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Comm. Minutes--Hay 17, 1993 1031. 15. 16. 1993 Cass County Health Fair, tentatively scheduled for the fall of 1993 (the program will be described at the time of the health fair, but available one time and at no charge to the employee); 4) that any future smoking-related issues, including but not limited to enforcement of this policy, be forwarded to the Personnel Overview Committee for recommendations rather than the Employee Benefit Review Committee (due to the fact that deletion of a smoker's fee removes the smoking issue from the realm of the Employee Benefits Review Committee duties). Discussion: Mr. Risher said this motion includes rescinding the action of April 5, 1993, that department heads be encouraged to hire non- smokers. There being no further comments and at the call for the question and on roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION #1993-11 ADOPTED FOR RIGHT OF WAY CONDEMNATION, County Road #11 near Mapleton County Engineer Keith Berndt said a road construction project is scheduled to begin in May on County Road #11 near Mapleton, and only one landowner has refused to accept the appraised value that was offered for the purpose of acquiring the necessary right of way for the project. In a memo to Commissioners dated May 5, 1993, Mr. Berndt requested authorization to proceed with condemnation of approximately .445 acres to avoid setting precedent of paying an amount significant- ly over the appraised value of land. MOTION, passed Mr. Risher moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to authorize the County Engineer to proceed with right of way condemnation for County Road #11 reconstruction near Mapleton and adopt Resolution #1993-11 declaring the necessity of taking parcel of land owned by Kenneth Johnson, described as follows: the east 15' of the west 65' of the north 1291.68' more or less of the SW{ of Section 31, Township 140 North, Range 50 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, except all that portion previously set aside for right of way purposes (.445 acres more or less); and to direct a special board consisting of the county auditor, the county treasurer and the register of deeds to fix the damages for such taking. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. PLANNING SERVICES, Status of search for county planner, contract with Quanbeck Planning and Research In a memo to Commissioners dated May 7, 1993, County Engineer Keith Berndt reported on status of the search for a county planner, which resulted in signing a contract earlier today with Joel Quanbeck. Mr. Berndt said the County Planning Commission supports the concept of a consultant planner, and he said the consultant will be hired on a retainer basis to provide defined, ongoing planning services with the fee being set at a flat, monthly rate. A second component of the contract is defined projects, with the project fee and completion date