FINANCE COMMITTEE

Laura Stanek, Chairman                                   Larry Bargy                                          Jerroll Drenth

                                                                             

                                                       Monday, February 11, 2008

 

Present:            Laura Stanek, Larry Bargy, Jerroll Drenth

Absent: None

Also present:    Jack White, Danell Doucette (acting Clerk)

 

The meeting came to order at 9:00 a.m. in Room 120, 1st Floor of the County Building.

 

 

           1.                   It was moved by Bargy, seconded by Drenth it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the claims and accounts totaling $306,674.03 be approved and paid.  All voted yes.

 

            Fred Trimble and Valerie Craft presented claims for expenditures for the voice/data management project as follows:

Common Sense Computing

Spam filtering services

     59.00/month

 

Verizon

Hardware, software & technician fee for 911 Norstar phone system

 

4,050.00

           

Moon Electric

            Double duplex outlet

(1-ACT, 1-Animal Shelter)         

 

770.00

                                             

Outlet for MDF & IDF in Co. Bldg.

1,810.00

                                                                      

 

            2.         It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the payments to Common Sense Computing, Verizon, and Moon Electric as listed above be approved.  All voted yes.

 

            Sheridan Rhoads requested a Resolution from the Board supporting his budget for 2008/2009 which includes a General Fund appropriation of $122,500 which is an increase of $19,000.00 over 2007-2008.

 

            3.         It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the appropriation to Antrim County Transportation be increased by $19,000 for 2008/2009 to a total of $122,500.  All voted yes.

 

            Al Luurtsema, Chairman of the Planning Commission requested that the per diem for Planning Commission members be increased and funds be budgeted for a recording secretary.  The request was denied.

 

            Dan Bean, former Undersheriff, requested he be paid out the remainder of his vacation time every two weeks instead of in a lump sum.  The Committee referred to the action of January, 2008 in which the policy was established that all vacation and other leave time of terminated employees will be paid out in a lump sum on termination.  Mr. Bean’s request was denied.

 

            There was discussion on funding for Michael Meriwether, County Forester.  The committee is waiting for further information.

 

            Robert Englebrecht presented quotes for a workstation and printer from Hewlett Packard.

He also presented quotes for a Fax machine which is not budgeted.

 

            4.         It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the Equalization Department purchase a workstation for $1,686.23 and printer for $629.98 from Hewlett Packard as budgeted for 2008.  All voted yes.

 

            5.         It was moved by Bargy, seconded by Drenth it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners a fax machine be purchased for the Equalization Department for $327.98 using budgeted funds left over after the purchase of the workstation and the printer mentioned in the previous motion.  All voted yes.

 

            Steve Groll of the Bellaire Computer Center presented quotes for the following computer purchases as budgeted for 2008:

            Equalization

  Power computer 

$  2,300.00

MSU Extension

Standard computer

1,620.00

 

Lap top

2,207.00

Emergency Services

Laptop

1,350.00

Coordinator/Planner

Power computer 

2,320.00

Prosecutor (4)

Standard computers 

7,960.00

Jail

Standard computer

1,350.00

Barnes Park

Standard computer

1,350.00

                                

6.                  It was moved by Bargy, seconded by Drenth it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the above named computer items be purchased as budgeted for 2008.  All voted yes.

 

Joe Meyer, Associate Planner, requested purchase of Capital Outlay for the Coordinator/Planner.

 

7.                  It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners a supply cabinet, conference table and bookcase be purchased for the Coordinator/Planner office at a cost not to exceed the budgeted $1,492.00.  All voted yes.

 

There was discussion on a training class for department supervisors.     

 

8.                  It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners funding for Supervisor Training classes in the amount not to exceed $7,000.00 be budgeted for 2008 from Contingencies.  All voted yes.

 

Sherry Comben, County Treasurer requested purchase of 2 office chairs as budgeted for 2008.

 

9.                  It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the County Treasurer purchase 2 office chairs for $452.00 as budgeted for 2008.  All voted yes.

 

Robert Massey, Building Official, requested purchase of 4 chairs as budgeted for 2008.

 

10.              It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of

Commissioners the Building Official purchase 4 chairs from Staples for $756.00 as budgeted for 2008.  All voted yes.

 

            John Strehl, Airport Manager, requested purchase of a John Deere tractor as budgeted for 2008.

 

11.              It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the Airport Manager purchase a John Deere Mower through MiDEAL (State of Michigan Purchasing Program) for $10,498.64 as budgeted.  All voted yes.

 

Terry Johnson, Sheriff, informed the OSSI need to come to install software for the new computer for 911 at a cost of $5,400.00.

 

12.              It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners that $5,400.00 be budgeted in Fund #262, 911 Wireless Fund, for installation of software for the new 911 CAD server.  All voted yes.                  

 

Sheriff Johnson also informed that, when the old snowmobile was traded in for the new one, less trade-in value was obtained than first planned.

 

13.              It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the difference in cost of the snowmobile of $1,619.75 be paid from the Capital Outlay budgeted for radios.  All voted yes.

 

14.              It was moved by Drenth, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners Diagnostic Equipment be purchased for the Jail Nurse at a cost not to exceed $2,521.00 as budgeted for 2008.  All voted yes.

 

 

The meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m.