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6. DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING WEED BOARD POSITION APPOINTMENT OF GARY JACOBSON -the Board received one application for the weed board position. Hartman made a motion and Quandt seconded to appoint Gary Jacobsen to the Weed Board. Mr. Jacobsen will be invited to come to the October 15, 2019 board meeting. Bredthauer, Hartman, Hurst, Lancaster, Quandt, Peterson and Richardson all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 7. DISCUSS & TAKE ACTION REGARDING CONSTITUENTS CONCERN OVER THE CONDITION OF THE COURTHOUSE WALLS — Lancaster stated that this is the second time this has been brought forward. The County has spent $1 million dollars on the HVAC project and now they're looking at the fire suppression system this could be addressed at the same time. This needs attention no action was taken a year ago. She ask Gary to talk to Building & Grounds. COMMITTEE OR BOARD MEMBER REPORTS — Richardson reported she attend an event at Stuhr Museum they used local vendors and it was a huge success and they have set a date for next year. Lancaster stated she took part in a webinar regarding the retirement board and forwarded some of the information to NACO it pointed out you could be personally liable if you do not act in the best interest for the taxpayers. The board has a fiduciary responsibilities for the taxpayers. Bredthauer stated she and Ron Peterson attended the transit meeting. They were discussion the different routes to Hastings and Kearney. The big key to this will be the funding. Quandt sated the board received an invitation from the Grand Generation Center and expressed concern if there would be a quorum. Discussion was held and only 3 members can attend. 10:30 a.m. Held a Board of Corrections meeting. 10:37 a.m. Adjourned the Board of Corrections meeting and returned to the regular meeting 11. FACILITIES —A) COMPOST SURVEY AND DISCUSSION — Mr. Humphrey provided the Board with the survey information. Most of the evaluations were done within 130 feet of the site. He stated they drove around and stopped on the downwind side and you can smell it. Hartman expressed concern that they are dumping 1 load a day not 7 or 8. Hartman it's not like 10 loads a day Peteson stated the committee has been diligent about being there and they're trying to be open minded and honest. There have been some concerns but he feel the test is a good idea. They e getting involved and Andrew and John are working to do this the best way to do it. Richardson questioned what percentage the test plot rows compared to the full amount. Peterson stated that each day is a windrow that has 7 or 8 loads and there would be 21 windrow working piles it would be about 7%. 5