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Commission Minutes--August 14, 2006 3103 Mrs. Johnson said $90,000 was budgeted for tile installation at the middle rear entry to the courthouse and for matching funds to replace carpeting in district court. She said $75,000 was included in the jail buildings and grounds budget to replace a cooling unit at the master control in the jail; to replace three of the eight security computers; and to begin a light bulb replacement cycle at the jail. She budgeted $40,000 to replace the door locking system at juvenile detention and for new tile in the children's room at the annex. She said bids for the tile have come in lower than she anticipated and the line item may be reduced by $10,000. She noted that $20,000 was also included in the sheriff's department budget for a locking system at juvenile detention and suggested the item be removed from one of the budgets. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Pawluk seconded to remove $20,000 from the Sheriff's Department juvenile detention budget for a door locking system and to reduce the general maintenance line item for the annex from $40,000 to $30,000 for tile in the children's room and for a new locking system at juvenile detention. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Wagner moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve the 2007 preliminary budget as amended for the County Coordinator. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Johnson said that $1,500 was included in the sheriff's budget to place an AED (automatic external defibrulator) machine in the jail transport van. She said the county received three AED machines at no cost through the Dakota Medical Foundation. She will contact them about obtaining one for the transport van. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Bob Bright, Executive Director, was present. The budget request for Metropolitan Council of Governments (MetroCOG) includes $7,193 in dues and $6,346 in non-due assessments for a total of $13,539. The county's share is 10.5% of the total budget. The funds are used for transportation planning. Mr. Montplaisir said last week the board approved the non-due assessment fees, which were included in the road department budget. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to approve the 2007 preliminary budget for Metropolitan Council of Governments dues in the amount of $7,193. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Terry Schmaltz, Information Technology Director, was present. He provided a power point presentation that included numerous items, as follows: consulting contract for 2007; PC replacement cycle; network software maintenance; phone charges; AS400 software; network software; and network equipment.