Budget and Capital Committee
May 28, 2002
2 p.m.
Scott Heyman Conference Room

 


Present:     P. Penniman, R. Booth, M. Robertson, L. McBean, Todd
Staff:      S. Whicher, D. Squires, S. Robinson, J. Hughes, W. Skinner, A. Fitzpatrick, S. Moore, M.Dolan, I. Stein, A. Cole, A. DeLuca
Board Members:    D. Kiefer, D. Winch, T. Joseph

Called to Order
 
 Mr. Penniman called the meeting to order at 2:02 p.m.

Changes to the Agenda

 Ms. Robertson asked that the Committee discuss the salaries of elected officials if time permitted.

 Mr. Penniman called attention to the revised agenda.

Approval of Minutes of May 14, 2002

 It was MOVED by Mr. Todd, seconded by Mr. Booth, to approve the minutes of the May 14, 2002 meeting with the changes submitted.  MINUTES APPROVED.

Chair's Report

 Mr. Penniman reviewed the order in which the Committee would discuss items on the agenda.   He also said capital project information is still being formulated and it is not ready for discussion by the Committee; however, there is some information that is known and that can be discussed today.  He said a major discussion of capital will begin at the next meeting and will continue through the summer.

Finance Director's Report

 Mr. Squires said at the last meeting he reported on April sales tax figures; since that meeting he received the actual statement and even better news.  He said for some reason the County has benefited from an unknown movement of sales tax in 1992 in the amount of $108,000.  He noted this money belongs exclusively to the County and does not need to be shared with municipalities because when the sales tax was implemented, the agreement stated the County retained all the sales tax for the first six months of that year.   Mr. Squires also reported on the foreclosure auction that was recently held and said 25 properties were sold and have been paid for.  The net gain for the County from that auction was over $200,000.  The budget for this item was $100,000.

County Administrator's Report

 Mr. Whicher reported he has been continuing to receive budget information from NYSAC.  He said the most recent interpretation is that NYSAC identified some money to restore partial CHIPS O&M money, and that counties have to contact senators to see how to get that money.  He said Pete Messmer, Highway Manager will be following up on this.

Deputy County Administrator's Report

 Mrs. Smithers had no report.

RESOLUTION NO.         - ESTABLISHMENT OF GUIDELINES AND FISCAL TARGETS FOR  ALL COUNTY BUDGETING UNITS FOR        THE PREPARATION OF THE 2003 BUDGET
 
 MOVED by Ms. McBean, seconded by Mr. Booth.

 Ms. Robertson said she objects to talking about this amount of reduction in target before the capital program has been examined.  She said she understands that the schedule needs to proceed; however, she cannot support this amount of target.  Mr. Penniman said the target is just a guideline for budget submissions and anything can still be submitted above that target.  He said a number of Board members have been looking at the capital program and finding savings.  He said it might be possible to try to put a rough dollar amount on that or apply the same percent reduction to the capital program goal.

 Ms. Kiefer said she agreed with Ms. Robertson.  She highlighted some of the capital program changes the Board is aware of, and said she hopes some of this information could be considered in the Committee's discussion and result in a lower target.  The items under consideration of being delayed are Ellis Hollow Road, Hanshaw Road, and the Aquifer Study.  Mr. Penniman said these projects total approximately $500,000, which is less than a three percent effect on the tax rate.

 Mr. Joseph said he expects this Committee will consider a resolution that would amend the Capital Program to reflect the changes that have been discussed.  He stated it is important to understand what the target means when thinking about establishing it.  He said it doesn't affect what comes in the target, but what becomes an over-target request.  It is not a question about how deep the Board is going to cut a budget but how deep it is going to look.  Mr. Joseph said it has been his experience that when doing this you should look deeper than you want to cut, and in some departments it will be deeper than others.  Mr. Whicher reminded the Committee that there is another five percent expense because of the contractual salary increases.

 A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes - 4, Noes - 1 (Robertson).  MOTION CARRIED.

 WHEREAS, the Tompkins County Fiscal Policy specifies that a fiscal target is the maximum amount of general revenue spending authority that a department head or program director may request without initiating an Over-Target Request, and changes in fiscal targets should be communicated to department heads and program directors as timely as possible in order for them to submit their budget requests by July 5, 2001, and

 WHEREAS, the Board of Representatives wishes to establish targets for departments and agencies in preparing 2003 budget requests, now therefore be it
 RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Budget and Capital Committee, That fiscal targets for all budgeting units, excluding Tompkins Cortland Community College and Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, for preparation of the 2003 budget are hereby established as follows:

1. For not-for-profit agency grants, the amount approved in the 2002 adopted budget less any over-target funding designated as one-time less any funds reappropriated from previous years less 20 percent of the calculated local share.
2. For Towns and Villages applying for reimbursement for County-wide services, and for Human Service, and Criminal Justice agencies receiving reimbursement pursuant to the Sales Tax Agreement between the County and City of Ithaca, the fiscal target shall be equal to the current year appropriation minus any one-time adjustments for prior years.
3. For all County departments, an amount equal to the general revenue portion of the 2002 adopted County budget, less any over-target funding designated as one-time less any funds reappropriated from previous years less 20 percent of the calculated local share.
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RESOLUTION NO. - SETTING A SPENDING REDUCTION GOAL FOR THE  CURRENT YEAR BUDGET

 MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. McBean.

 Mr. Penniman asked Mr. Whicher to comment on this.  Mr. Whicher said the Board needs to be realistic on what the expectations are.  Although he thinks it is laudable to have a goal set which he willl report monthly to the Committee on, he doesn't want to give the impression that he will be going to departments "collecting erasers" and cutting back on spending that way.  He said he would be working with departments, asking them to identify what savings they can produce this year.   Ms. McBean asked what would happen to this unspent money.  Mr. Whicher said it will remain in departmental budgets and will become excess funds at the end of the year, as opposed to reducing their spending authority which would then return it back to the General Fund.   Mr. Booth urged Mr. Whicher to see this as more than a reporting mechanism, but as requiring innovation and cooperative leadership with departments.

 Ms. Robertson called attention to a recent Sheriff's Department's containing several pages of colored printing.  She said although color sometimes adds to the information provided, it is not usually necessary, and therefore, it adds unneeded expense; this is an example of a place to economize.

 Mr. Winch said the Health and Human Services Committee deals primarily in service delivery, and questioned how significant savings could be achieved in these departments that have reimbursable money for expenditures.  He suggested things such as delaying equipment purchases and requiring additional approval for conferences to save money because he doesn't think there can be savings without impacting human service delivery.

 Mr. Joseph said part of the reason for asking the County Administrator to identify savings is because across-the-board cuts are not appropriate.  This is an attempt to identify where savings be achieved reasonably.  He said because of the target and 20 percent scenarios, he feels the message has already been delivered that some services are going to be cut or eliminated.

 A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes - 5, Noes - 0.  MOTION CARRIED.
 
WHEREAS, Tompkins County is experiencing increasing shortfalls in anticipated State and Federal Aid, caseload increases in mandated services and a significant reduction in available surplus funds, and
WHEREAS, it is evident that without procedures for an immediate reduction in spending in the current and subsequent year’s budgets the County will face a rise in property tax rates to an unprecedented level, and
WHEREAS, Department and Agency Heads have begun to anticipate the impending fiscal situation and take whatever steps they can to assist in recommendations related to their specific program areas, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Budget and Capital Committee, That for budget year 2002 the County Administrator shall work with department heads to identify potential savings in all County departments,
RESOLVED, further, That the County Administrator is asked to work with departments and program committees to identify an overall spending reduction goal of $1,000,000 and to monitor the progress of departments toward meeting that goal, and to report on that progress periodically to the Budget and Capital Committee.
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RESOLUTION NO.     - REQUEST THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO EXAMINE THE FUNDING OF THE EVOLVING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND TO ASSUME THE COUNTY SHARE OF MEDICAID COSTS

 MOVED by Ms. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Todd.  It was noted that although programs differ by state, New York and California are the only two states that do not pay for Medicaid-type programs.  A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes - 5, Noes - 0.  MOTION CARRIED.
 
