March 10, 2026, Six County Meeting Part 3 of 4

Six County Meeting

Minutes were approved and followed by additions to agenda:  Railroad Crossing.

Treasure Report

Unfinished Business – None

County Parks: Emmons county

• Cities using them & county wants to end agreements
• Funds must be levied to be able to donate
• Waver posted as an option
• County will bring up at board for cut funding.

Permits & Major Projects – Emmons (favors Corps verses People)

• On Turbines, data centers, battery storage
• 3% of the cost of project, plus if they go over another 3% on that amount
• 3% is conditional use permits
• Talked about Nuclear reactors
• The nuclear storage in Pierce County was mentioned from about 8 years ago
• County Roads need to be addressed majorly

Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan – Foster County

• No money for Fema or Brick Money from FEDS
• Their grant money expired
• $16,000 to $42,000 to update their disaster plans
• The local people, TWSP, want to facilitate themselves
• They need an updated plan, so they are covered for a disaster
• Once plan is updated it is sent to the FEDS

Road & Bridge Mill Rates: Wells County

• Asked what each county has for mills
• Talked about their ballot issue to raise mills

Flex Fund Grants: Wells County

How does Kidder County get grants for county – They have organized townships that applied.  Counties were rejected on Flex Funds, but the townships got them.  Kidder County forgot to put in for engineering cost & now grants must be redone for more funds.  Townships now can’t afford projects because they forgot engineering & can’t afford the whole project themselves. Kidder’s emergency manager helped them go for grants.  Engineering firms can do grants for the counties as well so that the fees are included.

Negotiating Engineering fees – Wells County

Some counties do, especially when federal dollars are involved.  Counties should be negotiating engineering fees. Talked about having their own engineer.  Morton County has its own engineer.

State Noxious Weeds Department – ND Agriculture

Need blue book.  They can remove weeds at the local level.  Talked about duties, how to run meetings.  Cost sharing and how is it done.  *% County and 20% Farmers.  Wells Co. they give the chemicals to farmer.  In Kidder County they do not handle the chemical.  They talked about biological control of weeds.

Roads:  Using stingers on blades – Kidder County

Stingers will out the washboards from the roads.  You need to be careful at certain weather time when using them. Stingers don’t work well with grass.  Stingers are spendy.

Getting People to sit on Boards at the county – Kidder.  What can be done to get people to sit on the boards.  If they complain, they are told to sit on a board.  Ask People, plead with people.  Look for younger people to come on the boards.

Railroad Crossings:  Foster County

Railroads are responsible for fixing the road crossing. They are not taking care of the issues.  Who is responsible when accidents happen?  The railroad won’t hold up their end.  Logan County goes through DOT.  Kidder has been told to close the road.

Senator Jerry Klein

Fire department raising mills can do among themselves.  Townships are exempted when raising mills.  Who do you call when you need answers at the state level for fire districts? 

Rep. Jon Nelson

Talked on budgets & free meal program for schools.  Stripper status on oil wells pays no extraction taxes, most of the wells in ND are stripper Wells.

March 10, 2026, Six County Meeting Part 2 of 4

Six County Meeting

Minutes were approved and followed by additions to agenda:  Railroad Crossing.

Treasure Report

Unfinished Business – None

County Parks: Emmons county

• Cities using them & county wants to end agreements
• Funds must be levied to be able to donate
• Waver posted as an option
• County will bring up at board for cut funding.

Permits & Major Projects – Emmons (favors Corps verses People)

• On Turbines, data centers, battery storage
• 3% of the cost of project, plus if they go over another 3% on that amount
• 3% is conditional use permits
• Talked about Nuclear reactors
• The nuclear storage in Pierce County was mentioned from about 8 years ago
• County Roads need to be addressed majorly

Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan – Foster County

• No money for Fema or Brick Money from FEDS
• Their grant money expired
• $16,000 to $42,000 to update their disaster plans
• The local people, TWSP, want to facilitate themselves
• They need an updated plan, so they are covered for a disaster
• Once plan is updated it is sent to the FEDS

Road & Bridge Mill Rates: Wells County

• Asked what each county has for mills
• Talked about their ballot issue to raise mills

Flex Fund Grants: Wells County

How does Kidder County get grants for county – They have organized townships that applied.  Counties were rejected on Flex Funds, but the townships got them.  Kidder County forgot to put in for engineering cost & now grants must be redone for more funds.  Townships now can’t afford projects because they forgot engineering & can’t afford the whole project themselves. Kidder’s emergency manager helped them go for grants.  Engineering firms can do grants for the counties as well so that the fees are included.

