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595G PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Disc. on the eX8enses & mlge. of Robert Thomp- son" North Cass Water Mgmt. Bd., for attending mtgs. of the Red River Joint Board Disc. on appt. to Cass Co. Housing Auth.-- former and presnt. directors to be asked to appear before Comm. Lost Instr. Bond for Betty Jo Nelson Disc. on contrct~ for conflict of into attys-- Board to keep the matter in mind should they wish to termin- ate the contract. Expressions of int. from other attorney firms Disc. on Red , River Valley Fai~ Assn. membership Est. to be paid to contractor on Cthse.Addn. Resig. of Mary Mattson as Ext. Home Economist Vouchers apprvd. I App1. to LEC for I cont. grant fundsl for Probation : Officer .__,_ _~~_'~.H~'Eii1~.~'-H_l!..~!?,!.!-":'~~~' .N;.,! _ 22~!!.~ I r I i Mr. Robert Thompson from the North Cass Water Management District was present along !with the attorney for that Board, Mr. Daniel Wentz. The former County Commission had : questioned the per diem and expenses of Mr. Thompson on the October, 1980, report of the i North Cass Water Management Board. He explained that every water management board in the : Red River Valley has to pay the expenses of their delegate to the Red River Water i Management Joint Board meetings. However, as Chairman of the Executive Board, his expenses i for those meetings are paid from the budget of the Red River Water Management Joint Board. Mr. Wentz stated that this is in accordance with the by-laws of the Joint Board which were adopted by all of the water management boards in the Red River Valley. Discussion was held on an appointment to the Cass County Housing Authority. Mr. Eckert submitted several names as possible appointees. He stated that several people he talked to felt there should be more activity on that Board, and Mr. Theodore Lee mentioned last week that they have had difficulty getting quorums to hold their meetings. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded that the Board request Mr. Bud Helling, who recently resigned as the director, to come in at his earliest convenience and also the new director of the Cass County Housing Authority. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Wold moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Board receive and file the Indemnity Bond on Lost Instrument for Betty Jo Nelson, and authorize the Auditor to issue a duplicate check. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Discussion continued on the contracts for conflict of interest attorneys under the public defender system. Attorney Ed Murphy stated that the Courts have assigned outside attorneys for conflict of interest cases. District Court Judge Norman Backes stated that the Judges would hold back on the appointment of Mr. Britton to the 5 cases he has remaining on his contract in the event there is a major felony where a conflict might arise. He stated that Mr. Murphy's and Mr. Britton's contracts do not provide exclusive rights to the conflict attorneys. Judge Backes stated that they will try to keep the hourly-rate at $35.00 per hour until July 1st because the County Commission did not anticipat~ an .increase in costs in the present County budget, since the rate is now $50.00 per hour. Attorneys Bill Kennelly and Bruce Aarestad were present and expressed an interest in the public defender system. The Chairman received a letter from Attorneys Fay and Griffeth also expressing their interest. The Commission will keep the matter in mind so that if they wished to terminate the three year contract, it could be done before the 30 days prior to the annual segment of the contract as stated in the contract terms. Discussion was held on the mill levy which is paid to the Red River Valley Fair Association. Mr. Larson felt that one of the County Commissioners should be appointed to the 9-member Fair Board since the land is owned by Cass County. Mr. Hendrickson stated that the County Commission has advocated this for many years, and he stated that it would call for a change in the by-laws to include the County Commission. Mr. Palmer Satrom was present and encouraged the Commission to attend the monthly meetings of the Fair Board. Mr. Larson will discuss the matter with the States Attorney. Mrs. Wold'; moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the County Auditor be authorized to pay Estimate #8 in the amount of $8,595.00 to J. E. Krieg & Sons on the Courthouse Addition. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Wold moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Board accept the resignation with regrets from Mary Matteson as Cass County Extension Home Economist, effective February 28, 1981. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Wold moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that Vouchers No. 13,175 through No. 13,748 and Revenue Sharing Vouchers No. 237 and 238 be approved and ordered paid. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimOUSly. On motion by Mrs. Wold and seconded by Mr. Eckert, the meeting was adjourned. ADJOURNED MEETING OF CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS I I I I i were i FEBRUARY 11, 1981 Chairman Hendrickson called the meeting to order and upon roll call, all members present. Mrs. Wold moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the'minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Upon the recommendation of Art Lieb, Juvenile Supervisor, Mrs. Wold moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Chairman be authorized to sign the Application to the North Dakota Law Enforcement Council for continuation of funds in the amount of $8,691.25 for the Probation Officer Grant, should the funds become available. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.