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17. Comm. Minutes--September 5, 1995 1384 COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE Software 15,875 (33,200) Education 14,983 (15,000) PLANNING Software 175 (700) WEED CONTROL Software 350 (450) VECTOR CONTROL Software (350) TOTAL $53,881 ($103,700) MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to approve the above 1995 budget adjustments to pay for software, training and equipment in 1996; to authorize the Chairman of the Cass County Commission to sign the H.T.E., Inc. software license and service agreement for the purchase of the payroll/general ledger and work orders/facilities management software packages; and to authorize the County Auditor to issue a check to H.T.E. Inc. in the amount of $78,625 for payment of the license fees. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 1996 PRELIMINARY COUNTY BUDGET APPROVED, Hearing date set for ~eptember 18th: final bud(Jet meetincj set for Se_otember 26. 1995 Mr. Montplaisir provided written recommendations of the county finance committee on the 1996 county budget, and he highlighted some of those recommendations at this time. Original budget requests totaled $24,118,057, which amounts to 6.80 mills higher than the 1995 budget. Finance Committee recommendations would reduce the 1996 budget requests to $22,899,064 with a mill levy of 66.28, or 1.05 mills higher than the previous year's budget. Members of this year's finance committee are Commissioners Wieland and Ness, Auditor Michael Montplaisir, Treasurer Charlotte Sandvik and County Coordinator Bonnie Johnson. Mr. Ness said the committee recognizes the need for more staff in some of the county offices, however, in the interest of holding the line on taxes, staff requests for 1996 were eliminated in all offices, except for two positions. One staff addition is recommended for the Regional Child Support Enforcement Unit, and Director Kathleen Ziegelmann has written a letter concerning her proposed budget. The finance committee also recommends reinstatement of one position in Data Processing for the last nine months in 1996. Mr. Wieland commended the Social Services department for making some budget reductions and eliminating the potential of 7.5 staff positions. Mr. Eckert does not like the budget process whereby the finance committee makes department reductions before commissioners review the budget. Mr. Ness reminded him this is the same procedure that has been followed the past few years and that the finance committee only makes recommendations. The County Commission makes the final decision. Mrs. Toussaint and Mrs. Schneider said they appreciate the work done by the finance committee and said they took time to review the budget before today and talked to some of the department