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Commission Minutes-June 15, 1998 1825 Mr. Berndt was not opposed to the Commission delaying a decision at this time, and he said a decision at the second meeting in July should allow enough time to get the work done this fall. Some of the work will be contracted, he said. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to delay the request for additional gravel road maintenance funding until after the informal meetings with rural residents, and to place the item on the July 20th Commission agenda. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 16. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Mowing of county ditches Mr. Berndt requested Commission approval to modify county mowing practices in order for the county to mow specified county highway ditches during the summer to help slow the spread of a noxious weed, Leafy Spurge. In the past, the only mowing the county did was during late fall when landowners failed to mow the ditches and the county assessed the cost to the adjoining landowner. Mr. Berndt said he would not discourage landowners from continuing to mow road ditches adjacent to their property. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Koenig seconded to authorize the County Engineerto modify county mowing practices as deemed necessary for the control of noxious/non-noxious weeds and improve roadside maintenance for the year 1998, to be reviewed at the end of the year. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 17. ORDINANCE DRAFT; MEETING UPDATES; JAIL FACILITY IN PEMBINA COUNTY; BREWER LAKE FENCE REPAIRED; SHERIFF'S VEHICLES SOLD; ELECTION EQUIPMENT; BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS UPDATE; PERSONNEL REPORT; JAIL ARCHITECTS, Committee reports John Goff provided a revised copy of the proposed animal ordinance after changes were made by Mike Argall, Sheriff's Department, based on the Commission's earlier action today. Commissioners reported on meetings they have attended since the last Commission meeting, as well as upcoming meetings. Mr. Wieland, Sheriff Rudnick and County Coordinator, Bonnie Johnson attended a meeting in Grand Forks last week concerning a proposed correctional facility in Pembina County. Mr. Wieland sent a letter thanking them for the invitation to attend their meeting and indicating Cass County will continue to have interest in their project. Mike Montplaisir reported that the fence at Brewer Lake has been repaired after being vandalized this spring. He also reported that four vehicles from the Sheriff's Department were sold at public auction for about $16,000. New election equipment was not demonstrated at two precincts during the Primary Election last week because of a programming error discovered the day before the election. Mr. Montplaisir said the canvassing board met earlier today. Bonnie Johnson gave an update on buildings and grounds activities, as well as reporting on completion of a county personnel web site. Ms. Johnson will be teaching human resources one night per week this fall as an adjunct professor in the Master's Program at Moorhead State University. Mrs. Schneider said this is a credit to the county human resources program. Jail architect interviews will be scheduled for a Monday morning on a regular Commission meeting day sometime after the June 19th deadline for receiving qualifications for architectural services for the Cass County jail project. Ms. Johnson has received approval from the National