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Commission Minutes--September 20, 1999 2042 MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to add Lot 4 Block 2, Dakota Park Addition to City of Fargo, as omitted property for the year 1999 in the amount of $3,051,000 commercial property, according to notice sent from the county auditor to Dakota Park Limited Partnership, Fargo NO. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 5. CONTRACT APPROVAL, State Tax Department MOTION, passed Mrs. Schneider moved and Mr. Wieland seconded to approve the following contract submitted by respective department head and portfolio commissioner, subject to state's attorney approval; and authorize the chairperson to sign: Office of State Tax Commissioner for jail sales tax collection. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 6. FLOOD UPDATE, Lake Agassiz Regional Development Corporation Irv Rustad, Lake Agassiz Regional Development Corporation, provided a handout on FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) fund balances and expenditures since the 1997 spring flood. One home under the buy-out program remains to be sold, and the bid opening is set for September 29, 1999. Mrs. Quick asked about land restoration, and Mr. Rustad said some basements need to be filled yet. As far as landscaping, Prairie Restorations, Inc. completed the contract in Heritage Hills. 7. BUDGET, Hearing on 2000 county budget A public hearing was advertised for this date, time and place on the 2000 Cass County budget. Mrs. Quick said it has come to the Board's attention that the preliminary budget was advertised in the newspaper one week prior to this meeting, and the Cass County home rule charter requires that it be published at least two weeks before the public hearing. Therefore, the Board will also hear any comments from the public at the special meeting scheduled for adoption of the final budget on September 27, 1999, at 3:30 PM in the Commission Room, Cass County Courthouse. Michael Montplaisir, County Auditor, said the proposed budget was published in the official newspaper on three separate occasions--September 13 and 20 in the legal advertising section, as well as a display advertisement on September 15, 1999. Mrs. Quick invited public comment at this time. Jeannette Stanton, Fargo, said she was the one who called the courthouse earlier today about time requirements for the budget publication, and she suggested someone should read the home rule charter once in awhile. She inquired about the method for reporting the jail sales tax collections to the public, and Mr. Montplaisir said the county will receive a monthly cash deposit and the records are open to the public at any time. He will also report to the board of commissioners periodically and prepare financial reports. She also inquired about why the county coordinator and buildings and grounds budgets are listed together in the general fund. Mr. Montplaisir responded that the county coordinator is in charge of both personnel and buildings and grounds.