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• Sheriff Loar advised that office personnel did not drive the Sheriff' s Department <br /> automobiles home . <br /> SUPERVISOR OFELECTIONS — LESLIE R. SWAN <br /> (Clerk 's Note : This item was heard following the Property Appraiser and is placed here <br /> for continuity) . <br /> Administrator Baird conveyed that the recommended budget is $ 1 , 120 ,456 , an increase of <br /> $ 101 , 860 , or 10 . 0 % . <br /> Supervisor of Elections Leslie Swan provided a handout (on file) and recapped her letters <br /> of May 2 , 2011 and May 26 , 2011 (pages 71 -74 and pages 8247 of the Constitutional Officers <br /> Budget Requests booklet) to present supporting data regarding her request to revise her proposed <br /> budget from $ 1 , 388 , 893 to $ 1 , 180 , 365 . She provided a history of the budget cuts taken by the <br /> Supervisor of Elections office, and outlined the rigorous cost-cutting measures undertaken to cut <br /> next year ' s expenses , including staffing reductions and a decrease in Ms . Swan' s personal <br /> employee compensation package . She emphasized that the costs of the Elections Office fluctuate <br /> according to election activity and State mandates , and reported that in Fiscal Year 2011 -2012 , <br /> there are three major events that require funding : ( 1 ) Redistricting ; (2) the Presidential <br /> Preference Primary in August; and (3 ) Municipal Elections in November. After reviewing <br /> Elections Office expenses , Ms . Swan conveyed that her office would be faced with a $ 59,000 <br /> shortfall in next year ' s budget, if the County Administrator' s budget recommendation of <br /> $ 1 , 120,456 is approved . She petitioned the Board to consider granting to the Elections Office, <br /> an additional $ 59 ,000 for the provision of voter services in accordance with all of the State <br /> mandates, most of which are unfunded. <br /> Chairman Solari stated he would support Ms . Swan ' s request if she agreed to reduce her <br /> budget by a commensurate amount next fiscal year, because she would not have the costs of the <br /> Redistricting and the Presidential Primary Election. <br /> July 13 , 2011 15 8K 14 I PG 15 3 <br />