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Mr. Piccolo said he wants to see what the numbers will show one attorney would not be able to handle all of the cases. Lancaster noted that HHS has a different attitude on juvenile cases now. County Attorney Sarah Carstensen noted there are cases for abuse and neglect and delinquency cases and they usually have about 50 abuse cases each year. Mr. Piccolo stated they will hire one attorney and in 6 months will discuss if it is necessary to hire another. There are about 600 cases a year with about 550 delinquency cases. That attorney may be appointed to half of the cases so they may or may not need an additional attorney. It will be based on the number of cases. The county attorney cannot deny cases but the public defender's cases are based on the number each attorney can take. He noted that juvenile law has become a separate law. In 2016 there were 45 cases and in 2017 there were 45 cases and currently there have only been 5. These cases depend on law enforcement and HHS. There is a different approach and they need to determine if this is the correct approach. HHS wants to keep family together so this approach has drastically decreased the number of cases this year. They will address it in 6 months to see if the numbers change. The voted on the motion to hire one attorney for the Hall County Office of Juvenile Defense was taken. Arnold, Bredthauer, Lancaster, Lanfear, Quandt, Richardson and Schuppan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 7. RECEIVE & PLACE ON FILE PETITION REGARDING ABANDONED CEMETERY MAINTENANCE DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION — Michelle Setlik filed the petition requesting the maintenance of the cemetery. She stated the earliest reference to the cemetery was in 1869 when there was a notice in the Omaha newspaper reporting a burial. In 1885 it was known as the Dunnerman Cemetery and was founded by a German Lutheran Church. About 1/3 of the members of that church were buried there. There are a number of unmarked graves and some were children. She noted that the last major cleanup was in 1976. After the cemetery tour on Memorial Day she was contacted and they ask about the Grand East Cemetery. There is a concern now because there are hay bales in the cemetery and she expressed concern on the stones that are there and if they have been damaged. She stated that one stone does have a crack in it and because of the concern she has submitted the petition to the county Board. Schuppan stated he had talked to Casey Sherlock and at one time they did mow the Poor Farm Cemetery so there has been some involvement regarding the mowing. Bredthauer stated she talked to Michelle and to Steve Riehle and has the state statutes. She looked at the cemetery and noted that the stones had not been mowed around. There are grave markers and if the stones are damaged it could cost $600.00 a stone to repair them and she questioned if the county could be responsible if the stones are damaged. She also noted that inside the fence there were two large hay bales. If they were using a windrower to do this they could damage the stones. Quandt also expressed concern on the hay bales and if there was any damage. Arnold noted that the petition will formalize the request and we owe it to those who came before us to maintain the cemetery. He suggested to check on a contract to have it mowed. 4