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APR 1 1989 <br />BOOK 76 PAGE 620 <br />everybody. The Utilities aspect as far as the computer is <br />concerned would be an enterprise fund, and he couldn't see using <br />General Fund monies to buy a computer for Utilities. <br />Commissioner Scurlock did not anticipate this expense occurring <br />immediately. If Utilities does put a computer in their budget <br />proposal this year, and if it is approved, there would be a great <br />deal removed from the Clerk's computer and more space made <br />available, but the Clerk's discussion with him is that eventually <br />he wants to move out of the 38 and into the System 400. <br />Under the M.S.T.U., considering the wishes of the county to <br />move aggressively ahead with Petition Paving, Commissioner <br />Scurlock advised that it was felt that Petition Paving Program <br />could use additional seed money, and the recommendation was for <br />1.5 million and an increase in the working capital of some <br />$640,000. Commissioner Scurlock noted that while he still <br />personally felt strongly about the Hurricane Fund, this list is <br />the Committee's recommendation. <br />Chairman Wheeler wished to discuss the BCC Computer for the <br />Clerk. He commented that he had assumed this was for the Board <br />because we have talked in the past about our own computer and <br />possibly our own Data Processing Department to handle county <br />business, and he would prefer looking at this to see whether we <br />shouldn't buy a computer for the Board and free up space on Mr. <br />Barton's computer for his use. While he admittedly does not have <br />an in-depth understanding of this subject, he could visualize the <br />County having their own data processing department. <br />Commissioner Scurlock noted that when the Board bought the <br />Supervisor of Elections a computer recently, the suggestion was <br />that would free up space on the IBM 38 and Clerk Barton would be <br />able to use that for a longer period of time. Although the <br />Supervisor of Elections did download her records from the Clerk's <br />38 onto her System 400, the net effect of that did not free of <br />the space anticipated because of additional requirements for jury <br />selection that have since come into effect, and Mr. Barton has <br />40 <br />