WHEREAS, the State of New York participates with and administers the Federally mandated Medicaid Program, a healthcare initiative covering medically related expenses incurred by the economically disadvantaged of the state, and
             WHEREAS, the Counties of the State of New York fund, along with the State of New York, the operations of the Medicaid Program, and
 WHEREAS, New York is only one of two states that impose a share of these costs on counties, and
 WHEREAS, the Medicaid Program is apparently the default payer for many developing programs of Health Insurance coverage, i.e.: Child-Health Plus, Family Health Plus, Early Intervention, Pre-K Special Education Program, the Children with Special Healthcare Needs Program, and the ever-expanding number of facilities and services, provided by Article 28 facilities which are licensed and approved by the New York State Department of Health to provide health care and dental services in New York State, and
 WHEREAS, it has become evident that the number of these services, insurance programs, and facilities is increasing, and will continue to increase under pressures to cover a wider scope of the population of the State of New York and its needs, and
 WHEREAS, information from the New York State Association of Counties indicates that county governments throughout New York State will be mandated to assume new costs for the various medical programs that would approach $400 million over a three-year period, and
 WHEREAS, federal officials have stated in recent public pronouncements that the federal government will not significantly increase Medicaid reimbursement to help defray the additional expenses Counties face, and
 WHEREAS, the current level of taxation of properties made necessary by Counties’ operating budgets under numerous State mandates is currently the single most identified deterrent to economic growth and development of the Counties of this State, and
 WHEREAS, the Medicaid share of the current total County property tax burden is now approaching 138 percent, and
              WHEREAS, the burden of Medicaid expenditures to help finance new health programs can no longer be borne by the property taxpayers of Tompkins County, now therefore be it
 RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Budget and Capital Committee, That the County of Tompkins urges that the State of New York re-examine the fiscal results of funding this evolving Healthcare System with an appropriate consideration given to the constraints and consequences of County real property taxation,
RESOLVED, further, That the County of Tompkins urges that the State of New York, with no undue delay, assume the County share of all Medicaid expenses,
              RESOLVED, further, That the Clerk of this Legislature is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Governor of the State of New York, the Comptroller of the State of New York, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Majority Leader of the Senate, Senator John R. Kuhl, Jr., Senator James Seward, Assemblyman Martin Luster, the Board Chairs of all County Legislatures, New York States Association of Counties (NYSAC) and the Inter-County Association of Western New York.
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RESOLUTION NO.    - AMENDMENT TO FISCAL POLICY 05-02, SECTION 5.06 REAPPROPRIATION (CARRYOVER) OF UNSPENT FUNDS FROM  PREVIOUS YEARS

 MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Mr. Todd.  Mr. Booth said he asked that this resolution be brought before the Committee.  He said when the Fiscal Policy was written and the notion of rollover was created, there was never any direction given if a request was turned down; whether it remained eligible for a future request or whether it was returned to the General Fund.  He said as the Board begins to consider rollover requests, this question should be answered.  This proposal says that when a request is denied, that the money would remain eligible to the department for future requests.  Mr. Booth said he will support this, although he has a conflict with the principle of rollover funds.  Mr. Todd said at some point in the future the Board will need to take another look at the entire rollover issue.  He said he will support this resolution because he believes this is the wrong time to change the policy.

 A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes - 5, Noes - 0.    MOTION CARRIED.
 
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Policy 05-02, Section 5.06 addresses the procedure by which certified year-end funds may be appropriated for use by departments, and
 WHEREAS, it has been the Board’s intent to approve requests in order to provide departments with flexibility through the elimination of artificial boundaries (such as year-end), to reward efficiencies, and to eliminate incentives for  “use it or lose it” spending practices, and
 WHEREAS, this policy does not address procedures in the event that the Board denies a request for use of unspent funds from previous years, now therefore be it
 RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Budget and Capital Committee, That effective immediately, it shall be the Board’s intent to allow departments to have certified unspent funds remain eligible from previous years when the specified use of the funds is denied,
 RESOLVED, further, That the Fiscal Policy 05-02 be amended to reflect this intent.
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Section 5.06  Reappropriation (Carryover or Rollover) of Unspent Funds from Previous Years

County department heads are authorized to request reappropriation of unspent funds from the previous year provided that they are certified by the Director of Finance to be available and provided that this reappropriation is authorized by the established appropriation procedures of the Board of Representatives.

Normally, the Board intends to approve requests to reappropriate unspent funds in order to (1) provide department heads with the flexibility to use funds wisely, regardless of arbitrary boundaries between budget years, (2) reward efficiency, and (3) not create incentives for "use it or lose it" spending.

