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Commission Minutes-May 4, 1998 1807 County Auditor, Michael Montplaisir, said someone called about meal reimbursements, and they were told the Auditor's Office was following county policy. Mr. Montplaisir attends CPA (Certified Public Accountant) luncheons where continuing education credits are offered, and he said he does not submit meal reimbursement requests since it is against county policy and he does not feel the taxpayer owes him lunch. Another issue that has come up, Mr. Montplaisir said, is that he believes the county is paying Bar Association dues which is not allowed under current county policy. Mr. Goff said the county is not paying Bar Association dues to his knowledge. He said the county pays one-half of each attorney's professional license fee, which varies between $200-$250 per year. Mr. Meyer said it appears the issue is about policy. Mr. Koenig asked the question whether the county commission is violating policy when hosting a luncheon every other year with Clay County and with the City of Fargo, for example. MOTION, failed Mr. Meyer moved that the meal reimbursement policy be reviewed by the Personnel Overview Committee with a recommendation back to the full Commission. Hearing no second, after asking three times, the Chair declared the motion failed. Mr. Wieland said the reason he did not second the motion was because he is not sure the Personnel Overview Committee is the appropriate committee to discuss this issue. His biggest concern is how this issue affects the other county departments and employees. Mrs. Quick was also concerned about consistency within the county. She and Mrs. Schneider said it is not feasible to even consider attending a seminar out of town to get credits when they can be earned locally during a person's lunch hour. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Koenig seconded to ask Mr. Goff and County Coordinator, Bonnie Johnson, to review current policy and make a recommendation to the full Commission based upon policy of surrounding cities and counties. At the call for the question and upon roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 14. VOUCHERS, Approved MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Koenig seconded to approve vouchers No. 114,143 through No. 114,850. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 15. MEETING UPDATES; JAIL COMMITTEEIPONI PROGRAM; WORKER'S COMPENSATION RATES, Committee reports Commissioners Quick, Meyer and Wieland reported on meetings they have attended since the last Commission meeting. Bonnie Johnson reported the National Institute of Corrections PONI (Planning of New Institutions) Program application for Phase II has been completed. The program which Cass County attendees plan to participate in will be held August 10-14,1998, in Longmont Colorado,