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5954 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA I Shff. Dept. annual report Monthly Reports for December State Social Bd. approves appt. of Comm. Larson Resignation of Theodore M. Lee from Cass Co. Housing Auth. Recommendation of Rd. Supt. on bids for 4-wheel drive--action delayed Rd. Supt. & 2 employees to attend conf. I i Disc. on contrac~ for conflict of I interest attys. under Public Defender System Disc. on Cass Co. Housing Auth.-- Bd. accepts resig. of T. Lee Jim Thoreson appeared before the Board on behalf of the Cass County Sheriff's Department to present copies of their 1980 Year End Report. He outlined goals that accomplished and some that were set for 1981. The Board complimented the Sheriff's Department on compiling this report. were Mrs. Wold moved and Mr. Larson seconded that the following Monthly Reports for December, 1980, be received and filed: On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. North Cass Water Management District Rush River Water Management District Maple River Water Management District Southeast Cass Water Management District Cass County Veterans Service Serv~ A letter was received from the North Dakota Social Service Board approving the appointment of Commissioner Larson to the County Social Service Board to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Oscar Sondrall, which will expire July 31, 1981. A letter was received from Theodore M. Lee resigning from the Board of the Cass County Housing Authority, effective February 1, 1981. The Commission requested the County Auditor to contact a representative of the Housing Authority to appear next Wednesday and explain their duties. On motion by Mr. Larson and seconded by Mrs. Wold, the meeting was adjourned. ADJOURNED MEETING OF CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JANUARY 28, 1981 Chairman HendricKson called the meeting to order and upon roll call, all members were present. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Steve Grindberg, County Road Superintendent, reviewed the bids received January 21st for a 4-wheel drive vehicle, and he recommended accepting the low bid of Overvold Motors, Inc in the amount of $10,011.99. Mr. Larson proposed obtaining cost estimates on different types of vehicles that would be more economical to drive. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Larson seconded that the Board delay action on the bids for another week. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Wold moved ,and Mr. Larson seconded that the CQunty Road Superintendent and two of his employees be authorized to attend the annual paving conference on March 10 and 11, 1981, at the Bismarck Holiday Inn. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Discussion was held on the contracts for conflict of interest attorneys under the Public Defender System. Mr. Ed Murphy stated that he feels he has already filled his quota of 20 cases as conflict of interest attorney. The States Attorney was present and stated that Mr. Murphy's and Bruce Britton's contracts stated that each attorney shall handle 20 cases or 5% of the case load, whichever is greater. She maintained that the number of cases for the year has not been determined, so we do not know that he has handled 5% of the case load. District Court Judge Norman Backes stated that he feels Mr. Murphy has completed his contract as conflict of interest attorney. He stated that Mr. Murphy has 2 cases over the 20, for which Judge Backes feels he should be entitled to bill the County. The Judge stated that he will send a memo to all of the Judges informing them of the situation with the conflict of interest attorneys, and requesting them to be very careful when calling for a conflict of interest attorney on a case. In closing, Mr. Murphy stated that he would be willing to keep a record of the number of cases over 20 and the hours spent on each and then submit them as bills if the tot~l case load does not reach 400 'at the end of the contract period which is July 15, 1981'. The matter will be discussed again next Wednesday. Mr. Theodore Lee, who is submitting his resignation from the Cass County Housing Authority, discussed the duties and responsibilities of that committee. He stated that the Board members receive no compensation for expenses or mileage. Mr. Larson discussed the possibility of combining the Fargo and Cass County Housing Authorities, and he would like to pursue this further. Mrs. Wold moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the resignation of Theodore Lee from the Cass County Housing Authority be accepted with regrets, effective February 1, 1981. On roll call vote, the motion carried with four members voting "Aye"; Mr. Larson being absent.