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6253 Officer's Reports for June Shff. Dept. auth. to purchase radios from DES budget Safety Study -memo to be sent to all depts. urging their cooperation when contacted Co. Crt. Judges schedules disc. Shff. elected to represent Co.Officls Shff. employee to receive letter of commendation re: accident at fairgrnd Road paving in Erie St. Hist. Society corres. re: NDSU nomination to Ntl. Register CDBG housing repair funds discussed Spec. permits apprvd for RR Valley Fair- grounds Co. employees repre- sentative present re: 1986 salaries- 1985 scale to be incr. by 3.7% for budget purposes CCC}Lr ou p t 40 1) PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to receive and file the following Officer's June, 1985: Motion carried unanimously. Clerk of Court County Court Register of Deeds Sheriff Veterans Service Office 4,976.25 $24,633.76 $12,839.00 8,609.93 Reports for Upon the request of Glenn Ellingsburg, Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that the Sheriff's Department be authorized to purchase three 8- channel portable radios at a total cost of $5,500.00 on a 50 -50 matching basis with the Federal Government, this to be paid from the Disaster Emergency Services budget. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that the Cass County Commission send a letter to all department heads and elected officials informing them that we have hired John Welton to do a safety study, and the Commission will appreciate and expect their full cooperation; and that Gordon Sletmoe and Glenn Ellingsburg will be contacting them along with Mr. Welton in the very near future to review their operation. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Stanton received a complaint about both of the County Court Judges being absent from the Courthouse at the same time, and she requested the Administrative Assistant to talk to the two Judges about arranging their schedules so that at least one of them is present during office hours as much as possible. Sheriff Donald Rudnick was appointed by the County's elected officials for a two year term on the North Dakota Association of Counties State Delegate Council. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the Cass County Commission send a letter of commendation to Gene McLean, County Sheriff's employee, for his knowledge and quick action in relationship to the Brian Murphy accident at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds on the date of July 10, 1985. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that the County Road Superintendent be authorized to pave the full road width from curb to curb through the town of Erie while doing the blacktopping project from Erie north to County Road 26, and to make arrangements with the Erie Township Board for reimbursement of this additional cost of $13,000.00, this to be repaid in a matter of five years. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to receive and file the July 8, 1985, correspondence from the State Historical Society regarding the North Dakota State University Campus being considered by the State Review Board for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Motion carried. The Commissioners signed a letter to the North Dakota congressional delegation, to Governor George Sinner, Lt. Governor Ruth Meier and to Ron Soderberg of the- North Dakota Office of Management and Budget regarding housing repair funds under the Community Development Block Grant program. On motion by Mrs. Stanton and seconded by Mr. Eckert, the meeting was adjourned. REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS JULY 23, 1985 Chairman Ray Larson called the meeting to order and upon roll call, all members were present. Mr. Sondrall moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Upon the request of Marvin Witt, Executive Vice President of the Red River Valley Fair Association, Mr. Sondrall moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to approve, the Application For Special Permit To Sell Alcoholic Beverages at a Special Event on August 3 and August 28, 1985, at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds; and to approve the Application for a Dance Permit for JAM Production and the Red River Valley Fair for a concert at the Grandstand on August 3, 1985. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Steve Dawson appeared before the Board representing the Cass County employees, and he presented a cost of living adjustment projection for 1986 requesting that the Commission adjust the merit pay scale from year to year as per the cost of living and to retain each position from year to year within the pay scale at a constant relation to the scale. A question was raised on the number of County employees, and the Commission requested a breakdown of full -time and part -time employees by department. Sheriff Don Rudnick was also present, and he requested the Commission to increase the pay scale but not determine individual salary increases at this time. Motion was made by Mrs. Stanton that department heads be authorized to include a 3.7% salary increase recognizing the fact that this may not be a final figure but a figure to be used for 1986 budgeting purposes, and to include $5,820.00 for five employees who are on the low end of the pay scale. Motion was seconded by Mr. Sondrall and discussion followed. At the call for the question, the motion failed with two members voting "Aye Mr. Larson, Mr. Wieland and Mr. Eckert voting "No