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Commissioner Davis wanted to see some options regarding meeting the budgetary <br />requirements and moving ahead towards future needs. <br />Mr. Johnson suggested forming a volunteer corps to assist at the fire stations. <br />Vice Chair Bowden and Commissioner Flescher wanted to explore the possibility <br />of having the beach stations manned with the same amount of personnel as the other <br />stations. <br />Administrator Baird explained the difficulty of finding the necessary money in the <br />current budget to add additional personnel. He observed that the TRIM notices had <br />already been mailed, so the millage rates could not be raised. He discussed the tough <br />predicament the County is in, with the state legislature mandating a budget cut of 3% <br />below rollback. <br />Responding to Vice Chair Bowden's query of whether additional personnel could <br />be added to one beach station, Administrator Baird stated he could look at cutting some <br />of the fire inspectors. <br />Commissioner Flescher asked how many inspectors there were, and discussion <br />ensued between Administrator Baird and Director King regarding the number of <br />inspectors and their role in the County. <br />Commissioner Davis expressed concerns about how the County would be able to <br />afford more stations on the mainland, if they could not even add two positions to the <br />existing beach stations. <br />Administrator Baird talked about taking a long-term approach, and stated that <br />next year, the law would be a bit more lenient. He said that there was a possibility of <br />removing from the budget some salary (raise) money. <br />September 5, 2007 10 <br />Preliminary Budget <br />