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Comm. Minutes--January 18, 1994 1162 12. 13. 14. EMERGENCY PLANNING GRANT, Approved for Lyndon Worden Glenn Ellingsberg, Cass County Emergency Manager, submitted a proposal dated January 7, 1994, for Lyndon Worden to work one-half time for a period of two months to complete a Hazardous Material Capability Assessment for Cass County. This would be in addition to his one-half time position in the Sheriff's Department for the 1994 budget year. The local emergency planning committee applied for and received the grant in the amount of $3,750, to be followed up with another $3,750 grant for a hazardous material response exercise this year in May. Mr. Ellingsberg provided a print-out on the salary through the grant, which will be $2,470 plus benefits, for a total of $2,884.20, at no cost to Cass County Government. The balance of the grant will be used for copying and printing charges. MOTION, passed Mr. Ness moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve the Local Emergency Planning Committee's request to have Lyndon Worden employed full time for a period of two months effective January 15, 1994, with the local emergency planning grant paying one-half of the salary and benefits. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. REGISTER OF DEEDS, Document backlog completed, staff commended Deanna Kensrud, Register of Deeds, provided a year-end report on the backlog of documents in her department. She said a total of 28,839 documents were recorded in 1993, with a fee income of $384,202.00, 54% more than she anticipated. The backlog of documents has been eliminated and the turn-around time is 2-4 weeks, which she feels is satisfactory considering it takes two weeks for test reports on the microfilm. There are about 2,000 documents in the office now but she considers them current because they have been in the office one month or less. Turn-around time decreased from three months to 3-4 weeks. Mrs. Kensrud attributed bringing the backlog up-to-date to additional funds appropriated by the County Commission specifically for this purpose and the dedication of her employees. All of the commissioners expressed appreciation to Mrs. Kensrud and her staff for their dedication in clearing up this situation. She said her goal continues to be keeping as current as possible on returning documents. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, Acting superintendent appointed; letter of commendation County Auditor Michael Montplaisir said he met with Cass County School Masters, which is comprised of superintendents of the various schools in the county, to begin the process of filling the part-time position of county superintendent of schools. Bruce Hoefs resigned from that position effective January 14, 1994, and Mr. Montplaisir recommends appointing Bonnie Johnson as acting county superintendent to serve until a permanent replacement is named. She has a valid teaching certificate, which is the main statutory requirement for the position. MOTION, passed Mr. Ness moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to appoint Bonnie Johnson as Acting County Superintendent of Schools for Cass County. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.