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16. 17. Comm. Minutes--August 7, 1995 1373 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Commissioners of Cass County, North Dakota, does hereby express its heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Oscar Sondrall. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be inscribed upon the permanent records of the proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners and a copy forwarded to his family. Dated at Fargo, North Dakota, this 7th day of August, 1995. MINUTES APPROVED, JBly 17, 1995 Commission Meeting According to a letter from State's Attorney John Goff dated July 20, 1995, the minutes of the previous meeting of July 17, 1995, under the paragraph listing correspondence (page 1368), should not reflect that missing county documents were incorrectly represented to him by Marcia Kemmer. He said representations were made to him by other county officials, and he intentionally avoided identifying those people. MOTION, failed Mrs. Toussaint said it was not clear to her what the difference was after reviewing the transcript of the audio tape of the last meeting, therefore, she moved that minutes of the July 17, 1995, Commission meeting be approved as written. The motion failed for lack of a second. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved subject to eliminating the reference to Ms. Kemmer in the last sentence of the second to the last paragraph on page 1368. On roll call vote, the motion carried with four members voting ~Aye" and Mrs. Toussaint opposing. JAIL, State Corrections Department re_=uest for boarding prisoners Three representatives of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presented a proposal to house up to ten offenders in the Cass County Jail for short periods of time at the rate of $33 per day. Warren Emmer, Director of the Department of Corrections, Division of Parole and Probation, said they are asking to use beds which are currently vacant, and they would be responsible for transporting offenders to another facility immediately upon receiving notice that the county needs those beds. Commissioners and Sheriff Don Rudnick expressed concerns about jeopardizing existing contracts which pay $46.00 per day (based on the facility's operational costs), medical and dental costs, liability, the possible need for additional staff, or morale of the existing staff because of additional occupancy. Sheriff Rudnick said he sympathizes with the State's shortage of beds, however, the county has previously denied requests from other entities to lower the daily rate. Mr. Emmer said he cannot offer more than $33 per day at this time but there may be some grant money to help out in the future. The Commission is willing to consider this request at another time, subject to availability of beds, if the State will match the rate currently paid by other entities.