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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA 62Dt; i , I I Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. 1- Mr. Wieland read a proposed letter requesting information from townships. cities and lending linstitutions if they have advance knowledge of new businesses being developed in their area or increased 'activity of existing businesses that will affect the useage of County. township and city roads and Istreets. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Larson seconded to submit this letter at the annual meeting of the :Cass County Township Officers' Association. and to send a copy of the letter to all Mayors in Cass County. to financial institutions and to rural elevators in Cass County. Motion carried. i REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOVEMBER 27. 1984 Chairman Stanton called the meeting to order and upon roll call. all members were present. I Mr. Sondrall requested that Mr. Eckert talk to the County Road Superintendent again about the ~angerous condition of County Road 6 leading to the bridge by the Convent south of Fargo. i Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Larson seconded to send a 1 etter to the Cass County Townshi p Offi cers' IAssociation asking them to appoint a representative to serve on a committee to review projects for the :County road repair funds. which are a result of the passage of the ten mill levy for roads. Motion icarri ed unani mously. [ ! Proposals were received from the following for janitorial and cleaning services at the Courthouse land Annex: I I i I ! Harvey's Janitorial Service Erickson Janitorial Service Dilworth Cleaning Service Automated Maintenance Service. United Service Corporation Nationwide Cleaning Systems Abels Cleaning Service Gem Cleaning Services Inc. I The Commi ssi onerswi 11 each revi ew the above proposal s. and the States Attorney was requested to [investigate the method of termination of the present contract for janitorial services and report back to ithe Commission at their special meeting tomorrow at 1:00 P.M. I : Mr. Jim Thoreson appeared before the Board on behalf of the 39 full time County employees who are lnot members of the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System. A large majority of these employees iare requesting the County to match the amount of dollars similar to what they are doing for the employees ion the State Retirement System and contribute it to the National Association of Counties deferred icompensation plan. A question was raised on the progress of the Salary Committee. consisting of iDepartment Heads; and the States Attorney. who is Chai rman of the commi ttee. stated that they wi 11 make itheir proposal to the Commission on December 11th. The Commission asked Jim Thoreson to come back at !that time regarding the National Association of Counties deferred compensation plan. , i Discussion was held on the draft Outline for Distribution of Pothole and Street Repair Funds from ithe County, as prepared by the States Attorney. A final draft will be presented next Tuesday. i Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Larson seconded that the Chairman and the Auditor be authorized to sign [the County Deed for the sale of tax forfeited property described as Lots 1 and 2. Block 26. City of [Gardner. in the amount of $542.50. On roll call vote. the motion carried unanimously. i Discussion was held regarding the request last week from the CasseltonAmbulance Service for an iincrease of $1.000.00 per year. The County Auditor reported on the amounts paid annually to each of ,seven ambul ance servi ces in the County and the fund balance as of October 31st. The Commi ssi on asked IScott Krueger to send a 1 etter to these ambul ance servi ces requesti ng a copy of thei r fi nanci al Istatements. It was also suggested that they be requested to appear before the Commission at budget time leach year. I I I The present Publ i c Defender contracts expi re December 31st. and the Commi ssi on di scussed the Iprocedure to be followed for obtaining indigent defense counsel for 1985. Mr. Wieland suggested a imeeti ng between the Sheri ff. the County Court Judges. the States Attorney and the Commi ssi oners to [discuss the public defender program and mental health hearings. The Chairman asked Scott Krueger to set ,up this meeting at 4:00 P.M. tomorrow. Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to place an ladverti sement in the newspaper calli ng for proposal s for Pub 1 i c Defender for Cass County Court at a :salary of $15.000.00 annually for each attorney. On roll call vote. the motion carried unanimously. The 'Cass County Bar Association will also be notified. I On motion by Mr. Larson and seconded by Mr. Eckert. the meeting was adjourned. Cities in Cass Co-- , letter to be written on new businesses C6--s1ippery condo discussed again Road repair funds-- Twp. Officers Assn. to appoint represen- tative to committee Janitorial services at Cthse. and Annex NACo Deferred Compo Plan--request by Jim Thoreson , representi ng Co. employees who are not on State Retirement System Di s tri buti on of Pothole & Street'RlJP. Sale of Tax-Delinq. Lot in Gardner I Cassel ton Ambulance I ~ervi ce requests I 1 ncrease Public Defender Contracts disc.