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William Fowler informed the Board that he used to be known <br />as the District Engineer for the D.O.T. and is now known as <br />Deputy Assistant Secretary, of which there are nine altogether - <br />three in Tallahassee and one in each of the districts. He <br />introduced Jim Chandler, District Director of Operations; Ron <br />Register, District Maintenance Engineer; and Jim Byron, who is <br />responsible for maintenance in this four county area, operating <br />out of Fort Pierce. <br />Mr. Fowler noted that the budget for this four -county area <br />of the District is generally used in maintenance activities of <br />two types - routine and periodic, and he felt what the Commission <br />is talking about is the routine maintenance. Mr. Fowler stated <br />that three things control how often and how well they carry out <br />the maintenance. (1) The amount of money allocated internally to <br />the Department each year. Those funds are approved for the whole <br />state and then divided up proportionately by the mileage on the <br />system. (2) If there is not enough money to take care of all the <br />need and maintenance up to a given standard, that deficit ideally <br />is prorated and equally shared around the state. (3) Sometimes <br />there are emergency situations that cannot be anticipated, and <br />the Department does not have an emergency fund any more; this <br />would come right out of the operating budget. Mr. Fowler then <br />asked Ron Register to speak to the specifics of the maintenance <br />schedule as it relates to this county. <br />Chairman Lyons reported that we have a letter of complaint <br />from Mrs. Elizabeth Mason, re 27th Avenue, which he would turn <br />over to Mr. Register. The letter is as follows: <br />39 <br />SEP 111985 BOOK ( FAGE e2, <br />