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(200203D4 Logan stated he does not want to beat-up on the consultants because the county has not made a decision and moved forward. The county needs to contact RDG and move forward. We do not need to go through the city to set up a meeting. Jeffries made a motion and Arnold seconded to hold a work-study session July 31,2002 to meet with RDG concerning the long-range plan. Discussion was held and if possible the time could be set at 1 :00 p.m. and the keno work-study could be at 5:00 p.m. RDG will be contacted to schedule a time. 16 COMMENCE AUDIT OF B-WEEKEY PAY CLAIMS AND APPROVE EARLY CLAIM FOR SOUTH LOCUST. The claims were reviewed and Logan made a motion and Arnold seconded to approve the claims. Arnold, Eriksen, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and Hartman voted no with Jeffries absent for the vote. Motion carried. Logan made a motion and Jeffries seconded to table item 3b concerning discussion and action regarding CWA negotiations. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 8 COUNTY ASSESSOR JAN PELLAND APPROVE REFEREE BILLING - County Assessor Jan Pelland reported that the referee process for the board of equalization on the protests exceeded the contract amount. When she ran the costs the total amount was $56,900.00. This amount does not include the formal hearings that the board will hold. The referee's held 714 appointments that addressed 926 parcels of the 1177 parcels that were protested. This means that the system is working well, but she needs to inform the board of the overage on the contract. The board may want to increase this line item in the budget and raise the cap. Eriksen made a motion and Humiston seconded to approve the excess overrun for the referees for the protest hearings. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no with Jeffries absent for the vote. Motion carried. Bud pointed out map of county on the traffic counts in Hall County BOARD ASSISTANT'S REPORT Board assistant Stacey Ruzicka stated that she received one keno application after the deadline and requested that the board approve a letter of denial. The board authorized her to send the letter. She also requested that the board members return the evaluation to her by July 24th. She reminded the board members of the luncheon with the Hall County Housing Authority at 12:00. The County Attorney will meet with the Sheriff's Department union today. Chairman Lancaster stated that she would dismiss the board members reports because of the noon luncheon. Meeting adjourned at 12: 1 0 p.m.