FINANCE COMMITTEE

                                                                (Budget Session)

 

Laura Stanek, Chairman                               Larry Bargy                                            Robert McLeod

 

 

                                                         Tuesday, August 26, 2003

 

Present:            Laura Stanek, Robert McLeod

Absent: Larry Bargy

Also present:    Jack White, Laura Sexton

 

       The meeting came to order at 9:00 a.m. in the County Clerk’s office

 

       The purpose of the meeting was to review the results of previous changes in the budget and finalize the budget(s).

 

GENERAL FUND

            #966 Appropriation

            to Road Patrol Fund                             increase $100,000

 

RESTORE (from cuts made at August 19 meeting)

            NLEA  appropriation                            consider restoration of $15,000 at a later meeting

            ACT                                                    restore 15,000

            wages (unrepresented)                          restore 20,000

            per diem                                               restore 10,000

            Grass River appropriation                     restore 7,255 to make a total of $20,650

 

            Motion #2 of August 19, 2003 was rescinded by unanimous consent.

 

     1.    It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek to amend Motion #1 of Aug. 19, 2003 to read  - recommend to the Board of Commissioners that per diem rates for jurors for Circuit, District, and Probate Courts be changed to $25/1/2 day and $50/whole day.  All voted yes.

 

     2.    It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek to recommend to the Board of Commissioners that, effective January 1, 2004, a hiring freeze be established - any positions that become vacant will not be filled.  All voted yes.

 

     Sheriff Johnson explained the Secondary Road funding.  The total amount of money the state has available for distribution is based on the amount of traffic citations issued state-wide.  We don’t know what formula is used to determine how much each county receives.  For 2004, Antrim County’s grant is            Total - $137,079; state share - $64,482; county share - $72,597.

 

     Sheriff Johnson also explained that expense for tower rental can be paid from the 911 Wireless Funds and, after all other 911 operating expenses are paid, some 911 wages can be paid from Wireless funds.

 

     The members read a letter from Prosecuting Attorney Koop explaining how expenditures can be cut in the Law Library Fund and informing he had already started procedures for cutting those expenditures.

 

     The County Clerk was requested to find out if Charlevoix and Emmet Counties were increasing appropriations to Northern Lakes Economic Alliance.

 

                              The meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.