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Comm. Minutes Special Meeting--September 18, 1991 SPECIAL MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 747 MEETING TO ORDER Chairman Gene Shannon called the meeting to order with the following members present: Sharon "Pepper" Toussaint, Alon Wieland, Don Eckert and Gene Shannon. Steve Risher was absent. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS County Auditor Michael Montplaisir said $100,000 budgeted under the electricity line item could be reduced because the new generator will lower electric rates. The line item was reduced to $80,000. New items under the Buildings and Grounds budget included $12,000 for a mower and $30,000 for floor repair in the south wing· Mr. Wieland asked if a new mower was needed and Mr. Alton Johnson, Maintenance Supervisor, said they could get by one more year. The Mower line item was reduced from $12,000 to $6,000 with the annotation that money be used only if there is a major breakdown and to request Commission approval before purchasing a new mower. Mr. Wieland also asked why $30,000 was budgeted for floor tile repair when it was installed only four years ago. He suggested to investigate if the tile had been improperly installed and possibility of reimbursement from the company that installed it. The jail building maintenance line item was reduced to $20,000. STATES ATTORNEY States Attorney John Goff budgeted for one new legal secretary and one full-time investigator. Mr. Wieland asked if Mr. Goff could look into the possibility of using an investigator from the Sheriff Department. Mr. Goff is willing to discuss using one from the Sheriff Department. The contracted legal services line item was deleted because money has been designated for legal services in the Commission budget. COUNTY COURT Judge Frank Racek explained that the increase for Public Administrator from $7,000 to $30,600 is because this position needs to be a full- time instead of a half-time job. Judge Georgia Dawson would like to see this position contracted independently and remain out-of-house. Also, Judge Racek said the Court Reporter position has never been assigned a pay grade and he did not know how to budget for her salary increase. Mr. Shannon said Human Resources should be informed that this position has not been classified so it can be done in the upcoming classification study. SENIOR CITIZEN LEVY Mr. Montplaisir said the maximum the county can levy for Senior Citizens is 1.00 mill. Next year the state will start a program that matches 50% of what the county levies. The county has been dividing funds from the levy equally between the Cass County Council on Aging, Inc. and Fargo Senior Commission, Inc. The requests for 1992 from the two senior organizations exceed the projected revenue from the levy and matching funds. He said new proposed state regulations are scheduled to be available by December 1, 1991 and will require clubs