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-I A O 1985 BOOK5 9F't;CE 0' Commissioner Scurlock continued to stress that the people should be educated and given a chance to vote, but Mr. Fletcher pointed out that the North County people have a basic distrust of government in general and won't even vote to pay their Mayor a full-time salary. Discussion re Present Administrative Procedures Administrator Wright asked for direction as to what exactly the Board wished staff to continue to do administratively for the District. He requested the OMB Director to report just what staff is doing now. OMB Director Barton explained that the District is an independent district and under the Statute audit requirements, we have a certain amount of accountability we must control; we have exercised that control and caused some upset in the District by imposing our operating requirements re purchasing, etc., on the District either through the Budget Office of the Finance - Department. This was handled this way from the standpoint that the Board of County Commissioners is the entity that is ultimately responsible to the state. Administrator Wright noted that we don't enjoy that responsibility, but it is just like any other department the Board is accountable for - Road & Bridge, etc. We check drivers' licenses once a year for all employees driving county vehicles, (this is especially important for insurance purposes, and we are trying to keep our insurance premiums down) keep track of inventory, etc. Commissioner Wodtke inquired if this has caused any problems in the District, and Chief Arand stated that they had always been in the habit of paying their bills when they were due, which doesn't seem to be the case with the County. Administrator Wright noted that the Clerk of Courts is responsible for paying the bills, and the Finance Department pays them when they get here and are reconciled. 14