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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Mrs. Terry Bastien was present regarding her request for a special permit to sell beer and wine on Sundays at the Lower 48, Wild Rice, ND, on Sundays commencing July 1, 1987, in accordance with State law. Mr. Larson suggested granting a permit subject to approval of the States Attorney and the Sheriff's Department. Mrs. Stanton suggested first referring it to these departments rather than granting conditional approval. Motion was made by Mr. Larson and seconded by Mrs. Stanton that the request of the Lower 48 for a special permit be referred to the Sheriff's Department and the States Attorney, and that the matter be placed on the agenda for next Tuesday. Mr. Wieland pointed out that the Lower 48 does meet the requirements of the North Dakota Century Code in the area of the sale of prepared meals being 50% or more of the annual gross receipts. Motion carried. Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Larson seconded to grant approval of a utility permit for U.S. Sprint to bury cable along County Road 81 south of Fargo, as recommended by the County Engineer. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Ed Nesemeier and Mr. Dallas Nesemeier spoke to the Commission about a drainage problem between Sections 13 -18, Addison Township. The Chairman suggested that County Engineer Don Richards and Commissioner Eckert meet with the landowners and the Maple River Water Resource District and keep the Commission posted in the next couple of weeks. Regarding salary increases for County_ Service employees, who were excluded from the Commission's action on increases for other County employees, Administrative Assistant Scott Krueger stated that he was able to work closely with Social Services in resolving the salary situation. He stated that several of their employees received salary increases in January because of adjustments in the State pay scale. Mr. Krueger recommended approval of Social Services salaries as presented, retroactive to January 1, 1987. However, the Chairman suggested placing the matter on the agenda for next week. Scott Krueger reported that the North Dakota Legislature passed a law allowing cities to contract with county governments for providing certain municipal court services, and the City of Fargo is looking for Cass County to appoint a committee to meet with them to discuss options that are available for transferring some of the municipal court functions to the County. Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that the following people be appointed to the Municipal Court Committee: Commissioners Stanton and Wieland, County Court Judge Cynthia Rothe, Linda Rogers, States Attorney Robert Hoy, Scott Krueger and Data Processing Manager Dick Offutt. Motion carried. The Board discussed proposals for modular office furnishings for non public areas in several County offices and for the Register of Deeds Office. Scott Krueger proposed that in all cases, he and the Architect will meet with the department head involved before proceeding to order the furnishings. Scott Krueger received a memo from the Data Processing Manager recommending that the County buy out the NCR computer equipment lease in order to save interest expense. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded that Scott Krueger be authorized to proceed with the buy out of NCR computer equipment at a cost not to exceed $54,500 to be paid from the Capital Projects fund. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Wieland suggested meeting informally at 8:00 A.M. next Tuesday, June 16th, to discuss making a final decision on salary increases for elected officials /department heads. Mr. Wieland left at this time after asking Vice Chairman Don Eckert to chair the remainder of the meeting. Regarding a proposed lease with Daugherty /Dawkins for Road Department equipment and Sheriff's Department radio console, the Commission suggested that Scott Krueger review with the States Attorney the possibility of changing securities since the States Attorney was not comfortable with the arrangements in the proposed lease. A request was received from the Manager of the Bison Trap and Skeet Range near Horace for a special permit to sell beer on Sunday, June 21, 1987, during a Roughriders Trap Shoot. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded to grant approval of the special permit and to charge a fee of $10.00. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. County Auditor Ordelle Brua requested permission to hire one additional employee to assist in the front office, and she would propose placing this person in Pay Grade 3 at a salary of $850 -$900 per month. Mrs. Stanton suggested delaying this for one week since Mr. Wieland is absent at this time. Mr. Sondrall moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to approve out of state travel for Social Services employees Bev Bohn to St. Cloud, MN on the date of June 18, 1987, and for Kathy Suedel to Duluth, MN on June 22 and to Willmar, MN on July 8, 1987. Motion carried. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded to submit corrected figures on County property insurance, as approved at an insurance committee meeting this morning, to the State Fire and Tornado Fund. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to approve a bill to Robert C. Rust in the amount of $1,500.00 for the year 1987 as the County's insurance consultant. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. On motion by Mr. Larson and seconded by Mrs. Stanton, the meeting was adjourned. 6390 Lower 48 requests special permit to sell beer wine on Sundays Utility permit to U.S. Sprint along C81 Drainage problem in Addison Twp. Soc. Serv. employee salaries disc Municipal Court Committee apptd. Cthse. office furnishings disc. NCR Computer equip -buy out of lease auth. Mtg. on dept. head salaries Disc. on prop. lease for Rd.Dept. equip. Spec. Sunday beer permit auth. for Bison Trap Skeet Co. Aud. -req. for new hire delayed Soc. Serv. out of state travel Prop. insurance updated Bill for prop. ins. consultant to be paid