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7. H. Miscellaneous Budget Amendment 007 <br /> The Board reN iev ed a Memorandum of JaIluary 3 . 200 1 : <br /> TO : Members of the Board <br /> of County Commissioners <br /> DATE : January 3 , 2001 <br /> SUBJECT : Miscellaneous Budget Amendment 007 <br /> THROUGH : Joseph A . Baird <br /> Assistant County Administrator <br /> FROM : Jason E . Brown ✓ <br /> Budget Manager <br /> Description And Conditions <br /> The attached budget amendment is to appropriate funding for the following : <br /> 1 . On December 12 , 2000 , the Board of Commissioners approved an EMS County <br /> Awards grant for FY 2000/2001 . This grant , totaling $43 , 883 . 29 , requires no additional <br /> County funding . The attached entry appropriates these funds . <br /> 2 . During FY 1999/2000 , the Board of Commissioners approved the use of an outside <br /> negotiator for the union contracts . Since the negotiations carried over into the current <br /> year, it is necessary to move these funds forward . The attached entry approrpaites <br /> funds from General Fund contingencies . <br /> 3 . On June 13 , 2000 , the Board of Commissioners approved an interlocal agreement with <br /> the City of Fellsmere for renovating the Old Fellsmere School Building . Pursuant to the <br /> agreement, Fellsmere has transferred $ 116 , 127 from donations to the County . The <br /> attached entry appropriates these funds . <br /> 4 . Due to rising advertising costs and higher vacancies , the Personnel Department needs <br /> more funding for placing job position announcements . The attached entry appropriates <br /> funding of $4 , 000 from General Fund contingencies . <br /> 5 . On January 2 , 2001 , the Board of Commissioners approved a collective bargaining <br /> agreement with the Teamsters for EMS employees . The contract provides for a 3 % <br /> COLA increase for all bargaining unit personnel . Emergency Services District <br /> contingency provides funding in the amount of $ 92 , 651 . <br /> 6 . Due to higher workloads in the Planning and Building Divisions , an additional full time <br /> Planning Technician is needed . The attached entry appropriates funding from <br /> Municipal Service Taxing Unit ( M . S . T . U . ) Contingencies . <br /> Recommendation <br /> Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached budget <br /> amendment . <br /> January 9 , 2001 <br /> 15 <br /> Bf 1dn <br /> L655 <br />