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Commission Minutes—May 5, 2014 4294 MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve the expenses for the Flood Diversion Board of Authority in the amount of $512,826.35 for month of April, 2014. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 13. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve Voucher No. 277,892 through Voucher No. 278,073. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 14. ABATEMENT HEARING FOR DOUG BURGUM, Value reduced for 2009 and 2010 Mr. Klein provided handouts with additional information from the Stanley Township Board and the township assessor regarding the abatement applications for Doug Burgum. He discussed the actual assessments for both parcels which include agricultural land, residential land and residential structure values. He said the total assessment for both parcels is $1,799,600 for 2009 and $1,805,300 for 2010. Originally the township board placed a zero value on the basement foundation, and suggested the applicant order an appraisal if he wanted a further reduction. Mr. Klein said Stanley Township reconsidered the abatement again in March 2014, and upheld their previous decision that the foundation be given a zero value due to the ground shifting problems. He referred to handwritten figures provided by the township assessor for 2009 and 2010 true and full values; in using the figures and subtracting the zero value for the basement foundation, he arrived at a valuation of $1,193,800 for 2009 and $1,353,200 for 2010 for both parcels. Mrs. Scherling said in reviewing the independent property appraisal, the basement foundation was valued at $40,000 by the appraiser. She believes the land value per acre used by the appraiser may be on the low end, so she concurs with Mr. Klein's recommendation of$950,000 for both parcels. MOTION, failed for lack of a second Mr. Bennett moved that Abatement #4382 and #4383 for Doug Burgum be lowered to $910,000. He used the tax director's figure but subtracted the $40,000 value for the foundation to arrive at the figure. The motion died for lack of a second. MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded that Abatement #4382 and #4383 for Doug Burgum for tax years 2009 and 2010 be lowered to $950,000 on parcel #64-0000-00240-030 and #64-0000-00242-020 comprising about 88 acres. On roll call vote, the motion carried with Mrs. Scherling, Mr. Vanyo, Mr. Peterson and Mr. Pawluk voting "Yes" and Mr. Bennett voting "No". 15. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT; OXBOW/HICKSON/BAKKE LEVEE; MEETING UPDATES, Committee reports Mr. Berndt said Hilda Gartner, Human Resources Supervisor, will be retiring effective June 30th after many years of service to the county.