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Commission Minutes--July 6, 2004 2748 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners of Cass County, North Dakota, does hereby express its condolences to the family of the late Jeannette "Mike" Stanton. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be inscribed upon the permanent records of the proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners and a copy forwarded to her family. Dated at Fargo, North Dakota, this 6th day of July, 2004. 13. ORDINANCE PROPOSALS, Public swimming pools and body art establishments Mr. Bennett provided sample copies of ordinances and regulations for owners and operators of public swimming pools and for owners and operators of body art establishments. He said the State Health Department no longer monitors such facilities; however, the cities of Fargo and West Fargo have adopted ordinances and regulations that have been used as a model by other jurisdictions. Mr. Bennett introduced Myron Berglund and Terry Ludlum, from Fargo Cass Public Health, which is the enforcement agency on these health and safety issues. Mr. Berglund said people using public swimming pools, motel pools and whirlpools should be protected from potential diseases. On the issue of body art establishments, he said monitoring does not exist outside of Fargo and West Fargo at this time. He feels strongly that youths under the age of 18 should be required to have parental consent before they can receive any type of tattoos or body piercing, and this is included in the ordinance. These regulations, he said, would help prevent the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus to patients during exposure to invasive procedures. Mr. Vanyo asked if the Fargo and West Fargo ordinances are identical, and Mr. Berglund said they are the same, as far as he knows. He said the county ordinance may need to address mobile tattoo parlors, which is not included in Fargo's ordinance. Mr. Wagner asked the State's Attorney, Birch Burdick, about legal issues concerning other political subdivisions if the county is looking for broader coverage to protect the public. Mr. Burdick said other political subdivisions, like municipalities, could adopt an ordinance or sign a joint powers agreement with the county if they want enforcement of the regulations in their respective jurisdictions. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mr. Meyer seconded that the state's attorney draft ordinances and regulations similar to the cities of Fargo and West Fargo regulating public swimming pools and body art establishments, and to schedule the ordinances for first reading on August 2, 2004. Discussion: Mr. Wagner asked if this motion includes working with other municipalities, not to supercede them, and Mr. Bennett concurred that other municipalities, such as Casselton and Kindred, who have public swimming pools, may wish to draft their own ordinances or perhaps enter into a joint powers agreement with Cass County for enforcement. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.