09-30-1991 BUDGET - Laserfiche WebLink

Comm. Minutes Special Meeting--September 30, 1991 751 Kathy Hogan provided copies of minutes from a September 23rd task group meeting on Human Resource functions. She said this committee recommended setting up a clerical position that would be available to Human Resources and other small departments that do not have clerical support at this time. Ms. Hogan also provided the first draft of a performance appraisal form. Ms. Sandvik said the Commission should decide if they wish to continue the employee newsletter. The last quarterly publication should go out in October, according to Ginger Kaufman, but there is not enough money in the line item for the final publication. Mr. Shannon thought the original idea was to prepare a monthly photo-copy publication. Mr. Risher suggested preparing the next newsletter in-house and changing the distribution date to December. He mentioned desk-top publishing software. An amount was budgeted for an employee assistance program through Hazelden, Inc. of Minneapolis, subject to a contract and breakdown of the services that will be provided. JAIL Training Center budget will be left at $8,500 but education/ seminars was reduced about $4,600.00, per Sheriff Rudnick. Consensus to reduce overtime to $5,000 because of adding staff. Mr. Wieland said the Sheriff will have to approach the Commission to request additional funds if it becomes necessary. VECTOR CONTROL Leave $11,150 in budget, which is for spray equipment, but change line item to reflect this instead of listing it as vehicles. WEED CONTROL Reduce equipment line item from $15,000 to $10,000. HISTORICAL FUNDS Letter received from Fargo Heritage Society dated September 23, 1991, requesting $15,000 in Cass County historic preservation funds from 1992 county budget for projects outlined in their letter. Mr. Shannon said the County would need a contract with the Fargo Heritage Society spelling out how they would use the funds. Consensus of the Commission to levy a dollar amount for historical purposes but not specify certain dollar amounts for any one agency. SENIOR CITIZENS Budget annotation for a limit of $5,000 for secretarial duties rather than for a director's salary. A letter will be signed by all Commissioners as prepared by the County Auditor in explanation to a letter sent to Cass County Council on Aging, Inc. council members by Sid Punton dated August 26, 1991. Commissioners have been receiving numerous letters from rural senior citizen clubs and petitions signed by rural club members asking that no changes be made in the rural area.