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BY THE FINANCE OFFICER TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL MONEY INTO THE PROFES- SIONAL SERVICES ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE COST OF THE DUAL TAXATION STUDY WAS UNDERESTIMATED. SAID BUDGET AMENDMENT IS AS FOLLOWS: ACCOUNT TITLE ACCOUNT No. INCREASE DECREASE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 01-2101-341.01 $4,000 RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES 01-9990-701.00 $4,000 THE FOLLOWING REPORTS WERE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK: REPORT OF TRAFFIC VIOLATION BUREAU - SPECIAL TRUST FUND, NOVEMBER, 1978 TRAFFIC VIOLATION FINES BY NAME, NOVEMBER, 1978 COUNTY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, OCTOBER, 1978 RECEIPT FOR DEPOSIT OF COUNTY FUNDS, FROM SHERIFF .JOYCE, CHECK #11392 - $492.00 SHERIFF SAM .JOYCE MADE A PRESENTATION IN REGARD TO FUNDING OF NEW CARS HE HAS ORDERED. HE STATED THAT BIDS ON 14 NEW CARS TOTALED $82,167.78. THIS EXCEEDED THE $77,000 IN HIS EQUI.PMENT BUDGET. $3,200 WAS ADDED TO HIS ACCOUNT FOR 3 WRECKED VEHICLES; $2,400 FROM INSURANCE AND $800 FROM THE SALVAGE COMPANY. HE NOW NEEDS $14,718 AND IS REQUESTING THAT IT BE TAKEN FROM REVENUE SHARING. THE SHERIFF EXPLAINED THAT OVER THE YEARS, MONEY HAS BEEN SAVED BECAUSE OF HAVING NO COLLISION INSURANCE. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS ORDERED 16 NEW CARS,AND 15 HAVE ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED. HE IS REPLACING THE TWO CARS THAT WERE LOST AND TRYING • TO BEEF UP HIS FLEET WITH ONE ADDITIONAL CAR. COMMISSIONER LYONS WANTED TO KNOW HOW HE COULD OVERBID HIS BUDGET, AND THE SHERIFF STATED THAT THERE IS A CONTINGENCY BUDGET TO FALL BACK ON. SHERIFF .JOYCE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT IN 1977-78 HE RETURNED $30,000 OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS TO THE COUNTY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT THE SHERIFF IS ENTITLED TO A Y MUCH GREATER CONTINGENCY THAN HE IS ALLOWED, BUT THE BOARD PURPOSELY HOLDS DOWN THIS CONTINGENCY AND HELPS HIM OUT WHEN THE NEED ARISES. COMMISSIONER LOY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS COUNTY POLICY TO PAY CAPITAL EXPENSES OUT OF THE REVENUE SHARING, AND THIS IS IN LINE. 4 us