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Comm. Minutes--May 16, 1994 1210 16. Mr. Sovig said two landowners who have property adjoining the Johnson property are interested in dividing the lot and each owning half. He wondered if the Commission prefers that one person acquire this land, and if the property needs to be advertised for sale. State's Attorney John Goff asked Mr. Sovig to present his questions in writing before he will offer a response. Concerning a CDBG grant award for disaster recovery assistance, which was sponsored by the City of Harwood in the Harwood area, Mr. Sovig thinks the county should become involved because of the magnitude of it. He will work with the County Planning Commission in this regard. BUILDING AND GROUNDS UPDATE; WATER RESOURCE OFFICE TEMPORARY RELOCATION; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACT; DPI FORMS CO~ITTEE; JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER DUCT WORK; ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION ON WEED BOARD MEMBERSHIP; WEED OFFICER HIRED; WELFARE REFORM WORK GROUP; NACO CONFERENCE, Committee reports Bonnie Johnson reported that it will cost about $22,000 to remove an underground tank located between the jail and courthouse and replace it with a smaller tank. There may be some additional cost for removing any contaminated soil around the tank, which the County Road Department may be able to assist with at a lesser cost. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Ness seconded to approve an expenditure of ~22,000 from the County Contingency Fund for removal and replacement of the underground fuel oil tank for the generator. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Johnson reported that the Water Resources Office would like to temporarily move from the Juvenile Justice Center building because of noise and dust from the upcoming construction of three new floors. Commissioners had no objections to the move. Concerning a contract for Public Administrator, Mrs. Johnson said the State's Attorney recommends that County Court should contract with the Public Administrator rather than a contract between the Public Administrator and the County Commission. Commissioners were in agreement that Mrs. Johnson should meet with the County Judges to work out the details, and Mr. Ness suggested an in-house secretary from the County Auditor's Office for part-time secretarial duties. MOTION, passed Mr. Ness moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that Cass County Court enter into an agreement with the Public Administrator. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Johnson reported that she asked Mark Johnson, North Dakota Association of Counties Executive Director, to assist in trying to get someone from Cass County to serve on the study committee being formed by the Department of Public Instruction to look at the possibility of eliminating the middleman (county superintendents of schools) from the process of getting forms to individual school districts throughout the state.