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Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to receive and acknowledge checks from AMVETS Post #7 in the amount of $100 and from VFW Post #7564 at West Fargo in the amount of $2,000 as contributions to the Courthouse Veterans Memorial Plaza. Motion carried. Mr. Wieland took this opportunity to thank all of the people who assisted with the North Dakota Century Commissioners Convention and Association of Counties State Delegate Council held in Fargo last week. He stated that a number of letters of thanks will be sent to persons responsible for helping to make the convention a success. Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to receive and file the following Officer's Reports for October, 1987: Motion carried. Clerk of Court 6,297.50 County Court $32,104.52 Register of Deeds $15,235.50 Sheriff 8,975.17 Veterans Service Office Diana Murack presented an invoice from Steve Poulson for architectural services on the proposed combined law enforcement center. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded to pay the bill in the amount of $4,114.81, which is Cass County's 2/3 share of the law enforcement study, subject to verification with Fargo City Director of Finance Mark Thelen. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. A letter was received from County Judge Cynthia Rothe asking the Commission to not add the responsibility of legal work for the public administrator to the 1988 public defender contracts because they are completely different areas of law. Judge Rothe also recommended increasing the term of the public defender contracts to two years, increasing the 1988 salary by $600, and that the Commission establish the 1989 salary by November 15, 1988. She also requested the Commission to establish the salary for 1988 for the mental health contract with the Ottmar Law Firm. Commissioners Wieland and Stanton will visit with Judge Rothe about the public administrator legal work, and report back. A letter was received from Al B. Spielman, President of the Cass County Historical Society, inviting written comments by November 27th on a proposal by Arnold Lorentzsen to build and operate a steam locomotive train on a railroad linking Bonanzaville, U.S.A. and the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded to pay the bill to Hannaher's Inc. in the amount of $4,820.00 for five wood desks for the States Attorneys, to be paid from the Capital Projects line item. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Upon the recommendation of Daniel Twichell, Attorney for the Southeast Cass Water Resource District, and approval of States Attorney Robert Hoy, Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Larson seconded that