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Comm. Minutes--August 21, 1995 1378 12. 13. 14. CDBG FUNDS, Loan repayment schedule for Town & Country_ Roll-Off (Gary_ and Kathy Nyhof. Owners) MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Toussaint seconded to place Town & Country Roll-Off repayment schedule on hold until the October 16, 1995 Commission meeting, at which time a formal schedule for repayment of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds will be required from the Nyhof's. During the interim, the County Finance Committee will meet with the Nyhof's to be kept informed of any new developments and discuss possible solutions. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. DATA PROCESSING, Out-of-state travel a=_~roved MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Toussaint seconded to approve out-of-state travel for Tami Hansen, Data Processing employee, to attend the SYNON "Design to Construction I" workshop in Chicago, IL on September 11-15, 1995. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. BUDGET DISCUSSION, 1996 goals Mr. Ness said the county finance committee would like input from commissioners on budget goals as they begin preliminary review of the 1996 county budget. County Auditor Michael Montplaisir suggested that the mill levy goal for 1996 be the same as last year, about 65 mills. He said the 1996 preliminary budget is at 72 mills, an increase of about 11% over last year. Mrs. Toussaint believes the most recent vote in the City of Fargo, defeating a 1/4 cent sales tax increase for a zoo and for economic development purposes, indicates the citizens strongly oppose any increased taxes. Therefore, she supports the goal of 65 mills. Mrs. Schneider was in concurrence to set a goal of 65 mills. Mr. Wieland said this is a good goal but cautioned about being realistic. He said the Social Service levy decreased by about 3 mills last year because a large portion of reserves were used to fund the operating budget. Also, he said the impact of block grant funding cuts is not fully known at this time, and some of those cuts may affect this year's, as well as next year's, budget. In a memorandum to the county auditor dated August 18, 1995, Social Services Director Kathy Hogan said some vacant positions have not been filled during 1995, in anticipation of federal budget cuts. The Cass County Social Services Board and County Finance Committee will meet in budget session on August 29, 1995. MOTION, passed Mrs. Toussaint moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to place the mill levy at 65 mills as a budget goal for the 1996 county budget. On roll call vote, motion carded unanimously.