Negotiating Engineering fees – Wells County

Some counties do, especially when federal dollars are involved.  Counties should be negotiating engineering fees. Talked about having their own engineer.  Morton County has its own engineer.

State Noxious Weeds Department – ND Agriculture

Need blue book.  They can remove weeds at the local level.  Talked about duties, how to run meetings.  Cost sharing and how is it done.  *% County and 20% Farmers.  Wells Co. they give the chemicals to farmer.  In Kidder County they do not handle the chemical.  They talked about biological control of weeds.

Roads:  Using stingers on blades – Kidder County

Stingers will out the washboards from the roads.  You need to be careful at certain weather time when using them. Stingers don’t work well with grass.  Stingers are spendy.

Getting People to sit on Boards at the county – Kidder.  What can be done to get people to sit on the boards.  If they complain, they are told to sit on a board.  Ask People, plead with people.  Look for younger people to come on the boards.

Railroad Crossings:  Foster County

Railroads are responsible for fixing the road crossing. They are not taking care of the issues.  Who is responsible when accidents happen?  The railroad won’t hold up their end.  Logan County goes through DOT.  Kidder has been told to close the road.

Senator Jerry Klein

Fire department raising mills can do among themselves.  Townships are exempted when raising mills.  Who do you call when you need answers at the state level for fire districts? 

Rep. Jon Nelson

Talked on budgets & free meal program for schools.  Stripper status on oil wells pays no extraction taxes, most of the wells in ND are stripper Wells.

March 10, 2026, Six County Meeting Part 1 of 4

Six County Meeting

Minutes were approved and followed by additions to agenda:  Railroad Crossing.

Treasure Report

Unfinished Business – None

County Parks: Emmons county

• Cities using them & county wants to end agreements
• Funds must be levied to be able to donate
• Waver posted as an option
• County will bring up at board for cut funding.

Permits & Major Projects – Emmons (favors Corps verses People)

• On Turbines, data centers, battery storage
• 3% of the cost of project, plus if they go over another 3% on that amount
• 3% is conditional use permits
• Talked about Nuclear reactors
• The nuclear storage in Pierce County was mentioned from about 8 years ago
• County Roads need to be addressed majorly

Multi Hazard Mitigation Plan – Foster County

• No money for Fema or Brick Money from FEDS
• Their grant money expired
• $16,000 to $42,000 to update their disaster plans
• The local people, TWSP, want to facilitate themselves
• They need an updated plan, so they are covered for a disaster
• Once plan is updated it is sent to the FEDS

Road & Bridge Mill Rates: Wells County

• Asked what each county has for mills
• Talked about their ballot issue to raise mills

Flex Fund Grants: Wells County

How does Kidder County get grants for county – They have organized townships that applied.  Counties were rejected on Flex Funds, but the townships got them.  Kidder County forgot to put in for engineering cost & now grants must be redone for more funds.  Townships now can’t afford projects because they forgot engineering & can’t afford the whole project themselves. Kidder’s emergency manager helped them go for grants.  Engineering firms can do grants for the counties as well so that the fees are included.

Negotiating Engineering fees – Wells County

Some counties do, especially when federal dollars are involved.  Counties should be negotiating engineering fees. Talked about having their own engineer.  Morton County has its own engineer.

State Noxious Weeds Department – ND Agriculture

Need blue book.  They can remove weeds at the local level.  Talked about duties, how to run meetings.  Cost sharing and how is it done.  *% County and 20% Farmers.  Wells Co. they give the chemicals to farmer.  In Kidder County they do not handle the chemical.  They talked about biological control of weeds.

Roads:  Using stingers on blades – Kidder County

Stingers will out the washboards from the roads.  You need to be careful at certain weather time when using them. Stingers don’t work well with grass.  Stingers are spendy.

Getting People to sit on Boards at the county – Kidder.  What can be done to get people to sit on the boards.  If they complain, they are told to sit on a board.  Ask People, plead with people.  Look for younger people to come on the boards.

Railroad Crossings:  Foster County

Railroads are responsible for fixing the road crossing. They are not taking care of the issues.  Who is responsible when accidents happen?  The railroad won’t hold up their end.  Logan County goes through DOT.  Kidder has been told to close the road.

