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Commission Minutes—August 11, 2014 4344 rising number of caseloads, and the office is in the process of transitioning to a paperless office. Mr. Burdick believes current support staff is working at maximum capacity, and there is a need for an additional staff person; therefore, he is requesting an A13 Secretary position. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for the State's Attorney Office as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Montplaisir asked if the new employee could be funded from the State's Attorney Asset Forfeiture Fund, which has a balance of over $200,000. Mr. Burdick said it is an option, but it is not sustainable and next year the position's funding would come from General Fund. Mr. Peterson suggested using some of the money in the Asset Forfeiture Fund for software licenses and computer equipment included in the budget this year. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to reimburse the $31,000 software line item plus the $10,350 computer equipment line item for a total of $41,350 in the State's Attorney Office budget through the State's Attorney Asset Forfeiture Fund. Discussion: Mr. Montplaisir said by leaving the line items in the original State's Attorney budget and doing a reimbursement through the Asset Forfeiture Fund, the historical budget record will be kept intact for next year's budgeting process. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 21. RURAL AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION Jim Jager, President of the Rural Ambulance Association, was present along with members of other rural ambulance agencies to discuss the budget for 2015. The request is $210,000 compared to $195,000 last year. Mr. Jager said the budget is identical to last year's, with the exception of a one-time request of $15,000 for updates to the Mass Casualty Incident Truck, which is in need of emergency lighting, scene lighting, lettering, roll out shelves, and other miscellaneous items. The vehicle is an old beer truck that was donated to the Rural Ambulance Association last year. A FEMA grant helped to upgrade and outfit the truck to have the capability to treat 20 medical patients in the event of a disaster. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for the Rural Ambulance Association as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 22. VALLEY WATER RESCUE Valley Water Rescue volunteer Pete Fendt was present to discuss the proposed budget for their organization, which was established in 1993. They are requesting $43,500 for 2015, compared to $34,290 in 2014. Mr. Fendt said the increase is a result of using more search dogs. Search dogs require training, certifications, and insurance. Mr. Montplaisir said the budget for Valley Water Rescue is a line item in the Sheriffs Department budget, but Clay County, Moorhead, West Fargo, and Fargo all pay back a percentage of the budget. Cass County's percentage is 8.2%, which would be $3,872 of the current request.