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Comm. Minutes--May 2, 1994 1203 13. 14. 15. 16. FARGO-CASS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Quarterly report John Kramer, President of the Fargo-Cass County Economic Development Corporation (FCCEDC), highlighted items of interest from his written report dated April 21, 1994. On March 23, 1994, FCCEDC was notified by the Internal Revenue Service that the Growth Initiative Fund had been approved for 501 (c)(3) tax exempt status, he said. County Auditor Michael Montplaisir asked if the County Commission wants to take action on the release of funds when the request is made for Growth Initiative Funds. Mr. Risher asked if it would be the consensus of the Commission to release the funds upon request, based upon budget approval. Mr. Wieland said all funding requests approved by the FCCEDC have already been scrutinized by their Board. U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, Refuge revenue sharing payment Lee Albright, representing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Valley City, reported that he deposited a refuge revenue sharing check in the amount of $8,805 with the Cass County Treasurer, as payment in lieu of property taxes. Mr. Wieland asked what percentage the payment is based upon and Mr. Albright said it is based on 77%, which is lower than last year's figure. Mr. Ness asked how many acres are controlled by the Fish and Wildlife Service in Cass County, and Mr. Albright said he will send that information to the Commission Office. REGISTER OF DEEDS, Progress report Register of Deeds Deanna Kensrud provided a written report dated April 25, 1994, and she appeared before the Commission saying she does not have a backlog of documents in her department at this time. She said training of two replacement employees since the first of this year is progressing satisfactorily, and the staff is keeping current on documents, therefore, the amount of overtime for the rest of the year will be reduced from what it was the first quarter of 1994. Income for the first quarter is on target, she said. Mrs. Toussaint asked if the Register of Deeds Office has received help from other county offices, and Mrs. Kensrud said she was offered help from the county treasurer but has not utilized it as yet. She will talk to the treasurer when it comes time for staff to take vacations but she doesn't know if the treasurer could spare someone to be physically located in the Register of Deeds Office. Mr. Ness asked about additional tasks being computerized, and Mrs. Kensrud said one possibility is the tract index. The Commission encouraged Mrs. Kensrud to allow staff to take accrued annual leave throughout the year so she doesn't have a problem again, which Mr. Risher mentioned, where staff accumulated the maximum amount at year-end. HOME RULE CHARTER, Committee selection/appoint chairman MOTION, passed Mrs. Toussaint moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to accept Bruce Furness as a member of the charter commission. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Ness moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to accept Jean Rayl as a member of the charter commission. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.