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J U L 5, 1994 6'n 92 mE 763 Indian River County has had the policy that we do not pay for employees' refrigerators, stoves, microwaves, coffee makers, etc., unless they work a 24-hour shift and cannot leave. Many County departments that work after hours and on the weekends have had to purchase their own appliances with each employee personally contributing their share of the cost. The Clerk of the Court employees that work in the court system bought their own appliances with their personal funds. I do not think that the state law requiring the county to supply adequate furnishings for the judges and constitutional officers was meant to include appliances (i.e., microwaves, stoves, refrigerators, etc.). We could ask for an Auditor General's interpretation. The dilemma we have is to apply a county policy fairly and consistently for employees, constitutional officers and state employees. RECOMMENDATION Deny the request for the judges to purchase the microwave at $198.00 and two refrigerators at $598.00 to be consistent with eldsting Board of County Commissioners policy. Judicial Assistant Pam Kreuger, representing a number of Circuit Court Judges, requested that the kitchen appliances be approved as they were included in the original budget. She stated that judges often work through lunch and eat dinner on the premises during lengthy court cases. Commissioner Adams stated that she worked through lunch, on weekends and nights and didn't expect the county to provide her with a refrigerator or microwave. OMB Director Joe Baird noted that individual County employees pool their money to purchase such appliances for their offices. He stated that County policy does not allow funds to be spent on kitchen appliances. He further noted that if we change this policy now, it would lead to a major expense. County Administrator Jim Chandler advised that only the fire department and emergency medical services personnel who work on 24 hour shifts are supplied with kitchen appliances. ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously denied the request per staff's recommendation and as a matter of County policy. STREET LIGHTING OF 27TH AVE. (SR -607) FROM ST. LUCIE COUNTY LINE TO SR -60 BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The Board reviewed the following memo Dated June 24, 1994: Kia