he hopes to bring ideas to the commission if elected. Ben Vig,Democratic-NPL, 401, For State Representative District 29, results were: For the race of State Senator District 29, results were: Terry M Wanzek, Republican, 1,711. We are trying to make a connection between a student and employer for trying to retain them in the community. "If they (farmers) are on (North Dakota Highway) 46 and they know that that's paved all the way to the Casselton exit, then they are going to go to the Casselton exit and they are going to take their soybeans there because it's much easier," she said. If you feel you have received this message in error, please contact the customer support team at 1-833-248-7801. I think a lot of people are fighting a lot of stuff to get around on the ag side, he said. We didnt think it was the intent to get a freshman or sophomore and continue to submit these applications for reimbursement over a four-year period.. For initiated statutory measure 2 for legalization, production, processing, sale, and possession of Cannabis, 3,788 cast a no vote with 2,924 voting yes. Immediate family: Wife, Mona Klose; children, Andrew Klose and Rachael Smaage; and grandchildren, Brittany and Erika Klose, Five most important memberships/organizations of which you are a member: North Dakota Association of Counties, North Dakota County Commissioners Association, National Association of Counties, Atonement Lutheran Church, University of Jamestown Jimmie Boosters, Employment or occupation: owner, Hometown Improvement Construction, Education: High school; attended University of Phoenix, no degree, Immediate family: spouse, Kylie Greshik, and two children, Timothy Jr. and Jaselyn, Five most important memberships/organizations of which you are a member: St. James Basilica Church, Immediate family: Single; three children, Jill, Brian and Amy; one grandson, Carver. All results are unofficial until canvassing takes place at a later date. She said the county had a $2,250 service contract fee to rent a ramp to make the American Legion in Medina handicap accessible so voting could be held there. In other business, the county commission unanimously approved the members of the canvassing board. 6,785 ballots were cast out of 16,425 eligible voters. Morris said she created a preliminary budget to operate the county library on its own with bookmobile services and reduced hours. If the funding is at about $782,400 from the city and about $172,300 from the county, the library system would receive about $307,000 over the state average per capita from the city and $400 below the state average per capita from the county, according to Morris' research. Heinrich said he had concerns about the application for Buffalo Grill had because a current employee is looking to get an internship working as an assistant manager. Tammy Miller good for business across state, North Dakota business leaders say, Former Fargo school worker pleads guilty to sex with 14-year-old. 2767 events. Some board members say changes might be needed to the program. The Jamestown City Council and Stutsman County Commission each approved a one-year extension of the memorandum of agreement between Stutsman County and the city of Jamestown earlier this year, extending by one year the date each entity may provide a notice of intent to withdraw. Schwartz: Stutsman County participates in salary studies on each department every several years to maintain competitive salaries with other counties that have similar-sized departments. The information to maintain our payroll system is obtained by salary surveys provided to us by the North Dakota Association of Counties as well as regional surveys representative of Stutsman County in economics and population. Precinct 471260 (Zoomed) (PDF) We just tried to stay ahead of the game.. Klose: I continue to believe that our efforts in economic development are critical. The Stutsman County government consists of five county commissioners elected at large to serve on the County Commission. The Stutsman County Courthouse is located at 511 Second Avenue Southeast, Jamestown. I think thats kind of what I see is a lot of these roads are going to need some updating.. Events and public meetings are scheduled. In the budget provided by Morris, the county library would be open 32 hours per week versus 40 hours per week. In order to do all that stuff with the family to the level of involvement that I need to be involved as a dad and to put in the level of time and commitment to do the taxpayers justice, its just not possible in this stage of life for me, he said. Im not a career politician, I strongly believe government should be by the people for the people and thats hindered when you have career politicians. the board of drainage commissioners of Stutsman county. Degen: For the most part, I would say yes, the county is offering competitive wages and benefits. He said some changes might be needed to the program and the JSDC shouldnt be just to help an employer pay for part-time employees. He majored in communications at the University of Jamestown, N.D. We see that you have javascript disabled. Mark T. Klose, Commission Chairman (Pictured: Front Left) He noted if elected to the commission it would be a change from his previous work as a department head reporting to the commission to one where he would be listening to the other departments and others looking for direction from the commission. After Gumkes second term on the City Council, he decided not to run for reelection because he believes some people tend to stay in office too long, becoming a little complacent and not as enthusiastic and aggressive to foster change. ADVERTISEMENT Mittleider stopped in London to deliver a speech on his way to Denmark.. 