Senator Jerry Klein

Fire department raising mills can do among themselves.  Townships are exempted when raising mills.  Who do you call when you need answers at the state level for fire districts? 

Rep. Jon Nelson

Talked on budgets & free meal program for schools.  Stripper status on oil wells pays no extraction taxes, most of the wells in ND are stripper Wells.

February 27, 2026 Wells County Township Officer Assoc., Part 5 of 5; Annual meeting; North Dakota

ND Delegation Presentations

Changes within the Township officers and how they will perform their duties

Larry Syverrson states that the New Handbook just created included MEETING RECORDING!   Yeah!!!

Townships can use BONDS for large projects.

**Townships on site inspections dealing with OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS!

Note: (This is a handbook created in 2025 of 4000 pages this is predicting a decrease in oil revenue and production in advance to 2026 printing of recent regulated decrease of the US Secretary of Interior suggestion of the CEO, Harold Hamm, to manage US Oil.) (opinion only)

In order to receive Prairie Dog funds, township must be at 18 Mills and no more than 100k in general funds.  Implying to move funds around to other funds in the township in order to be compliant.

Legislature took away Flood Plain Ordinances from Townships and gave it to the counties.  This could affect the township tax receivable and control.   The Legislature you voted for!!!

New Open meeting exemptions:  Road inspections by Township leaders and County leaders are exempt IF there is no other staff to complete it.  How hard is it to record?  Where is the transparency?

1.40.00 Cities that have only a few buildings left and streets, new ordinance for dealing with them.

Township Road Safety: Townships are responsible for asking if they are safe.  Gravel ridges on the side of the road discussion. Notice grass, cattails and more. Suggested procedure if you have a hazard situation.  Place markers around holes.  Find out why holes are happening.  Signs, are they reflective enough?  No rock piles on section line. Even minimum maintenance road still needs maintenance discussion.  Traffic sign inventory.  County signs do not go on township inventory.  A bad sign is worse than no sign. If a farmer knocks down the sign with header, that would be called sign vandalism.   Bridge issues and hazards discussion.   Explain the inspection process is discussed. Suggestion thinks of those over 60 years of age.

Representative Robin Weisz: Legislative change the way we do funding.  A new formula was introduced. Both County and Township got a higher portion of Highway funding. Funding discussion.  Caution Township due to the Oil production down.   Federal registration fee vehicle of $250.00 vs fined $25.00.   Discussion in Washington, D.C.. Funding for Bridges was also created. Flex Fund discussion. Question: Forcing the people to use Engineers large price tags.

Representative Jon Nelson: Wells County has the best roads.  Committees do not understand property values or rural background leaders.  We need more to step forward.  Well report for ND production and price at only 7 months in a 24-month period.  ND wells are at a stripper status.  They are not paying taxes at this stage of production.  ND will have to watch its budget. We need you to come and explain your situation.  Agriculture discussion with regulations.  Wind Farms for farmers.  Township regulated for 2 dogs to take people trying to raise dogs.

Jana Mogren- Tax director: We have zoning for Wind farming and data centers.  Open to help Township. Contracted Township cost increase to $600.00 discussion.

Jamie Tenneson: Open meeting discussion definition of what a meeting is.  AG of ND has Open meeting laws. He encourages meeting recordings of the meetings on websites. Minutes should represent your meetings and the meaning of the meeting. If you township does not have a road crew, you can inspect the roads without being subjected to opening meeting laws. Public comments in your meeting discussion. Still need to be transparent to the taxpayers.  What is an open record?  Meeting, conversation, email or phone.  Deletion of emails once a month unless you get an open record request, then no.  Open records are verbal, written or email requests. Respond in reasonable time. Charges for request fee costs estimate discussion.  No cost in digital request.   Watch the comments that are outer under your breath or negative comments can bring litigation.

Data Center discussion – need to be on your game with them.  Make sure they do what they are supposed to do.

Tammy Roehrich – Emergency Manager: introduction only.

Dan Stutlien – Auditor: Handed out paper to townships. Discussion of equalization of townships and Ag land and its effect on taxation. 18 Mill levy.   Handouts give total value to your township. General fund balance report your Mill levy and balance will determine your prairie dog grant. Dan states that having multiple funds verses keeping your money in the general funds.  General fund not designated.  Special funds are designated. General fund less than 100k, Road fund max. 500k.  Raise mills this years primary and regular election.  Commissioners need to know.  Dan says your tax evaluation is YOUR SHARE of the tax burden.

