1. Local Governance Comm report - Laserfiche WebLink

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the local advisory study committee be made up of the following members from Cass County: Chad M. Peterson, Troy Asweqe, Brian Walters, Bernie Dardis, and Todd Fuchs who shall serve without compensation but who will be entitled to receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, The local advisory study committee is charged with the responsibility of providing the Cass County Commission with a report detailing any recommendations on or before January 1, 2006. Dated at Fargo, North Dakota, this 18th day of July, 2005. COMMITTEE PROCESS At its first meeting held August 31, 2005, the advisory committee selected Bernie Dardis to serve as the chairman of the group. As a means of defining the scope of inquiry, the committee heard comments from County Commission Chairman Darrell Vanyo regarding several issues that need to be studied, including elected versus appointed offices of the county recorder, county treasurer and county auditor; possible consolidation of duties within the county and with other governmental agencies; and local versus state funding of county programs. The group decided to hold future meetings with county department heads and other offices to gather information. A brief synopsis of those meetings follows: 1) September 15, 2005 -- Meeting with county department heads. A meeting was held on this date with the following department heads: County Auditor Michael Montplaisir; County Coordinator Bonnie Johnson; Tax Director Frank Klein; County Recorder Deanna Kensrud; and County Treasurer Charlotte Sandvik. The purpose of the meeting was for department heads to discuss the duties of each department, ways they cooperate with governmental entities and any concerns they rnay have. 2) October 6, 2005 -- Meeting with law enforcement officials. The purpose of this meeting was to gather information on the county sheriff's department and the county jail. County Sheriff Donald Rudnick and Jail Administrator Glenn Ellingsberg gave presentations to the committee. The discussion included mental health issues and the need for a transitional facility to house these types of prisoners rather than being incarcerated at the jail and the availability of inmate court hearings held through interactive video. Committee members discussed joint services (i.e. joint dispatch center) and in the interest of cost savings to taxpayers and of public safety, strongly encourage joint services with the larger cities in Cass County. 2