There are three ways funds can be reappropriated:  a) by changing the current and the following year budget; b) by using previous year’s surplus funds in the subsequent year’s budget; and c) by reappropriating previous year’s surplus funds into the current year’s budget after the County Board has voted to adopt the following year’s budget.

USE OF ANTICIPATED CURRENT YEAR'S SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR'S BUDGET.

1) The budgeting unit may submit a request as part of its annual budget proposal that identifies funds that will not be spent in the current fiscal year, and requests that these funds be authorized for spending in the next year.  This procedure requires an over-target request which stipulates that anticipated surplus funds for the current year will be returned to the General Fund.  The funds so designated must be identified separately from the rest of the program's authorized spending for the next year, and an explanation provided of why there is this change in the budget spending plan.  In the event that this request is denied the funds remain available to be spent during the current fiscal year.
2) If this request is approved by the Board of Representatives the funds that are the subject of the request are no longer authorized to be spent during the current fiscal year.  If the budgeting unit nevertheless spends some or all of the identified funds in the current fiscal year, this shall be treated as any other deficit situation (see above at Section 5.04 C).
3) A budgeting unit that has initiated such a request is no longer authorized to request a contingent fund or fund balance appropriation during the current year.  If events make additional spending necessary during the current year its first course of action to meet this need shall be to reduce the next year's budget by the amount of the additional spending and to expend the funds already appropriated in the current year.
4) If a budgeting unit wishes to request to spend funds projected to be unspent at year-end in the following year after the program committee has already acted upon its budget requests it may submit a request to the County Administrator with a copy to the program committee.  The County Administrator shall assemble all such requests for amendments, recommend on them, and present them to the budget committee.  All proposals recommended by that committee shall be presented to the Board of Representatives at the budget adoption meeting as amendments to the proposed County Budget.
NOTE:  Funds authorized for use in the subsequent year’s budget will be requested in an Over-Target Request submitted with the budget request.  The line-item within the budget request will be entitled "Prior Year Rollover" and will remain isolated on this budget line throughout the budget process.  Upon adoption of the budget, transfer requests may be processed to allocate these funds to the appropriate spending lines within the program.
B. USE OF PREVIOUS YEAR’S SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE SUBSEQUENT YEAR’S BUDGET
Budgeting units are authorized to request that funds certified by the Director of Finance to have been left over at December 31 of the previous fiscal year be authorized for spending in the subsequent fiscal year by making a request in conjunction with the annual County budget process.  (EXAMPLE:  A budgeting unit proposes that funds left over on December 31, 1996 be spent during fiscal 1998 by making a request during the 1998 budget process that occurs in the summer and fall of 1997.)

NOTE:  Funds authorized for use in the subsequent years budget will be requested in an over-target request submitted with the budget request……(SEE NOTE IN 'A' ABOVE).

In the event that the Over-Target Request is denied, the unspent funds shall remain eligible by the department for future reappropriation requests.

C. REAPPROPRIATION

1) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS.  Proposals to reappropriate unspent funds from the previous year into the current year budget must be submitted through established procedures for approval of appropriations prior to establishing Fiscal Targets for the subsequent year.

In the event that the Over-Target Request is denied, the unspent funds shall remain eligible by the department for future reappropriation requests.
 
2) ELIGIBILITY.  All unspent funds are eligible to be reappropriated by the processes above except funds that result from savings in Class A mandates and capital program spending.

The following sources of unspent funds are eligible to be reappropriated, but must be explicitly identified for Board of Representatives review by department heads and the County Administrator:

a) increases in state or federal aid levels;
b) single events or changes that result in surpluses greater than $50,000;
c) positions that remain vacant for longer than six months;
d) fees charged to other County departments;
e) fees charged to the public;
f) departmental errors.

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RESOLUTION NO.        - BUDGETING UNIT RECONFIGURATION CHANGE AND FISCAL TARGET ADJUSTMENT – MENTAL HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY
 
 MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. McBean.   Mr. Penniman asked members to review a memorandum prepared by Commissioner DeLuca in which Mr. DeLuca explained the County contracts with BOCES to provide the program during the County fiscal year, with a budget of $31,000.  BOCES has indicated that they want to terminate this contract, effective July 1, 2002.  For 2002, the Mental Health Department is proposing to provide the program and is requesting the unspent monies be transferred to the Department's budget ($15,000).  This would translate to a target increase of the full current contract annual amount of $31,000.  For 2003, the budget scenario requires Mental Health to cut $110,000 from its request for County dollars.  They are proposing that the budget for DOORS, since it is 100 percent County-funded, be cut and that the program be absorbed into the Clinic which has the ability to generate other revenue.   It was the consensus of the Committee to remove the one-year sunset date and to restore the second Resolved, which was removed by the Public Safety Committee.

