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<br />10.A. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S MATTERS - PUBLICATION <br />OF COMMISSION AGENDA <br /> <br />County Administrator Baird reported that the most recent annual cost to publish the <br />Board’s agenda in the Saturday edition of the Press Journal is $40,000 and not as initially stated in <br />the first memorandum dated February 24, 2006. (Clerk’s Note: Additional backup with updated <br />information was added showing the new estimated cost. The new memo is dated March 6, 2006.) <br />Chairman Neuberger was opposed because less than six people have been interested <br />enough to request an agenda be mailed to them. He saw $40,000 as building a lot of sidewalks in <br />Gifford and every year this $40,000 will increase. He felt it was a waste of money for a minimal <br />number of the populace. <br /> <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Bowden, <br />SECONDED by Vice Chairman Wheeler, for discussion, to <br />approve the advertising of the Board of County <br />Commissioners’ agenda in the Press Journal for an <br />approximate expense of $40,000 per year. <br /> <br />Vice Chairman Wheeler spoke in favor of the motion saying he also hated spending <br />the money but it might spark an interest in attendance at the meetings. . He also thought it was the <br />Board’s responsibility to make sure the general public knows what is happening before it becomes <br />fact and they learn about it in the newspaper articles. <br />Commissioner Bowden wanted the advertisement to be readable and easy to find. <br />Commissioner Lowther was willing to try it for 6 months and evaluate it after that <br />time. <br /> <br />March 7, 2006 <br />23 <br /> <br />