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Commission Minutes—August 11, 2014 4343 MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for the GFMEDC at $566,000. On roll call vote, the motion carried with Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Scherling, Mr. Vanyo and Mr. Pawluk voting in favor; Mr. Bennett opposed. 17. CASS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Emily Wehlander, Interim Executive Director of the Cass County Historical Society, was present. Also present was Brenda Warren, who will be taking over as Executive Director later this month. Their organization is requesting $125,000 compared to $75,000 in funding received last year. Ms. Wehlander said there are 43 buildings at Bonanzaville and maintenance is costly. Also, their church was damaged by fire last month and it has been determined that demolition is the best option. The church is insured for $27,600 and demolition costs will be $30,000. She said their organization has been working to attract additional members and as a result, memberships increased by 50% over the last year. The commission supports the work of the Historical Society, but as discussed previously, the board is looking at all of the budgets closely. Mr. Pawluk asked about the budget amount using the "zero mill increase" formula. Mr. Montplaisir said it would be $77,522. MOTION, failed for lack of a second Mr. Bennett moved to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for the Cass County Historical Society in the amount of $100,000. The motion failed due to lack of a second. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for the Cass County Historical Society in the amount of $77,522. On roll call vote, the motion carried with Mr. Vanyo, Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Scherling and Mr. Pawluk voting in favor; Mr. Bennett opposed. 18. RECESS FOR LUNCH The Commission recessed for lunch at 11:53 AM. 19. RECONVENE The meeting reconvened at 1:00 PM for further budget review with all commissioners present. 20. STATE'S ATTORNEY Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, was present to discuss the preliminary 2015 budget for the State's Attorney Office. Except for salary and benefit related increases for current staff and the addition of a new support staff position, the proposed budget is down from 2014 by $22,000. Mr. Burdick said as law enforcement has changed to incorporate more technology, a larger burden has been placed on the State's Attorney Office to access, download, and review material. The ND Supreme Court has a "zero error" tolerance for the State's Attorney to provide all information generated in this discovery process. In addition, there have been a