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Maine Prairie Township: no tax increase for 2014 the number of hours per day to be The township approved main-
patrolled. No action was taken, tainingcurrentlevyamounts,with
ByIeanDoranMatua, Editor a town hall. The expenses to-date late their own plan. They welcome Fire contracts were reviewed: no increase for 2014, at $627,300.
The annual meeting of Maine were $222,245, well under-budget, input from township residents for Watkins increased $311, withThe township set polling hours
Prairie Township was held after Landscaping and the parking lot this plan. $5,466.59 due for 2013. for future elections to 4-8 p.m.,
electionpollsclosedMarch12.Ron were discussed, with no specific The Kimball Police Depart- Rockville decreased $171, with because of low numbers. (The
Kuechle was re-elected as supervi- plans other than to have a flag pole ment, represented by chief Jim $15,239.70 due for 2013. minimum required for townships
sot. Tom Ehlinger was nominated and some kind of landscaping and Frilstad, was invited to make a Kimball increased $5,261, with is three hours.)
as moderator for the meeting, shrubbery. Decisions on the park- presentation and proposal to the $47,591.45 due for 2013. The next annual meeting will
There was discussion of roading lot will be made later in the township for law enforcement ser- The township approved payingbe held March 11, 2014. Township
projects in the township, and season, vices which would make Kimball these fire contracts, meetings are always open to the
whether crack-sealing or sealcoat- The township board is working Police the primary patrol rather The township approved donat-public, and residents are encour-
ingwas preferred, on a comprehensive and exten- than Stearns County. The benefits ing $3,000 to WatkinsAmbulance. aged to attend annual meetings
The new town hall was dis- sive five-year road maintenance presented included 24-hour cover- The township approved donat-as this is when spending decisions
cussed. (This meeting was held plan. They are coordinating with age, visibility, and faster response ing $2,000 to Kimball Community are made.
there.) $245,000 was set aside at Stearns County, and also look- time on calls. The cost to the Education. 5 p.m. Thursday, April 18, is the
the 2012 annual meeting to build ing at Other townships to formu- township would be determined by The township approved donat-County Board of Appeals & Equal-
ing $1,000 to the Kimball Commu- ization meeting for the township,
~r ~nrrrr nity Playhouse for their summer at the new township hall.
cwv oF w~ production of"Footloose."
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By Jean Doran Matua, Editor
At its March 21 meeting, the
Watkins city council heard the
results of their 2012 audit by KDV.
No errors or issues were found.
The city is "right on target" by hav-
ing 50 percent of next year's bud-
get set aside in a fund balance.
Monte Eastvold of Northland
Securities addressed the coun-
cil about the sale of the city's
$4,725,000 bond on March 21.
Two bids were received that were
very close. Piper Jaffray's bid was
selected (over Robert W. Baird &
Co., Inc., of Milwaukee); the dif-
ference was 0.014 percent inter-
est. The original loan was in 2009
for road, water and sewer repairs
in the City of Watkins. The total
sale price was $4,749,239.31 which
included the cost of obtaining
a new credit rating for the city.
The $44,295 cost of issuance is
included there too. Repayment
was extended one year at 3.7754
percent interest; the loan will
mature in 2049. The yearly pay-
ments will be slightly higher until
maturity, but the net savings to
the city is $1,167,521.22. This new
loan can be refinanced as early
as 2020; prepayment is another
option open to the city. The city
will receive a $17,048.75 pay-
ment from Piper ]affray at closing,
which Eastvold suggests the city
put in the bank.
2013 Watkins Ambulance offi-
cers were named: Ben Aho chief,
Sharon Donnay treasurer, Shir-
ley ]acklitch secretary, ]ulie Hils-
gen training officer, Jeff Hilsgen
& Theresa Carlson Relief Associa-
tion.
The city will put out for bid, sep-
arately, the inspection and main-
tenance work on the water tower.
The city received two bids
for the 1987 plow truck that had
recently been replaced. The high
bid was $2,105 from Chad Kipp;
this was accepted unanimously.
(The other bid was $1,875 from
French Lake Auto Parts.)
Randy Kramer had a water leak
and is requesting the sewer portion
of his $1,157 water bill for 59,000 gal-
lons of water in January be written
off. The city will investigate whether
any of this water could have gone
down the sewer, in which case it
likely would not be written off.
