20251204 Wells Co Commissioner Part 3 of 3; North Dakota

Video 1 0f 3
Discussions:
Spray cost
Ambulance & fire District with no tax
Money Market - $400,000 withdraw on 11-28-25
CD & Market Balance is $6.189 Million at 4%
General Balance 4.8 Million - includes Social Service funds
Changes of General fund:
2021 - 3.2 million
2023 - 3.2 million, 3.06 million
2024 - 3.62 million
2025 - 4.87 million

HB1066 discussion
Bank of ND - Discussion on Loan for infrastructure

Wind Farm - PRC concerning Valhalla : Valhalla needs to have a public hearing; however, PRC want permits soon. County wants to give the permits. Commissioner concern that a grp will try to change & drag it out.

Video 2 of 3
Discussions:
Road Dept report
City of Harvey approved back taxes return submitted by real-estate agent. Commissioner denied return.

Election discussion

Resignation of Staff and the replacement staff of Dakota Steedsman.

Tax abatement for county own property allowed.
Ends with the start of discussion of Long Term Planning. Begins the discussion of departments that cut backs. Begins with the Sheriff Department.
Expenses over pas 20 years were 21 millions to 38 million in expenses.

Video 3 of 3
Continue Long term plans of lowering expenses
Auditor projects that the county will collapse in longterm.

Options: combine positions when people retire; service hopefully not suffer. Sharing staff discussion.

Think? Separation of local power as department blend together. Who calls the shots?

Road Department expenses hard to cut. They could do less blading and services, discussion.

Population Decline continue for several years discussion.

Sheriff Dept size discussion and jurisdiction talk.
Township increase fees
911 accounts in the negative of 3200.00
Health & Human Services balance is negative. (but they said in video 1 the general fund includes Human Service funds; what about the invest funds of the Human Services; Just how actuate is the statement - on paper accts do they include other invest funds)

Solve by putting mill levies on ballot. If failed by the people, then Commissioners can cut township because of it.

Meetings: commissioner summit; 6 county meeting