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REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APRIL 28, 1987 Chairman Alon Wieland called the meeting to order with all members present as follows: Jeannette Stanton, Don Eckert, Oscar Sondrall, Ray Larson and Alon Wieland. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Bonnie Johnson, Regional Child Support Enforcement Director, appeared before the Board with a recommendation for staff replacement in her office due to the resignation of Jennifer Green. Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that Bonnie Johnson be authorized to move Karen Putnam from the position of Head Secretary to the position of Investigator in Pay Grade 7 at a salary of $1,406 per month to replace Jennifer Green; to move Deb Fernandez from the position of Secretary to the position of Head Secretary in Pay Grade 5 at a salary of $1, 054 per month; and to hire a secretary in Pay Grade 5 at a maximum of $1,000 per month. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Upon the recommendation of County Engineer Don Richards, Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded that the Cass County Electric Co -op be granted a utility permit to replace a faulty existing cable under County Road 26. Motion carried. Don Richards reported that employees of his department are working today on moving obsolete County office equipment and furnishings to the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in preparation for the auction sale of such property to be held Thursday, April 30th. Discussion continued from last week on hiring staff replacement for the County Road Department. Mr. Eckert stated that he does not favor hiring new employees at the same salary as the employees who have worked in the department for a number of years. Mr. Wieland's concern is hiring new employees to replace those who will not be retiring until fall. However, Mr. Richards stated that he normally would be hiring temporary people during the summer, but will not be doing that at this time. He also stated that his department is doing more work since the 10 -mill levy for road repair and construction was approved. Mrs. Stanton feels Mr. Richards is doing a good job and should be allowed to run his department. Mr. Eckert also questioned the method of advertising when positions are open, and Mr. Richards stated that he does have a large volume of applicants in an active file that he referred to. Mr. Wieland stated that the Commission will be suggesting that each department contact the North Dakota Job Services when they have a position to be filed. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that County Engineer Don Richards be authorized to hire an M -6 Operator IV in Pay Grade 10 at a salary of $10.50 per hour; to hire an M -5 Master Mechanic in Pay Grade 8 at a salary of $9.76 per hour; and to hire an M -4 Chief