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Syverson Elected President of NDTOA

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The North Dakota Township Officers Association held their 43rd Annual Meeting in Jamestown December 7-8. Larry Syverson, a long time member of the NDTOA Board Directors, was elected President. He is a Mayville area farmer and a Roseville Township Officer in Traill County.

Roger Olafson, a farmer and businessman from Edinburg and a Thingvalla Township Officer in Pembina County, was elected Vice President of the NDTOA.

District 5 Director Barb Knutson from McKenzie and District 1 Director Floyd Miller from Williston were re-elected to serve 2 year terms. Al Bekkerus from Grand Forks was elected to a two year term as Director for District 3. Grassroots leaders heard from a series of informational speakers including Greg Wilz, Director of ND Homeland Security and North Dakota's Director of Emergency Services, Dave Levi, Program Manager for North Dakota's LTAP, ND Tax Commissioner Cory Fong and Kevin Schatz, Supervisor of Motor Fuel, Oil and Special Taxes from the ND Tax Department.

Other dignitaries attending were Secretary of State Al Jaeger, Tim Horner from the ND Department of Transportation and Loren Ingebretsen, President of the Minnesota Association of Townships.

Melvin Jensen from Osnabrock was awarded the 2009 Grassroots Government Leadership Award. Of his many accomplishments, Melvin has served as assessor for 57 years and as Clerk Treasurer for 21 years in Osnabrock Township in Cavalier County.

District 14 Representative Robin Weisz from Hurdsfield was presented the 2009 Legislator of the Year Award for the second time. He first was awarded this distinction in 2003 for his floor debating skills in the ND House of Representatives and in 2009 for his positive work for funding for ND's transportation providers. This is the first time the award has ever been given to the same Legislator more than once. Ken Yantes, NDTOA



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