The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Wortham at 7:00 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance. All members were in attendance.

Motion by Brandt, seconded by Plein to accept the minutes of the November 10th, 2008 Board Meeting as read. Carried - unanimous

Motion by Brandt, seconded by Plein to accept the Treasurers report for November, 2008, check #15229 through #15304, totaling $58,512.61 Carried - unanimous

Motion by Plein, seconded by Brandt to pay all bills presented for payment by the Clerk, check #15305 through check #15340, totaling $19,100.00. Carried - unanimous

There was nothing new for open forum.

The Road and Bridge report was as follows:

1. Supervisor Brandt reported on a license agreement for a turn around at the end of Butternut Point Road with Thomas Whiting.
2. Brandt read a letter from the county advising the township of new street lighting at several intersections in the area to be installed in the near future.
3. There were no safety incidents.

The Fire Department report was as follows:

1. There were 4 emergency runs the previous month.
2. Chief Ron Schultz gave the results of the recent fire department election for 2009
   Chief - Mike Clasen
   Asst. Chief - Ken Stoltman
   1st Lieutenant - Marty Griffith
   2nd Lieutenant - Dave Peterson
   Captain - Harlan Hedke
   Engineer - Doug Duvall
3. The board scheduled a meeting later in the week to make a decision on the purchase of a new fire truck.
4. There were no safety incidents.

There was nothing new to report for Park and Recreation.

The Transfer Station Report was as follows:

1. Supervisor Plein presented a draft of the new disposal guide for review by the board.
2. The board unanimously decided to no longer allow pickers or loitering at the Transfer Station beginning on January 1, 2009.

A discussion regarding plastic recycling took place and Supervisor Brandt gave an update on the recent Martini and Casper variance requests.

Supervisor Brandt reported that Big Island recently received a $5,000 grant from Minnesota Waters to begin controlling erosion on the eastside of Big Island.

There being no further business to transact, the meeting adjourned at 7:47 pm.

Deana St. Pierre
Clerk
December 10th, 2008