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Comm. Minutes--January 3, 1995 1289 22. 23. In a memo to the Commission from County Coordinator Bonnie Johnson, dated December 23, 1994, she recommended the board donate the computer equipment, purchased with the grant money, to the Community Restitution Program because Cass County expended no money in the one- year grant. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to approve the donation of the Community Restitution computer equipment to operation R.E.S.T.O.R.E. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. WOODS ELEVATOR ROAD, Request for gravel on portion of road denied After the last meeting of the Road Advisory Committee and a subsequent meeting with the Woods Elevator Board, County Engineer Keith Berndt wrote a memo to the Commission dated December 19, 1994, recommending that the board consider graveling one-half mile of road serving the Woods Elevator on a one-time basis in 1995 without reimbursement. Future maintenance on this road would be according to county policy, which states that private roads, parking areas and crossings may be maintained by the County Highway Department when requested, but all private work must be on a reimbursable basis. Mr. Berndt said his original recommendation to the Road Advisory Committee, at their meeting on December 5, 1994, was to discontinue maintenance entirely to avoid setting a precedent by maintaining access to a business. However, he understood from the meeting that he was to negotiate with the Woods Elevator Board. Mr. Wieland suggested supporting the engineer's recommendation to gravel the road one more time, and then county policy will alleviate a situation that should not have been done in the first place. Mr. Eckert served on the board at the time the action was taken to maintain the road, and he said the reasons for doing that may not exist any more. He does favor graveling it one more time in 1995. Mr. Ness asked if the road was ever considered a county road, and Mr. Berndt said it was not. MOTION, failed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to authorize the County Engineer to provide gravel to the one-half mile road serving the Woods Elevator on a one-time basis in 1995 at a cost not to exceed ~1,500, with final determination that no further services will be provided, such as graveling or snow removal. On roll call vote, the motion failed with Mr. Eckert and Mr. Wieland voting "Aye;" Mr. Ness, Mrs. Schneider and Mrs. Toussaint opposing. BUDGET ITEMS, Distribution of 1995 travel money Commissioners received a memo dated December 20, 1994, from Dorothy Howard, Chair of the Cass County department head group, saying they discussed reduction of the education/travel budget items at their last meeting held December 19, 1994. A plan presented by County Auditor Michael Montplaisir was approved, reflecting a reduction of $20,520; and a sub-committee of three department heads will draft a policy for disbursement of education/travel funds for 1995.