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Comm. Minutes--August 16, 1993 1082 17. SUBSTITUTE MOTION, £ailed Mr. Wieland moved a substitute motion, seconded by Mr. Eckert to establish a travel policy whereby travel reimbursement shall be paid for mileage accumulated by a county commissioner at any time when he/she is acting in the official capacity of a county commissioner, which includes mileage to and from home to any location when traveling outside the Fargo metropolitan area. Discussion: Mr. Ness said other county employees do not receive mileage reimbursement for traveling to and from home. Mr. Eckert said he has no objection to not being reimbursed for travel from home to regular commission meetings but he should not be treated differently than any other employee who gets mileage reimbursement for traveling for county business. Mr. Doff said there are two issues--one is that employees travel to and from work without reimbursement. The second issue is travel from the courthouse to another destination, which is subject to reimbursement for employees. He said the situation for elected officials is different, and the county commission situation is somewhat unique so he recommended that commissioners set policy for themselves. Nr. Ness said commission travel to inspect roads or flood damage is part of the responsibility of being an elected official. Sr. Eckert said someone should be knowledgeable about the condition of roads, and he said he has not charged mileage for every trip he makes. Sr. Ness said all commissioners should be familiar with complaints about specific roads in the county. At the call for the question on the substitute motion and on roll call vote, the motion failed with Sr. Wieland and Sr. Eckert voting "Aye"; Sr. Ness, Mr. Risher and Srs. Toussaint opposing. At the call for the question on the main motion and on roll call vote, the motion carried with Mr. Risher, Srs. Toussaint and Sr. Ness voting "Aye"; Sr. Wieland and Sr. Eckert opposing. MOTION, passed Sr. Risher moved and Mr. Ness seconded that the travel policy adopted in the main motion become effective on this date, August 16, 1993. At the call for the question and on roll call vote, the motion carried with Mrs. Toussaint, Sr. Ness and Mr. Risher voting "Aye"; Mr. Wieland and Sr. Eckert opposing. WEED CONTROL, Appointment from southwest district delayed MOTION, passed Mr. Risher moved and Mr. Ness seconded to table the weed board appointment from the southwest district until the next meeting because Mr. Risher had asked two people to apply but has not checked his mail since returning from a vacation. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.