6 showed: 4 ayes, 1 nay, 0 absent. Also reelected in unofficial results were the following: All positions are four-year terms.The Jamestown Sun was voted the official newspaper for Stutsman County, with 100% of the vote. "That's taking out when they are doing bookmobile runs," she said. Stenehjem was in Washington, D.C., for meetings and flew from there to Copenhagen and back at a cost of $535. This property also includes the adjoining lot that can have a single or double home built on it. We probably need to go ahead with this one (Buffalo Grill application) and address the program going forward if someone can be a repeat or not, he said. Steven J. Cichos, 3,925 You don't have to worry about dust. There are too many nice people, said Denny Ova, who served on the Stutsman County Commission since 2002. I think one of the biggest issues is for the county to try and maintain all its current operations and do so in a fiscally sound manner, Bergquist said. Greshik: If we had not been focusing on certain roads the last decade, we wouldn't be in the dire need to repair so much. Election Day is Nov. 8. . This story provides updated election information, correcting the eligible write-in candidates as reported in the June 16 Jamestown Sun e-edition. Fifteen of the top 20 in the cost per person were libraries that served a population of about 8,000 or lower. Thank you to the citizens of Stutsman County and the citizens of Jamestown for putting faith and trust in me to elect me and giving me the opportunity to serve them, he said. Chad Wolsky and Jerry Bergquist were elected to the Stutsman County Commission in the November general election. 1 - 21 of 21 Homes $529,500. Not unlike many other organizations and businesses, our cost for payroll is significant which is currently at 48 percent of total expenses. JAMESTOWN - The Stutsman County Commission will have two new members on the five-member board. The Stutsman County Commission recently approved a 4% cost-of-living adjustment and 2% step raise. I don't have a good answer at this time as to what we can do until I know what my resources are to put forth the effort to maintain our budget. Follow @heapevents on twitter. There was no arguing ever.. That puts us way ahead of where we would have been without this one-time funding. 6,785 ballots were cast out of 16,425 eligible voters. TONIGHT: CLOUDY, STEADY TEMPS IN THE LOW Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 14_6 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/14.1.1 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1, Big Dog 95.5 Dan and Shay Ticket Giveaway, Region 3 Day 2 Results: Carrington and Linton-HMB to Play for Title, KOVC Voice of the Valley Topic Submission. Its just a different kind of a role, he said. Jan. 17JAMESTOWN The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. Board of Directors approved on Tuesday, Jan. 17, four applications for its Internship Reimbursement Program but some board members . JAMESTOWN The Stutsman County Commission will have two new members on the five-member board. 3. The Jamestown City Council approved funding the Flex PACE program with its share $400,000, with Stutsman County's share $100,000. That decision is still pending. Wolsky farms near Kensal, lives in Jamestown and owns Wolsky Contracting, an excavating business. You don't have to worry about any of that.". Please enable javascript and refresh the page to continue reading local news. Please enable javascript and refresh the page to continue reading local news. The commission meets at 3:30 PM (Central) on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Stutsman County Courthouse, 511 2nd Ave SE, Jamestown. Comparing wages divided by full-time employees, the library system is 11th. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. State funding comes with fewer restrictions so more road issues can be addressed with less funds. "But we know that Federal Emergency Management Agency has tightened . AMENDED SUMMONS: File No. The other top write-in candidates were Nellie Degen, 47; Robin Iszler, 15, and David Schwartz, 14. Negative. Id say thats more than competitive. Ova and Gumke attended their last meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6, before Wolsky and Bergquist took over their seats. Click here to see our current openings and apply today. Jerry Bergquist, 4,355 He reiterated what he said in June after the primary election that while the county received some ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds, its still taxpayers money so I feel we have to do our due diligence on spending that properly.. City Councilman David Steele, a JSDC board member, said the program is intended to get new people into the community. We see that you have javascript disabled. Tammy Miller good for business across state, North Dakota business leaders say, Former Fargo school worker pleads guilty to sex with 14-year-old. He said the county is a team player in the housing issue. He said changes might be needed to the program, but an argument can be made that there arent any standards to deny an application. The Jamestown City Council and Stutsman County Commission each approved a one-year extension of the memorandum of agreement between Stutsman County and the city of Jamestown earlier this. If you feel you have received this message in error, please contact the customer support team at 1-833-248-7801. Rector also showed the funding per capita for the James River Valley Library System. 2. Ramone Gumke was elected to the City Council in 2010 when he was 29 years old and served two terms before he was elected to the county commission in 2018. 4.5 Baths. The oil impact money was very much appreciated and enabled us to make many improvements to our road system. For Ova, the biggest challenge was watching how taxpayer funds were spent and dealing with the flood in 2009. The county commission also unanimously approved allowing the road department to outsource equipment or hire people for snow removal. After discussions with his employee, Boyd said he felt it was best for the individual to be an assistant manager, so he could work with two other assistant managers to develop a strategic plan for the front of the business where customers interact with customer-facing employees. I want to look at our employee benefits, make sure that were compatible with other businesses in the area and treat our employees fairly, Cichos said. Degen: I really would like to be given the opportunity to serve the people as a county commissioner. Don Vigesaa, Republican, 1,459 January 17, 2023 06:06 AM. We are very lucky to have excellent employees and its important to attract and keep them. We can only hope the situation will reverse and funding will flow again. The JSDC board approved the application for Buffalo Grill with members Mayor Dwaine