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192 REGULAR MEETING OF CASS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FEBRUARY 14, 1989 Chairman Don Eckert called the meeting to order with all members present as follows: Oscar Sondrall, Alon Wieland, Don Eckert, Sharon "Pepper" Toussaint, and Gene Shannon. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Shannon seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as corrected. Motion carried. Upon the recommendation of States Attorney Robert Hoy, Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded that the Chairman be authorized to sign a Stipulation For Payment of Taxes Under Protest for Riverview Place, Inc., to be filed with the County Treasurer. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Carl Altenbernd from the Lake Agassiz Regional Council stated that this is {he time and place advertised for a public hearing on the application for Community Development Block Grant loan funds for Tri-Line Transportation, Inc., and he introduced owners Paul Schumacher and Ted Wormer. Mr. Altenbernd stated that this is a building project which will create eleven new jobs. Questions were asked by members of the Commission, and the Chairman asked for any comments from the audience. Hearing none, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Sondrall moved and Mr. Shannon seconded that the Cass County Commission authorize the submittal of an application for Community Development Block loan funds on behalf of Tri-Line Transportation, Inc. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Bonnie Johnson appeared before the Board as a member of the Courthouse Art Committee. She introduced Mr. Doug Scraper, Boerth's Frame and Mirror, who presented artwork "LIFE IN THE VAST LANE", which is a Centennial print depicting life in North Dakota. Mr. Wieland moved and Mr. Sondrall seconded to accept this generous gift on behalf of Cass County and its citizens. Motion carried. The Chairman reported that County Engineer Don Richards is out of town, and the item concerning his memo on Sheyenne Diverion/Cass County Road Conflicts will be delayed until he returns. County Accountant Mike Montplaisir'presented a letter to the Commission along with financial statements for 1988. He recommended improving the budget process, and that the Commission begin reviewing the budget earlier than in the past. Mr. Shannon moved and Mr. Wieland seconded that Mike Montplaisir prepare for the Commission a draft resolution so that it is received prior to the March 7th meeting, in which he would detail his step by step recommendations for the 1990 budget process, including a time line, so that the Commission can consider it for adoption at that time. Motion carried. Mr. Sondrall moved and Mrs. Toussaint seconded to approve the application for a raffle permit, for the Kindred Lions Club on the date of April 1, 1989, at the Kindred Public School. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.