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Commission Minutes—August 12, 2014 4348 MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for Veteran's Service as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 5. AUDITOR Mr. Montplaisir presented the 2015 preliminary budget for the Auditor's Office. He said the budget includes $5,000 for a new check signer, and $382,225 for a new e-poll book system. Mr. Montplaisir believes the state may budget for poll books for all the precincts in the state during the next legislative session. Mr. Peterson asked if the county could be retroactively reimbursed. Mr. Montplaisir said the county has been retroactively reimbursed for scanners in the past, so there is a history of retroactive reimbursement. Even if the state does not budget for new poll books there are funds saved during non-election years that would cover the expenditure. MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for the Auditor's Office as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 6. FIRST LINK Cindy Miller, Director of First Link, and David Vining, Volunteer Center Coordinator, were present. Their organization is requesting $5,000 for 2015, which is the same amount that was requested last year. First Link assists the county with volunteer coordination during emergencies, and also provides 24 hour call services to the community. First Link is the only call center in the state connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for First Link as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 7. TREASURER Charlotte Sandvik, Cass County Treasurer, was present and gave an overview of the 2015 budget. Most increases are for employee salaries, benefits, office supplies and postage. A $200 line item was added for a translator, as the burden falls to the county to provide translation services for non-English speaking residents who need assistance from the Treasurer's Office. The other added expenditure is $5,000 for a new folding machine. The current machine was purchased in 1992 and is no longer repairable. The machine is used by the Treasurer, Tax Director and Auditor's Offices. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for the Treasurer's Office. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 8. FARGO CASS PUBLIC HEALTH Ruth Bachmeier, Director of Public Health, was present and provided a summary of the preliminary budget for Fargo Cass Public Health. They are requesting $711,098 for 2015, which is a 1.06% increase from the 2014 budget. The only changes are for cost of living adjustment (COLA) and step increases for employees.