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13. 14. Comm. Minutes--February 18, 1992 826 He has since spoken with Mr. Grindberg and today recommends that the Board of County Commissioners sign the first agreement found at the beginning of the Commissioners' agenda packets. MOTION, passed Mr. Eckert moved and Mrs. Toussaint seconded to authorize the Chairman of the Board of Cass County Commissioners to sign a Cooperative Agreement between Cass County government and the City of West Fargo for Sheyenne Street/County Road 17 improvements, as recommended by the State's Attorney and Steve Grindberg. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. STATE'S ATTORNEY, Victim/Witness unbudgeted staff position Mr. Golf said he intends to extend the Victim/Witness Assistance program into other areas, such as property and juvenile court, by adding a part-time position to be funded primarily by an anti-drug abuse grant approved by the North Dakota Attorney General's Office in the amount of $12,800. The grant requires a county match of $3,584, which Mr. Golf proposed paying from a pool of over $6,000 that was deposited into the county general fund from victim's fees imposed at sentencing by the County Court. Mr. Golf said this could be a temporary position based upon availability of grant funds. Since this is an unbudgeted position, Auditor Michael Montplaisir said the County Commission needs to give budget authority to spend those funds. Mr. Risher thinks the dollars for this program should be given to existing, successful non-profit domestic violence agencies. MOTION, passed Mr. Eckert moved and Mrs. Toussaint seconded to authorize the State's Attorney to hire one additional part-time Victim/Witness Advocate, funds for the position to come from an Anti-Drug Abuse Grant, administered by the North Dakota Attorney General's Office, and matching funds from Cass County government in the amount of $3,584 being paid from funds deposited into the County General Fund from Victim's Fees imposed at sentencing by the County Court; that said position be terminated December 31, 1992, unless adequate grant funds and Victim's Fees are available to continue the position; and that the 1992 State's Attorney budget be amended in the amount of $16,384 for funding this position. The motion carried on roll call vote with four members voting "Aye" and Mr. Risher opposing. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Monthly report delayed, Death of County Engineer Steve Grindberg, Road Superintendent, said the monthly report which was due today is still not complete. Chuck Pope and Jim Clikeman from Charles Bailly and Company said the Commission acted very promptly in requesting these monthly reports from the Road Department, but the current data processing system creates some conflicts in generating the types of information requested. Also, a computer problem this past weekend necessitates sending data for back-up to Business Records Corporation in St. Cloud, MN, which will result in a 1 1/2 - 2 week delay. Mr. Clikeman estimated they could have the first report generated for the Commission's review by the second meeting in March.