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14. Commission Minutes--March 17, 1997 1599 MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Koenig seconded that the Cass County Commission adopt the following five recommendations as presented by the Senior Citizen Bus Committee: On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 1) Allow the Cass County Council on Aging bus to be used for trips outside of Cass County without prior approval. 2) Require the Cass County Council on Aging to establish operating guidelines which include charging participants the full cost for trips not allowed by Section 18, State Aid for Public Transit or Senior Mill Levy Funding. Trips other than those for weekly trips to the metropolitan area for medical and shopping reasons must be paid for by the users of the bus. Full costs should include salaries, fuel, oil and a depreciation rate of 20 cents per mile. 3) Require the Cass County Council on Aging to maintain a separate accounting system on their financial statement for revenues and expenses relating to these trips. This information should be submitted as part of their regular monthly report. This report will also list the trip destination. 4) Prohibit the Cass County Council on Aging bus from being used for any trips to casinos. 5) These policies will be reviewed every two years. SHERIFF' DEPARTMENT, Correctional sergeant re-classification Mr. Wieland said he placed this item on the regular agenda for the reason that the motion recommended by the Personnel Overview Committee was passed on a 6-5 vote with some members being absent and one person voting who was possibly not eligible to vote. He suggested that Commissioners consider an alternate motion since the C41 classification was recommended by the County's personnel consultant, Fox Lawson and Associates, and for the reason that this classification has been reviewed within the past three years, which is a policy matter. Sheriff Don Rudnick presented copies of a letter from Fox Lawson and Associates dated June 17, 1996, when this classification was last reviewed; as well as copies of a salary comparison of employee versus supervisor for classifications within Cass County and other entities, such as the Clay County Sheriff, West Fargo Police and Fargo Police Departments. Sheriff Rudnick recommended approving the re-classification of correctional sergeants to C43, the same as field sergeants, with no salary adjustment until September 1, 1997 at the earliest date, because there is no money in the budget at this time for salary adjustments. He said the financial impact of changing the classification of four corrections sergeants is $9,695.42 annually. These sergeants have agreed they would wait until September 1st to see if money is available at that time to make the adjustment, according to Sheriff Rudnick.