WALKER - Cass County Board Tuesday approved rates and policy changes for 261 active employees and 130 retirees covered under the county's self-insurance program for 2015. An insurance committee representing supervisory, union and non-union employees recommended the changes. The county manages the program, with Blue Cross/Blue Shield processing claims.
WALKER - Cass County commissioners referred to their state legislators the issue of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) damage to private driveways where they cross highway ditches.
WALKER - Cass County Engineer David Enblom Tuesday obtained board approval to spend an additional $10,000 to match $40,000 MnDOT will contribute to additional archeological studies on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 77.
BACKUS - Cass County Board reported Tuesday that five department heads met the requirements for their positions after the board conducted annual performance interviews with each person two weeks ago in a closed meeting.
BACKUS - Jamie Richter, Health, Human and Veterans Services (HHVS) health supervisor, obtained board approval Tuesday to implement a new Community Health Improvement Plan.
BACKUS - Eric Stommes, Initiative Foundation vice president for external relations, updated Cass County commissioners Tuesday on assistance the foundation has provided to people in the county.
BACKUS - Cass County Board agreed Tuesday to purchase for $1 the building which houses Longville Ambulance Service. Six townships and the city of Longville in 1997 contributed between $200 and $5,000, based on the amount of their town within the ambulance service area, to build a building at Longville …
BACKUS - New construction in Cass County started out ahead of 2013 in the first quarter of 2014, but has fallen behind during the spring and summer months.
BACKUS - Cass County Board voted Tuesday to adopt budget committee recommendations to cut enough items from the proposed 2015 budget to allow for a $198,651 contingency fund to handle emergencies.
BACKUS - Assessor Mark Peterson reported Cass County foreclosures dropped significantly in the third quarter this year. In 2013, there were 31 third quarter foreclosures. That dropped to 21 this year, with the largest decline shown in non-homesteaded residential properties (vacation homes).
