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CASSCOUN1Y GOVERNMENT ..I.. Auditor Michael Montplaisir, CPA 701-241-5601 Treasurer Charlotte Sandvik 701-241-5611 Director of Equalization Frank Klein 701-241-5616 Box 2806 211 Ninth Street South Fargo, North Dakota 58103 Fax 701-241-5728 www.casscountynd.gov December 3, 2008 Board of County Commissioners Cass County 211 9th Street South Fargo NO 58103 Re: 2008 Budget Adjustments Dear Commissioners: During the year we become aware of accounts that are going to be overspent for one reason or another. Unless they are unusual items which need immediate commission action, we normally wait until the last meeting of the year to make budget adjustments. Normally adjustments are only made if the fund and/or department are going to go over their budget in total. We do not adjust individual line items when one line item is over budget and another line item is under budget. The following adjustments are needed for the 2008 budget: General Fund: County Cemetery: Expenditure Budget $3,000 The original operating budget was $7,164. The cost of mowing increased as a result of increased gas prices causing the expenditures to exceed the original budget. Sheriff Asset Forfeiture Fund: Expenditures $140,000 The Cass County Sheriffs Office manages a number of federal law enforcement grants which cover periods of more than one year. These grants involve agencies other than Cass County and not all are drawing down their assigned funds at the same rate. This adjustment is to address those requests for funds as well as the distribution of additional seized assets required under statute. Sheriff Block Grant Fund: Expenditures $5,000 The Cass County Sheriffs Office manages a number of federal law enforcement grants which cover periods of more than one year. These grants involve agencies other than Cass County and not all are drawing down their assigned funds at the same rate. This adjustment is to address those requests for funds. States Attorney Asset Forfeiture Fund: Expenditures $5,000 We budgeted $10,000 for the county portion of the Drug Attorney Grant; the additional funds were spent on promotional items. The fund has a balance of over $63,000.