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Sheriff Loar responded to the Board's questions about the patrol vehicles and special equipment he was purchasing. It was noted that due to the low prices the Sheriff had obtained on the cars, it would be possible to purchase 24 automobiles, rather than the 20 mentioned at the March 19, 2012 Commission meeting. County Administrator Baird revealed that staff would return with a budget amendment once the Sheriff responds to his letter of March 21, 2013 requesting further information regarding the equipment that will be purchased and projected expenses in the current fiscal year for salaries and capital expenditures. He also outlined the funding sources, as presented in staff's recommendation. Sheriff Loar expressed his appreciation to the Board. He also cited the financial impact to the Sheriff's Department of a recent crime, to highlight the difficulty of reserving for capital expenditures. A brief discussion occurred as Commissioner Solari addressed remarks to the Sheriff about capital expenditures, and the proposal to list the Constitutional Officers budgets on the TRIM notices. The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION, and by a 4-1 vote (Commissioner Solari opposed), the Board: (1) approved the funding system recommended for purchase of twenty-four (24) Sheriffs Department patrol vehicles at an amount not to exceed $800,000; (2) authorized One Cent Sales Tax funds as the funding source for the vehicles and any capital equipment with a useful life of five (5) years or more (all non -capital items or those with a useful life of less than five (5) years will be funded from the M.S.T. U. Fund reserves); (3) authorized the proceeds from the sale of the twenty-four (24) vehicles to be sold April 2, 2013 17 It I143PG673