FINANCE COMMITTEE

Laura Stanek, Chairman                             Larry Bargy                               Robert McLeod

Thursday, January 13, 2005

Present:             Laura Stanek, Larry Bargy, Robert McLeod

Absent:              None

Also present:      Margaret VanLooy

The special meeting came to order at 8:30 a.m. in the County Clerk's office.

Bob Massey, Construction Code Enforcement official appeared before the Board to discuss the temporary clerical employee in the office. The county may have control of this office by April 1, 2005. They will know more in March.

1. It was moved by McLeod and seconded by Bargy that it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the temporary clerical employee in the Construction Code Enforcement Department be continued through March 2005 and that the 2005 budget for that department be increased not to exceed $3,000.  All voted yes.

Further discussion followed regarding the status of the Construction Code Enforcement Department. There was concern by Board members as to how much money the County should spend before it is determined if the County or State would be operating the department. The next meeting with the State will be February 15, 2005.

Mr. Massey reported on the bids he had received for computers and software for the department. At this time he had received 3 bids. The matter was deferred until the February meeting.

2. A motion was made by McLeod and supported by Bargy to recommend to the Board of Commissioners to approve the purchase of a Dell laptop computer for the Coordinator Planner office in the amount of $2,541 as budgeted in the 2005 General Fund Budget. All voted yes.

The meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.