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JUN 10 IS86 BOOK 64 ulu, 660 <br />Chairman Scurlock advised that Administrator Thomas would <br />like some direction from the Commission as to how the monies <br />received from the 64 gas tax should be used. Based on the <br />budgets that have been submitted so far, we have a substantial <br />amount of money to be raised this year. The question is when we <br />get to Road 6 Bridge and start setting priorities, are we going <br />to gear ourselves more to projects in those areas where we can <br />use the gas tax monies or are we going to let the gas tax money <br />just sit there and go to ad valorem taxes to raise the additional <br />money. He did not feel that there were as many strings attached <br />to the use of the gas tax monies as first thought, as they can be <br />used for for maintenance, capital, or anything that is directly <br />related to constructing and improving roads. The Commissioners <br />indicated that they would like to have Attorney Vitunac check <br />into this further. <br />Chairman Scurlock just felt that since this will be a real <br />tight budget year, perhaps we want to gear ourselves to those <br />type of projects where we have a source of revenue rather than <br />raising the taxes a mill and a half, because right now, looking <br />at the constitutional officers, the medical officer, etc., we are <br />talking about $3.2 million, which does not even include the <br />Board's employees, and that would take about 1 mill plus about <br />3/10's of a mill for debt service. If nobody's budget is cut, we <br />would have to raise taxes by about a milt and a half. <br />Commissioner Lyons felt that the gas tax money was intended <br />for roads, and that we have to define what we mean for roads. <br />Administrator Thomas recalled that back in 1971 the budget <br />was printed on one-half page and has grown each year. Of course, <br />there is more involvement with the other constitutional officers <br />budgets. He would like to see the Finance Advisory Committee <br />expanded to the Finance Advisory and Budget Review Committee and <br />have the Chairman and one other member form a sub -committee along <br />with the OMB Director and the Administrator and whoever else that <br />the Board may want from time to time as ex officio members. In <br />14 <br />