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Commissioner Wheeler voiced concern over the expense of setting up a system that <br />would charge beach goers, where the funding for the lifeguards would come from, and the effect <br />it would have on future budgets. <br />Administrator Baird responded to Commissioner Wheeler, shared options/ideas for <br />consideration, and spoke to the concerns of using the Fund Balance. <br />Vice Chairman Solari, seeing two sides to this issue, did not believe there was a "clear" <br />right or wrong. He explained why the general principle is to not raise the millage rate, <br />questioned whether the funds should be taken out of the Reserves, and whether the MSTU <br />Reserve had gone down over the last fiscal year. <br />Management and Budget Director Jason Brown addressed Vice Chairman Solari's <br />questions and concerns, and pointed out that the Reserve has remained steady, but anticipated <br />that it could go down next year. <br />Commissioner Davis felt that all points were valid; however, he believed that due to the <br />economy, this issue would continue to come back. He supported guarded beaches, but did not <br />see how the budget could support lifeguards at all beaches. <br />Commissioner Flescher spoke about budget cuts, and reiterated why the beaches should <br />maintain the lifeguards. <br />Commissioner Wheeler conveyed that there are seven other guarded beaches in the <br />County that the public has access to, and agreed with Commissioner Davis that next year would <br />be economically worse. <br />6 <br />September 8, 2010 <br />Preliminary Budget Hearing <br />