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BOOK 97 PAGE S37 <br />biggest concern, and he has expressed this concern to Director <br />Komarinetz. <br />Director Komarinetz advised that we have discussed the split <br />schedules, but the maintenance workers do like overtime. It is a <br />perk. <br />Mr. Wells pointed out that his job includes driving around on <br />equipment that isn't safe -- no brakes -- a dump truck without a <br />roof. In conclusion, Mr. Wells repeated that overtime is no <br />problem. They are willing to give up their overtime. If this <br />course goes down, the County will be looking at taking over the <br />maintenance once again which means the cost to the County will end <br />up substantially higher. <br />George Buettell, 5000 16th Street, commented that he is a <br />regular golfer at Sandridge, and while he supports privatization of <br />the maintenance, he believes the County needs to watch out for <br />their employees and make a special commitment to place them in <br />other areas of County employment. <br />Dick Edwards of 32nd Avenue related that he has played golf at <br />Sandridge since day number one and has seen the condition of the <br />course get better and better. At present we have a first rate golf <br />course, but if we change the formula now, we are going to get a <br />second-rate golf course. Mr. Edwards did'not see any reason the <br />County could not match or do better than the company presenting <br />this contract. <br />Bob Walsh of Sunset Drive was disturbed about this Board's <br />unquestioned acceptance of "staff's" opinions. He thought the <br />County Commission was supposed to make decisions to benefit all the <br />county. Now, to save money, it is being proposed to drop some 20 <br />employees. It looks good on paper but their support merely would <br />be shifted to other tax rolls because of unemployment. He wondered <br />how that would reduce taxes. Mr. Walsh also asked about the other <br />9 positions which pay from $15,000 all the way up to $66,000, a <br />total of $220,000. <br />Scott Campbell, grounds superintendent at Sandridge since <br />1989, related how he has seen Sandridge grow from a very small <br />operation to a very large and very successful golf course. He <br />pointed out that maintenance costs can be reduced substantially by <br />the use of new chemicals, especially the one that slows the growth <br />of Bermuda grass making frequent mowing unnecessary. Mowing just <br />twice a week would save a lot of money. Mr. Campbell advised that <br />the people he deals with bend over backward to get the best prices <br />available. With regard to the employees, he has a dynamic crew and <br />is very proud of what his employees have accomplished at Sandridge. <br />29 <br />APRIL 16, 1996 <br />