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