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Commission Minutes-February 20,2007 3177 Mr. Berndt hopes cities will practice good access management and use appropriate design standards so that highways will continue to effectively move traffic; however, the decision will be up to the respective cities once a highway has been turned over to them. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mrs. Sorum seconded to adopt Section 9.35, County Highways within Annexed Cities to be included in the Cass County Commission Policy Manual. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 8. JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER SECURITY PROPOSAL, Approved Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, said a proposal to improve the security system at the Juvenile Detention Center was discussed at the January 2,2007, commission meeting. The item was tabled in order to consider whether any items could be removed from the proposal to lower the cost. The security system consists of three parts: the detention hardware on door frames, operator stations with video and audio capabilities and basement security panels. She suggested $14,100 for handheld PDA's be eliminated. Since the last meeting, Mrs. Johnson received additional information about the electric deadbolt locks currently used at the facility. A new company purchased the patent for the lock in 2006 and is offering this as well as a door position switch that she believes will work and may save an additional $20,000 because county staff will handle the installation. Sheriff Paul Laney feels this issue needs to be addressed and since a chance exists to test the new lock, he suggests the county move forward with the proposal. He talked about emergency situations and is concerned about the liability to the county. Mr. Wagner agrees the current situation is a liability risk. Mr. Pawluk prefers to repair the lock situation first and look at the audio and video systems in 2008. He questions whether the juvenile detention center will need to be relocated due to space needs. Mr. Wagner does not foresee relocation of the juvenile detention center in the near future. Mrs. Johnson said current audio and video capabilities are limited and feels both are as significant as the locks and four cameras will be connected to a digital video recorder (DVR) to allow improved surveillance of the inmates. She said according to the State Department of Corrections, the county may add bunk beds to increase the housing capacity at the center. Mrs. Sorum said this is a safety and liability issue and prefers the entire proposal be approved. MOTION, passed Mrs. Sorum moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve the project with a budget not to exceed $89,500, with $25,000 coming from the buildings and grounds budget and the additional funds coming from the current building fund; this motion is contingent on Cass County's ability to purchase and install the new locks. On roll call vote, the motion carried with Mrs. Sorum, Mr. Vanyo and Mr. Wagner voting "Yes" and Mr. Pawluk voting "No".