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Commission Minutes--May 17, 1999 1980 authorize the chairperson to sign: Sellin Bros., Inc. for County Highway 11 grading from Highway 4 to Highway 26 and Valley Gravel, Inc. for gravel projects on various county highways. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 14. SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LOT, County deed signed MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to authorize the chair and the county auditor to sign county deed for a tax-forfeited lot in Lake Shure Estates Subdivision purchased by Timothy Nerdahl, Fargo, North Dakota. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 15. PERMIT FOR SPECIAL EVENT, Speedway Restaurant & Lounge MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve special event alcoholic beverage permit for Speedway Restaurant & Lounge for a wedding dance on the date of May 29, 1999, at Bonanzaville, West Fargo, ND. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 16. PERMIT FOR RAFFLE, Odyssey of the Mind. Inc. MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve raffle permit for Odyssey of the Mind, Inc. (West Fargo High School Team) to be held June 16, 1999, at Bonanzaville, U.S.A. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 17. INFORMATION SERVICES, Computer discussion of Year 2000 compatibility Mike Steiner, Information Services Manager, gave an update on the year 2000 computer situation in Cass County. A county committee consisting of Mr. Steiner, Mike Montplaisir, Bonnie Johnson, Keith Berndt and Kathy Hogan have been meeting for the past 6-8 months; and Mr. Steiner has an inventory of software and hardware upgrades and a statement from vendors that their products are Y2K compliant. Information will be available for the public to view, as well as posting it on the county's website, he said. From a buildings and grounds perspective, Mrs. Johnson said county equipment was compliant with the exception of the card access system, which has now been upgraded. Mr. Steiner said the Road Engineer had their building systems checked for Y2K compliancy also. Mr. Montplaisir has corresponded with the county's banking associates, and everything is in order with all of them. 18. ORDINANCE #1999-1, First reading of iail sales tax ordinance Mr. Montplaisir outlined the content of the proposed Cass County ordinance to impose a sales tax for county jail construction and maintenance, which was patterned after the City of Fargo's sales tax ordinance. He said this is the next step in the process after the favorable vote in April. Birch Burdick, State's Attorney, has reviewed the draft ordinance. Mr. Montplaisir said the ordinance was also reviewed by the State Tax Department, with suggested changes being incorporated in the document presented to the Board today.