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REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MAY 12, 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. Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. Last week the Board delayed action on the Application for Abatement and Settlement of Taxes submitted by Cargill, Inc. until a full Board was present. Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the value be compromised at $9,050,000 for the 1986 taxes. The motion failed upon roll call vote with Mr. Larson and Mrs. Stanton voting "Aye Mr. Sondrall, Mr. Wieland and Mr. Eckert voting "No Motion was then made by Mr. Eckert and seconded by Mr. Sondrall to deny the Application for Abatement of Taxes submitted by Cargill, Inc. at Riverside, ND. The motion carried on roll call vote with Mr. Sondrall, Mr. Wieland and Mr. Eckert voting "Aye Mrs. Stanton and Mr. Larson voting "No". The Chairman stated that the Cass County Commission feels there is some adjustment that could be made and the Commission would encourage them to seek relief through the Court system. At the Board's request, Mr. Dick Offutt appeared to discuss options for moving the automation projects for the Clerk of District Court's Office from the third year in the Data Processing Long -Range Plan to the first year. He stated that the present system has some serious deficiencies, and he noted that the District Court has offered to pay approximately $3,000 toward the cost of implementing a program if it can be done prior to June 30, 1987. Mr. Offutt estimated that it would cost approximately $6,000- $7,000 to hire an outside firm to do the project immediately, and he would recommend doing this. Using the present data processing staff could jeopardize other programs which they are trying to implement at this time. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to authorize the Data Processing Manager to hire an outside firm to further automate the records of the Clerk of District Court, to be paid from the Contingency Fund, subject to an agreement with the District Court and subject to the agreement being approved by the States Attorney. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Offutt suggested that the cost of the hardware could be paid by the Cass County Building Authority. Upon the recommendation of Glenn Ellingsberg, Disaster Emergency Manager, Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Chairman be authorized to sign a proclamation ordering a County -wide ban on all outdoor burning due to extremely dry conditions, the proclamation to be lifted upon recommendation of Mr. Ellingsberg. Motion carried unanimously.