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BOOK .70 N, P,,E 55 The grant will be awarded for 900 of the cost of the equipment with the county required to contribute 10%. The cost of this equipment is estimated at $12,500 of which $11,250 would be covered by thegrant and $1,250 would be covered by the County. This $1,250 is already budgeted in account 111-245=541-066.49. Recommendation Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners authorize the Chairman to sign the Highway Safety Grant application. Commissioner Eggert did not have a problem with the grant, but she had a problem in that sometimes a prepaid invoice has to be sent, and just so that nothing falls between the cracks, she would like to see the doing of a project or the purchase of the equipment made conditional on the grant being received. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, to authorize the Chairman to sign the Highway Safety Grant application with the proviso that there will be no purchase of equipment until the grant is received. Administrator Balczun pointed out that there are two kinds of grants - one in which they send you the money and you go buy whatever it is, and second, where they say you have a grant; you buy it; send us the invoice; and we will send you the money. He noted that all he is looking for is the Board's acknowledgment that they are trying to cover both those bases. In the second instance where we have to buy the equipment first, he wished to confirm that we will be able to proceed if we have written confirmation from the agency. In discussion, it was generally agreed that an item can be purchased when acknowledgment of the grant approval has been received. OMB Director Baird advised the Board that we budgeted for the full cost of this particular piece of equipment and now have found out that we can receive a grant to purchase it. He, 18