April 15, 2026 Special Harvey School Board Part 2 of 2

Camera Froze at the beginning, so there may be missing parts of the meeting. Also, the executive session lasted longer than 50 minutes so the rest of the meeting was not covered after that.

Superintendent Report:

Covered inspection passed; Bathroom updates; Coal boiler - minor repairs; Head Cook - Joleen Vlamick will need assistance; Activity Director interview;  Meals for the Kids will cost the School $4800/month which will have to come out of the general fund. Board is holding benefit due to the expense; $42K leadership Comm; Audit date spoken of Business Manager; Elementary report on Math testing per grades; Survey results were good - 19 Kindergartens (6 retained 4 added special ed), 29 Kinders next year;  FBLA good rewards - 20 students going to National golf, 35 Kids only 6 at tournaments;

Discussion or Possible Action:

Buffy Olson - Private Pre-Kindergarten Class in June.  School will charge $50/month rent for summer school; Mikala Schaffer - Grant last year to continue education assistance discussion.

Aaron recommended $2500.00.; Brooke Heil wanting full time counselor at BM. It was tabled for now; Every wants teaching assignment at the end of this year for next year; Mrs. Gavin - leadership conference in New Orleans reimbursement of $200 per credit request.  Hold off for now; There are 23 FCLA students qualified to go to Washington, DC. 

Contention on reimbursements for all chaperons; HWC Booster Club - High Performance. Rent is $1/month.  Aaron points out the board shows favor for them vs education with Pre-kindergarten.  Rent changed to $50/month; Science curriculum - Hase explained $15,961.25 with shipping digital, textbook.  Mertz motion: Arnold seconded; adaptable to different reading levels benefit.

April 15, 2026 Special Harvey School Board Part 1 of 2

Camera Froze at the beginning, so there may be missing parts of the meeting. Also, the executive session lasted longer than 50 minutes so the rest of the meeting was not covered after that.

Superintendent Report:

Covered inspection passed; Bathroom updates; Coal boiler - minor repairs; Head Cook - Joleen Vlamick will need assistance; Activity Director interview;  Meals for the Kids will cost the School $4800/month which will have to come out of the general fund. Board is holding benefit due to the expense; $42K leadership Comm; Audit date spoken of Business Manager; Elementary report on Math testing per grades; Survey results were good - 19 Kindergartens (6 retained 4 added special ed), 29 Kinders next year;  FBLA good rewards - 20 students going to National golf, 35 Kids only 6 at tournaments;

Discussion or Possible Action:

Buffy Olson - Private Pre-Kindergarten Class in June.  School will charge $50/month rent for summer school; Mikala Schaffer - Grant last year to continue education assistance discussion.

Aaron recommended $2500.00.; Brooke Heil wanting full time counselor at BM. It was tabled for now; Every wants teaching assignment at the end of this year for next year; Mrs. Gavin - leadership conference in New Orleans reimbursement of $200 per credit request.  Hold off for now; There are 23 FCLA students qualified to go to Washington, DC. 

Contention on reimbursements for all chaperons; HWC Booster Club - High Performance. Rent is $1/month.  Aaron points out the board shows favor for them vs education with Pre-kindergarten.  Rent changed to $50/month; Science curriculum - Hase explained $15,961.25 with shipping digital, textbook.  Mertz motion: Arnold seconded; adaptable to different reading levels benefit.

April 7, 2026, Commissioners Wells County Part 4 of 4

4-7-2026

2 pm Addition:  Ditch by Lils needs to be cleaned up

Minutes Approved

Special Meeting Minutes Approved

Bills:

• Kneiters – bill for lifts on vehicles
• Software innovations – tax software
• Elevator corp – they need to add a key to stop the elevator on court days, also an annual service fee.

Balance Sheet Approved

23 townships paid for roads – Road Dept.

Wells County CD & Money Market

No homestead grant money yet

Bridge money will come out of here

Note: always points out the interest pay for salaries

Correspondence from Oskosh  townships about road fees

Portfolios

Brian M. – Sheriff & deputy been deployed; ward is working a little; clerk of courts is busy with court.

Stan B. – Janna if busy with equalization; Hurdsfield equalization meeting

Boone – Nothing recorder office (Sept. open possibility)

Doc – Road Department

Bryan – Librarian at Harvey Library

Scott & Kip – Garrison diversion

Red river Valley water project; 50 million & 100 million; Hoven money found; will bid this fall; start at Chaseley & move back to McClusky dam; asking for permits for the project at Chaseley; Chaseley highway as have road mile through; Project will take about 3 years for this stretch; if money from job falls through won’t start till 2028; they have all easements; $7 mill per mile (125miles); will feed Lake Ashtebula; Carrington, Jamestown & Cooperstown are signed up to get off the pipeline.

Brent Keller – Road Dept.

1 blade guy will be out 4 to 6  weeks; blades may start running next week; brent will run the blade for guy whol will be out on leave; Summer hours started this week; 4 – 10 hrs per day; Bridge project North of town open on Friday, 4-10-26, blades are all ready for spring; drainage by Lil’s, County road 6th, 19th street; 66’ drain, 66’ of right of away; Culvert needs to be lowered & drain field cleaned; get estimate on drain & culvert.

$94,000/acre Mil ligation  acres.

Jason Mayfield & Bryan Tykwenski

Bridge on county road 1 is bid this Friday; Box culverts are dependent on federal funds to complete; 19 & 47th Street; 49th Avenue – Teas crossing; they will interview construction engineers; Flex fund discussion; 12312.0 bridge removal added to roadproject; They will be re-aligning the road; Bremen road – total dollar value; wants all total cost of projects done by Wolld & KLJ; Still trying to figure out road projects; typo needs to be changed on road sheet for state; question was asked about mitigation acres; has become difficult because of fereal programs; Duck unlimited & US Fish & Wild Life.

Lydia Gessele: Education of County Public servants

Elections Ballot discussion

Monday June 15th; June 22nd canvassing; needs one judge for Dem for Fessenden

Gaming Permit

Golf Tournament; pull tabs

G & R Controls

Setting the controls so people will not mess with; basement has no controls; $54,000 for the project; controls for all of basement.

Not sure what is being discussed because it is not on the agenda at all and there is no shared document with the public.  They are trying to discuss it without giving it away to the public.

It sounds like they are talking about the ballot; may be information for how the ballot issue would work; information on how it is broken down for the public; Stutlien is cutting people down during the discussion.

The 14 to 25 Mills for the road department discussion for explanation; Stan says they won’t have to go all the way to the 25;; Dan says they have to go to 25 miles; 3 legislators did not even know what was in the bills they voted on; HB 1176 3% Cap; cities share 20% of the Mill of those over 14 Mills;  20% of the 11 miles to the cities; paper they were talking about should go out in the public PLEASE REQUEST IT IN ORDER TO STAY INFORMED!

April 7, 2026, Commissioners Wells County Part 3 of 4

4-7-2026

2 pm Addition:  Ditch by Lils needs to be cleaned up

Minutes Approved

Special Meeting Minutes Approved

Bills:

• Kneiters – bill for lifts on vehicles
• Software innovations – tax software
• Elevator corp – they need to add a key to stop the elevator on court days, also an annual service fee.

Balance Sheet Approved

23 townships paid for roads – Road Dept.

Wells County CD & Money Market

No homestead grant money yet

Bridge money will come out of here

Note: always points out the interest pay for salaries

Correspondence from Oskosh  townships about road fees

Portfolios

Brian M. – Sheriff & deputy been deployed; ward is working a little; clerk of courts is busy with court.

Stan B. – Janna if busy with equalization; Hurdsfield equalization meeting

Boone – Nothing recorder office (Sept. open possibility)

Doc – Road Department

Bryan – Librarian at Harvey Library

Scott & Kip – Garrison diversion

Red river Valley water project; 50 million & 100 million; Hoven money found; will bid this fall; start at Chaseley & move back to McClusky dam; asking for permits for the project at Chaseley; Chaseley highway as have road mile through; Project will take about 3 years for this stretch; if money from job falls through won’t start till 2028; they have all easements; $7 mill per mile (125miles); will feed Lake Ashtebula; Carrington, Jamestown & Cooperstown are signed up to get off the pipeline.

Brent Keller – Road Dept.

1 blade guy will be out 4 to 6  weeks; blades may start running next week; brent will run the blade for guy whol will be out on leave; Summer hours started this week; 4 – 10 hrs per day; Bridge project North of town open on Friday, 4-10-26, blades are all ready for spring; drainage by Lil’s, County road 6th, 19th street; 66’ drain, 66’ of right of away; Culvert needs to be lowered & drain field cleaned; get estimate on drain & culvert.

