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<br />Commissioner Macht was also disappointed with the lack of adjacency between the <br />Commissioners’ and Clerk’s Offices. Also, the time line is shot. The Board had wanted to contain <br />everything in a “complex” rather than having buildings all over the county. <br />Vice Chairman Neuberger had spoken with the Supervisor of Elections and it does not make <br />sense to store machines in expensive downtown real estate. <br />Chairman Ginn thought Mrs. Clem’s need for additional storage was precipitated by a <br />proposal at the state level to provide printed voting receipts. <br />Acting County Administrator Baird discussed working with the constitutional officers <br />concerning standardizing space sizes and reducing offices which will make the building more <br />flexible as needed for growth. As to the relocation of Mrs. Clem’s offices, she needs storage space <br />for machines and there could be future changes in the law. Also, she disperses those machines all <br />rd <br />over the county and the location on 43 Avenue is more centrally located; a loading zone and <br />loading docks can be more easily provided adjacent to the storage and office areas. It was a concept <br />change that just seemed more logical to move those departments. He believed it to be important to <br />take the time to make sure we have the right kind of building in the ground. He also stressed the <br />reasons for putting the Property Appraiser and Tax Collector close to one another. Staff is trying <br />to make functions that work together close together. <br />In response to Chairman Ginn’s inquiry, Mr. Blum advised that currently Building B is <br />st <br />planned as follows: the 1 floor will have the Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, small Supervisor <br />of Elections office, document management, General Services Administration, Purchasing, Human <br />nd <br />Resources and Risk Management; on the 2 floor will be Emergency Services and the Emergency <br />Operations Center, Fire Prevention and Training, and Recreation. One of the aspects of these <br />changes is that it appears now that Building A may be 2 story rather than 3. <br />Chairman Ginn stressed that square footage should not be reduced. <br />Vice Chairman Neuberger agreed and wanted assurance that future growth is considered. <br />rd <br />Acting County Administrator Baird suggested building a 3 floor and leaving it unfinished <br />until it is needed. He expected to bring the Board a presentation in mid-March. <br />February 17, 2004 16 <br /> <br />