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Comm. Minutes--June 7, 1993 1046 21. 22. MOTION, passed Mr. Ness moved and Mr. Risher seconded to approve jail cell remodeling in the amount of ~3,314.73 in accordance with the Sheriff Department's written request. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, Out-of-state travel approved MOTION, passed Mr. Ness moved and Mr. Risher seconded to approve out-of- state travel for Lieutenant Arland Rasmussen to attend the FBI National Academy Associates Training July 25-28, 1993 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, Out-of-state travel procedures not followed Mr. Ness gave commissioners copies of a letter he sent to Sheriff Don Rudnick concerning out-of-state travel for Deputy Mike Kelly who attended the FBI Advance Latent Fingerprint School May 3 7, 1993 at Shoreview, MN. The board of county commissioners did not approve that travel request, and Mr. Ness asked Sheriff Rudnick to appear before the commission on this date to explain why the proper procedures were not followed like other county departments who follow county policy. Sheriff Rudnick addressed a letter to the board of commissioners, dated June 4, 1993, indicating that he was unable to attend today's meeting but he sent Jim Thoreson in his behalf. Mr. Thoreson said Mike Kelly was very interested in attending this course and he did not charge for transportation, meals or lodging. There was no tuition cost, but Mr. Kelly was on county time for the five days he was out of the office. Mr. Thoreson felt that could be justified because prior approval would not have been required if the seminary had been held in-state. Mr. Ness said the Sheriff's June 4th letter indicates that the department sometimes receives short notice of seminars because the class didn't fill up in their local area, and he said that was true in this case. However, Mr. Ness found out that this was not true. The FBI training officer notified law enforcement agencies in a five- state area of this seminar on April 9th, 1993, which would have allowed ample time to submit the proper request according to agenda procedures. Commission agendas can be amended for emergency items, and Mr. Ness said the Sheriff's Department did have a travel request that was amended into the May 3rd Commission agenda. Before that meeting, Mr. Ness said he asked the Sheriff about Mike Kelly's travel request and if there was a need to discuss it, but the Sheriff said it was not necessary. Mr. Ness later learned that Mr. Kelly did attend the seminar, and this concerns him. Mrs. Toussaint said the letter which the Sheriff wrote to the Commission was uncalled for. On April 27th, she received a request from Deputy Kim Murphy requesting that Mike Kelly be allowed to attend this seminar. On the same day, she sent a memo back to Deputy Murphy,