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FINANCE COMMITTEE LIAISON <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS REQUESTED THAT COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK BE <br />APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE COUNTY. HE <br />ADDED THAT COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK COULD MEET WITH FINANCE DIRECTOR <br />BARTON AND ADMINISTRATOR NELSON AND BE THE WATCH DOG FOR THE FUNDING <br />IN THE COUNTY AND BE AWARE OF HOW ITEMS ARE FINANCED. THE CHAIRMAN <br />NOTED THAT COMMISSIONER Loy PREVIOUSLY HANDLED THAT JOB. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT THREE YEARS AGO, COMMIS- <br />SIONER LOY HEADED THE BUDGET FINANCE COMMITTEE AT A TIME WHEN IT WAS <br />IN A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD BEFORE FINANCE DIRECTOR BARTON CAME TO WORK <br />WITH THE COUNTY.. HE CONTINUED THAT THE INTENT OF THAT COMMITTEE WAS <br />TO HAVE ONE OR TWO LAY INDIVIDUALS, WITH PROFESSIONAL ABILITY, SIT <br />IN FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT IT NEVER REALLY DEVELOPED INTO A FULL COMMITTEE. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BOARD <br />WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A POINT OF COORDINATION WITH THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, <br />AND COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK COULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, BE THE LIAISON, <br />AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. <br />COMMISSIONER BIRD SUGGESTED HAVING A COMMITTEE OF RETIRED <br />PEOPLE, WITH FINANCIAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE, WHO COULD DONATE <br />THEIR SERVICES. HE ADDED THAT THE BOARD WILL BE DEALING IN MATTERS <br />IN THE FUTURE WHERE HE WOULD HAVE TO RELY ON SOMEONE IS OPINION WHO <br />IS KNOWLEDGEABLE IN CERTAIN MATTERS. <br />COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK STATED THAT THE CITY HAS A SUCCESSFUL <br />FINANCE COMMITTEE WHICH HAS HAD GOOD INPUT. HE ADDED THAT HE WOULD <br />LIKE TO WORK WITH MR. BARTON AND MR. NELSON, AND REVIEW SOME MATTERS <br />BEFORE THEY ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK ALSO <br />AGREED THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IF THEY CARE TO OFFER <br />THEIR EXPERTISE. <br />DEC 171980 <br />23 <br />mox 45 pma44 <br />