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definitely is worth having, and felt the County should be proud of their Finance Department. Commissioner Scurlock believed Finance Director Fry and his department, as well as May Zima, have done a very good job. His only other comment was that he did want to look at our G&A charges next year as he believed we may have been a little heavy on some departments in this area. He noted that it is most important to know where costs are generated and have them properly charged back. Chairman Lyons expressed his pleasure with the financial report and having such a clean audit. He complimented Director Fry and his organization for putting us in this position. DISCUSSION RE PURCHASE OF SOUTHERN BELL BUILDING Administrator Wright informed the Board that he had talked with one of the owners of the Southern Bell building, and it appears they are not amenable to a lower offer. He, therefore, would suggest we proceed with the selection of architects and build the Sheriff a building. Commissioner Bird reported that he had talked to the other owner, and he does not agree this sale is necessarily dead. The owner feels the reputation of the building has been damaged, and he would like the opportunity to come back with some further testimony to refute the.engineering report we got on the roof. Administrator Wright agreed that is certainly the Board's prerogative, and he felt the roof undoubtedly can be brought to Code. To meet Code, however, the roof only has to withstand 110 mph winds, and if we are going to put the 911 system in a structure, he believed we are going to need something that exceeds Code. The Administrator felt that the Bell Building is fine for normal office space, and if we were going to move the Planning Department, for instance, that would be different, but with the valuable technical equipment involved with the Sheriff's Department, we need something more substantial. 83 BOOK 6 0 FADE ?59 MAR 2 0 1985