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Comm. Minutes--August 15, 1989 308 9. INSURANCE PRENIUMS, Renewed MOTION, passed After discussing the County's insurance policies with Accountant Nike Hontplaisir, Mrs. Toussaint moved and Hr. Shannon seconded to approve the premium renewal for the August 1st continuation of general liability, automobile and truck fleet liability, and road equipment insurance with the Dawson Insurance Agency in the amount of $141,127. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 10. COURTHOUSE SOUTH WING, Lease a~reement MOTION, tabled Mr. Shannon moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to renew the lease agreement with the North Dakota Attorney General for office space in the Courthouse South Wing with a 90-day notice of cancellation. A question arose on a lease agreement which contained a 60-day notice of cancellation instead of 90 days. The States Attorney will review the two documents and determine which one is appropriate. Mr. Wieland withdrew his second. Mr. Shannon moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to table the motion until the States Attorney reviews the situation. Motion carried. 11. OVERTIME EXEMPTIONS, Sheriff's administrative staff Sheriff Don Rudnick was present along with several of his administrative staff regarding their request in a letter to the Commission dated July 31, 1989, for review of overtime exemptions. Sheriff Rudnick stated that he does not have a problem with the exemption status for the administrative staff's normal work time but feels they should be paid for extra duty events that are contracted through the County and require the use of administrative staff. He stated that the North Dakota State University is now contracting with Cass County to police home footbal'l games, and they want one supervisor present also. He stated that last'year, the County took in $19,000 from outside agencies and paid out $14,000 in salaries. Mr. Wieland felt the Commission needs to be very careful about granting any overtime exemptions, not that he doesn't feel some adjustments may need to be made. He felt that a personnel director should review this and if it is found that an adjustment should be made, it could be retroactive to when the plan took effect. He asked the Sheriff if they would still want the overtime exemption for extra duty events even if a salary adjustment doubled their salary, and Mr. Rudnick stated that they would want overtime pay if the County continues to contract for these events outside of their normal work routine. Mr. Wieland questioned whether the County should continue to contract for special duty events. Mr. Rudnick felt the County may be called anyway to handle a situation which otherwise could be avoided, and probably without the agency paying them to be there. He stated that an alternative may be to promote some sergeants to supervisors.