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that we have just about reached the breaking point on taxation and that government at any level ought to try to wean itself away from this kind of "big brotherism." Chairman Scurlock noted that in the items Fisted we only had one new program, which was in law enforcement, and in the five years this Commission has sat, we have reduced the amount -we have funded significantly and only added a program for Spouse Abuse. He requested Mr. Sink to review the programs listed and advise if he had any specific suggestions. Commissioner Bird explained to Mr. Sink that we are spending probably 3 million dollars addition this year on law enforcement related activities. We are very pro strong law enforcement. Fred Mensing, Roseland, wished to know where the operation of the Planning & Zoning Department cranks into the County's expenses, and he was advised that it is included under the General Purpose Municipal Service Taking Unit. Mr. Mensing expressed his belief that in this area the taxpayers are not getting their monies worth due to the "holier than thou" attitude of the employees. He -did not have a problem with spending the money if the Board will see that the citizen's get their money's worth, but if that can't be done, he suggested that we just fire the staff, save ourselves $470,000 and go to zero growth. It would not only save money but save a lot of aggravation caused by people who you can't reach at 11:30 because they have left for lunch and you can't reach at 2:00 because they aren't back yet. Chairman Scurlock agreed there has been a problem in this area in regard to having someone available during lunch hours, and he and Acting Administrator Thomas have been working together on this. He noted that the new Administrator will be on board very shortly and undoubtedly will want to set his own policy in this regard. He emphasized that he himself felt very strongly that the attitude of any County employee should be that 13 SEP �� BOOK f'�,�E