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Commission Minutes--January 17, 2006 3025 Mrs. Sorum said she has been attending the Red River Valley Fair Association board meetings regularly and serves on the search committee to hire a new manager. She feels the fair board is moving in the right direction and said she can keep the county commission informed on future progress. Mr. Pawluk asked if there is a written plan for implementing the recommendations of an accounting firm and the consulting firm of Great Plains Benefits Group, which the fair association hired last fall. Mr. Anderson said they do have a written plan and some of the recommendations have been or are in the process of being followed at this time. Mr. Pawluk inquired about the sheriff's office providing security at the fairgrounds; and he wondered if that is reimbursed. Kyle Anderson said he believes the fair association pays the sheriff's office, possibly through a contract. Mr. Wagner said the sheriff's reserve members provide some of the security also. Deputy Thoreson said the fair association is billed for events, just as any group that would hire deputies for security duties. Commissioners thanked the fair board members for attending today's meeting. Mr. Bennett said the commission will have an opportunity to visit about the fair's finances again in August when the fair association makes a request for 2007 budget funds. 13. ORDINANCE INFORMATION, Subdivision ordinance first readina set Mike Zimney, County Planner, provided background information on the development of the Cass County subdivision ordinance draft which is before the county commission today. A subdivision ordinance review committee, appointed by the county commission in March, 2005 held numerous meetings and completed a working draft of the ordinance last fall. A summary of the draft ordinance was presented at the fall township officers' association meeting, and copies have been distributed to townships, cities and about 20 other agencies for review. Mr. Zimney said all of the comments he has received have been receptive of the changes and supportive of the ordinance. The state's attorney's office was asked to prepare the subdivision ordinance in the format consistent with all county ordinances, and to provide recommended language for the penalties and violations section and for the deed restriction sections. Mr. Zimney said he spoke with Mr. Burdick earlier today about that request. The subdivision review committee also asked the state's attorney to provide an opinion on the proposed density restriction. Jonathan Anderson, assistant state's attorney, represented Mr. Burdick at today's meeting. The draft ordinance provided for discussion by Mr. Zimney includes proposed changes on paved road access to a subdivision and the height of subdivision roads in relation to the base flood elevation. Mr. Pawluk, who served on the subdivision review committee, said he is in agreement with the ordinance, except for the section on base flood elevation because the committee did not address that part of the document. Mr. Zimney indicated the original draft required subdivision roads to be built 6" above the base flood elevation; however, he received a comment that roads built to this elevation could alter the drainage and flooding patterns by acting as a dike. Therefore, two sections were changed to require that roads only be built to the base flood elevation.