$94,000/acre Mil ligation  acres.

Jason Mayfield & Bryan Tykwenski

Bridge on county road 1 is bid this Friday; Box culverts are dependent on federal funds to complete; 19 & 47th Street; 49th Avenue – Teas crossing; they will interview construction engineers; Flex fund discussion; 12312.0 bridge removal added to roadproject; They will be re-aligning the road; Bremen road – total dollar value; wants all total cost of projects done by Wolld & KLJ; Still trying to figure out road projects; typo needs to be changed on road sheet for state; question was asked about mitigation acres; has become difficult because of fereal programs; Duck unlimited & US Fish & Wild Life.

Lydia Gessele: Education of County Public servants

Elections Ballot discussion

Monday June 15th; June 22nd canvassing; needs one judge for Dem for Fessenden

Gaming Permit

Golf Tournament; pull tabs

G & R Controls

Setting the controls so people will not mess with; basement has no controls; $54,000 for the project; controls for all of basement.

Not sure what is being discussed because it is not on the agenda at all and there is no shared document with the public.  They are trying to discuss it without giving it away to the public.

It sounds like they are talking about the ballot; may be information for how the ballot issue would work; information on how it is broken down for the public; Stutlien is cutting people down during the discussion.

The 14 to 25 Mills for the road department discussion for explanation; Stan says they won’t have to go all the way to the 25;; Dan says they have to go to 25 miles; 3 legislators did not even know what was in the bills they voted on; HB 1176 3% Cap; cities share 20% of the Mill of those over 14 Mills;  20% of the 11 miles to the cities; paper they were talking about should go out in the public PLEASE REQUEST IT IN ORDER TO STAY INFORMED!

April 7, 2026, Commissioners Wells County Part 2 of 4

4-7-2026

2 pm Addition:  Ditch by Lils needs to be cleaned up

Minutes Approved

Special Meeting Minutes Approved

Bills:

• Kneiters – bill for lifts on vehicles
• Software innovations – tax software
• Elevator corp – they need to add a key to stop the elevator on court days, also an annual service fee.

Balance Sheet Approved

23 townships paid for roads – Road Dept.

Wells County CD & Money Market

No homestead grant money yet

Bridge money will come out of here

Note: always points out the interest pay for salaries

Correspondence from Oskosh  townships about road fees

Portfolios

Brian M. – Sheriff & deputy been deployed; ward is working a little; clerk of courts is busy with court.

Stan B. – Janna if busy with equalization; Hurdsfield equalization meeting

Boone – Nothing recorder office (Sept. open possibility)

Doc – Road Department

Bryan – Librarian at Harvey Library

Scott & Kip – Garrison diversion

Red river Valley water project; 50 million & 100 million; Hoven money found; will bid this fall; start at Chaseley & move back to McClusky dam; asking for permits for the project at Chaseley; Chaseley highway as have road mile through; Project will take about 3 years for this stretch; if money from job falls through won’t start till 2028; they have all easements; $7 mill per mile (125miles); will feed Lake Ashtebula; Carrington, Jamestown & Cooperstown are signed up to get off the pipeline.

Brent Keller – Road Dept.

1 blade guy will be out 4 to 6  weeks; blades may start running next week; brent will run the blade for guy whol will be out on leave; Summer hours started this week; 4 – 10 hrs per day; Bridge project North of town open on Friday, 4-10-26, blades are all ready for spring; drainage by Lil’s, County road 6th, 19th street; 66’ drain, 66’ of right of away; Culvert needs to be lowered & drain field cleaned; get estimate on drain & culvert.

$94,000/acre Mil ligation  acres.

Jason Mayfield & Bryan Tykwenski

Bridge on county road 1 is bid this Friday; Box culverts are dependent on federal funds to complete; 19 & 47th Street; 49th Avenue – Teas crossing; they will interview construction engineers; Flex fund discussion; 12312.0 bridge removal added to roadproject; They will be re-aligning the road; Bremen road – total dollar value; wants all total cost of projects done by Wolld & KLJ; Still trying to figure out road projects; typo needs to be changed on road sheet for state; question was asked about mitigation acres; has become difficult because of fereal programs; Duck unlimited & US Fish & Wild Life.

Lydia Gessele: Education of County Public servants

Elections Ballot discussion

Monday June 15th; June 22nd canvassing; needs one judge for Dem for Fessenden

Gaming Permit

Golf Tournament; pull tabs

G & R Controls

Setting the controls so people will not mess with; basement has no controls; $54,000 for the project; controls for all of basement.

