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Agenda for the 59th Annual Meeting of the

NORTH DAKOTA TOWNSHIP OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

Ramada Inn, 1400 Interchange Ave, Bismarck, ND

December 8th & 9th 2025

Monday, December 8th, 8:00 AM - Heritage Ballroom

     7:30 AM Registration begins

     8:00   President Lee Brandvold - 59th Annual Convention opens

     8:15   Ron Henke, NDDOT Director

     8:45   Tom Beadle - Prairie Dog and Flex Fund Direct Payments Timeline and Qualifications (Recorded)

     9:00   Joelle VanderLinden - LoadPass Permits - LoadPass Changes

     9:15   Bryon Fuchs - NDLTAP - Rural Road Safety

    10:15  Break - Please help yourself to refreshments and snacks in the Judicial Room & Visit the Exhibitors

    10:45  Linda Svihovic - NDACo - Budgeting with Levy Caps after HB1176

    11:45  Todd Weber - NDTOA proposed changes  

12:00 Luncheon - Heritage Ballroom

          Award Presentation - TBD

1:00 PM - Business Meeting - Heritage Ballroom - For agenda, please scroll down

5:00 PM Social - (cash bar)     

6:00 PM Banquet - Heritage Ballroom  

         Keith Pic, NDIRF - Changes to Confirment Check Policy - Liability Insurance 

         Legislator of the Year Award Presentation

          Award Presentation - TBD      

Tuesday, December 9th, 8:00 AM – Heritage Ballroom

     7:30   Registration begins

     8:00   Opening - Lee Brandvold

               Steven Zimmer - IntelliplanZ, LLC. - Zoning & Comprehensive Plans

    9:00    Tyler Spomer - National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator - NFIP program requirements

    9:30    Justin Messner - Disaster Recovery Chief, CFM - FEMA-NDDES

   10:00   Break

   10:30   Steven Lipp - North Dakota Community Foundation

   10:45   Wendy Baggaley - Right Choice Consulting - Intro to Parliamentary Procedure

   11:00   NDDOT Flex Grant Team - Grant Programs with Q&A

   12:00   Lee Brandvold - Door Prize Drawings* - Wrap Up    

     * 5 Township Officers who have pre-registered will win $100 bills, must be present to win!   

 

List of Exhibitors in the Judicial Room – Click on their names for more information

The North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund (NDIRF) is a non-profit risk pool that offers liability, auto, and public assets coverages exclusively to North Dakota political subdivisions.

Mission Statement: To foster safe, efficient, environmentally sound, and cost effective North Dakota highway, road, and street systems by exchanging transportation technology with North Dakota's local units of government and transportation community through training, technical assistance, and information services as part of the US FHWA's nationwide LTAP network.

Our Mission: Support, enhance and promote animal agriculture in North Dakota.

A UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR THE PERMITTING OF OVERWEIGHT & OVERSIZED LOADS ON PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY ROADWAYS

The NDWCA's goal is to help provide the education, tools and policies to further the control and management of noxious weeds.

Per the changes in statutory authority in SB 2027, all National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) participating communities are required to update their ordinance. If the community’s floodplain ordinance has been updated since October 1, 2020, then only an ordinance amendment is necessary. However, if the ordinance has not been updated since October 1, 2020, then a full ordinance update will be necessary. Communities failing to update their ordinance by June 1, 2026, may be suspended from the NFIP.

WSB is a forward-thinking design, consulting, and civil engineering firm specializing in community planning, environmental, and construction services.

More than your local security provider, Signal of North Dakota, is your active community partner. By applying global thinking on our approach to local security, we ensure that our presence isn’t just seen, it’s felt.

To improve the quality of life for North Dakota's citizens through charitable giving and promoting philanthropy.

Parliamentary procedure helps cool down 🔥 passionate opinions so rational decisions can prevail.

 

  

   Agenda for the 59th Annual Business Meeting of the

NORTH DAKOTA TOWNSHIP OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

Ramada Inn, 1400 Interchange Ave, Bismarck, ND

December 8th, 2025

Monday, December 8th, 2025

1:00 PM Business Meeting

  1. Call to Order – Lee Brandvold
  2. Roll of Counties Present
  3. Rules of Operation
  4. Public Comment Period - See https://www.ndtoa.com/about-us/ndtoa-public-comment-policy/
  5. Consideration of the Presented Minutes
  6. Treasurer's Report – Barb Knutson  
  7. President's Report – Lee Brandvold
  8. Executive Director's Report – Larry Syverson
  9. Attorney’s report - 
  10. Audit Committee Report – Roger Olafson
  11. Budget Committee Report – Lee Brandvold - 
  12. Act on Proposed Budget 
  13. Old Business:
  14. New Business:
  15. Resolutions:
  16. Elections:
    1. President and Vice President
    2. Directors for Districts 1,3, and 5
  17. Adjournment

      There will be a 30-minute break at about 3 PM - Please visit the exhibitors in the Judicial Room.

NDTOA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of this convention by

Dakota Community Bank and the North Dakota Livestock Alliance


 

North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund (NDIRF) & North Dakota Local Technical Assistance Program(NDLTAP) are important partners of NDTOA, providing an invaluable resource for Township Officers. Please join the Officers and Directors of NDTOA in thanking them for their contribution.

 

 

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