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Commission Minutes--September 11, 2002 2507 <br /> <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Wagner moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to remove the Weed <br />Control and Vector Control expenditure from the capital projects fund <br />and pursue the lease option, apportioning the cost of the lease-purchase <br />of a new building to the three agencies that would be using it in the <br />future. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />This budget includes $400,000 to fund the county's share of the greenway project, which <br />Mr. Montplaisir feels should be done because of the matching money. It also includes <br />possible construction of a parking lot west of the annex building, south of the Fargo Park <br />District building. Mr. Wieland suggested leaving the money in capital projects, like the <br />board is doing for the weed and vector building project. <br /> <br />Intemal Service <br />This is the fund used to service the other funds, according to Mr. Montplaisir. <br />the health insurance, motor pool and telephone trust funds. <br /> <br />includes <br /> <br />Water Resoume Districts <br />At an August budget meeting, commissioners leamed that the water boards had pumhased <br />a large amount of new furniture that was not itemized in their budget. The commission <br />would not want county department heads to purchase items they did not plan for or specify <br />in their budget, and Mr. Wieland said the county commission could make a suggestion that <br />excess money be placed in a reserve account for the possibility of reducing future mill levy <br />rates. The board was in agreement to have the chairman write a letter to the water <br />resource districts when their 2003 budget is certified and include some comments from the <br />county auditor on the three main budget areas used by county departments in preparing <br />their budget requests, <br /> <br />Overview <br />Mr. Montplaisir said the board accomplished their goal of reducing the 2003 proposed <br />budget by another $500,000; and the mill levy is currently at 65,12 mills. The chairman will <br />call another budget meeting for the purpose of discussing two pending items, the pilot skills <br />pmgrem and contract policing with Horace. <br /> <br /> ADJOURNMENT MOTION, passed <br /> On motion by Mr. Wagner, seconded by Mrs. Schneider and all in favor, <br /> the meeting was recessed at 6:00 PM until the time of the next budget <br /> meeting, which will be at the call of the chairman. <br /> <br />ATTEST: APPROVED: <br /> <br />Michael Montplaisir- Auditor Alon Wieland, Chairman <br />Cass County, North Dakota Cass County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br /> <br />