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Comm. Minutes Special Meeting--September 30, 1991 753 SPECIAL MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SEPTEMBER 30, 1991 MEETING TO ORDER Chairman Gene Shannon called the meeting to order at 3:30 PM in the Commission Room to finalize the 1992 County budget and act on two emergency items. Ail members were present as follows: Don Eckert, Alon Wieland, Gene Shannon, Sharon "Pepper" Toussaint, Steve Risher. BUDGET STATUS After revising budget figures based on department hearings, Auditor Michael Montplaisir said the 1992 Cass County budget is balanced at $20,890,000 with no mill levy increase. This represents a one mill decrease over last year in the general and special levy funds. ROAD 10 MILL LEVY After the budget session this morning, Mr. Eckert said he talked to Richard Backes, State Highway Commissioner, and Cass County may stand to lose $123,000 in federal funds from the State incentive fund by their action to transfer construction projects to the Road and Bridge fund instead of levying the special l0 mill road funds for 1992. Mr. Shannon said Mr. Backes indicated to him that this is an internal policy and he will take this under advisement. A change in State law allows the county to accommodate the l0 mill levy within the Road Department budget, Mr. Shannon said. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to rescind action taken earlier today, thus re-instating the special 10 mill road levy and include the projects as recommended by the Road Advisory Committee; and to develop a road policy as soon as possible for consideration by the County Commission. At the call for the question and upon roll call vote, the motion carried with three members voting "Aye"; Mrs. Toussaint and Mr. Shannon opposing. Mr. Shannon thinks the funds would be more secure under the Road and Bridge fund. HEARING ON 1992 COUNTY BUDGET The Chairman opened the meeting for a public hearing on the proposed 1992 county budget. No one asked to speak at this time. BUDGET APPROVAL FOR 1992 MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to adopt a resolution approving a 4% increase in total dollars allowed by North Dakota Century Code for the county jail fund. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Risher seconded to approve mill levies for the four Water Resource Districts and Red River Joint Water Resource District. Motion carried on roll call vote with four members voting "Aye", Mr. Risher opposing.