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JUS <br />BOOK <br />if <br />they come <br />to the Commission in the budget hearings <br />in <br />July. <br />He emphasized that they would not be under any obligation to take <br />the cars. <br />Commissioner Scurlock felt it would be like a letter of <br />intent that we would be purchasing 22 vehicles if this is <br />approved during the budget hearings for the 1990-91 fiscal year. <br />Attorney Vitunac advised that sending a letter of intent <br />contingent upon funding is no problem, but if we send a letter <br />now saying that we would like to buy these cars, we would have to <br />encumber the contingency money because legally there always must <br />be money available to pay for the contract before you can enter <br />into the contract. The letter would say that we will probably <br />buy these cars, but the only contingency is that it will have to <br />go through budgetary process this summer, and if approved for the <br />fiscal year 1990-91, we will buy the cars. <br />The Sheriff believed that the letter of intent would be <br />fine, and confirmed that they would take delivery of the cars <br />after October 1st. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously authorized <br />the Attorney's Office to prepare a letter of intent <br />stating that this is not to encumber present <br />contingency funds and is subject to being approved in <br />the budget for fiscal year 1990-91. <br />SHERIFF'S REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF CONTINGENCY FUNDS IN 1989-90 <br />OPERATING BUDGET - BUDGET AMENDMENT #061 <br />The Board reviewed the following memo dated 5/15/90: <br />28 <br />I <br />