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Commission Minutes--April 5, 1999 1962 engineer, the townships and city officials involved, as well as area landowners, meet to discuss this situation prior to the May 3rd Commission meeting. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. Mr. Berndt recommends removing a bridge in Section 6, Rochester Township, because it is currently closed and beyond economical repair. The bridge serves as a road into some farmland, however, there is access to the fields from the opposite direction. He received a letter from the Rochester Township Board dated March 29, 1999, with a suggestion to replace the bridge with used culverts. Mr. Berndt said there is concern about having the bridge properly barricaded so that no heavy equipment tries to drive over it. Mrs. Quick asked for input from the audience and hearing none, closed the discussion. MOTION, passed Mr. Koenig moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to authorize the removal of a bridge in Section 6, Rochester Township. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 14. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Condemnation resolution withdrawn for Highway 14 proiect Mr. Berndt withdrew his request for the Board to adopt a resolution declaring public necessity to take land for Highway 14 reconstruction because a settlement was reached on the land. 15. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT UNIT, Unbudgeted staff position approved Kathy Ziegelmann, Regional Child Support Enforcement Director, provided a hand-out on the proposed funding for an unbudgeted case analyst position, which was discussed at the last meeting. She stated that Ransom and Richland Counties have approved this new position; Sargent, Steele and Traill Counties will support the decision of the Cass County Board of Commissioners. Mike Montplaisir sent a letter to Commissioners dated March 29, 1999, regarding the appropriate budget adjustments, if this position is approved. MOTION, passed Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Meyer seconded to hire an additional Case Analyst Position for 1999 and authorize budget adjustments to the Regional Child Support and Social Service budgets as follows: Regional Child Support - increase revenue budget by $27,177 with $15,000 coming from reimbursements for conversion (State) and $12,177 as reimbursements from member counties; increase expenditures by $27,177 for the cost of the position including salary, benefits, and office expense. Social Service Fund - increase expenditures by $9,779 for its 80.3% share ofthe reimbursement from member counties. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 16. LAKE AGASSIZ REGIONAL COUNCIUDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Letter to Attorney General on release of funds Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, provided some background on the transfer of staff and assets from the Lake Agassiz Regional Council (LARC) to the Lake Agassiz Regional Development Corporation (LARDC) in order to satisfy some concerns of the North Dakota Attorney General. Irv Rustad, Director, was present and said the correspondence he received did not indicate a need for a Board resolution but he wanted some concurrence on the part of the state's attorneys from the six counties in this region. Mrs. Quick, who serves on the LARC Board representing Cass County, said their Board recommended that the six state's attorneys be involved in the