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Commission Minutes--June 7, 1999 1988 13. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, Transit Authority Feasibility Study Robert Stein, Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments, appeared before the board concerning a Metropolitan Transit Authority Feasibility Study. MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve proceeding with the Metropolitan Transit Authority Feasibility Study and to appoint Donna Schneider as the Cass County Advisory Committee Member, with John Meyer serving as alternate, according to a memorandum from the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments dated May 12, 1999. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 14. JAIL CONSULTANTS, Transition plan approved Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, updated Commissioners on jail planning and requested a contract amendment to have the current jail architects, Foss Associates and Kimme & Associates, develop the transition plan according to their proposal of May 26, 1999, at a cost not to exceed $15,170. The consultants will assist the county design/transition team in completing the tasks outlined in the scope of services. Sheriff Don Rudnick and Captain Walt Willis are both in agreement with this proposal, according to Mrs. Johnson. MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve the jail transition plan as presented by Foss Associates and Kimme & Associates, and amend the contract accordingly. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 15. INFORMATION SERVICES, Transition plan adopted A transition plan for the Information Services Department was presented by Bonnie Johnson with the following topics being included: project listing by Mike Steiner and staff; hiring documents; interim positions; department head review; consideration of organizational changes in the department; and a hiring team--consisting of Commissioners Robbie Quick and Donna Schneider, Auditor Mike Montplaisir, Engineer Keith Berndt, Captain Glenn Ellingsberg, County Coordinator Bonnie Johnson, and Lowell Wolff from the Fargo Public School District. The position of Information Services Director is being vacated by Mike Steiner effective June 11, 1999. The deadline for receiving applications for this position is being extended to June 15th, according to Mrs. Johnson, because she determined there was an insufficient number of applicants last week to begin scheduling interviews. Mrs. Quick asked for comments from Mr. Steiner on the transition plan, and Mr. Steiner said the project list he prepared is not all-inclusive. He supports the idea of revising the organizational structure by adding a network specialist II position to supervise the two network specialist I positions and eliminating the title of computer operator. Mr. Meyer favors leaving the structure as it is until a new Information Services Director is hired for the department. MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to adopt the Information Services transition plan as outlined by Cass County Coordinator, Bonnie Johnson. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously.