FINANCE COMMITTEE

Laura Stanek, Chairman                                   Larry Bargy                                        Jerroll Drenth

Monday, November 5, 2007

The meeting came to order at 9:00 a.m. in Room 120 of the County Building.

Present:            Larry Bargy, Jerroll Drenth

Absent: Laura Stanek

Also present:    Laura Sexton, Jack White

1. It was moved by Bargy, seconded by Drenth it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the claims and accounts totaling $124,821.24 be approved.  All voted yes.

            Deborah Peters, Veterans Counselor, presented a request for an increase in funding for Veterans Relief in 2007.

2. It was moved by Bargy, seconded by Drenth it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the Veterans’ Relief appropriation be increased by $8000.  All voted yes.

            Marna Robertson and David Schultz gave financial reports for Meadowview Apartments and Meadowbrook MCF.

            Sherry Comben, County Treasurer, requested purchase of two printers.

3. It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the County Treasurer purchase 2 laser printers with envelope feeders at a total cost of $2,499.24;  $2000 from the Capital Outlay of the General Fund as budgeted for 2007 and $500 from the 1999 Foreclosure Fund.  All voted yes.

Terry Johnson, Sheriff, presented the wage increases for 2007 and 2008 which are a result of the various union contract settlements.

4. It was moved by Bargy, seconded by Drenth it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the wage increases for 2007 and 2008 as a result of the various union contract settlements be approved.  All voted yes.

Peter Garwood and Joe Meyers from the Coordinator/Planner’s office requested $1,000

as a grant match for a grant received by the Antrim Conservation District for the Beal Lake access site.

5. It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners $1,000 for a grant match for a grant received by the Antrim Conservation District for the Beal Lake access site be approved.  All voted yes.

Peter Garwood, Coordinator/Planner and Eileen Wallick, Parks Manager presented a request for High Speed Internet at Barnes Park.

6. It was moved by Bargy, seconded by Drenth it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners a high speed internet be established at Barnes Park; costs not to exceed $1,000 to be paid from the 2007 Barnes Park current budget.  All voted yes.

7. It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners $5,000 be established in Fund #218 (Technology establishment project) for incidental expenses not necessarily included in existing budget estimates.  All voted yes.

The matter of purchasing a new hot water heater for Barnes Park was referred to the Buildings and Grounds Committee.

            The meeting adjourned at approximately 12 Noon.