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Commission Minutes—April 7, 2014 4279 f. Authorize the county auditor to sign the proxy vote for the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund annual meeting to be held May 15, 2014, at the Ramkota Inn in Bismarck, North Dakota. g. Approve changes to polling locations for Precincts 21-02 (Fargo Public Library), 45-02 (Reiles Acres Community Center), 45-03 (Harwood Community Center), and 46-01 (The Bowler); designate polling hours from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM; and designate early voting precincts at the Hilton Garden Inn, Doublewood Inn and Days Inn Casselton for the June primary election. h. Contract approval - Industrial Builders, Inc.—bridge replacement project one mile north of Enderlin in Section 34 of Pontiac Township on the Maple River; - Duininck, Inc.—structures, grading and incidentals projects for a bridge located two miles west of Amenia on County Highway 32, and bridge located five miles northeast of Kindred on County Highway 36; - Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG)—grant award documents for 2014 in the amount of $11,853 to continue support of programs that provide alternatives to juvenile offenders. i. Allow the promotion and holding of a bake sale and lunch fundraising benefit on April 24, 2014, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM in the Cass County Annex basement for Sheri Finstad, Cass County Social Services employee. j. Authorize the chairman to sign a Disclaimer of Interest, Stipulation and Order for Dismissal of Cass County in the Northern States Power lawsuit relating to the CapX2020 transmission line. 6. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Presentation of retirement plaque to Mike Argall Mr. Pawluk presented a retirement plaque to Mike Argall, who recently retired from the Cass County Sheriff's Office after 35 years of service. He thanked commissioners for the plaque and said he is appreciative of his years working for Cass County Government. 7. SOCIAL SERVICES, Presentation of Caring Community Award The Cass County Social Services Family Service Unit has received the Caring Community Award from Prevent Child Abuse of North Dakota organization. The award recognizes the unit's proactive work to ensure the safety of children and engage families to resolve potential risks. Mr. Peterson presented the award to the supervisors from the Family Service Unit, and thanked all of the staff for their dedication toward the prevention of child abuse. 8. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, School Resource Officer program Captain Judy Tollefson was present to discuss the potential growth of the School Resource Officer (SRO) program in Cass County. There have been discussions with school districts about adding more deputies. Northern Cass School District has requested a full-time SRO, and has committed funds for the position. In the past Cass County has paid around 88% of the costs for the positions, not including the equipment and vehicles needed for staff. The Sheriff's Office presented a proposal to the school districts for the county to begin using the national standard cost share of 75% paid by the school and 25% by the county. The annual cost for two deputies is now $127,000—with the new cost share formula, the county would pay $88,000 annually for four deputies. She said staff will discuss the proposal with Maple Valley, Central Cass, and Kindred to see if they are interested in a full-time SRO. She said additional information will be provided to the board after discussions are held with the other schools.