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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA .--." _",.____u _ n'.,.. '.._'._n.______._. . --._-_.-.~.-.~- --_._---_._---~-- (; 1. 2 ~2 REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NOVEMBER 8, 1983 Chairman Eckert called the meeting to order and upon roll call, all members were present Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be ~pproved as written. Motion carried. i i The County Road Superintendent gave an update on the completion of the projects on the Q983 construction program. ! Mr. Dave Olson from the Harwood Area Volunteer Fire Department presented a request to ~cquire County-owned right of way which is between former U.S. Highway 81 and the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks south of County Road 22 at Harwood for the purpose of constructing a building to house a first-respondent fire department and a medical team. Mr. Olson stated ~hat there is a IS-year special assessment liability on the property amounting to $334.62 per year, and the Harwood Area Volunteer Fire Department would be willing to assume that liabilit lin exchange for the deed to that property. I Robert Hoy, States Attorney, stated that the County apparently acquired the above [property as highway right of way, and he would like to rese'arch the law to see what authority ithe County would have and if there are any restrictions on disposing of the property. Mr. ~ieland questioned whether the County Road Department would ever need this right of way. Mr. Sondrall moved and Mr. Larson seconded to refer this request to the State Attorney and !the County Road Superintendent for investigation and recommendation next week. On roll call rote, the motion carried unanimously. : Mr. Sondrall moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Chai'tmari"be authorized to sign a iresolution authorizing the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Government~ to aid in the :coordination of disaster emeJ;'gency situations anthemetrppolit.an level in: 63:ss arid (Clay pounties. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. A copy of the resolution is onj Ifile in the office of Cass County Auditor. : I Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to award the informal bid to F-M Ready Mix, !Inc. for snow removal .from County paJ;king lots located at the Cass County Courthouse, the ~nnex, the Juvenile Justice Center Building and the Nokomis Day Care Center at the rate of :$65.00 per hour'for a 950 Caterpillar Loader with 3~ yard bucket and $60.00 per hour for a I [930 Caterpillar Loader with 2~ yard bucket; and that a time service recorder be installed on !the equipment to be used if they do not already have such equipment for keeping a record of ithe hours spent on County property. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. i Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded to approve the application for a Raffle permil ifor the Chaffee Summer Recreation Program on the date of December 20, 1983, at the Chaffee II iSChOOl. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. I i Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to receive and file the annual report of I lthe Cass County Treasurer. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. I I Since no one appeared to protest at the public hearing on the proposed addition to the !page Rural Fire Protection District, Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to adopt the I jresolution for the annexation of all of Sections 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11 and 12, Ayr I ITownship, (excluding the City of Ayr) to the Page Rural Fire Protection District. On roll [call vote, the motion carried unanimously. I i Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that Vouchers No. 38,083 through No. 38,932 land Revenue Sharing Vouchers No. 373 through No. 375 be approved and ordered paid. On roll Icall vote, the motion carried unanimously. [ i I Correspondence was read and committee reports given. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondra11 seconded to appoint Commissioner Alon Wieland to Irepresent the Cass County Commission as ex-officio member to the Board of the Red River Zoological Garden, Inc. which pertains to a proposed zoo at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. A meeting was held earlier today with the Cass County Department Heads and several members of the County Commission regarding action taken by the Board last 'week to ban smoking in all County offices. It was decided that Department Heads should use their own discretion in not allowing smoking in certain areas of their offices, and Mr. Eckert reported that many of the Department Heads have already taken action to enforce the ban in certain areas of their offices. Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to re-affirm the position of the Cass County Commission to ban smoking in the following areas: Cass County Commission Room, public access areas in County offices, the large meeting room in the basement of the Juvenile Justice Center Building and in the small conference room of that building during public meetings. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. The placement of signs in the above specified areas will be handled by Alton Johnson, Maintenance Supervisor, to be done in conjuction with the Department Heads for the areas within their offices. On motion by Mr. Larson and seconded by Mr. Wieland, the meeting was adjourned. arwood Area Vol. ire Dept. req. to purchase Co- wned R/W Resolution auth. F-M Metro Council to aid in coord. of disaster emergency situat. Snow removal-- informal bid awarded to F-M Ready Mix, Inc. Raffle Permit for Chaffee Summer Rec. prg. Treas. Annual Report recd. Public Hearing on Addition to Page Rural Fire District Vouchers apprvd. Proposed Zoo at RRVF--appt. of Mr. Wieland to represent Cass Co Smoking ban-- Dept. Heads to use their discretion in their office areas but Comm. reaffirmed their position in certain areas