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County sales tax funds expended outside of incorporated cities: The County Commission, through the Flood Sales Tax Committee, may also consider flood risk reduction and recovery projects recommended by the County Engineer or requested by townships, neighborhood groups, or individuals for areas within and outside of the diversion protected area. Projects won’t be considered if they are strictly for new rural development, especially cases where a developer would be shifting their cost to the County Flood Sales Tax. Special assessments may be considered as a local match to County sales tax funds. Funds may be expended for projects that provide benefit to Cass County residents but are physically constructed outside of <br />the County boundaries such as retention projects. Funds may also be spent to assist property owners downstream from the diversion channel in offsetting diversion project impacts. <br /> The NDDOT is, according to Title 23 United States Code and 23 CFR 1.27, required to maintain, or cause to maintain, all federally funded highway projects. Title 23 United States Code 101 <br />defines maintenance as: “...the preservation of the entire highway, including surface, shoulders, roadsides, structures, and such traffic-control devices as are necessary for safe and efficient utilization of the highway.” Title 23 further requires a State transportation department to maintain each project constructed with Federal-aid funds until such time that it no longer constitutes a part of the Federal-aid system. It is the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) role to see that maintenance of Federal-aid projects is adequate and to provide technical assistance in disseminating information on successful maintenance techniques. It is the policy of the NDDOT to require all county and city projects receiving federal dollars <br />to enter into an agreement with the Department to ensure that as recipients of federal money the counties and cities agree to abide by the terms and conditions required. The agreement will require counties receiving federal funds to provide an annual certification <br />that all federally funded highway projects constructed are being maintained as required. <br />ADMINISTRATION The Cass County Commission will organize and appoint members to a Flood Sales Tax Committee. This will be a five member committee made up of the following members: 1. Two members of the Cass County Commission 2. Cass County Auditor 3. Cass County Administrator 4. One member from either the Southeast Cass, Maple River, Rush River, or North Cass Water Resource District. While the Cass County Engineer is not a member of the Flood Sales Tax Committee, the County Engineer will serve as a technical representative to the Flood Sales Tax Committee. The Flood Sales Tax Committee will solicit project requests on a bi-annual basis. Meetings to <br />review project requests will generally be held with one meeting in the fall (October-November) and one meeting in the spring (March-April). Requests received from political subdivisions and county staff for cost effective projects will be prioritized and considered for funding by the <br />County Commission as funds available allow. FUNDING ELIGIBILITY <br />