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Commission Minutes--September 19, 2001 2356 Sheriff's Department MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to reduce the overtime line item in the jail operations from $73,000 to $63,000, because of the delayed opening of the new jail since construction of the facility is behind schedule. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to move $50,000 from the Sheriff's budget in the General Fund to the Jail Fund for the 14-passenger transport bus, which will be used for prisoner transportation. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Extension Service MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to decrease the new employee line item in the Extension Service budget from $10,000 to $5,000 for the Parenting Resource Center grant position. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. State's Attorney A coffee fund line item generated some discussion as to whether it should be a budget item, as requested, or a department head expense. Mr. Burdick said it has nothing to do with coffee for himself or staff but would be a way to pay for coffee he offers as a courtesy to members of the public who are in the office for prolonged periods of time. Mr. Burdick said the line item could be removed from the budget rather than taking more time to discuss it today, and the Board suggested that department heads discuss how they handle similar situations so that a uniform policy throughout the county may be followed. Veterans Service Office MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to reduce the Veterans Service Office line item for agency dues from $128.00 to $68.00 because the county pays dues for one association for each department head. On roll call vote, the motion carried with four members voting "Aye" and Mrs. Sorum opposing. North Dakota Association of Counties Mrs. Schneider said dues to the State Association have increased rather rapidly, and she suggested that the executive committee review the dues structure again. A committee does look at the dues, according to Mr. Wieland, and he explained the formula that is applied to the counties. He said member counties pay 6% of the total budget of the association, and Cass County pays about 10% of the total dues. Job Development Fund Mr. Wieland suggested not reducing the request of $175,000 for administration of the Fargo Cass County Economic Development Corporation (FCCEDC), and adding language to the contract concerning the open records law.