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Commission Minutes-September 19,2005 2979 The vice chair called again for comments in favor of or against the proposed budget. Hearing none, he declared the public hearing closed. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to direct the county auditor to increase estimated revenues for the 2006 budget by $251,435, according to his letter dated September 13, 2005. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Final approval of the budget is scheduled for the first meeting in October, to be held on October 3,2005, at 3:30 PM in the Commission Room, Cass County Courthouse. 11. ORDINANCE #2005-5, Second readinaladoption extendina possible closina time for the retail sale and consumption of alcoholic beveraaes Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, was present for the second reading and proposed adoption of an ordinance extending the possible closing time to 2:00 AM, as allowed by State law, for the retail sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. This ordinance would apply to those areas outside the corporate limits of any city within Cass County, of which there are eight licensees at this time. Mr. Burdick said the ordinance is permissive, and would not require establishments to stay open until 2:00 AM. He said he has not received any input on the ordinance from members of the public or private enterprise. Mike Bice, co-owner of the Knickerbocker Liquor Locker in Hickson, was in the audience today to hear the discussion on the proposed ordinance. Last month, he was granted a one-time permit to extend the closing time to 2:00 AM for a specific event. At that time, the board voted to proceed with the ordinance process to make it possible for all bars in Cass County's jurisdiction to extend their closing time to 2:00 AM. MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to adopt Ordinance #2005-5 extending the possible closing time to 2:00 AM, as allowed by State law, for the retail sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages within Cass County. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 12. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, Donation to Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund An e-mail request was received from Bill Hansell, President of the National Association of Counties (NACo), encouraging counties to help counties in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster in the United States. NACo will pay all administrative costs related to managing the Parish and County Family Fund, which will be distributed to needy counties and their employees in the hardest hit states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Mr. Vanyo said his thought is to consider a donation equal to the amount remaining in the contingency fund, which will be approximately $1,500 after paying for jail consultant services scheduled later this month. Commissioners discussed assistance received in Cass County in past flood events, and the help Grand Forks County received from other parts of the country when that city was inundated during the Red River flood of 1997. Mr. Pawluk said he feels citizens have a personal responsibility to help, rather than contributing property tax dollars.