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COSTS, AND MR. LAW AGREED THAT COULD BE DONE, BUT THE PROBLEM ARISES IF WE GET INTO A GAS RATIONING SITUATION. COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT YOU COULD BUILD IN THIS MONEY, BUT THEN THE SITUATION CHANGES, AND YOU CAN T GET IT BACK. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE DOES NOT LIKE TO INCREASE THE SALARIES. COMMISSIONER LOY DISCUSSED THE COUNTY PROVIDING GASOLINE FOR MR. LAW'S EMPLOYEES, WHICH WOULD BE LESS EXPENSIVE IF HE COULD GET IT AT COUNTY COST, THIS WOULD BE PROVIDED THEY HAVE COUNTY CARS - NOT THEIR PERSONAL CARS. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF SUCH AUTOMOBILES, AND COMMISSIONER DEESON ASKED IF THEY CAN GET BY WITH FOUR CYLINDER AUTOMOBILES. COMMISSIONER LOY AGREED THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO, BUT NOTED THEY MUST HAVE THE ONE JEEP. DISCUSSION CONTINUED ON THE MECHANICS OF TAXING, INCLUDING THIS IN BUDGETS, LEVYING, THE BOARD ANTICIPATING THIS IN THEIR CASH CARRY- OVER, ETC. THE -CHAIRMAN FELT IT MIGHT BE BETTER FOR MR. LAW TO SHOW HE IS. OPERATING WITHIN HIS BUDGET AND RETURNING THE EXCESS. MR. LAW STATED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GO AHEAD AND REARRANGE HIS BUDGET, BUT HE WILL HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FROM TALLAHASSEE, • AND THEY WILL WANT SOME APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD, HE STATED THAT HE WOULD PREFER THE BOARD CONSIDER PURCHASING THE AUTOMOBILES KNOWING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE GETTING MONEY COMING IN TO OFFSET THE EXPENSE., COMMISSIONER.SIEBERT STATED THAT FOR BOOKKEEPING PURPOSES, HE WOULD PREFER IT THE.OTHER WAY. HE POINTED OUT THERE ARE OTHER COSTS - INSURANCE, ETC., THAT WOULD BE THE COUNTY'S BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE OUR CARS. COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT WE COULD BUY THE CARS AND TURN THEM OVER TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTE- NANCE, INSURANCE; ETC. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT IF.YOU TRANSFER THINGS, IT DOESN'T REALLY SHOW THE TRUE COST PICTURE IN THE BUDGET. 56 MAY 2,3 1979 0 Fa