Called to Order

 Mr. Penniman called the meeting to order at 9:08 a.m.

Contingent Fund

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to release  line 18 (2004 One-time for Crime Victim and Sexual Assault, in the amount of $20,181 resulting in a recommended base for the Contingent Fund of $850,181.  MOTION CARRIED.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote,  to establish the 2004 Contingent Fund in the amount of $830,000.  MOTION CARRIED.

Self-Insurance and Reserve

 It was MOVED by Mr. Koplnika-Loehr, seconded by Mr. Lane, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to decrease the Self Insurance Reserve and Insurance Premium by $65,395, due to refined projections on the Self Insurance and Reserve.  MOTION CARRIED.

Unallocated Revenues

It was MOVED by Ms. Herrera, seconded by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, to increase Unallocated Revenues in the amount of $23,200,000 by $250,000, bringing that line to $23,450,000.

It was MOVED by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Ms. Blanchard, to amend that amount to $23,600,000.  A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes – 5 (Blanchard, Booth, Joseph, Kiefer, and Robertson), Noes – 6 (Herrera, Koplinka-Loehr, Lane, McBean, Penniman, and Schuler).  MOTION FAILED.

 It was MOVED by Ms. Herrera, seconded by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, to amend the original motion by increasing from $23,450,000 to $223,500,000.  MOTION WAS ACCEPTED AS FRIENDLY.

 It was MOVED by Ms. McBean, seconded by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to increase Unallocated Revenue by $200,000.  Explanation:  Projections of County Clerk Fees, including a review of actual receipts for 2002 and projections for 2003, indicate that anticipated collections for 2004 are underestimated.  MOTION CARRIED.

 It was MOVED by Ms. Blanchard, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by members present, to  approve the following amendments 4b-46 as recommended by County Administration:

 4b.  Increase Unallocated Revenues by $31,610; explanation:  Room Tax Revenues are estimated at $1140,000.  Ten percent is $114,000.  The Unallocated
Revenues reflects $82,390, the same as that estimated for 2003.

 4c.  Increase Unallocated Revenues by 450,000; explanation:  Interest income is projected at $225,000;Unallocated Revenues reflects $175,000.

 4d.  Increase Unallocated Revenues by $10,000; explanation: Increase in Installment Tax Revenues from $95,000 to $105,000.

 4e.  Decrease Unallocated Revenues by $150,000; explanation:  Decrease in anticipated tobacco revenues from $800,000 to $650,000.
 Mr. Proto arrived at 10:10 a.m.  (12 members present).

Assessed Value
 

 It was MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. Kiefer, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to amend the Assessed Value from $4,157,821,804 to $4,159,058,557 to reflect the final Aggregate Full Valuation of Taxable Real Property for County Purposes.  MOTION CARRIED.

Over-Target Correction – Mental Health

 It was MOVED by Mrs. Schuler, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to amend the Over Target Request No. 22 – Mental Health, to reflect a reduction in revenues which resulted in a reduction in the local share of $22,609.  MOTION CARRIED.
Recess

 Mr. Penniman declared recess from 10:37 a.m. to 10:52 a.m.

Capital Program Review
It was MOVED by Mr. Koplinka-Loehr, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to approve the 2004-2008 Capital Program as recommended by the Budget and Capital Committee.

Mr. Winch arrived at 11:12 a.m. (13 members present).

Public Buildings Restoration/Public Library

 It was MOVED by Ms. Robertson, seconded by Ms. Blanchard, to move $50,000 from the 2004 appropriation of $100,000 for the Public Buildings Restoration Construction Capital Program, to the line in the Facilities budget designated for County building repairs.  A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes – 9, Noes – 3 (Kiefer, Proto, and Schuler).  MOTION CARRIED.

Aquifer and Groundwater Model

 It was MOVED by Ms. Blanchard, seconded by Mr. Joseph, to eliminate the Aquifer and Groundwater Model Capital Program in the amount of $1,517,848 with an annual appropriation of $77,255.   Also included in the motion was a correction to payments for remaining years to the appropriate amounts.

Following discussion, Mr. Booth MOVED to amend the appropriation for this Capital Program for 2004 from $77,255 to $50,000.  MOTION ACCEPTED AS FRIENDLY.

A voice vote on the motion resulted as follows:  Ayes – (Blanchard, Booth, Joseph, McBean, Penniman, and Robertson);Noes – (Herrera, Kiefer, Koplinka-Loehr, Lane, Proto, Schuler, and Winch).  MOTION FAILED.

It was MOVED by Mr. Proto, seconded by Mrs. Schuler, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to correct the remaining payments in project from the amount of $172,871, to $77,255.    MOTION CARRIED.

It was agreed that Mr. Marx, Planning Commission will investigate was impacts this action will have on the agreement with the U.S.G.S. and will report back to the Legislature.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Ms. Robertson, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to Table further discussion on the Capital Program.

Recess

 Mr. Penniman declared recess from 12:22 p.m. to 12: 27 p.m.

 Ms. McBean left at 12:22 p.m. (12 members present).

 The Committee reviewed a list of requests made by Mr. Proto and requested the County Administrator to follow-up on all of the items with the exception of reducing Committee meetings to one time per month.

Adjournment
 On motion the meeting adjourned at 12:20 p.m.