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M M M Administrator Wright believed he must have some flexibility, and the Chairman concurred, but again emphasized these costs must be charged back. He felt we are going lickety-split and getting things done with no priorities being set and the Commission not knowing. He asked if the Commission really knows about the design of the fairgrounds disposal system. It was pointed out that this did come to the Board. Commissioner Bird wished to know if the Chairman is saying he is being too aggressive in getting recreational facilities for the county as he felt that is being questioned. Chairman Scurlock stated that all he is questioning is that things are getting done and nobody knows about it and budgets are expanded because of in-house work. Commissioner Lyons asked how the Chairman would suggest we cure this, and Chairman Scurlock stated by proper cost alloca- tion; if it isn't in the budget, it doesn't get done unless the Board approves it. Administrator Wright emphasized that staff tries to bring almost everything they conceivably think should come to the Board for action, and he did feel he does a good job of keeping the Board informed. Commissioner Wodtke expressed his confidence in Commissioner Bird and the excellent job he is doing with recreation. He felt strongly that it is a benefit to have someone in-house to do our engineering work, and if we are going to continue moving ahead in the recreation field, he would rather take some of that money and get another engineer on staff so we can have someone in-house to work closely with Director Thomas on a day to day basis on these recreation projects. Chairman Scurlock agreed. Administrator Wright stated that actually the purpose of presenting this list today was to lay some budget groundwork. Commissioner Bird continued to discuss recreation projects, noting that he has spent hours this last year trying to find a 79 63 VO J 1 �9�6 �oaK ��:�: A