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<br />g~FO~l\ l\ <br /> <br />CONSIDER AND APPROVE CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAM BENNETT <br />AND ABACUS BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC: Mr. William Bennett with Abacus <br />Business Systems presented a proposal as the computer consultant <br />for Hall County. His services will assist in purchases to help <br />maintain an integrated computer network system. Mr. Bennett will <br />also make assessments on repairs. Lancaster made a motion and <br />Landis seconded to approve the agreement with William Bennett and <br />Abacus Business Systems and authorize the chair to sign. <br />Abernethy, Hartman, Lancaster, Landis, Long, Quandt and Stelk all <br />voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. <br /> <br /> <br />ACTION ON RECOMMENDATION FROM MID-PLAINS AD HOC COMMITTEE: This <br />committee made the following recommendations: <br /> <br />1. The Board should consider and approve the request of Mid <br />Plains to use the Children's Village building as a staff secure <br />juvenile facility and juvenile hold-over facility. <br />2. If the County Board approve the request of Mid Plains to <br />use the children's Village Building for a juvenile detention and <br />holdover facility, the Mid Plains Ad Hoc Committee should be <br />directed to meet with representative of Mid Plains to develop a <br />plan for development and operation of this project. <br />3. The committee recommends that it be authorized to <br />inventory such items and develop for Board approval a plan to <br />reallocate usable items to other County offices and departments <br />have a use for such items and to dispose of surplus and unusable <br />property in accordance with the County Purchasing Act. <br /> <br /> <br />Lancaster made a motion and Long seconded to consider and <br />approve the request of Mid Plains to use the Children's Village <br />building as a staff secure juvenile facility. Mick Klein and Todd <br />Wilson with the staff secure facility were present to answer <br />questions. Stelk expressed her concerns on the location and <br />cited the attempt to place a homeless shelter there in 1998 and <br />the concerns of the local residents. She felt that the board <br />should have been contacted on the location at children's village. <br />Lancaster stated that she would like to see this project go <br />forward and try it for one year. This facility, in past years, <br />was used for basically the same purpose. Abernethy stated that <br />she has visited staff secure facilities in other communities and <br />they are located in residential areas. Abernethy, Hartman, <br />Lancaster, Landis, Long and Quandt all voted yes and Stelk voted <br />no. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Lancaster stated a plan will need to be developed to update the <br />windows, doors and install a sprinkler system. Lancaster made a <br />motion and Abernethy seconded to develop a plan to bring the <br />building into code. The costs involved and who will pay for the <br />improvements will need to be addressed. Abernethy, Hartman, <br />Lancaster, Landis, Long, Quandt and Stelk all voted yes and none <br />