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Commission Minutes--December 19, 2005 3015 attorney approval, and authorize the chairman to sign: On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation-- Contract for Services; City of West Fargo GIS Agreement--Geographical Information Systems (GIS) agreement between Cass County and West Fargo; Wenck Associates Inc.--contract for environmental consultation in event of hazmat emergency in the City of Fargo or Cass County; Houston Engineering Inc.--contract for preliminary engineering services for project on County Highway 81; Moore Engineering--contract for preliminary engineering services for project on County Highway 14 from the Sheyenne River to 1-29; IBM Maintenance contract--renewal service agreements for support and maintenance of new AS/400 system; Steven Mottinger, Douglas Nesheim, Joanne Ottmar--public defenders. 16. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, Authorize purchase order MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to authorize the chairman to sign a purchase order for software license for the GIS system in the amount of $7,121.31 to ESRI of St. Paul, Minnesota. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 17. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Authorize budaet adjustment for infrared camera purchase MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to authorize the Sheriff's Department to purchase an infrared camera and reduce the revenue account by $9,999.00. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 18. LOCAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, Ordinance to be drafted on appointed offices Mr. Wagner distributed information he received from the North Dakota Association of Counties on appointed and elected county officials in 1994 and in 2004. There were 97 appointed department heads in 1994 compared to 135 in 2004. He discussed different counties throughout the state and how the offices of auditor, treasurer and recorder have been handled since the tool chest legislation went into effect. Cass County voters approved the Home Rule Charter in 1994, which addressed these positions and allowed them to be appointed by the commission. The sheriff and state's attorney would continue to be elected. He said the Local Governance Advisory Committee has studied this issue and feels the three offices are more technical rather than political and should be appointed. State's Attorney Birch Burdick referred this question to the Attorney General for an opinion. Mr. Burdick said pursuant to the power granted under the Home Rule Charter, the commission may draft an ordinance to change the offices to become appointed. The Attorney General did not have any concerns with the commission enacting this change.