01-22-1985 - Laserfiche WebLink

REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JANUARY 22, 1985 Chairman Ray Larson called the meeting to order and upon roll call, all members were present. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Ruth Hellem, Clerk of District Court, appeared before the Board regarding her request at budget time last September for an additional employee in her department. After discussion, Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to authorize Ruth Hellem to hire a temporary employee at the rate of $700.00 per month within her budgetary allowance for a period of 6 months, and that she report back to the Commission in 90 days on the status of the backlog of work in her department. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Goodwin Hoff, Supervising Sanitarian of the Fargo Community Health, presented an Environmental Report in the areas of sewer permits, day care illnesses, monitoring water systems and control of contaminants in the air. Gordon Sletmoe, Disaster Emergency Services Director, appeared before the Board regarding the 911 emergency telephone system which will be installed in the City of Fargo. He questioned whether the Commission felt other parts of the County would be interested in the 911 system, and he suggested a study to determine the feasibility. Mrs. Stanton recalled that there was very little positive response in the rural areas when they were approached on this some time ago. The Commission was in agreement that the County should not become involved in the funding. A meeting will be held at the Fargo City Hall on January 23rd to further discuss the 911 system. Discussion was held on the 1985 proposed salary plan for County employees. Mrs. Stanton felt that there are some inequities in the pay plan and that no salary determination has been made for the Social Services employees or for the Department Heads. Another area that concerns her is the proposed pay cuts over a 4 -year period for six employees. Mr. Wieland stated that 5% was set aside for Social Services for the Department Head to recommend back to the Commission what the employee increases should be. It was decided that each Commissioner should talk to Tom Jensen, Social Services Director, before next Tuesday to get his recommendations. Mr. Wieland and Mr. Eckert agreed that there are some inequities in the proposed pay plan, and they suggested dealing with them after the basic plan is adopted. They stated that until an alternate plan is shown to them, they would support the present proposal. Mrs. Stanton requested an opportunity to discuss the 1985 salary plan with County employees, and a meeting was scheduled for Monday, January 28th, at 7:00 P.M. Scott Krueger was requested to post a notice so that employees could attend, and the matter will be placed on the