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INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT <br />EVERY YEAR WE HAVE SHOWN A SURPLUS OVER THE AMOUNT BILLED US BY THE DOT, <br />AND HE FEELS WE CAN HANDLE THE JOB EVEN MORE CHEAPLY, <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MATTER BE GIVEN <br />SERIOUS CONSIDERATION WHETHER IT IS DONE THIS YEAR OR NOT AS HE BELIEVES <br />THE COUNTY HAS GROWN TO THE POINT WHERE WE SHOULD EXPAND THE ROAD AND <br />BRIDGES DEPARTMENT AND TAKE OVER THIS WORK. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL AT LEAST <br />OCTOBER, 1977, BEFORE CONSIDERING THIS AS WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON WITH <br />THE NEW SANITARY LANDFILL. THE BOARD AGREED. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF TAKING OVER THIS MAINTENANCE WOULD <br />ELIMINATE OUR BEING ABLE TO HAVE A DEBIT BALANCE WITH THE DOT; I.E., <br />WHETHER WE CAN CONTINUE TO BORROW FROM THE STATE ON THE NEXT YEARS SECON- <br />DARY ROAD FUNDS IF THEY ARE ALL TURNED OVER TO US, <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR SUGGESTED THAT HE AND COMMISSIONER SIEBERT GO <br />TO FORT LAUDERDALE TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH THE DOT, AND THE BOARD <br />AGREED. <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THE PROPOSAL <br />SUBMITTED BY SHERIFF ,JOYCE FOR "BLACK -TOPPING" THE ADDITIONAL PARKING AREA <br />AT THE COUNTY .JAIL, WHICH WAS ESTIMATED AT A COST OF $1,200 AND NOTED THAT <br />THE RELEASE STILL HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED FROM ST. FRANCIS MANOR INVOLVING <br />PART OF THIS PROPERTY. HE FELT THE BLACK -TOPPING COULD BE HANDLED BY THE <br />ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE INSTRUCTED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO CHECK THE AREA <br />THE SHERIFF IS TALKING ABOUT, THE CHAIRMAN NOTED THE SHERIFF'S PROPOSAL <br />ALSO CALLS FOR REPAIRING LEAKS ON THE ROOF OF THE JAIL, PAINTING AND RE- <br />PAIRING OF CRACKS, AND REPLACING A DOOR, WHICH HE FELT ARE ALL MAINTENANCE <br />ITEMS. <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS ASKED IF THE COST OF THE PAVING IS WITHIN <br />THE SHERIFF'S ESTIMATE AND THERE IS ENOUGH MONEY IN THE BUDGET, CAN WE <br />PROCEED WITH THE PAVING. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE FELT WE MUST TAKE CARE OF <br />THE JAIL, BUT THE PAVING IS NOT A MAINTENANCE ITEM BUT A CAPITAL IMPROVE- <br />MENT, AND IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY FOR THIS IN THE SHERIFF'S BUDGET, <br />IT SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD AGREED. <br />FEB 91977 <br />L_ <br />,• • <br />Hot ?8 .t . 419 <br />