Not sure what is being discussed because it is not on the agenda at all and there is no shared document with the public.  They are trying to discuss it without giving it away to the public.

It sounds like they are talking about the ballot; may be information for how the ballot issue would work; information on how it is broken down for the public; Stutlien is cutting people down during the discussion.

The 14 to 25 Mills for the road department discussion for explanation; Stan says they won’t have to go all the way to the 25;; Dan says they have to go to 25 miles; 3 legislators did not even know what was in the bills they voted on; HB 1176 3% Cap; cities share 20% of the Mill of those over 14 Mills;  20% of the 11 miles to the cities; paper they were talking about should go out in the public PLEASE REQUEST IT IN ORDER TO STAY INFORMED!

April 7, 2026, Commissioners Wells County Part 1 of 4

4-7-2026

2 pm Addition:  Ditch by Lils needs to be cleaned up

Minutes Approved

Special Meeting Minutes Approved

Bills:

• Kneiters – bill for lifts on vehicles
• Software innovations – tax software
• Elevator corp – they need to add a key to stop the elevator on court days, also an annual service fee.

Balance Sheet Approved

23 townships paid for roads – Road Dept.

Wells County CD & Money Market

No homestead grant money yet

Bridge money will come out of here

Note: always points out the interest pay for salaries

Correspondence from Oskosh  townships about road fees

Portfolios

Brian M. – Sheriff & deputy been deployed; ward is working a little; clerk of courts is busy with court.

Stan B. – Janna if busy with equalization; Hurdsfield equalization meeting

Boone – Nothing recorder office (Sept. open possibility)

Doc – Road Department

Bryan – Librarian at Harvey Library

Scott & Kip – Garrison diversion

Red river Valley water project; 50 million & 100 million; Hoven money found; will bid this fall; start at Chaseley & move back to McClusky dam; asking for permits for the project at Chaseley; Chaseley highway as have road mile through; Project will take about 3 years for this stretch; if money from job falls through won’t start till 2028; they have all easements; $7 mill per mile (125miles); will feed Lake Ashtebula; Carrington, Jamestown & Cooperstown are signed up to get off the pipeline.

Brent Keller – Road Dept.

1 blade guy will be out 4 to 6  weeks; blades may start running next week; brent will run the blade for guy whol will be out on leave; Summer hours started this week; 4 – 10 hrs per day; Bridge project North of town open on Friday, 4-10-26, blades are all ready for spring; drainage by Lil’s, County road 6th, 19th street; 66’ drain, 66’ of right of away; Culvert needs to be lowered & drain field cleaned; get estimate on drain & culvert.

$94,000/acre Mil ligation  acres.

Jason Mayfield & Bryan Tykwenski

Bridge on county road 1 is bid this Friday; Box culverts are dependent on federal funds to complete; 19 & 47th Street; 49th Avenue – Teas crossing; they will interview construction engineers; Flex fund discussion; 12312.0 bridge removal added to roadproject; They will be re-aligning the road; Bremen road – total dollar value; wants all total cost of projects done by Wolld & KLJ; Still trying to figure out road projects; typo needs to be changed on road sheet for state; question was asked about mitigation acres; has become difficult because of fereal programs; Duck unlimited & US Fish & Wild Life.

Lydia Gessele: Education of County Public servants

Elections Ballot discussion

Monday June 15th; June 22nd canvassing; needs one judge for Dem for Fessenden

Gaming Permit

Golf Tournament; pull tabs

G & R Controls

Setting the controls so people will not mess with; basement has no controls; $54,000 for the project; controls for all of basement.

Not sure what is being discussed because it is not on the agenda at all and there is no shared document with the public.  They are trying to discuss it without giving it away to the public.

It sounds like they are talking about the ballot; may be information for how the ballot issue would work; information on how it is broken down for the public; Stutlien is cutting people down during the discussion.

The 14 to 25 Mills for the road department discussion for explanation; Stan says they won’t have to go all the way to the 25;; Dan says they have to go to 25 miles; 3 legislators did not even know what was in the bills they voted on; HB 1176 3% Cap; cities share 20% of the Mill of those over 14 Mills;  20% of the 11 miles to the cities; paper they were talking about should go out in the public PLEASE REQUEST IT IN ORDER TO STAY INFORMED!