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10. 11. Commission Minutes--^pril 15, 1996 1458 the only employee at the start of the operation but it appears the business will be expanding at a more rapid rate than he initially thought. Mr. Eckert suggested waiving the minimum salary requirement because he said salaries in the rural area are not the same as in Fargo. Mr. Wieland said he did some appraisal work last fall on this property, but he does not believe it would be considered a conflict of interest since he was hired by a financial institution, not by Mr. Swanson. He does not feel this work would affect his decision today but offered to abstain from voting if any member of the commission believed there would be a conflict of interest. No one raised any objection to Mr. Wieland voting on this issue. Mrs. Schneider said the application lists the type of business as agricultural processing and warehousing, however, county policy does not allow an exemption for warehousing unless the owner could prove need or provide other information to justify it. Mr. Swanson said he is only applying for an exemption on the seed cleaning building, not on the warehouse. Mr. Klein said the applicant lists a valuation of $260,000, however, this may change, according to the value of other similar operations, once the property is ultimately placed on the tax rolls. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to approve application for property tax exemption for Roy Swanson, dlblal Swanson Seed Service, according to Cass County policy subject to meeting the minimum salary requirement of $7.50 per hour, including a fully-paid single health insurance premium. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. SHERIFF'S CONTRACT WITH CENTRE, INC., Jail inmates Sheriff Don Rudnick was present regarding a purchase of service agreement with Centre, Inc. for boarding minimum security prisoners at their facility located at 123 15th Street North in Fargo in order to help alleviate overcrowding at the Cass County jail. When Centre, Inc. has grant funds under which Cass County referrals may be enrolled, no costs for services will be billed to the county. Aisc present were Bill Lopez and Keith Gilleshammer representing Centre, Inc. MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to authorize the chairman to sign purchase of service agreement with Centre, Inc.; said contract having been reviewed and approved by the State's Attorney, John Goff. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Purchase of vehicle Sheriff Rudnick requested permission to purchase a used vehicle for his department's Investigation Division, using money already allocated in the vehicle budget and money from the asset forfeiture fund. He requested permission to look for a vehicle at this time and said he will come back to the Commission for final approval. MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to authorize Sheriff's Office to purchase a used vehicle to replace a van in the Investigation Division, for an amount not to exceed $12,000. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.