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28 REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MARCH 1, 1988 Chairman Don Eckert called the meeting to order with all members present as follows: Jeannette Stanton, Ray Larson, Oscar Sondrall, Alon Wieland and Don Eckert. Mr. Larson moved and Mrs. Stanton seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as written. Motion carried. The Chairman of the Southeast Cass, North Cass, Rush River and Maple River Water Resource District Boards appeared at the request of the Cass County Commission regarding their annual budgets. Attorney Daniel Twichell was also present, and he spoke on behalf of all four of the Water Resource Districts. He stated that in the future the County Commission will receive a letter notifying them when the budgets have been filed with the County Auditor. Commissioners Stanton and Larson asked questions about Board members per diem, attorneys and engineering fees, and salary increases of the Secretary-Treasurer. Mrs. Stanton requested additional time to review the 1988 budgets of the Water Resource Districts. Upon the request of Alvin Johnson, Mrs. Stanton moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that County Social Services be authorized to hire staff replacement for an Eligibility Specialist in pay grade 17, salary range of $1,161-$1,759 per month. Mr. Wieland asked what the salary of the new employee would be, and Mr. Johnson anticipated $1,300-$1,400 per month. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Concerning replacement of the County Director of Tax Equalization, Mr. Eckert requested Commissioners Stanton and Wieland to review the job description provided by Clarence Miller. Mr. Wieland requested Administrative Assistant Diana Murack to review the North Dakota Century Code in this regard. Due to the loss by fire of a County Shop building at Argusville and the loss of a motor grader which Cass County was leasing from the Butler Machinery Company, County Engineer Don Richards reported that the County's insurance carrier has settled the claim. Upon the recommendation of Don Richards, Mr. Larson moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that the Chairman be authorized to sign over a check from the insurance company to Butler Machinery Company to settle their claim on the motor grader, and that the County receive a check from Butler Machinery Company to cover the loss on the building. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. The County Engineer reported that a bid letting will be held in Bismarck on March 25, 1988, for Cass County's 1988 Federal Aid projects. He also informed the Commission that members of his department will be attending meetings within the State during the month of March.