10-15-1985 - Laserfiche WebLink

Don Richards, County Engineer, reported on informal bids received for cemetery surveys. Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to authorize Lambert Vogel to proceed with the survey as requested on the Springvale Cemetery at a cost of $550.00 and that Moore Engineering be hired to survey Cemetery #1 and Cemetery #2 at Trollwood at a cost of $864.00; and that they be requested to place the corners in concrete cylinders. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Richards will notify the surveyors of the Board's action. Regarding the proposed Agreement for Joint Exercise of Powers with Respect to the Disposal of Solid Waste, the Commission was in agreement that they would like to continue to participate in solid waste discussions but are not interested in participating in a joint powers agreement at this time. Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to enter into a written contract with the City of Fargo Park District for them to install corner fences on Trollwood Cemetery #1 and an interpretive sign giving some history of the cemetery and County Poor Farm; for the Fargo Park District to install a fence around Trollwood Cemetery #2 and interpretive sign giving some history of the cemetery and County Poor Farm; for the Fargo Park District to install an addition to the sign on former Cemetery #3 stating where it was relocated and where the records can be viewed; and that Cass County deed the former Cemetery #3 at Trollwood to the Fargo Park District; the total cost to Cass County not to exceed $600.00 according to an agreement reached at a meeting between the Administrative Assistant and the Fargo Park District on October 11, 1985. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Scott Krueger reported that some of the parking spaces in the Courthouse south lot were terminated October 14th due to parking of construction vehicles for contractors of the south wing. The entire lot will be utilized by the contractors effective October 21, 1985. The Juvenile Justice Center parking lot was re- striped to increase the number of parking spaces. A response was received from the States Attorney on the suggested option to allow County employees to work four 10 -hour days as their regular work week. He stated that unless the County has a separate personnel policy or labor contract authorizing overtime for work in excess of eight hours in any one day, the four 10 -hour days could constitute a valid 40 hour work week which would not be subject to the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Commission reviewed the list of lands forfeited to the County for unpaid taxes. Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to appraise the property at the total amount of five years delinquent taxes as shown on the 1985 Tax Sale List, and to re- appraise the properties not sold at the previous year's sale at 20 On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.