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Commissioner O ' Bryan was in favor of granting half of what the Supervisor of Elections • had requested to make up the difference between her requested budget and Administrator Baird ' s proposed allocation. Vice Chairman Wheeler advocated retaining the 5 % cuts to Children ' s Services and New Horizons ; however, he supported the requested increase to the Supervisor of Elections ' budget. He also asked about using the Optional One-Cent Sales Tax to purchase some vehicles for the Sheriff. Administrator Baird responded that he would like to take no more than $ 400, 000 of the $ 700 ,000 Optional Sales Tax contingency fund, and not change the total proposed budget. Several Commissioners agreed that they did not want to commit to a particular figure for the Sheriff' s fleet until more information was presented regarding the mileage and condition of the current vehicles , how many automobiles might need replacing, and what this year ' s FRS savings had been spent on . Administrator Baird acknowledged that this matter would be brought back to the Board . After the Board ' s deliberations were concluded, Administrator Baird outlined that the proposed budget would incorporate the following changes : the Sheriffs additional $ 59 , 507 in FRS savings ; Human Services would have $ 73 , 093 replaced ; Supervisor of Elections would receive half of her requested increase of $ 59 , 909 ; and New Horizons would have $ 15 , 166 restored . He suggested the Board take the proposed net increase out of General Fund Contingencies , with no other budgetary changes . Director Brown announced that the total net increase to the proposed budget was $ 58 , 707 , which would be taken from the $ 600 , 000 in contingency funds , bringing the contingencies to $ 541 ,293 . July 13 , 2011 22 OR 141 PG! 6E '