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10. 11. Commission Minutes--September 16, 1996 1514 LOST INSTRUMENT BONDS, Bradco; Title Company; and Ruth Bur_es: Lynette Amel MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to receive and file Indemnity Bonds on Lost Instrument for Bradco Restoration; Title Company; Ruth Burges; and Lynette Amel; and authorize the county treasurer and the county auditor to issue duplicate checks. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Motor grader advertisement MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to authorize County Engineer, Keith Berndt, to advertise for bids to sell one county-owned motor grader. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. ABATEMENT APPLICATION, Approved for Leonard Airport MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that Abatement No. 4017 and No. 4018 be approved as presented, as recommended by the City of Leonard and the Director of Equalization, Francis Klein. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. VETERANS SERVICE, Transportation approved for medical treatment MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to authorize an expenditure up to $3,000, from the county contingency fund, for the transportation of a Cass County veteran from a St. Cloud, MN hospital to a Hot Springs, SD hospital for additional treatment. Transportation will be provided by the Cass County Sheriff's Department. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. HEARING ON 1997 COUNTY BUDGET, Next budget meeting to be held September 30 A public hearing was advertised for this date, time and place on the 1997 Cass County budget. Mrs. Toussaint said the preliminary 1997 budget was approved on September 3, 1996, and the mill levy was set at 62.8 mills. She invited comments from the public at this time. Jim McLaughlin, Southeast Cass Water Resource District, expressed concern about timeliness in publishing said notice of hearing in the local newspaper and content of the budget notice. County Auditor, Michael Montplaisir, said it takes one week of lead time to publish a notice in the legal section of the official county newspaper, The Forum. Therefore, today was the first opportunity he had for publishing the notice after the preliminary budget was approved. Recognizing that, this notice was also published last Wednesday in the "public notice" section of The Forum. Mr. Montplaisir said the content of the notice is in accordance with State law. Mr. McLaughlin was also concerned that the Southeast Cass Water Resource budget request was changed to three mills. Without four mills, he said they will not have enough money to satisfy residents in the district who need help. Aisc speaking in favor of levying four mills because of concerns over Sheyenne River flooding were Jeff Harmon, Treasurer of the Lower Sheyenne River Flood Protection District, and Doug Christianson, who lives near Kindred.