 A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes - 5, Noes - 0.  MOTION CARRIED.

 WHEREAS, TST-BOCES has notified the County that they will discontinue their supervision of the Domestic Offense Offender Reeducation Services (D.O.O.R.S.) program effective June 30, 2002, and
 WHEREAS, Mental Health has agreed to incorporate the D.O.O.R.S. program into their clinic services effective July 1, 2002, now therefore be it
 RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Public Safety, Health and Human Services, and Budget and Capital Committees, That effective July 1, 2002, the D.O.O.R.S. program 4506 shall be transferred from Public Safety as a stand-alone program to a Clinic Services Program 0736 within the Mental Health budget,
 RESOLVED, further, That the 2003 Mental Health Fiscal Target shall be increased by $31,411,
 RESOLVED, further, That the Director of Finance be authorized and directed to make the following budget adjustment:
FROM:  A6314.54400  D.O.O.R.S. Program Expense   $15,705
 TO:  A4311.54400  Mental Health Clinic    $15,705
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RESOLUTION NO.        - BUDGETING UNIT RECONFIGURATION CHANGE  AND FISCAL TARGET ADJUSTMENT – CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES

 MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Mr. Todd, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.

 WHEREAS, the Criminal Justice agencies have been previously reviewed within the Department of Administration, and
WHEREAS, the Criminal Justice component of Administration has been eliminated, and
WHEREAS, the Human Services Coalition will include the agency review process with their normal annual review process of not-for-profit agencies, now therefore be it
 RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Public Safety, the Health and Human Services, and the Budget and Capital Program Committees, That effective with the 2003 budget, the following Budgeting Units will be re-assigned to the Basic Subsistence Program – BU#6305 with a commensurate re-distribution of fiscal targets:
Offender Aid & Restoration (OAR) – BU#6315 - $76,476
Offender Aid & Restoration (OAR) – Bail Fund – BU#6316 - $62,232    Community Dispute Resolution Center (CDRC) – BU#6313 - $45,815
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EXPLANATION:
These programs were part of the Human Services Coalition review process.  Under the guidance of Bill Benjamin, Deputy County Administrator for Criminal Justice (now retired), these programs were removed from the Coalition review and placed under the review process of the Criminal Justice Program.  In the absence of an in-house Criminal Justice Program, the Coalition has agreed to return  these agencies to their agency review process, as before.
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RESOLUTION NO.            - AUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM RECONFIGURATION                            CHANGE – PLANNING DEPARTMENT

 MOVED by Ms. Robertson, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
 
 WHEREAS, the Planning Department is divided into four program areas under one Budgeting Unit known as Planning, and
 WHEREAS, the current program configuration is artificial in that the Planning Department operates as a single unit and the specified program areas do not reflect the mission or functions of the Department as it is currently organized, and
 WHEREAS, the current program configuration has caused confusion during the budget review process in that positions work across all program areas and cannot be identified with any single program, now therefore be it
 RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Planning and the Budget and Capital Committees, That the following programs be combined to form one program known as Program 2820 “Planning”:
   Program 2800 Community Planning Services
 `  Program 2805 Grant Management
   Program 2810 Advisory Board Support
  ` Program 2815 Coordination of Services
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RESOLUTION NO.      - AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL TARGET CHANGE – SHERIFF AND JAIL

 MOVED by Ms. Robertson, seconded by Ms. McBean. Mr. Whicher stated that by shifting money from the Sheriff's side to the Jail, the amount subject to a fiscal target reduction will be reduced.  Mr. Joseph explained that approving this resolution would do neither harm nor good.  If approved, however, the Board may begin seeing repeated efforts to move other things to the jail side of the Department.

 A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes - 1 (Booth); Noes - 4 (McBean, Penniman, Robertson, and Todd.  MOTION FAILED.

