NDTOA 57th Annual Meeting and Convention

12/04/2023  8:30 AM -  12/04/2023  9:00 PM  Bismarck Ramada

Agenda for the 57th Annual Meeting of the

NORTH DAKOTA TOWNSHIP OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

Ramada Inn, 1400 Interchange Ave, Bismarck, ND

December 4^th & 5^th 2023

Monday, December 4^th 8:30 AM - Heritage Ballroom

7:30 AM Registration begins

8:30 President Lee Brandvold - 57^th Annual Convention opens

8:40 AM Governor Burgum (invited) - Welcome

9:00 AM Chad Orn, NDDOT Deputy Director for Planning (T.A.P. & Flex Fund grant programs)

9:30 AM Alan Dybing – Road Needs Survey & ND Road Safety Action Plan

10:00 AM Kim Owen – Federal program on Broadband deployment in North Dakota

10:30 AM Option A - Heritage Ballroom

• Zoning issues
  • Tyler Spomer ND State Water Resources - Zoning and National Flood Insurance
  • Tamra Heins & Amber Wood - Livestock and Zoning
  • Zoning overview & wrap up – Question and answer period

10:30 AM Option B - Executive 106

• Clerk’s Training – Annual Township Ledger Report (ATLR) software
  • Marisa Haman & Julie Brandvold

12:00 Lunch

• Awards
• Geoff Simon & Brent Bogar

Monday, December 4^th, 1:00 PM. - Heritage Ballroom - see next page

• Neil Sheridan, NATaT President
• Scott Meske – NDTOA Strategic Plan
• Business Meeting – see next page

Monday, December 4^th Evening

5:00 PM No Host Social

6:00 PM Banquet

• Awards
• Aaron Birst & Genny Dienstmann – Counties & Townships
• Representative Paul Thomas – Rural Road and Bridge Needs

Tuesday, December 5^th 8:30 AM – Heritage Ballroom

7:30 AM Registration begins

8:30 AM Justin Messner & Brent Kahl, NDDES - FEMA Public Assistance

9:15 AM Bryon Fuchs, NDLTAP - Preparing Estimates for Grant Applications

10:00 AM Grant Funding Panel Discussion - Q & A

• Genny Dienstmann, ND Association of Counties
• Bryon Fuchs, UGPTI – NDLTAP
• Kent Leben, NDDOT
• Les Noehre - UGPTI Grant Writing Team
• Lee Brandvold, NDTOA President

Tom Moe – Attorney Q & A

Wrap-Up – Lee Brandvold

12:00 PM – Adjournment

Agenda for the 57th Annual Business Meeting of the

NORTH DAKOTA TOWNSHIP OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

Ramada Inn, 1400 Interchange Ave, Bismarck, ND

December 4^th, 2023

Monday, December 4^th, 2023

1:00 PM Business Meeting

1. Neil Sheridan, NATaT President
2. Scott Meske – NDTOA Strategic Plan
3. Call to Order – Lee Brandvold
4. Roll of Counties Present
5. Rules of Operation
6. Consideration of Presented Minutes
7. Treasurer’s Report – Barb Knutson
8. President’s Report – Lee Brandvold
9. Executive Secretary’s Report – Larry Syverson
10. Attorney’s report - Thomas Moe
11. Audit Committee Report – Roger Olafson
12. Budget Committee Report – Lee Brandvold
13. Act on Proposed Budget
14. Old Business:
    1. Proposed By-Laws Changes
       1. Increase Membership Fee from $125 to $200 per Township
       2. Change title from Executive Secretary to Executive Director
15. New Business:
16. Resolutions:
17. Elections:
    1. President and Vice President
    2. Directors for Districts 1,3 and 5
18. Adjournment