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~b~ ~30 HALL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, JULY 16, 1996 .~ The Hall County Board of Supervisors met at 9:00 a.m. from adjourned session and by published call in the County Board Meeting Room, Administration Build- ing, 121 S. pine, Grand Island. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair Tammie Stelk. INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Rev Norman Kirschbaum, of the New Hope Revival Center, Grand Island PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was given. ROLL CALL: Present on roll call were Irene Abernethy, Richard Hartman, Margaret Landis, Robert Leslie, Huey Long, Gary Quandt and Tammie Stelk. None were absent. County Attorney: Deputy Attorney Jerom Janulewicz and Deputy Attorney Mark Young were present. MINUTES OF THE JULY 9th MEETING: Motion by Quandt, seconded by Hartman to accept minutes of July 9th meeting as received. Abernethy, Hartman, Landis, Leslie, Long, Quandt and Stelk voted yes, none voted no. Motion carried. NEPOTISM POLICY: Deputy Attorney Janulewicz reviewed the proposed nepotism policy. Discussed change of wording in paragraph 4.0 Motion by Landis, seconded by Hartman to approve policy as written. Discussion, amended motion to change sentence 2 in 4.0 in the policy. Hartman withdrew his second for amended motion. Motion by Landis, seconded by Abernethy to approve policy amended as recommended.to change sentence 2 in 4.0 Abernethy, Hartman, Landis, Leslie, Long, Quandt and Stelk voted yes, none voted no. Motion carried. Discussion on County employees sick leave and vacation policy. Attorney Janulewicz presented an amended vacation leave policy for employees hand- book. Motion by Quandt, seconded by Long to approve the amended vacation leave policy. Abernethy, Hartman, Landis, Leslie, Long, Quandt and Stelk voted yes, none voted no. Motion carried. The Nepotism policy and the amended vacation policy will be sent to the next elected and appointed officials meeting to be considered before adoption by the CoU'nty Board. Deputy Attorney Young spoke in regard to the letter received from Public Defender piccolo in regard to letter sent to him last week requesting he appear at board meeting before hiring another attorney in his office. Public Defender piccolo did not appear at board meeting in person. Motion by Quandt, seconded by Abernethy to adopt Resolution #96-0043 setting the number of assistant Hall County Public Defenders at three. Abernethy, Hartman, Landis, Leslie, Long, Quandt and Stelk voted yes, none voted no. Motion carried. RESOLUTIONiI9~ - t)t:J f 8 WHEREAS, Neb. Rev. Stat. S23-3403(Reissue 1991) requires the approval and consent of the County Board prior to the appointment of assistant Public Defender by the Public Defender; and, WHEREAS the number of assistant Public Defenders approved by the Board was set at four assistants upon anticipation that the Hall County Public Defender's Office would provide services to Madison County pursuant to an interlocal agreement and that the Hall County Public Defender's Office would provide representation to persons involved in juvenile, paternity and child support contempt actions when appointed by the Courts of Hall County, Nebraska; and