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M �a CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT THE RENOVATIONS DONE AT THE COUNTY JAIL EXCEEDED BY $954.00 THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR THIS PURPOSE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY A 20% OVERRUN. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS AGREED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, BUT NOTED THAT WHEN YOU GET IN AN OLD BUILDING AND START TEARING THINGS APART, YOU GET INTO EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT WHEN THE BOARD AUTHORIZES A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR A SPECIFIC JOB, THE DEPARTMENT INVOLVED SHOULD REALIZE THAT IF IT IS GOING TO COST MORE THAN AUTHORIZED, THEY SHOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY WOULD TRY TO SET UP A BETTER COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SO THAT THIS SITUATION DOES NOT RE -OCCUR. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FOLLOWING BUDGET AMENDMENT: ACCOUNT TITLE ACCOUNT No. INCREASE DECREASE COUNTY JAIL - BUILDING AND STRUCTURES 62-3322-401 $4,829.00 RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES 62-9990-701 $4,829.00 THE BOARD NEXT DISCUSSED A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR AN ALARM SYSTEM AT THE COUNTY GARAGE, AND ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS INFORMED THEM THAT THIS HAS BEEN NEEDED FOR A LONG TIME.,AND HE FEELS IT WOULD BE MONEY WELL SPENT AS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CONSTANT LOSSES OCCURING FROM VANDALS WHO DIG UNDER THE CHAIN LINK FENCE. d. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS HAD BEEN OBTAINED. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS STATED THAT THEY HAD INVESTIGATED SEVERAL SYSTEMS, AND THE PROPOSAL FROM INDIAN RIVER SECURITY IS THE • LOWEST. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT THIS WOULD CONSTITUTE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND HE SUGGESTED THAT IT BE PAID FOR OUT OF REVENUE SHARING RATHER THAN TAKEN OUT OF THE ROAD & BRIDGE CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT. THE BOARD AGREED. ON MOTION BY•COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED PAYING FOR THE ALARM SYSTEM 2 F Y 101978 ma 34 PacE 3u'u