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BOOK 94 PING, 508 2. At the December 13, 1994 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, the Board approved the distribution and use of the Piper proceeds. This entry reflects the approved allocation of those proceeds. 3. The attached budget amendment appropriates funding for 1994/95 salary raises as approved by the Board of County Commissioners at the December 13, 1994 meeting. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached budget amendment 009. Commissioner Eggert asked if an additional Planner II would be adequate staffing on the MPO, and Community Development Director Robert Keating explained that the MPO is compensating the County for what we have been doing for a number of years, such as $40,000 a year for traffic engineering. Other areas are normal transportation planning and committee work, and the MPO allows us to use federal funds. We have not staffed up as much as some of the MPOs in other counties. Director Keating advised that he didn't ask for an additional clerical position because in recent years a lot of the planners do their own word processing. He felt an additional planner would be advantageous all the way around. He noted that we are accounting for all the work going into MPO and we have a lot more control in planning the projects. Commissioner Adams asked if in doing that we are taking dollars away from projects, and Director Keating responded negatively. He advised that tomorrow the DOT will be presenting two SR -60 projects, and through the MPO we do have a lot of control because the DOT has a lot of constraints in the procedures they must follow. Commissioner Eggert commented that our control is through not doing anything to the roads. We are down to 6-8 median closings on the first SR -60 project instead of 12 as the DOT first proposed. ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Adams, the Board unanimously approved Budget Amendment 009: 8 March 7, 1995 � � r