Brent Keller – Road Foreman:  Load Restriction started March 3rd, 2026. Update on Roads discussion.

February 27, 2026 Wells County Township Officer Assoc., Part 4 of 5; Annual meeting; North Dakota

ND Delegation Presentations

Changes within the Township officers and how they will perform their duties

Larry Syverrson states that the New Handbook just created included MEETING RECORDING!   Yeah!!!

Townships can use BONDS for large projects.

**Townships on site inspections dealing with OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS!

Note: (This is a handbook created in 2025 of 4000 pages this is predicting a decrease in oil revenue and production in advance to 2026 printing of recent regulated decrease of the US Secretary of Interior suggestion of the CEO, Harold Hamm, to manage US Oil.) (opinion only)

In order to receive Prairie Dog funds, township must be at 18 Mills and no more than 100k in general funds.  Implying to move funds around to other funds in the township in order to be compliant.

Legislature took away Flood Plain Ordinances from Townships and gave it to the counties.  This could affect the township tax receivable and control.   The Legislature you voted for!!!

New Open meeting exemptions:  Road inspections by Township leaders and County leaders are exempt IF there is no other staff to complete it.  How hard is it to record?  Where is the transparency?

1.40.00 Cities that have only a few buildings left and streets, new ordinance for dealing with them.

Township Road Safety: Townships are responsible for asking if they are safe.  Gravel ridges on the side of the road discussion. Notice grass, cattails and more. Suggested procedure if you have a hazard situation.  Place markers around holes.  Find out why holes are happening.  Signs, are they reflective enough?  No rock piles on section line. Even minimum maintenance road still needs maintenance discussion.  Traffic sign inventory.  County signs do not go on township inventory.  A bad sign is worse than no sign. If a farmer knocks down the sign with header, that would be called sign vandalism.   Bridge issues and hazards discussion.   Explain the inspection process is discussed. Suggestion thinks of those over 60 years of age.

Representative Robin Weisz: Legislative change the way we do funding.  A new formula was introduced. Both County and Township got a higher portion of Highway funding. Funding discussion.  Caution Township due to the Oil production down.   Federal registration fee vehicle of $250.00 vs fined $25.00.   Discussion in Washington, D.C.. Funding for Bridges was also created. Flex Fund discussion. Question: Forcing the people to use Engineers large price tags.

Representative Jon Nelson: Wells County has the best roads.  Committees do not understand property values or rural background leaders.  We need more to step forward.  Well report for ND production and price at only 7 months in a 24-month period.  ND wells are at a stripper status.  They are not paying taxes at this stage of production.  ND will have to watch its budget. We need you to come and explain your situation.  Agriculture discussion with regulations.  Wind Farms for farmers.  Township regulated for 2 dogs to take people trying to raise dogs.

Jana Mogren- Tax director: We have zoning for Wind farming and data centers.  Open to help Township. Contracted Township cost increase to $600.00 discussion.

Jamie Tenneson: Open meeting discussion definition of what a meeting is.  AG of ND has Open meeting laws. He encourages meeting recordings of the meetings on websites. Minutes should represent your meetings and the meaning of the meeting. If you township does not have a road crew, you can inspect the roads without being subjected to opening meeting laws. Public comments in your meeting discussion. Still need to be transparent to the taxpayers.  What is an open record?  Meeting, conversation, email or phone.  Deletion of emails once a month unless you get an open record request, then no.  Open records are verbal, written or email requests. Respond in reasonable time. Charges for request fee costs estimate discussion.  No cost in digital request.   Watch the comments that are outer under your breath or negative comments can bring litigation.

Data Center discussion – need to be on your game with them.  Make sure they do what they are supposed to do.

Tammy Roehrich – Emergency Manager: introduction only.

Dan Stutlien – Auditor: Handed out paper to townships. Discussion of equalization of townships and Ag land and its effect on taxation. 18 Mill levy.   Handouts give total value to your township. General fund balance report your Mill levy and balance will determine your prairie dog grant. Dan states that having multiple funds verses keeping your money in the general funds.  General fund not designated.  Special funds are designated. General fund less than 100k, Road fund max. 500k.  Raise mills this years primary and regular election.  Commissioners need to know.  Dan says your tax evaluation is YOUR SHARE of the tax burden.

