FINANCE COMMITTEE

Laura Stanek, Chairman                       Larry Bargy                                        Robert McLeod

            The Finance Committee meeting convened on Friday, August 27, 2004 at 9:15 a.m. at the Dial-a-Ride Building.

Present:  Laura Stanek, Larry Bargy, Robert McLeod

Absent:  None

Also present:  Laura Sexton, Jack White

            The Clerk was requested to have Meadowbrook and Commission on Aging attend the next Finance meeting about millage requests for the 2004 Tax levy.

            The committee agreed on the following changes to budget expenditure requests:

Department                  Account                                   Decrease                      Increase

101 Commissioners      861  Travel                                 1,000

131 Circuit Court         861  Travel                                 1,000

                                    806  Legal appnt. atty.              10,000

132 Family Division      712  Training                              1,000

                                    861  Travel                                 1,000

136 District Court         712  Training                              1,000

                                    862  Convention                         1,500

148 Probate Court       861  Travel                                 1,000

230 Victims Rights        901  Printing & Publishing           2,000

253 Co. Treasurer        861  Travel                                 1,000

                                    933.001  Equip. maint.   1,000

257 Equalization           712  Training                              1,000

                                    861  Travel                                    500

                                    727  Office supplies                    1,000

261 MSU Extension     727  Office supplies                       500

267 Pros. Attorney       712  Training                                 500

                                    861  Travel                                    500

268  Reg. of Deeds      861  Travel                                    700

275 Drain Comm.         861  Travel                                 1,000

277 Abstract Dept.       933.981  Maint. – books            1,000

295 Airport                  708  Summer Intern                    2,400

                                    861  Travel                                    500

301 Sheriff                   941.335  TNT vehicle lease        7,000

721 Coord/Planner       712  Training                                 500

                                    861  Travel                                    500

752 Parks Comm.        802  Cont. Services                       500

756 Parks                    718  Retirement                             500

                                    901  Printing & publishing           1,000

            Bob Massey and Peter Garwood presented the 2005 budget request for the Construction Code Enforcement Department.  The part time clerical will be eliminated.

            Mr. Massey also presented the proposed fee schedule.

1.  It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Bargy it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the proposed fee schedule for Construction Code Enforcement be adopted.  All voted yes.

            The Clerk was requested to ask the Airport Manager about the fuel truck lease and why no payments had been made on it in 2004 and to ask the Sheriff about the TNT lease vehicle and why no payment had been made on it in 2004.

            The meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.