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Vice Chair Bowden asked Mr. Baird to further discuss the Food Bank. <br />Administrator Baird spoke about the huge number of requests for assistance that <br />the County had received. He noted that funding a non-profit organization for one or more <br />years does not guarantee that they will be funded for the third year. Mr. Baird mentioned <br />that none of the other counties fund the Food Bank, and he disclosed that the organization <br />receives some assistance at the Federal to State level. He commented that the Food <br />Bank is a great organization and it is unfortunate that such a difficult decision had to be <br />made. <br />Commissioner Flescher expressed concerns about displacing staff and wanted to <br />know if, for $2,000.00, the County was going to lose control of how the mowing was <br />done. <br />Administrator Baird and Budget Director Jason Brown reviewed the County's <br />calculations and announced a final cost differential of $54,000.00 for privatization versus <br />$61,000.00 for County staff and equipment. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis, <br />SECONDED by Vice Chair Bowden, the Board <br />unanimously adopted the proposed millage of <br />3.0526 for the General Fund. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Davis, <br />SECONDED by Vice Chair Bowden, the Board <br />unanimously adopted the proposed budget in the <br />amount of $83,520,452.00 for the General Fund. <br />September 5, 2007 6 <br />Preliminary Budget <br />