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Administrator Wright wished to talk about finances before discussing the Courthouse roof. He informed the Board that we have just about finalized our insurance problem in terms of additional money we are going to have to come up with, and he believed he now has a high side number. As we stand right now, it seems we are going to need an additional $95,000 out of the General Fund, which now is at $237,000. In the contingency funds of the county's four major accounts, there is about 3/4 million dollars, and insurance will take a bite in the neighbor of 1/4 million. The Administrator stated that he will defend the staff because when we contracted the insurance agent, we were told to expect a maximum increase of 15% and then they came in with 100%. He did not wish to go into our problems with the agent at this time, but noted we now are dealing with them strictly on a written basis. Administrator Wright advised that if we take about $100,000 out of the General Fund contingency, we will have about $138,000 left, and he, therefore, felt we need to go with the lesser amount on the Courthouse roof repair. Chairman Scurlock believed it is time to put a freeze on all purchasing, but the Administrator noted that the insurance actu- ally is spread over three major accounts - the General Fund, MSTU, and Federal Revenue Sharing. The Chairman still felt it is time to stop everything - no additional purchasing, no replacement of any personnel that turn over. We must look within and find the money. Administrator Wright stressed that a freeze on replacement of personnel would cripple some departments; we have four vacancies to be filled in Planning right now. Question arose as to why so many of the women are transfer- ring out of Planning, and Administrator Wright believed those are four of the busiest positions in the building and that they left for higher pay. Also, he.did believe we have to face the problem of the Courthouse roof. 51 FES % 2 6 1986 aooK i r� �C 1 6 4