Draft - Unapproved
Garfield Town - Annual Meeting
April 19, 2022
Present: Chairman: Ed Gullickson
Supervisor: Don Mork
Supervisor: George Stroebel
Clerk: Sue Knutson (Via Phone)
Treasurer: JoAnn Erickson
Residents/Citizens: 5
Meeting called to orderby Chairman, Ed Gullickson, at 7:00 pm.
Minutes of Last Annual Meeting: Minutes from last year’s annual meeting were read. Motion made by Dave Nelson/ Vi Nelson to approve the annual meeting minutes as submitted. Carried-unanimously.
Concerns: None
Annual Statement: 2021 Annual Statement was explained by Gullickson. Gullickson explained the town loan balances and pay off dates. Motion made by Dave Nelson/Joyce Gullickson to approve the 2021 annual statement as submitted. Carried unanimously.
Road Concerns: 150th Street, 85th Ave from Hwy 65W ½ mile, 90th Ave from Hwy 65 to 155th, 120th Ave from 150th Street to Kennedy Mill Avenue. We have applied for grants from the federal government and if approved it would be 80/20 funding for road work.
Allied Emergency Services: Kevin Christianson submitted information on the total runs for the past year. The Department had approximately 403 runs, which was up from the previous year. This does not appear to be slowing down in 2022. The fire department covers approximately 135 square miles. The department is working on a grant application to replace outdated equipment. The department is also going through training to be able to use Narcan in the Town. This year’s spaghetti dinner fundraiser served between 900-1,000 people. Final numbers for money raised are not in yet. May 8th will be our 27th annual Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser – all are welcome to attend.
Gullickson explained the ambulance merger that will now include Luck, Frederic and other communities north of there, going from 8 communities to 11.
Gopher Bounty: Motion made by Dave Nelson/Kevin Christianson to keep the pocket gopher bounty at $3.00 per tail, no bounty on stripe gopher tails. Carried-unanimously.
Park Fence: The park fence is failing, we are looking at a concrete replacement.
Adjourn: Motion made and seconded to adjourn meeting, 7:40 pm. Carried-unanimously.
Submitted by: JoAnn Erickson, Treasurer