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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA } 20 ":,~~_~=.~~~~=r~~'~A~~:~,.o.=-~~iC-' - --- -- ~--- -__ ____ ________________ REGULAR MEETING 6F-CASS~~COUNTY- BOARD oYCoMMn;1n:ONER-S NOVEMBER 1, 1983 I Chairman Eckert called the meeting to order and upon roll call, all members were present I Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. I '011 'I A meetlng Wl be arranged between the County Road Superintendent, Mr. Eckert, Mr. LaJOson, and Mr. Donald Gunness regarding negotiations for the purchase of gravel near Glyndon. I I Mr. Philip Matthews presented a revised proposal for the rental of County Extension iOffice space at 9l2-3rd Avenue South. Mr. Matthews offered to take care of the snow removal 'Ion the property, which the County had done last year and to pay the entire heating bill instead of the County paying 40% as was the agreement last year. Mr. Matthews proposed !that the County pay $2,100.00 per month for rental of 3,340 square feet of office space and 480 square feet of storage space, this being a cost of $6.59 per square foot on an annual basis. I I Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to accept the two-year rental agreement as !outlined by Philip Matthews for the County Extension Office space at the rate of $2,100.00 Iper month effective January 1, 1984, with payment to be made on the 1st of each month. On iroll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wieland asked that a new contract be Iwritten by the States Attorney. i I Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to accept the proposal of Judge Donald Cooke jafter meeting with him informally on October 20, 1983, for creating the position of Clerk of ithe Cass County Court; this to be followed by a job description and to be fit into the ICounty's pay scale. On roll call vote, the motion carried unan1mously. I i Mr. Wieland reported on a need for staff replacement in the office of County Court. iMr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to approve the appointment of Lthda Brooks as Isecond Deputy effective November 1, 1983, and to authorize Judge Cooke to hire a new employee ito replace one who has resigned, the salaries to be referred to the Salary Review Committee. IOn roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. i I Upon the recommendation of Orde~le Erua, County Auditor, Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to approve the appointments of LaVonne Rudolph as First Deputy and Joyce [Schepp as Second Deputy effective November 1, 1983, the salaries to be referred to the Salary iReview Committee. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. i i Discussion was held on the placement of "No Smoking" signs in the Commission Room and lother areas of County office buildings. Mr. Wieland informed the Commission of evidence iwhere persons have burned holes in the carpeting, and he stated that to ban smoking would lalleviate the problem of potential damage to County property. Mr. Eckert questioned if the ;Commission would have a problem by eliminating smoking in a public area, and Mr Sondrall Isuggested eliminating smoking in carpeted areas only. I I Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded to ban all smoking from all County offices. IAt the call for the question, the motion carried on roll call vote with th~ee members voting I "Aye", Mr. Eckert and Mr. Sondrall voting "No". Mr. Wieland suggesteo a memo to all IDepartment Heads requesting their cooperation, and he will work with Alton Johnson on the !placement of signs in County buildings. Sheriff Don Rudnick appeared before the Board regarding some interest shown on the part of one of his deputies and also by Mrs. Stanton for utilizing canine patrol by the County Sheriff's Department. Mr. Rudnick stated his opinion that he is not sure if it would be cost-worthy for the County to have a dog as the City of Fargo has two dogs and is training a third one. He stated that the Sheriff's Department has worked with the City of Fargo in the past when this type of service was needed and have done things in return for the City of Fargo Police Department. Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to award the informal bid for snow removal from County parking lots to Ken "Mitch" Michel Trucking. However, a question was raised on whether these companies were asked about insurance coverage and another question was raised on whether the County would have control over the type of equipment to be used according to the amounts of snowfall received. Mrs. Stanton suggested that there be a written contract on the snow removal. The above motion and second were withdrawn. Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to postpone action on the bids for snow removal for one week. Mr. Sondrall suggested inspecting the proposed equipment to be used. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve the Application for a Raffle Permit for the Wheatland Rod and Gun Glub to be held on December 3, 1983, at the Wheatland Rod and Gun Club Building in Wheatland. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve the Application for a Raffle Permit for the Chaffee Junior Class to be held on November 23rd and December 13, 1983, at the Chaffee Public School. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Gravel near Glyndon disc. Co. Ext. Office space--new lease proposed by Philip Matthews' Bd. accepts 2-yr. rental agreement for Co. Ext. Office space Position of Clerk of the Cass County Court created Appt. of Linda Brooks as 2nd Deputy in Co. Cr~ Appt. of LaVonne Rudolph and Joyce Schepp as Deputy Co. Auditors Smoking ban in all Co. office areas adopted (bWll'l'Io 'fc -de 'fin. d. +h.eiy (J4S/+-;41'\ b" .:5I1IDkii-l';'\ 11-3-S3 Sheriff's canine patrol disc. Snow removal-- informal bids disc.--motion & second withdrawn and action delayed one week Raffle Permit for Wheatland Rod & Gun Club Raffle Permit for Chaffee Junior Class