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Commission Minutes--August 19, 2005 2967 '-' Mr. Thompson was present from Rush River Water Resource District. He said the board is requesting four mills and the budget remains relatively unchanged from last year. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Bennett seconded to approve the 2006 preliminary budget for Rush River Water Resource District at four mills. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. The request for the Red River Joint Water Resource District is the same as last year at one mill. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to approve the 2006 preliminary budget for the Red River Joint Water Resource District at one mill. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 3. WEED CONTROL Stan Wolf, Weed Control Director, and Larry Wilcox, Weed Board Chairman, were present. Mr. Wilcox said the request of 2.35 mills is the same as last year. Mr. Wolf said the budget includes three part-time personnel: two sprayer operators and one office staff person. He said the contracted commercial chemical applicators will still be utilized for spraying the road right-of-ways. Mr. Pawluk asked about the need for additional staff since the contracted sprayers have done a good job the last two years. Mr. Wolf said the office employee will compile the GPS \..,.. and spray records and the two spray operators will enhance the ability to scout and treat weeds before they become infestation problems. Mr. Wolf has been scouting for areas and is not able to cover the entire county by himself. MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to approve the 2006 preliminary budget for Weed Control at 2.35 mills. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 4. FARGO CASS PUBLIC HEALTH Mary Kay Hermann, Director, was present. The budget request for Fargo Cass Public Health increased by 6% compared to last year. She said the increase is due to cost of living adjustments, step increases and health insurance rate increases. The operational portion of their budget remains the same as 2005. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to approve the 2006 preliminary budget for Fargo Cass Public Health in the amount of $497,750. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Bob Bright, Executive Director, was present. The budget request for Metropolitan Council of Governments (MetroCOG) increased by 2% compared to last year. He said the county's share is 10.5% of the total budget. The request includes $6,586 in dues and $6,135 in non- \... due assessments for a total of $12,721. The funds are used for transportation planning.