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64 Mr. Larson requested itemized expenses for 1987 of the Rush River, Maple River and North Cass Water Resource Districts as was provided for the Southeast Cass Water Resource District. Concerning their budgets, Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the Chairman send a letter to the four Water Resource District Boards informing them that if they are pro3eoting to exceed their budget on any iine items they must obtain prior approvai from the Oounty Commission. Mr. Wieland questioned treating these four boards differently than other boards appointed by the County. At the oali for the question and upon roil call vote, the motion failed with Mrs. Stanton and Mr. Larson voting "Aye";and Mr. Sondrall, Mr. Wieland and Mr. Eokert voting "No" Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that notification be sent to Boards within the County advising them to appear before the County Commission for approvai before exceeding the saIaries line item in their budget. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Extension Agent Rudy Radke appeared before the Board regarding a shortage in budget line items where the County Commission reduced his 1988 budget request. Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve increasing the Extension Service 1988 budget by $7,500 to pay for expenses outlined by Mr. Radke, the money to be paid from the County Contingency Fund. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Roy Faught, Chairman of the Cass County Soil Conservation District, was present along with Rudy Radke, Adrian Ivers, Wayne Colberg and Carl Grindberg to discuss the need for updating soil surveys and to correlate classifications. Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that the Chairman be authorized to write letters to the Federal and State Soil Conservation Services in support of a proposal for soil survey maps that would be equal to all areas of Cass County. Motion carried. Rudy Radke was requested to assist in writing the letters. EarI Haugen, County Planner, was present at this time. Mrs. Stanton moved and Hr. Larson seconded to adopt Resolution ~1988-11 concerning the Cass County Comprehensive Land Use Policy Plan; and authorize the Chairman and Auditor to sign the resolution. Motion carried. Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to adopt the Municipal Incorporation Review Procedure as approved by the Cass County Planning Commission and the States Attorney. Motion carried. Upon the request of County Planner Earl Haugen, Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Larson seconded that he be allowed to hire a summer Planning Assistant for a period not to exceed 6 months at a cost of $2,000 to be paid from the salaries line item in the Planning Department budget and $1,000 to be paid from the County Contingency Fund. Mr. Wieland amended the motion to authorize $2,000 for the Planning Assistant for four months and to request the additional $1,000 after that period of time if the workload warrants it. Mr. Larson seconded the amended motion. Upon roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.