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15. 16. Comm. Minutes--December 4, 1990 574 MOTION, passed Mrs. Toussaint moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to adjust the salary for Rainer Lobitz as recommended by the Personnel Department, upon advice of legal counsel, with an annotation that this doesn't reflect any performance evaluation by this Board or any others; the funds for the current year to come from unused salaries which are budgeted. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. CASSELTON, Agreement for municipal court transfer c~es MOTION, passed Mr. Eckert moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the AGREEMENT FOR DISPOSITION OF FEES ON MUNICIPAL TRANSFER CASES between Cass County and the City of Casselton through December 31, 1990. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. GETHSEMANE CATHEDRAL PROPERTY, Agreement for sale/purchase States Attorney Robert Hoy presented an AGREEHENT FOR SALE/PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY between Gethsemane Cathedral, known as "Seller" and Cass County, North Dakota, known as "Buyer" of property located east of the Courthouse on 9th Street South for the purchase price of $205,000. The congregation of Gethsemane Cathedral recently made the decision to sell the property after the cathedral was destroyed by fire in September, 1989. Hr. Hoy said he was asked by Chairman Gene Shannon to establish an ad hoc committee to determine if the County should consider purchasing the property. The committee consisted of Accountant Hike Hontplaisir, Tax Director Frank Klein, Commissioners Wieland and Shannon. Irv Holman, Professional Engineer, evaluated the education building and told the committee it is severely structurally damaged, not only from the fire but from earth movement. The committee also had a professional written appraisal done by T.W. Sapa & Associates to establish market value of the property "as is" and to establish market value if the congregation were to incur the expense of demolishing the remaining structure and fill the land to current grade. The committee feels Cass County will continue to grow in the future and that the need for additional space is imminent. Therefore, they recommend the county purchase real property in accordance with terms and conditions described in said agreement presented on this date, Mr. Montplaisir said the County currently has $130,000 from three sources--future building purchase in the 1990 budget, sale of 1/4 section of land formerly used for gravel, and funds from the former Building Authority. There is an additional $40,000 in the 1991 budget for future building purchase, for a total of $170,000. The remainder of the purchase price can be paid from 1991 contingency funds. It was the consensus of the Commissioners to proceed with the purchase of property east of the Courthouse. Hr. Eckert thinks it is advisable to use the money now that the County got from the sale of the one- quarter section of land, but asked the Commission to consider purchasing land for gravel in the future.