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5990 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA ~.M!~.":i'!.~~~!!,"_~~~:~Pi~~~~; H~j::' ifoi!l_.__ Disc. on office "of Supt. of ,Schools Special Improve. Dist. #1 blueprint presentation I Chm. auth. to sign resolution to i retain engineer. ; firm and law firm; in connection with spec. assess. I district I I I iRed River Valley I Fair Assc. request to transfer beer : license Abatement for Nils Wallace Erickson denied Abatement for Centre, Inc. denied Abatement for B M & H, a partenership, denied Compensation for Weed Control Bd. . members for mile.! and expenses ! apprd. . States Atty Auth':1 to request Atty. Gen. to representi Cass Co. in Burl.i North. Rail. law.! Dance permit granted to Ronda Borgerson The Auditor received a call asking if Cass County would be willing to meet with i the Richlimd County Board of Commissioners to discuss the possibility of sharing i a County Superintendent of Schools. Mrs. Wold suggested meeting with them after i the States Attorney has a chance to search the law on what options the County has ! regarding the office of Superintendent of Schools. The Chairman requested Mrs. Wold i to write a letter to Joe Crawford, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, j to get his ideas on the matter. I On motion by Mr. Larson and seconded by Mrs. Stanton, the meeting was adjourned. REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AUGUST 19, 1981 Chairman Hendrickson called the meeting to order and all members were present. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Attorney Dick Peterson appeared before the Board and presented a blueprint of the proposed Special Improvement District No. 1 for asphalt paving in the subdivisions of Forest River, Forest River Second, Chrisan, Chrisan Second and a portion of Chrisan Glen. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mrs. Wold seconded that the Chairman be authorized to sign the resolution retaining the engineering firm of Koehnlein, Lightowler and Johnson to prepare the plans and specifications, and the law firm of Peterson & Sasseville to provide legal services in connection with the creation of the special assessment district. Said Project shall be at no financial obligation to Cass County; and the affected landowners shall pay all expenses incurred ,in the preparations such as the engineering and legal fees and the cost of necessary'publications even if the project fails. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Marvin Witt, Executive Director of the Red River Valley Fair Association, appeared before the Board with a request to transfer their beer license to the Shanley Parent Council for the date of September 18, 1981, during an auction to be held at the fairgrounds. The matter was referred to Robert Hoy, Assistant States Attorney, who reported to the Board that it would not be legal for the Red River Valley Fair Board to authorize another agency to use their beer license. The Board requested that Mr. Witt be advised that their beer license cannot be transferred to any other organization. Upon the recommendation of the County Director of Tax Equalization, Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Larson seconded that the Application for Abatement and Settlement of Taxes submitted by Nils Wallace Erickson be denied for the reason that the assessment is not inequitable or unjust when compared to other like property in the area. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Upon the recommendation of the,County Director of Tax Equalization, Mrs. Wold moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Application for Abatement and Settlement of Taxes submitted by Centre, Inc. be denied in accordance with the recommendations stated by Clarence Miller at the County Commission meeting held on April 7, 1981, which recommenda- tion was supported in a recent opinion from the North Dakota Attorney General's Office. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Attorney Alice Olson, President of Centre, Inc. was present and stated that she feels the matter may be taken to Court for clarification of the law because she stated that Centre does not pay any rent and no money is being made off the property. She stated that the property is wholly used for a charitable purpose by its owner and that it is wholly used for a charitable purpose by its occupant. Upon the recommendation of the County Director of Tax Equalization, Mrs. Stanton moved and Mrs. Wold seconded that the Application for Abatement and Settlement of Taxes submitted by B M & H, a partnership, be denied for the reason that the assessment is equitable and uniform with other comparable property in the City of Fargo. On roll-call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Eckert, Vice Chairman of the newly appointed County Weed Control Board, stated that the Board of County Commissioners may set rates of compensation for Weed Control Board members. However, the Commissioners felt that there are various other boards throughout the County who do not receive compensation for attending meetings. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Larson seconded that the members of the County Weed Control Board receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses and a mileage allowance at the rate established by State law. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Wold moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the Chairman be authorized to sign the resolution authorizing Cynthia Rothe, States Attorney, to request the North Dakota Attorney General's Office to represent Cass County in the Burlington Northern Railroad lawsuit on their 1980 property taxes. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Larson seconded that a dance permit be granted to Ronda Borgerson to hold a wedding dance at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds on the date of October 10, 1981. The motion carried on roll call vote with only Mrs. Stanton opposing because she felt the Board should have information on whether liquor will be sold at such.'an event.