Brent Keller – Road Foreman:  Load Restriction started March 3rd, 2026. Update on Roads discussion.

February 27, 2026 Wells County Township Officer Assoc., Part 3 of 5; Annual meeting; North Dakota

ND Delegation Presentations

Changes within the Township officers and how they will perform their duties

Larry Syverrson states that the New Handbook just created included MEETING RECORDING!   Yeah!!!

Townships can use BONDS for large projects.

**Townships on site inspections dealing with OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS!

Note: (This is a handbook created in 2025 of 4000 pages this is predicting a decrease in oil revenue and production in advance to 2026 printing of recent regulated decrease of the US Secretary of Interior suggestion of the CEO, Harold Hamm, to manage US Oil.) (opinion only)

In order to receive Prairie Dog funds, township must be at 18 Mills and no more than 100k in general funds.  Implying to move funds around to other funds in the township in order to be compliant.

Legislature took away Flood Plain Ordinances from Townships and gave it to the counties.  This could affect the township tax receivable and control.   The Legislature you voted for!!!

New Open meeting exemptions:  Road inspections by Township leaders and County leaders are exempt IF there is no other staff to complete it.  How hard is it to record?  Where is the transparency?

1.40.00 Cities that have only a few buildings left and streets, new ordinance for dealing with them.

Township Road Safety: Townships are responsible for asking if they are safe.  Gravel ridges on the side of the road discussion. Notice grass, cattails and more. Suggested procedure if you have a hazard situation.  Place markers around holes.  Find out why holes are happening.  Signs, are they reflective enough?  No rock piles on section line. Even minimum maintenance road still needs maintenance discussion.  Traffic sign inventory.  County signs do not go on township inventory.  A bad sign is worse than no sign. If a farmer knocks down the sign with header, that would be called sign vandalism.   Bridge issues and hazards discussion.   Explain the inspection process is discussed. Suggestion thinks of those over 60 years of age.

Representative Robin Weisz: Legislative change the way we do funding.  A new formula was introduced. Both County and Township got a higher portion of Highway funding. Funding discussion.  Caution Township due to the Oil production down.   Federal registration fee vehicle of $250.00 vs fined $25.00.   Discussion in Washington, D.C.. Funding for Bridges was also created. Flex Fund discussion. Question: Forcing the people to use Engineers large price tags.

Representative Jon Nelson: Wells County has the best roads.  Committees do not understand property values or rural background leaders.  We need more to step forward.  Well report for ND production and price at only 7 months in a 24-month period.  ND wells are at a stripper status.  They are not paying taxes at this stage of production.  ND will have to watch its budget. We need you to come and explain your situation.  Agriculture discussion with regulations.  Wind Farms for farmers.  Township regulated for 2 dogs to take people trying to raise dogs.

Jana Mogren- Tax director: We have zoning for Wind farming and data centers.  Open to help Township. Contracted Township cost increase to $600.00 discussion.

Jamie Tenneson: Open meeting discussion definition of what a meeting is.  AG of ND has Open meeting laws. He encourages meeting recordings of the meetings on websites. Minutes should represent your meetings and the meaning of the meeting. If you township does not have a road crew, you can inspect the roads without being subjected to opening meeting laws. Public comments in your meeting discussion. Still need to be transparent to the taxpayers.  What is an open record?  Meeting, conversation, email or phone.  Deletion of emails once a month unless you get an open record request, then no.  Open records are verbal, written or email requests. Respond in reasonable time. Charges for request fee costs estimate discussion.  No cost in digital request.   Watch the comments that are outer under your breath or negative comments can bring litigation.

Data Center discussion – need to be on your game with them.  Make sure they do what they are supposed to do.

Tammy Roehrich – Emergency Manager: introduction only.

Dan Stutlien – Auditor: Handed out paper to townships. Discussion of equalization of townships and Ag land and its effect on taxation. 18 Mill levy.   Handouts give total value to your township. General fund balance report your Mill levy and balance will determine your prairie dog grant. Dan states that having multiple funds verses keeping your money in the general funds.  General fund not designated.  Special funds are designated. General fund less than 100k, Road fund max. 500k.  Raise mills this years primary and regular election.  Commissioners need to know.  Dan says your tax evaluation is YOUR SHARE of the tax burden.

Brent Keller – Road Foreman:  Load Restriction started March 3rd, 2026. Update on Roads discussion.