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Comm. Minutes--June 7, 1993 1041 16. 17. MOTION, passed Mr. Risher moved and Mr. Ness seconded to invite the Cass County Court Judges to the next Commission meeting to explain how they will comply with the audit concerning their department. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. HELPING H.A.N.D. FUNDS, Distribution approved According to a memo from Social Services Director Kathy Hogan dated May 24, 1993, Cass County was allocated $33,455 from the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency for distribution in Cass County for housing related projects. According to the memo, eight agencies submitted requests totaling $74,880. A task force was appointed in April by the Cass County Social Service Board to develop grant criteria, to seek and review applications and to make recommendations to the Commission for fund distribution. Mr. Wieland served on the task force, along with Blake Strehlow, Ken Johnson and Kathy Hogan, and he said the recommendation is to award a total of $33,400 to six agencies with the balance of $55.00 being used toward Cass County's costs of newspaper advertising, mailings and meeting costs. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to approve the distribution of the Cass County Helping H.A.N.D. funds as recommended by the Housing Task Force and according to memo from Kathy Hogan dated May 24, 1993. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. WEED BOARD PUBLIC HEARING TO RE-ESTABLISH DISTRICTS, Action postponed A public hearing was advertised for this date and time on the Cass County Commission agenda to consider re-establishing county weed control districts. Currently, Mr. Ness said the make-up of the Cass County Weed Control Board is such that one member represents 80% of the people and the remaining 20% are represented by the other four board members. He expressed concern that the weed board proposed an 80% salary increase for the weed control officer in last year's budget. He is also concerned about their practice of spraying weeds on private property without charging the respective landowner. He cited a paragraph in the minutes of the March 29, 1993, weed control board meeting which he and Mrs. Toussaint attended, and they suggested charging for weed spraying on private property. However, the minutes reflect that after Commissioners Toussaint and Ness left that meeting, the weed board decided there was no justification for change in the present control policy. Since Cass County Government levies the tax but has no representation on the County Weed Control Board, Mr. Ness proposed the following resolution: WHEREAS, through North Dakota Century Code, the Cass County Board of Commissioners is directly responsible for controlling noxious weeds by appointment of a weed board; and