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= Commission Minutes--November 18, 1996 1539 PLAT APPROVAL, Road vacation and final plat for Kensington Place Fourth; final plat for Country Acres Second Subdivision MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded that the Cass County Board of Commissioners grant approval of the road vacation recommended by the Planning Commission, and grant Final Plat approval to Kensington Place Fourth Addition, NE 1/4 of Section 30 & SE 1/4 of Section 19, Township 138N, Range 48W in Cass County, North Dakota. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded that the Cass County Board of Commissioners approve and sign the road construction agreement, and grant Final Plat approval to Country Acres 2nd Subdivision, NE 114 of Section 30, Township 138N, Range 49W in Cass County, North Dakota. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. CONTRACT APPROVAL, Ulteig Engineers; Cellular One; Hardrives, Inc. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider 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: Ulteig Engineers for county highway 81 bikeway design in an amount not to exceed $23,600; and Cellular One for Social Services cell phone. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to authorize the chairman to sign resolution accepting Iow bid from Hardrives, Inc. for asphalt surfacing of county highway 17 in the amount of $1,351,268.98; and to authorize chairman to sign contract with Hardrives, Inc. upon receipt of contract document from the North Dakota Department of Transportation and subject to State's Attorney concurrence. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. STATE'S ATTORNEY, Management report Mrs. Toussaint stated the Board of Cass County Commissioners received complaints several weeks ago from county employees regarding possible inappropriate conduct in the State's Attorney's Office. Consistent with county policy, and state and federal law, the Board ordered an immediate investigation into the matter. She introduced Consultant Scoff Kildahl, who addressed management concerns. Mr. Kildahl read his report, which is dated today, regarding perceived management problems in the State's Attorney's Office, and he presented recommendations for addressing the concerns. Copies of the report were given to each Commissioner and to the State's Attorney, John Goff. At the conclusion of Mr. Kildahl's report, Chairman Toussaint read the following press release: