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Frank Coffey, 1335 River Ridge Drive, Vero Beach, read from his prepared remarks and from selected paragraphs (pages 73, 74, and 75) from the unapproved minutes of the Board of County Commissioners' meeting held February 13, 2001. (Clerk's note: Both Mr. Coffey's handwritten remarks and minutes have been filed with the backup for the meeting.) He believed that all taxpayers would like to receive quarterly reports on the status of the County's projects such as the following: PEP reef, Beach Restoration, Roads and Bridges, Closed Landfills, Gun Range, and North County Park. He had learned about an in-house county document being utilized regarding the status of such projects, but in his opinion it provided limited useful information and it was not current. He gave examples of information on the Beach Restoration Project from the in-house report. He also recommended what minimum detailed information should be on the report as follows: date, project engineer, scope of work, expected benefits, date approved, approved by, estimated costs, source of funds, anticipated completion date, expenditures to date, accomplishments previous quarter, anticipated accomplishments in next quarter, and major issues unresolved. He urged the Board to establish a budget oversight group of at least 10 taxpayers under the direction of Assistant Administrator Baird as soon as possible with at least the following objectives: 1) develop a status report format to be used to summarize the status of each significant project on a quarterly basis; and 2) develop a proposed policy setting forth appropriate criteria for reallocation of funds from one approved project to another. In closing, Mr. Coffey acknowledged the presence of Press Journal Reporter Mike Kaiser and wished him well in his new job in Stuart. Administrator Chandler advised that he and Assistant Administrator Baird receive project progress reports from staff on a regular basis as well as expense and revenue reports and use them as tools. Subsequent to the meeting of February 13`h, they brought back the status on the North County Pool project and the Shooting Range. They also bring items to the Board when there are changes or anticipated changes in capital expenditures. April 3, 2001 BIi