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Commission Minutes--August 17, 1998 1854 12. STATE'S ATTORNEY ASSISTANT; SOCIAL SERVICES/DISASTER RESPONSE; BUDGET MEETINGS; JAIL SEMINAR; CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RETREAT, Committee reports John Goff, State's Attorney, reported that a new attorney, Adam Hamm, is filling a vacancy in his office starting today; and a second position, vacated by Chris Myers, has been filled with a starting date of September 8, 1998. Mrs. Quick asked for a consensus among commissioners to decline participation in the disaster mental health proposal outlined by letter from Doug Seiler, Southeast Human Service Center Director, dated August 6, 1998. Commissioners were in agreement with a response by Kathy Hogan, Social Services Director, that Cass County does not have the organizational capacity to assume management of the project at this time. Mr. Koenig said he and Mr. Meyer are attending a meeting of the Fargo Cass County Economic Development Corporation Wednesday morning, August 19, 1998, at 7:30 AM; and this interferes with the county budget meeting scheduled to begin at 8:00 AM. Mrs. Schneider suggested delaying the start of the budget meeting that day, and Commissioners were in agreement to begin at 9:00 AM on August 19th, continuing until 4:00 PM instead of 3:00 PM. Also, Mr. Koenig may not be able to attend the budget meeting on August 24th, which will be the Social Services budget. Mrs. Schneider said she will miss that meeting also. Mr. Wieland, along with County Auditor Mike Montplaisir and County Coordinator Bonnie Johnson, reported on the jail seminarthey attended in Longmont, Colorado, last week sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections. Sheriff Don Rudnick, Jail Administrator Walt Willis, and the jail architect also attended the training session on planning of new institutions. Mrs. Johnson will establish a library of the materials they received on jail planning. A conference retreat is being planned by the Fargo Moorhead Chamber of Commerce, and all commissioners are encouraged to attend, according to Mrs. Johnson. 13. CORRESPONDENCE, Received and filed MOTION, passed Mr. Koenig moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to receive and file correspondence outlined by the secretary as follows: Motion carried. North Dakota Department of Transportation request for input on a highway improvement project on the 1-94 and 45th Street Interchange in Fargo; notice of Barnes County Soil Conservation District meeting September 10, 1998, at 1 :00 PM, Valley City Eagles Club, regarding Sheyenne River Basin drainage. 14. ADJOURNMENT MOTION, passed On motion by Mrs. Quick and seconded by Mr. Koenig, the meeting was adjourned about 4:20 PM. ATTEST: ~~~ ~ Michael M ntplalsir - Auditor Cass County, North Dakota APPROVED: [' " ') ~")(?vt~~ ~/ ~~ eL) Donna Schneider, Chairperson Cass County Board of Commissioners