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$16,306,066, a reduction of $1.2 million in the current year. He observed that the transportation budget includes Public Works, Traffic Engineering, County Engineering, Road and Bridge, Land Acquisition and Stormwater departments. He remarked that twelve (12) positions were eliminated in the Road and Bridge budget; nine (9) full-time positions were eliminated in Engineering; three (3) full-time positions were eliminated in Traffic Engineering; and two (2) full-time positions were eliminated in Stormwater, to effect a $1.4 million reduction in expenses. The Chairman opened the floor to public comments. Seeing no one, the Chairman closed the public comments. ON MOTION by Vice Chairman Davis, SECONDED by Commissioner O'Bryan, by a 4-0 vote (Commissioner Wheeler absent), the Board adopted the tentative budget in the amount of $16,306.066, for the Transportation Fund. EMERGENCY SER VICES DISTRICT Administrator Baird read into the record the proposed millage of 1.7148, which is 9.7% below rollback; and the proposed budget of $28,501,218.00., a decrease of $5,872,499 million below the current year's $34,373,717 budget. Mr. Baird explained that about $4 million of the reduction was due to capital improvements, which were done to bring the stations up to date after the hurricanes. The passage of Amendment 1 resulted in reduced revenues of about $1.4 million, and there was about a $32,000 cost increase due to manning Stations 6 and 11 for the full year. He reported that one position for a delivery person (which was vacant) had been eliminated, but there was no reduction in the fire or paramedic positions. The Chairman opened the floor to public comments. Seeing no one, the Chairman closed the public comments. September 3, 2008 5 Preliminary Budget