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Boor 91 PArF 842 <br />Constitutionals. If the Commission rejects their budgets, they <br />would have to appeal to the state. <br />Director Baird advised that more than half of the money in the <br />County's general fund pays for the Constitutionals' budgets. The <br />Sheriff's Department budget of $17.5 million for this year takes <br />the lion's share. The County Commission directly controls only 24 <br />percent of the expenditures from the general fund. <br />Administrator Chandler pointed out that in the last 3 years, <br />the Constitutionals' budgets have increased while the Board of <br />County Commissioners has cut corners on the departments it <br />controls. <br />Chairman-Tippin believed that sometimes we give staff a mixed <br />signal by authorizing a project that will have just a band-aid <br />effect and then mentioning in the same breath that perhaps we <br />should be considering building a new Administration Building now in <br />order to save money in the long run.. He felt we need to give staff <br />clearer direction. <br />Administrator Chandler recommended that direction also be <br />given to the Constitutionals as to whether it is the Board's desire <br />to keep the budget the same as last year's or go to a percentage <br />rollback. <br />Commissioner Bird felt the Board has been pretty well informed <br />this morning, but asked that the Board be notified of any major <br />changes that might arise. <br />In reply to Commissioner Eggert's request for a list of things <br />funded by the County, Director Baird projected the following chart <br />on the screen: <br />18 <br />