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2000053;3 BOARD ASSISTANT'S REPORT: Board Assistant Stacy Ruzicka reviewed the meeting for the board members and asked how the board wanted to schedule the meetings for December 2001. The second and fourth Tuesday's would be December 11th and 25th. The board stated to schedule the meetings for December 11 th and December 18th, 2001. She reminded the board members of a press conference at the Hall County Airport on Thursday. The flue shots for the county employees will be available tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. The classification committee will meet after the board meeting and the quarterly jail tour will be held today. BOARD MEMBER'S REPORTS: Logan - He attended the merit commission meeting and county government day. Jeffries - He attended county government day Monday, the reuse meetings and the extension board meeting. The extension board will be holding their Christmas event December 7, and if anyone is interested in attending to contract the extension office. Lancaster - She stated the HeadStart was held November 13th through the 17'h and the committee met with the federal representatives. The report will be completed in 45 to 60. She stated that HeadStart has done everything and more that was requested from the last reviews. In the last review they requested oversite on HeadStart reports and additional signatures on the checks issued from HeadStart and the county board representatives have done that. The review recommended that a corporate cooperate board should be in place. She also attended the computer committee meetings. She reported that Pat Downs with the Economic Development Corporation has resigned and this will be a big loss to the community. The search committee will start looking for a replacement again. She also attended the reception for Irene Abenethy and Bill Barrett. Lancaster stated that the Convention Visitors Bureau received a Union Pacific crossing light and would like to place the light by the tourism caboose. But it will require footings and electrical work to install it. The Hall County Public Works Department has done repair work to the cement slab at the caboose but they cannot be expected to do all of the work on projects like this free of charge. Discussion was held concerning this and it was suggested that the road department prepare an estimate on the cost of the project. Lancaster stated that she completed the citizens police academy at the Law Enforcement Training Center. Arnold - He reported that he attended the HeadStart review meetings. He attended the computer committee meetings and reported that some of the software programs are causing problems and there some issues of the hardware. He also stated that training is an issue that needs to be to be addressed. Humiston - He reported that he also completed the citizens police academy. He also attended the computer committee meetings, county government day and the reception for Irene Abernethy and Bill Barrett. Landis - She reported that the CAAP history committee will meet on November 30 and there will be a Reuse Committee meeting on December 11. The request for designation of land at CAAP could cause serious problems in the future. This will be discussed and brought back to the then entire county board. Hartman - He attended the reuse committee meeting and county government day.