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REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FEBRUARY 19, 1985 Chairman Ray Larson called the meeting to order and upon roll call, all members were present. Mr. Eckert moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Mr. Mary Witt from the Red River Fair Association asked if the Commission had any questions on the annual report which was submitted to them last week. Mr. Sondrall asked the States Attorney to investigate whether the one quarter mill levy for the Red River Valley Fair could be raised to one -half mill and if it would require a vote of the people. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to approve the application for concert permits by the Red River Valley Fair Association on July 11 -16, 1985, at the Fairgrounds. Motion carried. Discussion was again held on the County insurance billing from Dawson Insurance Agency in the amount of $27,000 for an addition to the August, 1984 premium. Motion was made by Mrs Stanton and seconded by Mr. Wieland for purposes of discussion to pay the additional insurance premium to the Dawson Insurance Agency. The motion and second were amended to include a stipulation that in the future the County be notified of any changes in premiums, changes in insurance companies or anything else that pertains to the County's insurance as soon as possible when a change occurs and that the Dawson Insurance Agency provide a complete break -down of why the premium changed at this time, this information to be supplied in the next 30 days. The motion carried on roll call vote with four members voting "Aye Mr. Eckert opposing the payment of the bill. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that the County Social Services Director be authorized to hire one Eligibility Technician. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to grant permission for out of state travel for Social Services employees to go to Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The motion carried on roll call vote with all members voting "Aye Scott Krueger, Administrative Assistant, drafted a letter to the North Dakota Congressional Delegation regarding Federal Revenue Sharing and the Federal budget deficit. The letter states that the Commission supports the proposed cuts by President Ronald Reagan in the Federal Revenue Sharing Program because they feel there is no excess revenue to share. It further stated that other Federal programs should be looked at in the same light. Commissioners Eckert and Sondrall cited reasons for not favoring a cut in the Federal Revenue Sharing Program. Barnes County Commissioner W. R. Hanson appeared before the Board representing the Association of Counties and the