05-21-1985 - Laserfiche WebLink

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 an file the following Officer's Reports for April, 1985: Motion carried. Clerk of Court 4,926.25 County Court $26,263.22 Register of Deeds $13,462.70 Sheriff 7,187.88 Veterans Service Office The Chairman received correspondence from Joe Novak of Employment Advisors, Inc. recommending that the position evaluations of County Department Heads be delayed until the Task Force Study recommendations are considered by the Commission. Mrs. Stanton reported that she was approached by a County department head stating that they did not receive notification that this evaluation was being done. Mr. Wieland suggested writing a letter to Joe Novak instructing him to proceed with the position evaluations for those department heads which are not affected by recommendations made in "The Cass County Report Those which may be affected are the Road Superintendent, the Director of Tax Equalization, the Disaster Emergency Services Director, and the Administrative Assistant. Scott Krueger was requested to send a memo at this time to Department Heads informing them of this evaluation of their job and the salary in relation to it. Correspondence was received from Tom Jensen, County Social Services Director, regarding the recommendation in the Task Force Study to charge an annual fee of $100.00 for licensing each day care center. Mr. Jensen stated that the 1985 Legislature has established a fee schedule and a manner in which these funds must be used.