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REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MAY 27, 1986 Chairman Alon Wieland called the meeting to order and upon roll call, all members were present. Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Attorney Daniel Twichell and Jeff Volk from the Moore Engineering Company presented proposed agreements and easements for the Argusville dike as discussed at the last meeting. States Attorney Robert Hoy and County Engineer Don Richards received copies this morning. Mr. Hoy stated that if the value of the property which the City of Argusville wishes to acquire is in excess of $1,000.00, the property must be sold at public auction. He suggested that the Commissioners view the area and determine if the value may be in excess of $1,000.00. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the proposed agreements and easements for the Argusville dike be referred to the June 3rd meeting, and that the County Engineer and the States Attorney confer with Jeff Volk and Daniel Twichell to resolve the legal and technical problems. Motion carried. The Board recessed for a meeting of the Cass County Building Authority. Upon reconvening, Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded to approve the Building Authority action approving payment of Disbursement Direction #9 in the amount of $174,296.40 for the Courthouse South Wing. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson accepted to approve partial payment #5 to the T.F. Powers Construction Company in the amount of $16,263.00; partial payment #8 to the West Fargo Plumbing and Heating Company in the amount of $10,993.75; and partial payment #7 to Dakota Electric Construction Company in the amount of $5,506.20 from the Extra Ordinary Outlay fund for the Courthouse remodeling project. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Concerning a replacement for the vacancy in the County Auditor's Office, Scott Krueger reported that he met with the Auditor and the Data Processing Manager about the position, and they reached an agreement whereby the existing Auditor's staff would do a majority of the duties on a two -month trial period; the parcel description changes to be performed by the Director of Tax Equalization's Deputy, and temporary help to be hired for tax receipt when necessary. They will be recommending the creation of a position to assist the Auditor with financial functions, this being in conjunction with the long range data processing plan. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded to approve the recommendation of the Administrative Assistant regarding the vacancy in the Auditor's Office for a period of two months. In further