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= 10. 11. Commission Minutes--May 20, 1996 1472 according to memorandum from County Engineer Keith Berndt dated May 10, 1996; the cost to be paid from Road Department office remodeling funds. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. ELECTION, Appointment of ins.~ectors MOTION, passed Mr. Ness moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve 1996 election inspectors according to list provided by the County Auditor's Office. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. STATE'S ATTORNEY, Payment of legal fees MOTION, passed Mr. Ness moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve payment of legal fees as outlined by the State's Attorney, per letter dated May 7, 1996, in the amount of $6,802.04 from Cass County contingency funds; with the unpaid balance at the Ohnstad Twichell Law Firm being paid directly to them and any costs incurred by the employee to be reimbursed directly. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. SHEA SITE LISTING, Historic Register Commissioners were given an opportunity to review printed information provided by Roger Shea from Michael Michlovic, Moorhead State University Anthropology Department, and from the State Historical Society of North Dakota on the Shea Site near Embden, ND. The property will be considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places by the State Historic Preservation Review Board at their meeting scheduled for June 6, 1996, in the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Library, Bismarck, ND. Mr. Ness said he had an opportunity to view a slide presentation of the Shea Site, which is a fortified village in southeastern North Dakota that dates to A.D. 1498, and he believes it should be preserved as much as possible. Mr. VVieland said the county has had some difficulties in the past with national registry designations, and he believes the property will be listed regardless of the county's position. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded that the Cass County Commission takes no position on consideration of the Shea Site for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. On roll call vote, the motion carried with four members voting "Aye" and Mr. Ness opposing. STATE'S ATTORNEY, Budget increase for domestic violence prosecutor John Goff, State's Attorney, wrote letters to the Commission dated May 7 and May 16, 1996, requesting a budget increase of $4,450, which represents a 25% local match of grant funds awarded to his office for a domestic violence prosecutor. The Cass County State's Attorney's Office was awarded $14,000 for the employment of an Assistant State's Attorney for the balance of 1996 beginning August 1, 1996 for exclusive use as a domestic violence prosecutor. Approximately $95,000 per year for four years has been set aside specifically for prosecutors in North Dakota dedicated for violence against women as part of the Federal Crime Bill, according to the State's Attorney.