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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Upon the request of Sheriff Don Rudnick, Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Chairman be authorized to sign a Proclamation declaring the week of May 13 -19th as Police Week. Motion carried unanimously. Scott Kildahl, Chairman of the Cass County Government Study Task Force, spoke to the Commission and presented copies of "The Cass County Report He stated that generally, Cass County government is managed and operated in a capable manner. However, there are several areas that can and should be improved in order to increase the economy and effectiveness of County services and operations. The study contains 68 recommendations, which were explained in detail by the project consultants, Bill Henderson and Randy Young. Mr. Kildahl stated that the task force has a continuing interest in the successful _implementation of these recommendations, and they would like to meet with the County Commissioners and the Department Heads in 6 months to monitor the implementation. On motion by Mrs. Stanton and seconded by Mr. Wieland, the meeting was adjourned. REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY 21, 1985 Chairman Ray Larson called the meeting to order with four members present, Mr. Sondrall being absent. Mr. Eckert moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to grant a Site Authorization renewal for the Fargo- Moorhead Community Theatre to conduct games of chance at the City Limits Truck Plaza for the period of July 1, 1985 through June 30, 1986. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to grant a Site Authorization renewal for The Coalition for Disabled Persons of North Dakota to conduct games of chance at the Shamrock Tavern for the period of July 1, 1985 through June 30, 1986. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Chairman be authorized to sign two Construction Engineering Agreements with Houston Engineering for bridge projects CBRS 0944(51) and CBRS 0921(52) north of Chaffee on County Road 5 and east of Chaffee on County Road 6 as outlined by Steve Grindberg. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Eckert moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to authorize the Chairman and the Auditor to sign the City Pothole Agreements with the City of Arthur in the amount of $692.00, and with the City of Fargo in the amount of $251,916.00. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to advertise for bids for an overlay project on County Road 38 from Alice to State Highway 46 at an estimated cost of $400,000.00. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Sheriff Don Rudnick appeared before the Board to request permission to hire part -time help in the County Jail on Friday evenings from 4:00 -8:00 P.M. in the booking department. Mr. Wieland suggested that the Sheriff set some rules for booking during certain hours, but the Sheriff stated that these times are set by the Judges. He will talk to the County and District Court Judges about the scheduling problems. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that the Chairman be authorized to sign the agreement for a Kustom KR -11 radar unit from the State Highway Department. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Commissioners Larson and Stanton met with the consultants of Henderson, Young and Company last week after their presentation of the Cass County Government Task Force Study, and they proposed to provide consulting services to the County for developing a new budget format at a cost of $50,000.00 for Phase 1 to be completed for the 1986 County budget plus $25,000.00 for Phase 2 to be completed for the 1987 budget. Mr. Wieland requested that Scott Krueger contact Henderson, Young and Company to ask which recommendations this budget proposal covers in the task force study, and to get this information to the Commissioners prior to the next meeting. Proposals to develop a road management plan for the County were submitted by two North Dakota State University students seeking summer employment. No action was taken at this time pending the hiring of a County Engineer as recommended by the Task Force Study. The Commission asked Scott Krueger to bring a sample of an advertisement for the position of a County Engineer before the end of the meeting today. Glenn Ellingsburg from the County Sheriff's Department presented a proposal from Moorhead Electric Company for installation of cable for the new telephone system. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to bury two sets of 200 -pair cable between the Juvenile Justice Center and the Courthouse at a cost not to exceed $2,500.00. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to receive and file the following Officer's Reports for April, 1985: Motion carried. Clerk of Court County Court Register of Deeds Sheriff Veterans Service Office 4,926.25 $26,263.22 $13,462.70 7,187.88 G242 6 hff. req. Comm. to sign Police Week Proc. Co. Govt. Task Force Study results given Site Auth. renewal for F -M Comm. Theatre Site Auth. renewal for Coalition for Disabled Persons Construction Eng. agreements signed for bridge projects oad Repair and mprovement unds approved 38 from Alice to t. 46- -bids to be dvertised o. Jail -Shff. req. ddtl. part -time help Shff. to receive radar unit from St. ]Hwy. Dept. Budget proposal by Henderson, Young Co. Road management plan- proposals by 2 NDSU planning students Telephone system- cable to be buried Officer's Reports recd. and filed