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AUG 2 71990 <br />Box 44 %E 409 <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE INQUIRED ABOUT THE FUNDS WE HAVE ALLOCATED <br />FOR ADDITIONAL RESURFACING WORK, WHICH INVOLVE ABOUT $350,000, AND <br />MR. BARTON STATED THAT THEY WORKED ON THE ASSUMPTION THOSE MONIES ALL <br />WOULD BE EXPENDED BEFORE THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THE CASH <br />CARRY FORWARD REFLECTS THAT AMOUNT AS BEING ALREADY SPENT. <br />IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BOARD HAD AUTHORIZED THE RESURFACING <br />OF OLD DIXIE, BUT NOTHING ELSE. <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS COMMENTED THAT IF WE DONT UTILIZE <br />THOSE FUNDS AS WE NORMALLY DO AND CARRY THEM FORWARD INSTEAD, WE WILL <br />HAVE LOST THAT AMOUNT OF ROAD PAVING. <br />MR. BARTON AGREED THAT IF THIS WORK IS NOT DONE, THE MONEY <br />WILL FLOW THROUGH AS CASH CARRY FORWARD, BUT POINTED OUT THAT YOU <br />WILL HAVE TO INCREASE THE PAVING NEXT YEAR, PROBABLY AT A HIGHER COST. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS AGREED AND WAS OF THE OPINION THAT ALL <br />WE WOULD BE DOING IS PUTTING OFF DISASTER FOR SOME OTHER COMMISSION <br />BY MAKING THE IMPACT WORSE IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. HE FELT WE HAVE AMPLE <br />EVIDENCE AS TO WHY WE HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE <br />FUND AND NOTED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GETTING A FREE RIDE IN <br />THE PAST. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED WHAT IT WOULD MEAN IN TERMS OF MILLAGE <br />IF THE REVENUE IN THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES ACCOUNT WAS INCREASED BY <br />$500,000, AND FINANCE OFFICER BARTON STATED IT WOULD MAKE THE MILLAGE <br />FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSE MUNICIPAL SERVICES 2.09 INSTEAD OF 2.936, OR <br />ALMOST ONE MILL LESS. <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED IN REGARD TO THE ADVISABILITY OF LOSING <br />ONE YEAR OFF THE PAVING PROGRAM. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE WAS GOING TO TAKE THE <br />OTHER APPROACH - THAT WE DON `T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY SO WE WILL HAVE TO <br />GO TO BONDS OR SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVE. SHE NOTED THAT THE BRIDGE <br />PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN PUT ON THIS COUNTY IS A BIG ONE AND WILL BE <br />VERY COSTLY AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE. THOUGH SHE HATED TO SEE US <br />DELETE ANY OF THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE BEEN ON FOR YEARS IN ORDER TO <br />SUPPLEMENT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, COMMISSIONER Loy SUGGESTED THAT WE DO <br />DIP INTO THAT TRUST FUND TO THE EXTENT OF $500,000. <br />SHE CONTINUED <br />