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Commission Minutes--January 20, 2004 2693 11. PERMIT FOR SUNDAY ALCOHOL SALES, Approved for Club 94 on February 1st MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to approve a Sunday alcohol beverage permit for the Club 94 at their establishment near Casselton, North Dakota, on the date of February 1, 2004, for Super Bowl Sunday, according to a letter from Brenda Hocking, owner. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 12. CONTRACT APPROVAL, City of Farao: North Dakota Department of Transportation MOTION, passed Mr. Meyer moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to approve the following contracts submitted by respective department head, subject to state's attorney approval, and authorize the chair to sign: City of Fargo--boarding prisoners in the Cass County jail at the rate of $60.00 per day per prisoner and an initial booking fee of $10.00 per prisoner; North Dakota Department of Transportation--grant amendment for 100% federal funding in the amount of $1 ,500.00 for a training activity related to alcohol enforcement. 13. EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR, Appointment of Dave Roaness Bonnie Johnson, County Coordinator, provided background information on the combined emergency services department with the City of Fargo. She said the Personnel Overview Committee met earlier today to recommend a salary of $40,376, which is step 3 in the C42 pay grade for the position of coordinator. Mrs. Johnson introduced David Rogness, who was selected by a joint powers subcommittee after interviewing five candidates out of 21 applicants for the position of emergency services coordinator. Mr. Rogness is a 30-year employee of the City of Fargo Police Department, currently serving as a Deputy Chief of Police. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Wagner seconded to appoint David Rogness as the new Emergency Services Coordinator at step 3 of the C42 pay grade, with a start date of March 4, 2004. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 14. JOINT DISPATCH, Update on the Red River Reaional Dispatch Center Kathy Colvin, Director of the Red River Regional Dispatch Center, reported on the combined dispatch services for Cass and Clay Counties, along with the Cities of Fargo and Moorhead. She said the combined center is a fine example of the cooperative efforts on the part of the communities involved and commended the Cass County Commission for their support. Mrs. Colvin said 19,000 calls for service were handled within the first 20 days that the center was open in their new location. This number included both emergency and non-emergency calls. Mr. Meyer asked if the response time has changed with the large number of calls coming into one dispatch center, and Mrs. Colvin said they trust the response time will be enhanced, citing their ability to communicate faster having all of the dispatchers and equipment in one building and on the same floor.