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Loren also reported he is working on the playground grant and will consider this for the budget this summer and is turning in a tree grant. 8.RECEIVE CHANGE ORDER REPORT AND COURTHOUSE EXPENDITURE REPORT— Sorensen made a motion and Lancaster seconded to receive change order report and expenditure report. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Peterson, Quandt, Richardson and Sorensen all voted yes, and no one voted no. Motion carried. 9.DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADVERTISE OPEN POSITIONS FOR THE HALL COUNTY WEED BOARD — Sorensen reported that long standing Weed Board member Francis Hannan passed. The county board will need to appoint a replacement and he suggested placing a notice for applicants. Sorensen made a motion and Hurst seconded to advertise for the open position for the Weed Board. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Peterson, Quandt, Richardson and Sorensen all voted yes, and no one voted no. Motion carried. Quandt noted that the Weed board does the budget and Hall County Commissioners also do the same budget. In 2012 there was an election to abolish the Weed Control Authority Board, but it failed. There are 2 members that are up for reelection, and we have to appoint a member. We have 7 board members and the meetings are televised. He is suggesting considering abolishing the weed board. We would still have to advertise for the replacement. Sorensen said there could be some efficiencies, and it would save the cost of the per diem for the board members attending the meetings and the mileage. 10:00 a.m. Held a Board of Corrections meeting. 10:13 a.m. Adjourned the Board of Corrections meeting and returned to the regular meeting. 9 Sorensen requested to amend his motion regarding the weed board replacement. He stated to advertise for the replacement weed board member and schedule interviews on April 7, 2020. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Peterson, Quandt, Richardson and Sorensen all voted yes, and no one voted no. Motion carried. COMMITTEE OR BOARD MEMBER'S REPORTS — Sorensen said they met with Regional Planning regarding the rural housing and how to move forward. They are looking at using a matrix format with a point system to determine if the request is acceptable. They are moving in the right direction and hope to finalize it and then bring it to the board. Bredthauer noted that they used the livestock matrix and it has worked. She noted that Keith Ostermeier and Carl Quandt have helped with the thought process and are moving forward. She also reported that LB 663 will require the county board and planning commission to complete 2 hours of education per term on zoning responsibilities. Some counties lack zoning information and LB 663 will strengthen the permit process. Also, conditional use permits must have documentation. If a permit was denied they could sue the board. She suggested to have Chad explain LB663 to 7