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10. Commission Minutes--November 3, 1997 1737 ABATEMENT APPLICATIONS, Approved for Frank Pearson and for Dellis ~chreck MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded that Abatement #4084 for Frank Pearson be reduced to $66,000 for 1996 and 1997, as recommended by the Director of Equalization and the City of Oxbow. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded that Abatement ~4088 for Dellis Schrock be reduced to $172,300 for 1996 and 1997, as recommended by the Director of Equalization and the City of Casselton. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. CONTRACT APPROVAL, Cellular One and Wanzek Construction MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer 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: Cellular One for the County Engineer's cellular service; and Wanzek Construction, Inc. for bridge repair in Section 32, Durbin Township, in the amount of $14,835. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. PERSONNEL OVERVIEW COMMITTEE, Rafi~ actions of November 3rd rs~_ardina_ actin_~ pay for Social Services TEEM members and for ~tate's Attorney's secretary MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to re-instate acting pay for Thomas Dolan, Peggy Haugrud, Dawn Hildebrant, Diane Jorgenson and Kathryn Strandberg, retroactive to August 1, 1997, and continuing until December 31, 1997; and to initiate acting pay for the three additional TEEM members effective November 1, 1997 and concluding December 31, 1997. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mrs. Schneider seconded to approve acting pay for Debra Wheeler as a B22 Senior Legal Secretary in the State's Attorney's Office, retroactive to August 1, 1997, and concluding on December 3t, 1997. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. FLOOD UPDATE, Cass County_ action plan and waiver request Irv Rustad, Lake Agassiz Regional Development Corporation, updated Commissioners on the home buy-out program. He presented a final draft of the Cass County Action Plan and draft waiver request to be sent to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary, Andrew Cuomo. In order to execute the Action Plan, Cass County government is requesting a 31.5% waiver of the Iow to moderate income requirement for use of the $1.4 million assigned to the county through the HUD Disaster Relief Initiative.