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Commission Minutes--December 6, 2004 2833 Mr. Montplaisir's letter of November 12th was addressed to the Personnel Overview Committee, and it was referred to committee members by County Coordinator Bonnie Johnson. Since it is mostly a financial change, and all Personnel Overview Committee actions are approved by the county commission, the matter was placed on today's commission agenda rather than calling a committee meeting. Mr. Montplaisir said Social Services is the one county department that pays the most in mileage reimbursement, and they did increase their 2005 mileage budget somewhat in anticipation of an increase in the mileage rate. The overall budget of other departments would not be greatly affected because they do not pay significant dollars in mileage reimbursement. He said the commission would need to address meals and lodging separately. In the proposed policy amendment, Mr. Burdick suggested that it state as follows: "The reimbursement rate is set by the County Commission and follows the State reimbursement rate or the Federal reimbursement rate, whichever is greater." MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to amend Personnel Policy Manual, Section 6.30, Travel and Expense Reimbursement, effective for travel conducted on or after January 1, 2005, to follow the State or the Federal reimbursement rate, whichever is greater. Discussion: Mr. Bennett said he is concerned about not following the State rate, and while it is conservative, he believes it has some merit. At the call for the question and on roll call vote, the motion carried with four members voting "Aye" and Mr. Bennett opposing. 24. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to approve Voucher No. 192,597 through No. 193,343. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 25. MEETING UPDATES; WORKFORCE SAFETY PREMIUM REDUCTION; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Committee reports Commissioners and staff reported on meetings they have attended in the past two weeks. Mr. Bennett asked Mrs. Johnson about the Workforce Safety premium reduction the county will receive as a reward for meeting the audit guidelines. Mrs. Johnson said the savings to Cass County Government will amount to about $52,000. Mrs. Johnson said she has been working closely with the City of Fargo on evaluating emergency management coordination between the city and county governments. In the near future, Mr. Vanyo said he will be providing copies to commissioners of legislative items affecting counties that have been submitted to the County Commissioners Legislative Council up to the present time.