NDTOA Convention

12/04/2023  7:00 PM -  12/05/2023  12:00 PM  Bismarck Ramada

NDTOA 57^th Convention and Annual Meeting

Ramada Inn, 1400 Interchange Ave, Bismarck, ND

• Monday, December 4^th, 2023, 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 – ATLR software
      • Marisa Haman & Julie Brandvold
• • 12:00 Lunch
    • Awards
    • Geoff Simon & Brent Bogar
• Monday, December 4^th, 1:00 PM. - Heritage Ballroom
  • 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, 8:00 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 – Adjourn

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

• Neil Sheridan, NATaT President
• Scott Meske – NDTOA Strategic Plan
• Call to Order – Lee Brandvold
• Roll of Counties Present
• Rules of Operation
• Consideration of Presented Minutes
• Treasurer’s Report – Barb Knutson
• President’s Report – Lee Brandvold
• Executive Secretary’s Report – Larry Syverson
• Attorney’s report - Thomas Moe 
• Audit Committee Report – Roger Olafson
• Budget Committee Report – Lee Brandvold
• Act on Proposed Budget
• 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
• New Business:
• Resolutions:
• Elections:
  1. President and Vice President
  2. Directors for Districts 1,3 and 5
• Adjournment