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OV 10 197 BOOK iO f`A,GE. 85 Chairman Scurlock made the point that, figuring this out mathematically, if the Board approved the $41,400 for the remaining pay periods, we would, in effect, have approved the $51,000 salary offered by the Administrator. ON MOTION by.Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Com- missioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously approved an annual salary of $41,400 for the Assistant Adminis- tor with the normal 5 percent increase after the six month probationary period. Commissioner Eggert advised that she has something else she wished to ask the Commission about. Possibly she stands alone in this, but she is very concerned about costs and budgeting, and as she has sat in the audience over the years, there has been discussion on and off about whom the Budget Officer should report to. She felt we should review whether he should report to the County Commission or to the Administrator as he is doing now. Commissioner Eggert wished to make sure we have a direct conduit, that we are understanding where everything is going, and that nobody's job is made more difficult, be that a county commissioner, administrator or budget officer, by internal politics or anything else that might be going on. Chairman Scurlock stated that he is very clear on this subject. It was his absolute belief at the time that Mr. Balczun came aboard that Mr. Baird should report directly to the County Commission, possibly because of our bad experience with Mr. Wright, and he still feels Mr. Baird should report directly to the Board. The person Mr. Balczun is hiring apparently has a very good financial background so that those project numbers, etc., that need to be run directly for the Administrator can be done by him. Commissioner Eggert confirmed she has come to that same con- clusion but did not know what we do about proceeding with this. 48