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Comm. Minutes--October 5, 1992 934 12. SOCIAL SERVICE BOARD ACTION RATIFIED, Temporary position in child care MOTION, passed Mrs. Toussaint moved and MR. Eckert seconded to ratify Social Services Board action of September 8, 1992, to approve hiring a second Child Care Assistant Worker Technician on a temporary basis--to be reviewed in six months. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 13. LEGISLATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE, Public meeting set for October 23rd Mr. Shannon suggested that the Chairman of the Cass County Commission host a meeting with the Mayor of the City of Fargo and the Fargo Superintendent of Schools for all Cass County legislators and their legislative challengers to discuss a questionnaire to be prepared by the three entities regarding the interests of local governments and schools. He suggested preparing the questionnaire jointly but if the other two entities do not wish to participate, Cass County Government will proceed on their own. Mr. Shannon proposed a sum not to exceed $2,000 from the 1992 Commission budget for legislative activities to pay for a full-page advertisement of the responses to the questionnaire in the local newspaper and to pay for a lunch for invited guests and presenters at the public meeting, suggested date of the meeting being October 23rd. Mr. Wieland said the County Commission hosted a similar event about two years ago, and it provided an opportunity for input from those who had not been exposed to city or county government. MOTION, passed Mr. Shannon moved and Mrs. Toussaint seconded that a public meeting be scheduled for October 23, 1992, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the basement meeting room of the Juvenile Justice Center to engage in a legislative educational session, with or without the Fargo School District and the City of Fargo; and authorize a sum up to $2,000 for costs, as outlined in Mr. Shannon's "Legislative Meeting & Questionnaire" proposal dated October 5, 1992. Discussion: Mr. Risher said the Fargo Chamber of Commerce may be arranging a meeting with legislators also, and Mr. Wieland asked him to find out more about that. At the call for the question and on roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 14. SOCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYEE TERMINATION, Appeal to County Commission by Joseph Yenkosky Joseph Yenkosky appeared before the Board to request that the Cass County Commission or their designee investigate the facts regarding his termination as an employee of Cass County Social Services, according to Cass County Personnel Policy Manual, Section 4.50, Step IV. He provided a letter to all Commissioners dated October 5, 1992, and he said he thinks any further discussion might be premature today. Kathy Hogan, Social Services Director, read a prepared statement dated October 5, 1992, and she presented a copy to each Commissioner. She said there has been a long history of performance concerns with Mr. Yenkosky, and she asked the Board of County Commissioners to uphold her decision to terminate him. She said Mr. Yenkosky has a right to