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9:05 a.m. Held a Board of Equalization meeting 9:09 a.m. Adjourned the Board of Equalization meeting and returned to the regular meeting. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Linel Quinn, Aurora, Nebraska, requested to address the county board regarding issues at the corrections department. He wants to make a public comment to the supervisors and Hall County citizens regarding issues. He stated he resigned because of a hostile work environment. He was certified and on active duty at the department. He noted that rules were manipulated and he tried to follow the chain of command and there was an exchange of words and he felt that officer discretion was used. He stated he be filing a grievance with the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission and the case will be coming forward. COUNTY ATTORNEY--ACTION ON COMMUNITY BASED JUVENILE SERVICE AID GRANT Randy See was present to explain the state grant he stated that Hall County has traditionally received and it has increased. The total funds are $205,464.00 and with 10% county match and this match comes from existing services. The officer wages and benefits and 1/3 of the office manager wages are covered by the grant. The have an intervention officer at the schools and officers at Barr and Walnut Middle Schools and these are contracted positions. Juvenile probation cannot be funded through juvenile diversion they work on pre adjudicated youth. They can provide alcohol and drug classes if they have juvenile that needs to go through other classes they have funding. In the 2014 2015 they had 248 juveniles that completed the program and did not go through the courts and this is a cost savings. Mr. See stated that the grant is due January 10, 2016 and the collaborative team is part of the grant process. They also have a 3 year plan. Mr. Zitterkopf stated that the board may want to approve to proceed with the grant and authorize the chair to sign the grant application. Lancaster made a motion and Richardson seconded to authorize to proceed with the grant application and authorize the chair to sign. Arnold, Lancaster, Lanfear, Purdy, Quandt, Richardson and Schuppan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 9:35 A.M. Held a Board of Corrections meeting 10:20 a.m. adjourned the Board of Correction meeting and returned to the regular meeting. 7. DISCUSS AND APPROVE APPOINTMENT TO REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION — Chad Nabity was present and submitted a letter and a copy of the application from Leonard Rainforth and he has applied before and was very interested. Schuppan made a motion and Lanfear seconded to approve the appointment of Leonard Rainforth to the Regional Planning Commission. Arnold, Lancaster, Lanfear, Purdy, Quandt, Richardson and Schuppan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 8. DISCUSS AND APPROVE APPOINTMENT TO HALL COUNTY EXTENSION BOARD —The board received a letter from D'Ette Scholtz recommending Bret Mader to fill the positon on the extension board. 3