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Commission Minutes-May 4, 1998 1806 MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mrs. Quick seconded to delay a decision on the new business tax exemption application of Todd Sanders until the May 18, 1998, Commission meeting. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Schneider asked for further discussion or comments and hearing none, invited a motion to close the public hearing. MOTION, passed Mr. Koenig moved and Mrs. Quick seconded to close the public hearing on the tax exemption application of Todd Sanders. Motion carried. 12. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Jail recreation program assistance Walt Willis, Chief Correctional Officer in the Cass County Jail, submitted a letter to the Commission Office dated April 24, 1998, and Mr. Willis was present today requesting permission to establish a job position for a recreation officer to work 30-40 hours per week. This would be a temporary position responsible for supervising jail inmates participating in outdoor recreation, which is a program mandated by state law. Mr. Wieland suggested limiting the position to a termination date no later than October 1st, This is agreeable with Mr. Willis, who estimated the person would be employed from now until the end of September. The position would be graded a B21 on the county pay scale with an hourly salary of about $9.50, and Mr. Willis proposed paying the salary from the jail commissary fund. MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Koenig seconded that the Cass County Sheriff's Department be permitted to establish a temporary job position for a programs officer to supervise jail inmates participating in outdoor recreation. The position will be budgeted with money from the Inmate Commissary Fund, and it will be terminated on or before October 1, 1998. Mr. Koenig asked if a budget adjustment is necessary, and the county auditor said that will be done at a later time. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 13. STATE'S ATTORNEY, Meal reimbursement John Goff, State's Attorney, submitted letters to the Commission Office dated April 24 and May 1, 1998, concerning meal reimbursement for attorneys who work for Cass County to receive continuing legal education credits while attending Cass County Bar Association monthly meetings. He said the April Bar Association meeting offered three hours of ethics credit which is sufficient to meet the ethic requirements for an attorney for a three-year reporting period. Mr. Goff said the only cost for these credits was $7.25 for the luncheon. Continuing legal education credits are mandatory in order to maintain a license to practice law, he said, and more expensive if obtained elsewhere, such as traveling out of town and paying a registration fee. Mr. Wieland made reference to Mr. Goff's second letter, which stated he would have preferred that the matter had been brought to him for discussion before formal action was taken to prohibit these activities. Mr. Wieland said there was no action taken other than to follow current policy. Mr. Goff said he was told the County Auditor's Office removed the Bar Association as a vendor.