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EXPANDED FROM ONE VEHICLE TO THREE VEHICLES, ALL OF WHICH ARE USED DAILY, AND WE NEED TO HAVE THE RADIO SYSTEM TO DISPATCH THEM INTO THE DIFFERENT AREAS MORE EFFICIENTLY. COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED WHERE THE MONEY FOR THIS WOULD COME FROM, AND COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT IT WILL HAVE TO COME'OUT OF THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT. MR. NELSON STATED THAT THERE IS A CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT FOR THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF TWO GENERAL ELECTRIC MOBILE RADIOS MC -74 -CCU 32A FOR THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT, AS PER MEMO OF MARCH 1, 1979, THE FUNDS TO COME FROM.THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED, AND FINANCE OFFICER BARTON POINTED OUT THAT THERE ARE TWO ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND ONE GENERAL FUND AND ASKED WHERE THE BOARD WISHED THE FUNDS TAKEN FROM TO PAY FOR THE RADIOS. HE INFORMED THEM THAT NEITHER U.D.U. NOR MID -FLORIDA HAS A RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCY FUND. HE FELT SINCE THESE RADIOS WOULD BE USED FOR ALL THREE FUNDS, THE MONEY TO PURCHASE THEM COULD COME OUT OF FEDERAL REVENUE $HARING, AND THEN THE THREE SEPARATE UTILITY FUNDS WOULD REIMBURSE THEIR PROPORTIONATE SHARE TO THE GENERAL FUND AT THE END OF THE YEAR. COMMISSIONER LYONS WITHDREW HIS MOTION, AND COMMISSIONER DEESON WITHDREW HIS SECOND. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF TWO GENERAL ELECTRIC MOBILE RADIOS MC -74 -CCU 32A FOR THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT, AS PER MEMO OF ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS DATED MARCH 1, 1979, THE FUNDS TO BE TAKEN FROM FEDERAL REVENUE $HARING, AND APPROVED THE FOLLOWING BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE: ACCOUNT TITLE ACCOUNT No. INCA DECREASE EQUIPMENT 62-7101-402.00 $1,646.00 RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES 62-9990-701.00 $1,646.00 ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD THAT ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON, PERSONNEL DIRECTOR DONLON, INTERGOVERNMENTAL 44 BODK 39 PAGE j00