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Commission Minutes-March 20, 2006 3046 All County Highways to be posted in accordance with the Cass County 2006 Spring Load Restriction Map dated March 8, 2006. Spring load restrictions will be effective at 12:01 AM on March 21, 2006. b. Designate the polling locations, according to list provided by the county auditor, for the 2006 Primary and General Elections and to set the polling hours from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. c. Receive monthly financial statement from the Auditor's Office for the month ended February 28, 2006. d. Authorize chairman to sign proxy vote for the North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund annual meeting to be held May 18, 2006, at the Ramkota Inn, Bismarck, North Dakota. . e. Contracts: Roadway Services-crack, clean and seal projects on various county highways in the amount of $103,890.80; Morris Sealcoat & Trucking-seal coat projects on various county highways in the amount of $358,114.54; Nextel Communications-mobile phone and service for the vector control program and purchase order for twenty-eight phones and one month of service in the amount of $2,081.71. 6. JAIL INTERVENTION COORDINATING COMMITTEE, Update Glenn Ellingsberg, Jail Administrator, was present and provided an update on progress made by the Jail Intervention Coordinating Committee. He serves on the committee, which was created over a year ago to look at alternatives to reduce the number of individuals with mental health issues that are currently housed in the jail. One of the goals is to attempt to divert individuals from incarceration through different alternatives, such as treatment centers, supervised probation or unsupervised probation. Mr. Ellingsberg said the group is studying long-term solutions to prevent the need for future additions to the jail. Mr. Ellingsberg said a pilot project has been developed and the cost of the project is estimated at $370,000. The committee is considering funding options, including a federal grant that will be awarded to 26 pilot projects throughout the country. He said they are also looking for assistance from the state legislature. The Department of Justice will oversee the grant process and applications will be available within the next 30 days. Mr. Vanyo questioned whether the county would be notified about federal grant funding before the budget process begins this summer. Mr. Ellingsberg anticipates a response from the Department of Justice by May, 2006. Mr. Wagner recently attended a legislative conference through the National Association of Counties (NACo) in Washington, D.C. He said NACo also provides grants and this issue is also being studied on a national level. 7. RESOLUTION #2006-4, 911 fee extended Michael Montplaisir, County Auditor, said the 911 fee on land lines and wireless service expires on December 1, 2006. He said in 1988 county residents living outside of Fargo and West Fargo voted for a 50 cent fee for a six-year period.