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Bredthauer stated that she did have calls on Abbott Road and Monitor Road and Dave called her back. Steve stated that he drove a number of roads and looked at Abbott road. He stated he had a call from a farmer about the grain semi-trucks beating up a section of Abbott Road and they did rework part of that road but they are still picking corn. Steve stated that they will have to put gravel on that road. She thanked Steve and Dave for looking at the roads and for Dave giving her a call back. 4. COUNTY ATTORNEY— A) DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION ON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT REGARDING PROCESS FOLLOWED BY MAAA CONCERNING THE BY- LAWS -After review the by-laws County Attorney Sarah Carstensen stated she understood that amendments to the by-laws require the approve of the governing Board but they have to give 30 days' notice to the agency and to all of the members of the intent to make the change. There was another notice sent and the by-law change will be voted on at the December meeting. Even if it was not followed initially they have now taken action to do so and would now be in compliance. They it would be up to our County Board to comment on the by-law change but you need to act in the best interest of the County. The question is if it is a good thing for this board to censure a member or not. Arnold noted that it is not removal it is a request for removal but it would be up the particular county board if they agreed. The concern was that there is consistent information. Opinions are one thing but if the facts contradict what the agency director represents this can cause a conflict. The rules are set by a higher authority and if the information is not consistent it can cause problems. If one or more of the members are in conflict of the rules governing the agency the funding could be jeopardized. The board felt that censure was an option but it still leaves it up to the county board if they agree or not. The official information comes from the governing board. They need to make sure they stay in compliance. Lanfear expressed concern that there is not action that the county can do at this time and felt it was unfair to ask Ms. Carstensen about this now. Quandt stated he attends other board and everyone is watching this. It appears to be a gag order. It was noted that you still can give an opinion as long as it is an opinions and do not give fads that affect the agency. Arnold stated that the dollar amounts were not accurate and they were reported in the paper if you want information on the dollar amount s you need to contact Midland Area Agency on Aging. Statements were made that gave an appearance that the governing board was not aware of state and federal regulations. There was a serious concern on the potential loss of funding from the Older American Dollars. It was serious because of the audits and findings. It is important to preserve funding for the 8 county areas. Quandt questioned if all of the information has to come from the director and if you give an opinion and if they do not like it they can have you removed. We have 3 members on the board and should have a voice, this is a joke. Chair Richardson cautioned to not insult other board members. Arnold noted that some funding was suspended and there was no denial of funding for the meals in fact there was an increase. There is a problem when the information is not consistent. They were trying to prevent damage to Midland Area on Aging this talk is to scare people the 6