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Commission Minutes-January 21, 2003 2549 9. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, Purchase order for election eQuipment _ MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to authorize the chairman to sign a purchase order with Election Systems and Software, Inc. for election equipment in the amount of $109,450.00 for 22 M100 Optical Scan Tabulators. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 10. SUNDAY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMIT, Approved for Club 94 on January 26th MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to approve a Sunday alcoholic beverage permit for the Club 94 at their establishment near Casselton, North Dakota, on the date of January 26, 2003, for Super Bowl Sunday, according to a letter from Brenda Hocking. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 11. BUDGET FUNDS FOR 2003, Authorize auditor to release funds to outside aaencies MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to authorize Michael Montplaisir, County Auditor to release 2003 approved funds for payment to outside agencies, according to his letter of January 9, 2003. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 12. PERMIT FOR RAFFLE, Approved for St. Peter's Lutheran Church ELCA ,.... MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to approve a raffle permit for St. Peter's Lutheran Church ELCA to be held February 23, 2003, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Leonard, North Dakota. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 13. JAIL UPDATE, Review report from Kimme & Associates Rick Hoganson, Foss Associates, was p resent to reviewal etter from Dennis A. Kimme, President of Kimme & Associates, Inc. dated December 16, 2002. Mr. Kimme's letter was in response to the Post Occupancy Monitoring Report prepared by Jim Rowenhorst and Gary Bowker following the inmate vandalism incidents when the facility first opened. Metal shelves installed in the cells used for inmates in disciplinary detention were immediately removed after being used in the vandalism incidents to break security glass in the doors. Mr. Kimme's letter stated that removal of the security glazing in the door and installing a perforated metal plate would not be recommended unless increased staff exposure to various projectiles is a lesser concern than glass damage. Officers looking into the cells are vulnerable to having things thrown in their face, including spitting and being poked in the eye. ,.... Mr. Hoganson said it is Dennis Kimme's opinion that the Cass County Jail was designed properly and could be considered a "hardened" facility for county inmates. It was not, however, designed to house more difficult ones, such as federal prisoners. Concerning the security glass that seems to have failed because of possible manufacturing deficiencies, Mr. Hoganson said Mr. Kimme is attempting to make arrangements for the manufacturer to visit the site and view the damage. Mr. Hoganson said the question of why the chemically- strengthened glass failed needs to be resolved.