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a <br />w <br />THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP SOMEHOW OR OTHER BE IMPROVED. CHAIRMAN WODTKE <br />POINTED OUT AS FAR AS THE LANDFILL ACCOUNT IS CONCERNED, WE HAVE <br />NOT HAD THE COOPERATION OF THE CLERK'S DEPARTMENT AND NOW ARE NOT <br />IN COMPLIANCE; ALSO MONEY WAS NOT INVESTED AS RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY <br />FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS, WHICH COST OUR TAXPAYERS MONEY, AND HE IS VERY <br />MUCH DISTURBED THAT THE FUNCTIONS THE CLERK HAS TO DO FOR THE BOARD <br />HAVE NOT BEEN PERFORMED.TO OUR SATISFACTION. <br />COMMISSSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT <br />THINGS IN COORDINATING OUR FUNCTIONS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK IS <br />THE PREPARATION OF AN ANNUAL BUDGET AND PREPARING A TAX LEVY AND <br />DISTRIBUTING FUNDS AMONGST THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. HE NOTED THAT <br />LAST YEAR WE HAD SOMEWHAT OF A PROBLEM IN THAT JUST PRIOR TO BUDGET <br />TIME WE HAD A CHANGE IN THE FORMAT OF THE WAY WE PREPARED THE BUDGET, <br />WHICH WAS DONE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BOARD, ALSO, DURING THE <br />BUDGET PROCEEDINGS CERTAIN CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE BUDGETING PRO- <br />CESS WHICH WERE DONE NEITHER WITH THE CONSULTATION OR THE CONSENT <br />OF THE BOARD. HE STATED THAT EVEN AFTER THE BUDGET WAS PREPARED AND <br />IT WAS FINALIZED, IT APPEARS THAT FROM TIME TO TIME THERE HAVE BEEN <br />TRANSFERS FROM ONE ACCOUNT TO ANOTHER WITHOUT CONSULTATION WITH <br />THE BOARD, WHICH IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TAXPAYER'S DOLLAR, <br />COMMISSIONER LOY AGREED THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CONFUS- <br />ING CHANGES DURING BUDGET SESSION, BUT NOTED THAT ONE THING SHE FINDS <br />QUITE UPSETTING IN REGARD TO THE CLERKS OFFICE IS OUR ATTEMPTS TO <br />SECURE INFORMATION THAT WE FEEL AND HAVE FELT WAS VITAL TO DETERMIN- <br />ING THE EXACT FINANCIAL POSITION AND NEEDS OF THIS COUNTY. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY STATED THAT AS FAR BACK AS .JULY 25,1977, A <br />COMMUNIQUE WAS FORWARDED TO THE CLERK ASKING FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION, <br />AND SHE WAS APPALLED TO RECEIVE THE ANSWER THAT CAME BACK FROM A <br />MEMBER OF THE STAFF IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. COMMISSIONER LOY REQUESTED <br />THAT THE MEMO DATED .JULY 25, 1977, AND THE REPLY BE MADE A PART OF <br />THE OFFICIAL MINUTES. SAID DOCUMENTS ARE HEREBY MADE A PART OF THE <br />MINUTES AS FOLLOWS: <br />31 <br />A <br />soon 34 PAGE x.52 <br />