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Comm. Hinutes--February 6, 1990 422 20. 22. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AnRual report received The Sheriff distributed copies of the 1989 annual report for his department. Commissioners can contact him if they have questions, BRIDGE UPDATE, Rutten bridge in Stanley Township remove~ Hr. Eckert reported that the bridge known as the "Rutten bridge" in Stan'ley Township was removed last week. He said the Commissioners received a copy of a letter addressed to the County Engineer from the Stanley Township Board of Supervisors requesting that the bridge be removed as soon as possible because of potential liability. Hr. Shannon said the bridge was condemned some time ago, but people were removing the barriers and using the bridge anyway. ROAD HAINTENANCE, 52nd Avenue South Hr. Eckert reported on a follow-up meeting with the State Highway Department regarding future maintenance of 52nd Avenue South from Interstate 29 to University Drive. He said the State Highway Department agreed to pay $170,O00 of the total cost of $285,000 for reconstruction and paving. The State requested that Cass County be the lead agency to obtain local funding from the various entities to total the remaining $115,0OO. Hr. Eckert has been unsuccessful in securing that total amount, but he said tentative approval was given for the State to begin their design and engineering phases. Mr. Shannon asked Commissioners Sondra11, Wieland and Eckert to continue investigating this so the Commission can soon proceed with getting a contract on this portion of road, VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT, Aqreements delayed until later today Hr. Eckert said he met with members of the Cass County Vector Control District Board, the States Attorney, County Accountant, and the Personnel Director regarding a proposed employment agreement with Joel Young, Director of the Vector Control District. Hr. Eckert said the Vector Control Board is responsible for the entire operation, but they could assign some of that responsibility to the County. Robert Hoy, States Attorney, said when the Vector Control District was originally formed, they designated the County Auditor as treasurer of those funds. He drafted two agreements according to his understanding of what both parties are concerned with--one agreement outlines the services the Vector Control District is getting from Cass County. The other agreement is an employment agreement between Joel Young and the Vector Control District. Goodwin Hoff, Chairman of the Vector Control Board, said these agreements reflect action taken by his board at the time the vector control district was formed; He urged approval of the agreements. Geoffrey Riches, Personnel Director, had some concerns about the number of. hours specified for Mr. Young's work. Mr, Hoff said the Cass County district is the sixth in the State to be organized. The first four districts are in the western part of the State where the mosquito population is not very high because it is drier there. The fifth district is Wahpeton, but Cass County's district encompasses more area.