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Y0:111 0 0 Chairman Hartman stated that item 13 Discuss and Approve Resolution Regarding South Central Law Enforcement Services was to be tabled and i,tem 4a Executive Session for Real Estate Negotiations was also to be tabled. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - Chairman Hartman called for public participation and no one responded. 4a DISCUSS AND APPROVE CHAIR TO SIGN LETTER REGARDING FACILITY FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT: A draft of the letter concerning the health department building was included and Lancaster made a motion and Eriksen seconded to authorize chair to sign the letter and it will be delivered to the Health Department. Eriksen stated that he would like to see two items added to the letter, that the county would demolish the existing building for parking and he would like to have the board consider a change concerning the renovation of the building. He would like to propose that the county share on an equal basis up to $289,000.00 for the remodeling. Discussion was held on the funds. The amount quoted was an estimate that was submitted by RDG. It was suggested that the county would pay for half of the cost or to include the city and divide the cost in thirds. The county will work with the health department but they do not want to pursue purchasing another building when the county attorney building could be used. Mr. Eriksen stated that it is only fair the county let the health board know where they stand. The vote was taken. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. Mr. Eriksen will hand deliver the letter to the Health Board. Lancaster amended her motion for consent agenda and Jeffries seconded to add item 5c Authorize the Chair to sign the engineering agreements on the box culverts and asphalt Projects C40 314, 316, 317 and 320 and C40 215 and 318. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. #8 ELECTION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION REGARDING VACANCY OF ELECTION COMMISSIONER: The election committee's recommendation was included in with a packet of information regarding this item. A sample of the ad was also included and all that is necessary is to set the dates for the ad to run. It was recommended to run the ads Wednesday, Sunday and Sunday over a ten-day period and have the deadline August 10th. The committee feels that it will be best to fill this position the way it is set up now and at the end of the term they would like to have it become a full time position with possible additional duties. The board has not determined what those additional duties will be at this time. Lancaster made a motion and Eriksen seconded to accept the committee recommendation to advertise for the position of election commissioner and the committee will set the dates for the ad to run. Arnold, Eriksen, Hartman, Humiston, Jeffries, Lancaster and Logan all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 9 DISCUSS AND APPROVE RESOLUTION PROTESTING THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE'S PROPOSAL TO DESIGNATE CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE PIPING PLOVER: Eriksen stated that the US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to designate 500 miles of rivers in Nebraska as critical habitat. He stated that the service has not provided enough information to the public to make a good decision. This designation could have serious ramifications on the rivers could restrict irrigation and other uses on Nebraska rivers. This resolution only states that we protest this decision