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11. 12. 13. Commission Minutes--September 3, 1996 1509 CONTRACT APPROVAL, Vector control; Traffic Safety Services; T.L. Stroh; Morris Gravel MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve the following contracts submitted by respective department head and portfolio commissioner, subject to State's Attorney approval; and authorize the chairman to sign: Hidden Acres Subdivision--mosquito control agreement; Traffic Safety Services, Inc.--pavement marking installation, various county highways; T.L. Stroh--design replacement heating/air conditioning system, upgrade building to ADA standards, and upgrade interior building finishes (highway department); and Morris Gravel, Inc. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 1997 PRELIMINARY BUDGET APPROVED, Hearing date set for September 16th; final budget meeting set for September 30, 1996 Over the past two to three weeks, the County Finance Committee has been meeting with various county departments and other agencies concerning 1997 budget requests. Mrs. Toussaint suggested that any budget reductions which commissioners might wish to recommend be submitted in writing and copies will be distributed to all commissioners. County Auditor, Michael Montplaisir, provided a letter dated September 3, 1996, as well as a summary of the recommendations from the County Finance Committee. All of these recommendations were discussed with the respective department heads. The preliminary 1997 county budget is currently 1.62 mills lower than last year, however the county will be collecting over $400,000 in additional taxes due to increased property valuations. Mrs. Toussaint said the final budget must be approved on or before October 1st, and a meeting will be held at 3:30 PM Monday, September 30, 1996, to approve the final 1997 county budget. Also, she announced that the Commission will be meeting in regular session on that date instead of meeting on October 7, 1996 because of the North Dakota County Commissioners Association and the North Dakota Association of Counties annual convention being held in Bismarck during that week. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Ness seconded to approve the 1997 preliminary budget, and to set the hearing date for September 16, 1996, at 3:30 PM in the County Commission Room. The Auditor is directed to publish a notice of the public hearing and a summary of the budget in the official county newspaper on or before the hearing date. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. SHEYENNE RIVER SEARCH, Jeanna North disappearance Sheriff Don Rudnick stated he was approached by Dick Knutson, Briarwood, concerning a final search of the Sheyenne River for the body of eleven-year-old Jeanna North, who disappeared from her north Fargo home in June, 1993. Mr. Knutson has a plan to use county equipment and manpower to build a dam to stop the flow of the Maple River and the Sheyenne River will be diverted in order to search the river bottom near the Cass County Road 20 bridge.