Heinrich and Mark Klose, Stutsman County Commission chair, opposed. There were 493 total write-in votes cast for more than 14 individuals. Geneva Kaiser will return as director of the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District with 99.5% of the vote. Now that Gumke is no longer in office, he said it will be easier to manage his life and get his kids to where they need to go. Explain. JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) - The Stutsman County commission met yesterday. Stutsman Alerts The report itself should give you a good document to go through and approach the legislators on dollars.". Four candidates are seekng one of two available seats on the Stutsman County Commission. Craig Headland, Republican, 1,503 In a lot of ways at the county, it is easier because you arent dealing with utilities.. Jim Boyd, owner of Buffalo Grill, said the current employee enjoys working at the business and wants to learn the financial part of it. In 2017, Stutsman County will receive no oil impact funding and continues to see reduced gas tax funding for maintenance of roads. With a county our size, roads can continually be an issue of some sort, either repair or repave or maintenance . Board member Rod Johnson said the applicant's internship position for the Buffalo Grill generally does not fit the student's area of study. She said voters cast 1,361 ballots during early voting and 866 absentee ballots were processed on Election Day. 7 Beds. The county then paid for the rental of the ramp. Rector's estimate to operate Stutsman County Library is about $203,000. We see that you have javascript disabled. The agreement extends five years from the effective date, which is in March 2023, and is self-renewing for successive five-year terms. He said he served on boards that the city and county share responsibility for such as the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. Board of Directors. He said many of the roads were flooded and needed to be repaired. He said the flood damaged the citys utility system. Charles Linderman, Democratic-NPL, 491, In the race for Stutsman County Commissioner, results were: JAMESTOWN, N.D. (Newsdakota.com) 41% of eligible voters in Stutsman County cast a ballot in the 2022 General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Schwartz: The countys greatest priority is to maintain services without excessive property tax increases. At that time the county requested participation in a state program to help cover costs of snow removal. For the race of State Senator District 29, results were: $94,000. Cichos said the county also has to decide what to do with the federal dollars it received from the American Rescue Plan Act. DES MOINES The Environmental Protection Commission will review updates to Air Quality rules to adopt new and revised federal standards and three contracts with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship regarding water quality projects at its Jan. 17 meeting. The Stutsman County Commission will need to get an access easement from the James River Senior Center to seek bids to sell the center's former building. He said a cost estimate will be developed to upgrade County Road 62 as well as other roads. He said people were driving an extra 20 miles trying to get to work because some of the roads were so damaged. They are open-minded individuals.. Using numbers from 2021, Rector also showed a comparison of full-time employees between libraries that have at least four full-time workers which include Fargo Public, Bismarck Veterans Memorial, Grand Forks Public, West Fargo Public, Dickinson Area Public, Williston Community, Morton Mandan Public, Valley City Barnes County Public, Ward County Public, Carnegie Regional and McKenzie County Public libraries. Also, during my tenure as a county commissioner, I have established many relationships with other government agencies and political subdivisions. Bergquist said Wednesday he would run for the commission after the write-in votes were tabulated. Ramone Gumke was elected to the City Council in 2010 when he was 29 years old and served two terms before he was elected to the county commission in 2018. Employers may be eligible for half the payroll cost to be reimbursed. He said Gumke brought some of the city's perspectives to the county. Wentland said Titan Machinery has a program where it allows tractors to be used at no cost to the county and in turn sells the equipment as demos. Although votes were cast Tuesday, June 14, for a number of write-in candidates, only one -- Jerry Bergquist meets the criteria to be on the ballot, said Lee Ann Oliver, election specialist with the North Dakota Secretary of State office. Morris said she came up with an estimated budget of about $167,000 to operate the Stutsman County Library. He majored in communications at the University of Jamestown, N.D. share share share share. In Morris' budget, it shows four bookmobile routes per month using 32 hours versus six routes using 45 hours. 4. Benefits of being a PMA Agent: * Earn a bonus of $400 a week for 6 weeks (up to $2,400) on top of commissions. Write-in, 112. 3 Beds. We see that you have javascript disabled. Roger Haut was elected to the Jamestown Public School Board in 2012. She reports on business, government and community topics in the Jamestown area. Morris said Mark Klose, chairman of the Stutsman County Commission, asked her to distribute information about the costs to operate the county library. The Jamestown Regional Airport had 11,203 paid passenger boardings in 2022. Top sources. You control your own schedule and can support your family with unlimited income potential and no glass ceiling to limit your success. McLean-Mercer Regional, Tioga Community, Enderlin Municipal and the Divide County Public libraries are the top four in the state in per capita local revenue, respectively. It is not any kind of official statement.". He noted that its been unusually wet this year and said the county is facing road issues again as a result. Our roads cannot be neglected until bigger government comes to our rescue. The upgrade will cost each county about $130,000, according to Jerry Bergquist, Stutsman County emergency manager and 911 coordinator. 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