Call to Order

 Mr. Penniman called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m. (9 members present)

 Ms. Kiefer requested Mr. Whicher to coordinate Courthouse parking in order to provide Board members with additional spaces for these meetings.

General Fund Balance

 It was MOVED by Ms. Blanchard, seconded by Ms. Robertson, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to amend the General Fund Balance amount for 2002 from $6,531,002 to $6,913,546 as a result of additional funds identified during the audit.

 Mr. Lane arrived at 9:11 a.m.  (10 members present)

Target Fund Balance

 Mr. Winch arrived at 9:14 a.m.  (11 members present)

 It was MOVED by Ms. Kiefer, seconded by Ms. Robertson, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to raise the Target Fund Balance from $3.8 million to $4.4 million.  MOTION CARRIED.

Rollover

 It was MOVED by Mr. Lane, seconded by Ms. Blanchard, to request that the County Administrator return to the Board on October 9 with a recommendation on reducing the funds to be rolled forward to subsequent years of $1,251,552 by $625,000.  A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes - 7 (Blanchard, Lane, McBean, Penniman, Robertson, Todd, and Winch); Noes - 4 (Herrera, Joseph, Kiefer, and Schuler).  MOTION CARRIED.

Fringe Pool

 Potential increase in retirement contribution offset by likely retention of MMIS seed reserves. No action taken.

Unallocated Revenues

 Sales Tax

 Based on a consensus of those present, Mr. Whicher was asked to obtain the following information and report back to the Board:

• The possibility of pursuing an interest in removing the exemption on sales tax for clothing and footwear, as well as other various options for changing this exemption;
• Pursue obtaining information for adopting an increase in sales tax from eight to nine percent; this would include information on procedures, revenues, deadlines, and economic impact.   It was also requested that a phone call be placed to other counties in the region to find out what they are doing.

 Ms. Kiefer was excused at 10:35 a.m.  (10 members present).

 It was MOVED by Ms. Herrera, seconded by Ms. Robertson, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to approve a total of $25,038,679 in the Unallocated Revenue line.  MOTION CARRIED.

Contingent Fund

 It was MOVED by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Ms. Blanchard, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to approve a total of $830,000 in the Contingent Fund line.  MOTION CARRIED.

Insurance Reserve

 It was MOVED by Ms. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Lane, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to increase the Self-Insurance Reserve and Insurance Premiums for 2003 from $300,000 to $425,000.  MOTION CARRIED.

Recess

 Mr. Penniman declared recess from 11:06 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.

2003-2007 Capital Program

 Aquifer Study

 It was MOVED by Ms. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Winch, to add $1.5 million into the Capital Program for the Aquifer Study with the first payment of $50,000 being paid in 2003.

 It was MOVED by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Ms. Herrera, to amend the amount being paid in 2003 from $50,000 to $10,000 with the remainder of the cost being made up during the remaining 19 years of the project.   A voice vote on the amendment to the amendment resulted as follows:  Ayes - 3 (Blanchard, Herrera, and Joseph); Noes - 7 (Lane, McBean, Penniman, Robertson, Schuler, Todd, and Winch).  MOTION FAILED.

 A voice vote on the original motion resulted as follows:  Ayes - 6 (Herrera, Lane, Penniman, Robertson, Schuler, and Winch); Noes - 4 (Blanchard, Joseph, McBean, and Todd). MOTION CARRIED.

Public Safety Communications System

 It was MOVED by Mr. Joseph, seconded by Ms. Blanchard, to approve $3.5 million for the Public Safety Communications System which includes the Simulcast Paging Project.

 Ms. Robertson requested written documentation on this project.  Mr. Shurtleff will provide this information to all Board members.

 A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes - 9, Noes - 1 (Robertson).  MOTION CARRIED.  Ms. Robertson noted she does not oppose the project, but the process.

Public Safety Building Renovation

 No action taken; this will be discussed at the next meeting.

Public Buildings Restoration Construction

 It was requested that the Board receive information on the funds in the Capital Program that have not been spent.

 It was MOVED by Ms. Herrera, seconded by Mrs. Schuler, and unanimously adopted by voice vote, to approve spending for this project in 2003 at zero.  MOTION CARRIED.

Adjournment

 The meeting adjourned at 12:55 p.m.