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Commission Minutes—July 26, 2022 5602 8. RECORDER Deb Moeller, County Recorder was present to review the 2023 Recorder's Office budget. Ms. Moeller said the budget figures for 2023 are based on document counts in the first half of 2022. She said revenues are anticipated to exceed expenses. She said the main increases in the 2023 budget are due to the raising costs of supplies and services in addition to $1,800 for a Deputy Recorder to attend the virtual National Association of Counties High Performance Leadership Academy. She said the 2023 budget is based on the Recorder's Office having 10 full time staff members, however, after a long-time clerk retires at the end of the month Ms. Moeller does not intend to fill the position unless document counts surpass 200 per day. Mr. Steen said the Board needs to find places to cut the budget. He said the position should be removed from the budget if it is not intended to be utilized. MOTION, passed Mr. Breitling moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to amend the 2023 Recorder's Office preliminary budget to remove the cost of the position that will not be utilized. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. NDRIN Fund Counties across the State are members of the North Dakota Recorders Information Network (NDRIN), a fund that is self-supporting through dollars generated from subscriber and copy fees. Ms. Moeller said NDRIN remains a consistent revenue source for North Dakota Counties, however, will likely see a dip in 2023 due to increasing interest rates. MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mr. Kapitan seconded to approve the 2023 NDRIN preliminary budget as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Document Preservation Fund Revenues from the Document Preservation Fund are generated through a fee per document collected by the County Recorder when documents are filed. Ms. Moeller said the 2023 budget includes carry over funds from 2022 to complete projects to scan tax lists and assessments from the Finance Office. MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mr. Breitling seconded to approve the 2023 Document Preservation preliminary budget as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 911 Fund The 911 Service Fund is funded by 911 fees on both cell service and land line service. Of the fees collected, 5% goes to the North Dakota Association of Counties to pay for the Next Generation 911 Network Transition Project and the State imposes a 50-cent fee for each line for the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network Fund. MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mr. Kapitan seconded to approve the 2023 911 Service Fund preliminary budget as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Debt Service Fund Ms. Heinle said the 2010 Courthouse addition bonds and Grandbergs Subdivision Special Assessment bonds will be completed in 2022. She said the bonds remaining in the fund are from 2017 for the Wild Rice Estates Special Assessment which runs until 2035. MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the 2023 Debt Service Funds preliminary budgets as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.