February 11, 2025
AGENDA
Call to Order
Attendance: Town officers, guests
Clerk's Report
Treasurer's Report
January 2025
Total Funds on Hand 1/1/2025 $282,566.75
Plus: Deposits $1,515.76
--Interest on Accounts 931.40
--Tax apportionment 584.36
Less: Disbursements $1,865.66
--Payroll 317.22
--941 TAXES 1,250.01
--Other Expenses 298.43
Total Funds on Hand 1/31/2025 $282,216.85
Checks Written 2116-2123
February 2025
Expected Receipts
St. Louis Cty - 788.08
Checks Written 2124-2128 $1,292.12
No transfer to checking needed
Old Business
- Update on Invasive Species grant request
- Township hiking trail and land usage
New Business
- Budget Meeting after Township Board Meeting today
- Approve Resolution to Appoint Election Judges
- Approve Resolution to Appoint Absentee Ballot Judges
- Help needed to set-up additional chairs and fold tables after the March 11 Town Election to get ready for the Annual Town Hall Meeting
- Due to the Town Election from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Annual Town Meeting will start at 8:30 p.m. followed by the Town Board Meeting
- Absentee Balloting runs from February 7 to March 10 – for questions, contact Pequaywan clerk at peqclerk@gmail.com or St. Louis County Elections at 726-2385
- Local Board of Appeal and Equalization (LBAE) meeting scheduled on May 13, 2025 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Pequaywan Firehall
Correspondence
Received:
- Invoice from Daisy Wallace for January 2025 web maintenance and computer support in the amount of $62.50
- Email from Microsoft re-automatic renewal of Microsoft 365 Family subscription for $129.99 on March 9, 2025
- Follow-up invitation from Minnesota Association of Townships to town officers to participate in the 2025 Township Day at the Capitol
- Email from St. Louis County Assessor’s Office (forwarded from Department of Revenue with a list of trained board members to hold Local Board of Appeal and Equalization (LBAE) meeting and dates of LBAE town meetings
- Emails from St. Louis County Elections re-Absentee balloting information and instructions for clerks
- Email from MATIT Worker’s Comp Payroll Audit Report for Pequaywan Township
- Enail from St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office re-various meetings related to Disaster Training Opportunities for township and cities
- Email from St. Louis County Assessor’s Office re-LBAE meeting and other information
Sent:
- Clerk’s name and address sent to St. Louis County Assessor’s Office for them to use on the valuation notices sent to taxpayers who wish to mail appeals
- Chair Nelson completed the online U.S. Census Bureau 2025 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)
Public Comment: None
The Public Comment section is a courtesy extended to persons wishing to address the Board. If you wish to comment during the Township Meeting, follow the protocol below. One public comment per citizen which is limited to two minutes. Submit request by the first Saturday of the month to peqclerk@gmail.com with your full name and comment information. The board can either address the issue, assign someone to address the issue, or do nothing.
Public Comment Request:
Next Meeting: March 11, 2025 at Pequaywan Firehall. March Town Election runs from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. so March Town Hall meeting will start at 8:20 p.m. followed by Town Board meeting.