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addition, in order to improve the flow of information, he would like to see the Clerk's Finance Director Ed Fry as an ex officio member. He felt that revenues were often overlooked at budget time, and a committee such as this could help us a great deal in - that area. If a division head or a department head felt that this committee or the Administrator was wrong, they still would have the right to bring it to the Board at the regular public budget hearings. He felt this could cut the budget meetings in half. It would eliminate the discussion of each line expense, but would not eliminate anything that calls for a decision from the Board. Administrator Thomas felt that under our present system that staff is not doing their proper homework and that some items should not even be included. The point is that the review committee would provide necessary assistance. Director Baird felt that sometimes a committee can slow down things even more, and pointed out that the Budget Director's role is to review the budget where an internal auditor looks at expenses after the monies are spent. Administrator Thomas just wanted to have some support when he tells the different division heads to cut their budgets back, especially since it appears that the former Administrator told the division heads to increase their budgets. Administrator Thomas raised the question of his salary during the interim period he is serving as Acting County Administrator. ON MOTION by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, the Board unanimously approved the same pay rate for L. S. "Tommy" Thomas as that paid to the former County Administrator during the period he serves as the acting County Administrator. Director Baird advised that we are thinking of scheduling the budget workshops during the last two weeks in July, beginning 15 JUN 10 1986 Boa 64 FnE 661 J