Steve Geislinger passed a certi-
fication test March 20. His salary
was raised $.50 per hour for pass-
ing the test, and $.50 for now being
the Public Works Director.
Wally% Caf6 has requested two
handicap parking spaces, one on
Central Ave. and the other on 2nd
St. It would need Meeker County
approval to put one on Central Ave.
It was noted that there used to be
one there when it was the drugstore,
and that there will be better visibil-
ity at the intersection when there
are no cars parked in the handicap
CITY OF WATKINS
BUSINESS-TYPE ACTIVITIES
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND
CHANGES IN NET POSITION - PROPRIETARY FUNDS
For the Year Ended December 31,2012
OPERATING REVENUES
Charge~'; for Services
P~'mits. f]~akup Fee.s mid Pena|ties
"lbtat Operating Re, venues
$
Water Sewer Total
188~868 $ 193,235 $ 382,t03
9OO 9OO
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! 891768193~235 383#03
OPERATING EXPENSES
WBges and Salaries
Materials and Sapplies
Repairs m~d Maintenance
ProfL~ssioaat Servic~.'s
Utilities
Depreciation
Miscellaneous Expemses
Total Opetatlng Expenses
15,812 15,726 31,538
4,087 8A85 12,572
3 I, 119 16,765 47,884
4,456 2, Ig3 6,639
22,080 13,837 3!917
85,442 124,762 2!0,~04
7,629 6.732 14p36t
170,625 188,490 359.115
Operating Profit
19.143 4,745 23;888
NONOPERATING REVENUE (EXPENSE)
Iav~tmctR Income
Intergovcmmm,tal
Mise~llam.~ous Revenue
Interest Expense
To~I Nonoperating gevenu~ (Expense)
161 507 668
32,654 32,654
I, ! 72 6,292 7,464
( + 9,:; m) { ! 6,0~5)0 %'t~),
14,6~} ~9r2~i) 53o4
Change in Ne~ Position
3,~,74~ (4,s5]) 2vj92
NET POSITION
B~,iaaing of Year
2#94;4t4 2,915,751 5#I,0~165.
End of Year
~F 3.028,157 ~2+911+200 ~ 5~93%~57
CITY OF WATK1NS
BUSINESS-TYPE ACTIYITIES
STATEMENT OI," NET PoSrrlON - PROPRIETARY FUNDS
December 3L 20~2
ASSETS
Cut,at Assets
('ash aM Ca~ Eqvivalems
Actmun|s Reo¢ivable
Total Cutvent Assets
NmleurreaI Assets
Capital Assets:
Land
BuiMings
lulh|:strac~ ure
Furniture, Macllinety and Eqaipmgllt
Total Capital Assets
Less A~umutated I~prg~isfion
Net Capital Asst~s
Water Sewer Total
$
142;73g $ 226,472 $ 369,210
19,439 25,776 45,215
162J77 252~248 , ,414,425
1,250 188,160 f89,4 !0
79,(161 79,661
4,309,863 5,433,880 9,743343
8,4!2 1t,2t2 19,624
4,319~$25 $,7!2,9!3 t0,032,4~8
.... (S18,942) (!,S34,043)(2.652,985)
3fi00583 3ig7&870 7,379,453
Tot~l AS~ts
LIARll JTIgS ANi) NET POSITION
Ca rreet Llabilitiet
- Accounts Payable
Interest P~abl©
NOae~rrCnt LiabilMes Da¢ Witht. Olte Year
Total Current Lidoitltle~
$3667.,7611 $4131,118 $779+38"/8
S 9,5+2 $ h3So S iO~,n
~7fl(10 g6~0f~A) 1,53~$00
s~6o3 92,9 ~s I ".,'6,s2 ~
Nomeerrent L~ldlttivs
Nm~ real Loa~ Pa~.mbte
~ntmnts Dt~ Within ~ Year
To~ Noucun~at ~bltties
6is+~oo i,2|3;ooo1.~31:~o0
~l,O00 1,1277~ I 678,000
Tqtal ~ilifics
634t(il)] .1,2 19+~i8 i~521
Ne~ Posl~a
Net tllvt++llilelli i. L~tpitai ASseS
U m'~sict-~
Total Net :Position
Total Liabiliti~ ar~;N~t Poaition
2,8S~083 2,665,~705,5,17.953
1~6L074 :2+5,330 39174
