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Commission Minutes--June 5,2000 2129 7. CONTRACT APPROVAL, MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve the following contracts submitted by respective department head and portfolio commissioner, subject to state's attorney approval; and authorize the chairman to sign. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. North Dakota State Water Commission--revised contract to develop non-structural Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan (contract signed March 20,2000, omitted some language which was consistent with the original understanding); Houston Engineering--Highway 81 construction staking, inspection and engineering services, not to exceed the amount of $141,966; Ulteig Engineers--engineering services for proposed County Highway 17 bikeway, not to exceed the amount of $18,000. 8. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Contract signed for second Dolice officer in Casselton Jim Thoreson, Chief Deputy Sheriff, presented a Police Service Contract with the City of Casselton for a second deputy sheriff. Presently, the City of Casselton contracts with Cass County for law enforcement services of one deputy sheriff. Due to the recent resignation of their city-employed police officer, the Casselton City Council approved contracting with Cass County for that position also. Mr. Thoreson said this is a good example of two governmental entities working together to provide better services to the citizens involved. MOTION, passed Mr. Koenig moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to authorize the chairman to sign the new contract for law enforcement services with the City of Casselton through December 31, 2000. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 9. STATE'S ATTORNEY, Settlement of lawsuit/administrative hearing concerning bank tax Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, presented a letter dated June 5,2000, requesting approval to settle a proposed lawsuit and administrative hearing by the attorney representing the State Tax Commissioner, Cass County, and other counties concerning the way certain bank taxes were paid. He said a special assistant attorney general was assigned to the case and arrived at a proposed settlement, which will not cost the counties any money. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to accept the settlement offer in which all parties to the lawsuit would walk away from the suit with no refunds to be paid by any counties to First Bank and no under payments by First Bank to the counties. Motion carried unanimously. 10. TAX EQUALIZATION BOARD, Convened for 2000 At this time, the Cass County Board of Tax Equalization convened for the year 2000. Frank Klein, Cass County Director of Equalization, provided a letter dated May 31,2000, concerning the annual equalization of assessments. He estimated that the net taxable valuation in Cass County will increase 6.3% over last year, from $225.7 million to $240 million.