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Commission Minutes--May 19, 1997 1628 15. 16. 17. 18. The following is a list of functions normally done by the County Auditor's Office during the budget season: preparation of budget manual/calendar; preparation of salary estimates after a payroll plan is preliminarily adopted by the County Commission; compute health insurance rates and employee/employer share of premiums; transmit budget manual and supporting documentation to individual departments; prepare letter to outside agencies who receive county funding describing budget procedures and time line; consolidate department and outside agency budgets into one comprehensive budget and make resource estimates to fund the budget; prepare legal publication for budget hearing; and prepare final budget document. MOTION, passed Mr. Koenig moved and Mrs. Quick seconded to approve County Auditor's budget role as outlined in Mr. Montplaisir's letter dated May 9, 1997. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. SOCIAL SERVICES, UDdate on flood issues Kathy Hogan, Social Services Director, provided a hand-out from Committee meeting held earlier today at the County Annex. the Community Resource ASSESSMENTS FOR 1997 Frank Klein, Cass County Director of Equalization, prepared a letter dated May 9, 1997, regarding the 1997 county board of equalization. He reported that recent flood damage will have a minimal effect on Cass County's overall taxable valuation. Mr. Klein's office will not have final tabulations on some township and city assessments because of the flood; therefore, he said the June 2nd equalization meeting will likely be adjourned to a later date. A number of county residences sustained damage due to the serious flooding this spring, and Mr. Klein said the law allows for pro-ration of lost value for that portion of the year remaining after the flood. Homeowners may file an application for abatement of taxes, and the value could be reduced after the county board of equalization meeting. According to the sales ratio study, Mr. Klein said it appears residential assessments outside the cities of Fargo and West Fargo will need to be increased by about 5% for those jurisdictions that are not assessing at market value. He said there are a number of instances where assessments are inequitable within jurisdictions, and some local officials believe the county is in a better position to correct those situations. VOUCHERS, A.~proved MOTION, passed Mr. Koenig moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to approve Voucher No. 102,398 through No. 102,892. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. COUNTY ANNEX LANDSCAPING; CASS-CLAY JOINT COMMISSIONERS MEETING; COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT MEETINGS; FLOOD MEETINGS; SOCIAL SERVICES ATTORNEY POSITION; COUNTIES HELPING COUNTIES PROGRAM, Committee reports Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, reported the landscaping was completed last week at the Annex.