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Commission Minutes-August 17, 2000 2171 <br />Mr. Montplaisir said he will contact Rod Backman from NDDOT concerning a possible agreement. <br />The commission was in agreement to eliminate $125,000 for the salt storage building. <br /> <br />Mr. Berndt is asking to hire an additional engineering technician. He also reviewed several <br />equipment purchases and two items totaling $21,000 were eliminated from the budget. <br /> <br />Planning <br />Mr. Berndt reviewed the Planning Department budget. He said the planner's salary is funded with <br />75% planning funds and 25% road funds. Mr. Montplaisir discussed the $200,000 budgeted for <br />the GIS system. <br /> <br />Vector Control <br />Darwin Hinrichs reviewed the Vector Control budget. He said the largest increase is for <br />equipment purchases. He said the budget includes a new sprayer, Argo and two pickups. One <br />of the pickups is for the director with half the cost being funded by Vector Control and the other <br />half being funded by Weed Control. Mrs. Quick suggested purchasing a used pickup to replace <br />the S-10 and suggested that the $15,000 budgeted be reduced to $10,000. <br /> <br />Weed Control <br />Mr. Hinrichs reviewed the Weed Control budget. Again, he said the largest increase is for <br />equipment purchases. He said the budget includes a new spray truck, a new hand spray truck <br />and a pickup for the director. Mrs. Quick asked which of the two spray trucks were a priority. Mr. <br />Hinrichs would choose the hand spray truck as a priority. Mr. Wieland suggested budgeting <br />$46,000 for the equipment line item and let Mr. Hinrichs make the decision on what equipment <br />to purchase. <br /> <br />Mr. Hinrichs said he has been approached by both Weed and Vector boards regarding employees <br />wearing shirts with the county name on them. This would help identify employees when they are <br />working in neighborhoods and throughout the county. The commission did not think this would <br />be too costly and felt it was a good idea. <br /> <br />Veteran's Service <br />Mr. Brent reviewed his budget. He discussed Veteran's Service actions from this past year. He <br />is requesting his half-time file clerk position be changed to a full-time veterans' service <br />representative. He said the additional staff is needed to keep up with the increased workload. <br />Mr. Koenig suggested the overtime line item be decreased if the new position is approved. <br /> <br />RECESS <br /> MOTION, passed <br /> Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Quick seconded to recess the meeting after <br /> testimony from Veteran's Service at 11:40 AM and reconvene Monday, August <br /> 21, 2000, at 8:30 AM. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />APPROVED: <br /> <br />"Michael I~lon{pl~isi~ - Au~l~'tor <br />Cass County, North Dakota <br /> <br />Joh~Meyer, Cha'i'rman <br />Cass County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br /> <br />