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6419 Officer's Reports Proposed LEC -bill for arch. services Co. Hist. Soc. req. written comments on prop. steam locomotive St. Atty. wooden desks to be paid for from Capital Proj. Release of easement on Dr. #10 #40 Treas. Annual Report Child Support incen- tive payments change proposed Child Support incentive paymnts hearing to be held in Bismarck Comm. Wieland to attend testify that Co. supports receiving 100% of the incen- tive payments Comm. takes stand on prop. steam loco. at Bonanzaville NW Bell granted utility permit in Reed Twp. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA 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. Co. Judge Rothe corres. A letter was received from County Judge Cynthia Rothe asking the Commission to not add the on public defender responsibility of legal work for the public administrator to the 1988 public defender contracts because contracts legal they are completely different areas of law. Judge Rothe also recommended increasing the term of the work for Pub. Adm. 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 the Chairman and the Auditor be authorized to sign two Releases of Easement on Drain #10 and Drain #40 located in Section 2 and Section 10, respectively, in Barnes Township. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to receive and file the 1986 Treasurer's Annual Settlement Report. Motion carried. A letter was referred to Mrs. Stanton regarding a meeting concerning a proposed change in the child support incentive payments to counties. On motion by Mr. Larson and seconded by Mrs. Stanton, the meeting was adjourned. REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NOVEMBER 24, 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. Discussion was held on a hearing to be held in Bismarck on Tuesday, December 1st, whereby the State Human Services Department is proposing to retain 55% of the Child Support incentive payments and the counties would receive 45 In the past, the counties received 100 Mr. Sondrall moved and Mr. Larson seconded that Chairman Alon Wieland be authorized to attend the public hearing one week from today in. Bismarck. The motion carried on roll call vote with four members voting "Aye Mrs. Stanton opposing because the Commission has not taken a stand on what Mr. Wieland's testimony will be. She feels the counties are not being reasonable in asking for 100% of the payments. Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that Chairman Wieland testify at the Child Support incentive payments hearing in Bismarck that it is the position of this Commission to support the counties receiving 100% of the incentive payments at this point. The motion carried on roll call vote with Mr. Sondrall, Mr. Wieland and Mr. Larson voting "Aye Mrs. Stanton and Mr. Eckert voting "No Regarding a request from the Cass County Historical Society for comments from the Commission on a proposal by Arnold Lorentzsen to operate a steam locomotive train on a railroad linking Bonanzaville and the Red River Valley Fairgrounds, Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to support the concept and inform them of the County's concerns for safety, liability, and placement of the track so that it does not interfere with a future master plan for Bonanzaville. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Upon the recommendation of County Engineer Don Richards, Mr. Sondrall moved and Mr. Larson seconded to grant a utility permit to Northwestern Bell Telephone Company to place buried cable under County Road 17 in Sections 7 -8, Reed Township. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.