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Commission Minutes--December 1, 1997 1748 13. VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE, Budget adjustment approved MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Koenig seconded to approve 1997 budget adjustment for Veterans Service Office in the amount of $800.00 from Seminar Registration to Office Equipment and General Office Supplies in the amount of $400.00 each for purchase of a typewriter. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 14. CONTRACT APPROVAL, Border States Paving: North Dakota Department of Human ~ervices MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Koenig 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: Border States Paving for drain tile for Round Hill Street Improvement District; and North Dakota Department of Human Services for Cooperative Reimbursement Agreement. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 15. JAIL REPORT, Recommendations of Jail Advisory_ Task Force Chairman Wieland prepared the Cass County Jail Advisory Task Force Report containing conclusions and recommendations of the committee, which began meeting in September, 1996, and held their last meeting the end of April, 1997. Due to time constraints because of the spring flood and ongoing related activities, Mr. Wieland said he finally was able to prepare the formal jail report in the last 2-3 weeks. The report includes the mission statement adopted by the Board of Cass County Commissioners on August 5, 1996, as well as a narrative of committee findings on each of the six points included in the mission statement, and the following recommendations: The final conclusion and recommendation of the committee is to construct a new jail of indeterminate size and without recommendation of location, but it should be close to the Courthouse, which houses the Sheriff's Office, State's Attorney's Office and the Courts. It is further recommended that the new structure be constructed for Cass County use (including any adjacent joint county effort), but that it not be constructed for any potential revenue source, such as Federal prisoners. However, Federal, State and local requirements must be met. It is further recommended that inebriation is not a crime problem, but rather a social problem, and that a continued relationship with Centre, Inc. is encouraged. It is further recommended that work release and other appropriate alternatives to incarceration be utilized where possible and advisable. Lastly, it is recommended that Cass County contact the National Institute of Corrections and seek their planning expertise as soon as possible.