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stated that this agreement is the same and the values are the same but they are proposing to change providers from Richard Young in Kearney to Mary Lanning in Hastings. It would be a shorter distance for Hall County. Bredthauer stated this was discussed at Region 3 Bredthauer made a motion and Hurt seconded to approve the amended letter of agreement with Region 3. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Quandt, Peterson, Richardson and Sorensen all voted yes and no one voted no. Motion carried. 10A) DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING SICKNACATION LEAVE - Sorensen stated this regarding employees who are workman's compensation and how the holiday pay should be addressed. The county handbook is not clear and they would like the County Board's opinion on how this should be approached the handbook states it is up to the department head. Normally if there are not hours worked they do not get the holiday pay. Bredthauer noted this holiday was not paid but there are future holidays. Conley stated that normally if there are no hours worked they do not receive the holiday pay but this needs to be clarified. She noted information from the handbook and from the CWA agreement. They handle the work compensation and the FMLA the same. C.L. Stevenson was present and addressed the board regarding the holiday pay he said he was hurt at work. Lancaster stated it has been handled the same across the county. He questioned the holiday in May but he had hours worked in May. Deputy County Attorney Sarah Carstensen stated she talked to Pam Bourne and is waiting for a response from her. There is a draft of the updated handbook and it will come back to the county. Bredthauer noted the new book is not in place and there needs to be an opinion regarding this. Also the new handbook will have to be approved and all department head will have to sign off on it. Sorensen made a motion and Richardson seconded to refer this issue to Pam Bourne to come back with a recommendation. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Quandt, Peterson, Richardson and Sorensen all voted yes and no one voted no. Motion carried. 10. PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE — SORENSEN & BREDTHAUER — Sorensen stated they getting the roads in condition they are getting better. They have had some more complications on the bridge on Sky Park Road. They did some additional digging and found some old bridge pilings from the 1930s but it is on schedule. They are working on driveway culverts. They are demoing a Bobcat Skid steer to see if it would be more compatible and are looking at the state bids. They are also working on the fuel reporting system. The safety audit went well and have some small things to address. They are working on grinding and crack sealing. The bridge on 70th and Airport road is moving forward. They are also cleaning up some of the gravel. 8