 WHEREAS, the Sheriff and Undersheriff divide their time equally between Sheriff functions and Jail functions, and
 WHEREAS, both salaries are currently budgeted in the Sheriff Budgeting Unit, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of Public Safety Committee, That the 2003 Fiscal Target for the Sheriff be reduced by $82,850 with a commensurate increase in the Jail Fiscal Target.
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RESOLUTION NO.  - ESTABLISHING 2003 FRINGE BENEFITS PAYMENT RATE

MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. McBean.  Ms. Robertson requested that this resolution be revised to include a more detailed explanation.  A special committee meeting was scheduled on June 4 at 4:30 p.m. to reconsider this resolution.  Both the mover and seconder agreed to withdraw their motion.

Recess

 Mr. Penniman declared recess from 3:50 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

RESOLUTION NO.         - BUDGET ADJUSTMENT AND APPROPRIATION OF  UNSPENT GENERAL FUNDS FROM 2001 TO VARIOUS ACCOUNTS

 WHEREAS, various departments have been certified by the Director of Finance to have unspent appropriations and excess revenues from 2001 resulting in a surplus on the County’s books as of December 31, 2001, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to County Fiscal Policy, surplus funds may be requested for use in the current or following year budget, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, on recommendation of the Health and Human Services, Public Safety, Government Operations, and Budget and Capital Committees, That the following transactions are approved:

BUDGET APPROPRIATION:
From: General Fund Balance                                       $682,868
TO:

 MOVED by Ms. McBean, seconded by Mr. Todd, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
Fire & EMS – Service Contracts  3410.54425 20,000
Fire & EMS – Maintenance Contracts  3410.54311    25,000
Fire & EMS – Communications Equipment           3410.52222    39,548    $ 84,548

 MOVED by Ms. McBean, seconded by Ms. Robertson, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
Probation – ATI Initiatives - Program Expense 3160.54400  344,480   $344,480

 MOVED by Mr. Todd, seconded by Ms. McBean.  It was MOVED by Ms. Robertson, to amend this amount by adding $10,000 for the purchase of Personal Emergency Response Service units.  Mrs. Smithers explained that this ended up in the Sheriff's budget and not the Office for the Aging because the Sheriff had surplus and the Office for the Aging did not.  Mrs. Smithers suggested that the purchase of these be addressed in the Office for the Aging's 2003 budget.  MOTION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF A SECOND.  A voice vote on the original motion resulted as follows:  Ayes - 5, Noes - 0.

Sheriff - Radio Equipment 3110.52222    33,700    $ 33,700

 MOVED by Ms. McBean, seconded by Mr. Booth.  Mr. Penniman said the Fiscal Management Committee had a lengthy discussion about whether there was any way to get out of doing this and felt there was no alternative.  Ms. McBean said when all other departments are facing drastic budget reductions, it is very difficult to support a department getting this type of increase in the number of positions..  Other committee members agreed with Ms. McBean's comments but felt there was no other option because this is being ordered by the Commission of Corrections.   A voice vote resulted as follows:  Ayes - 4, Noes- 1 (McBean).   MOTION CARRIED.
Jail - Jail Transition Program (Trial) 3150.54400  10,000
Jail - Payroll          3150.51000   111,111
Jail - Fringes                    3150.58800     28,889   $150,000

 MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
Facilities – Phone Switch             1620.54470      12,000
Facilities – Old Jail Cooling Unit            1620.54470      10,000
Facilities – Cooling unit; Old Library            1620.54470      15,000  $ 37,000
 
 MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
Human Rights - Computer Equipment            8020.52206    10,500    $ 10,500

 MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
County Clerk - Professional Services 1410.54442   8,000    $   8,000

 MOVED by Mr. Todd, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
County Attorney – Computer Equipment 1420.52206    2,500 $   2,500

 MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
Personnel – Program Expense             1430.54400       8,000   $   8,000

 MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
Social Services – Building Repairs 6010.54470   2,000 $   2,000

 MOVED by Mr. Booth, seconded by Ms. McBean, and unanimously adopted by voice vote.
Youth Bureau – Recreation Partnership 7021.54400   2,140 $   2,140
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   It MOVED by Mr. Todd, seconded by Mr. Booth, and unanimously adopted by voice vote to approve the above resolution and submit to the full Board.

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Adjournment

 The meeting adjourned at 5:02 p.m.


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