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Commission Minutes--September 30, 1996 1521 6) deduct $700 from Welfare Fraud office equipment (based upon move to Social Services). Discussion: Sheriff Rudnick said he does not have money left in his 1996 budget to purchase a vehicle for the drug enforcement unit. Mr. Ness said he cannot support the type of vehicle the Sheriff is proposing for this position. Mr. Wieland referred to a letter from Captain Glenn Ellingsberg and requested reconsideration concerning the radio room remodeling and weather station receiver. Mr. Ellingsberg addressed the Commission on these two items. He requested funds to remodel the radio room because he had to relocate a communications tower with the construction of additional floors at the Cass County Annex. He said the radio room is used about once a month in the summer by EVAC and the amateur radio club. Also, Mr. Ellingsberg said funds for the weather station receiver will provide basic weather related information to the Emergency Operations Center and to their dispatchers. He is concerned about a perceived time delay in trying to work with the National Weather Station at Grand Forks since they moved out of Fargo. Mrs. Toussaint does not believe the county should be taking over the responsibilities of the National Weather Service. Mr. Ness said there is a liaison worker from the National Weather Service in Fargo and they are still working through some details after moving to Grand Forks a few months ago. Concerning the half-time file clerk position, State's Attorney John Goff said he originally requested a full-time position, however, the Finance Committee reduced the position to half-time. An employee of the County Treasurer's Office is currently assisting with filing on a part- time basis. AMENDED MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Eckert seconded to amend the motion to omit the Emergency Management weather station and radio room remodeling from the budget reductions listed above. At the call for the question and upon roll call vote, the motion carried with Mrs. Schneider, Mr. Wieland and Mr. Eckert voting "Aye"; Mr. Ness and Mrs. Toussaint opposing. At the call for the question and upon roll call vote, the main motion carried with four members voting "Aye"; Mr. Eckert opposing. MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Ness seconded to move the Welfare Fraud budget from the State's Attorney budget to the Social Services budget and relocate two employees to the Cass County Government Annex on Tuesday, October 1, 1996. On roll call vote, motion carried with Mrs. Toussaint, Mr. Wieland, Mr. Ness and Mrs. Schneider voting "Aye"; Mr. Eckert opposing.