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Naple., Florida, August 22, 1986
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, th.t the Board ot County Commi..ioner. in
and tor the County ot Collier, and also acting as the Board ot Zoning
Appeals and as the governing board(s) ot such special di.tricts ..
have been created according to law and having conducted business
h.r.in, ..t on this date at 9:00 A.M. in BUDGET WORKSHOP SESSIO. in
Building "F" ot the Courthouse Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the
following .embers pre.ent:
CHAIRMAN: 30hn A. Pistor
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Anne Goodnight
Frederick 3. Vo.s
. Max A. Ha.se
C. C. "Red" Holland
(Arrived 11:00 A.M.)
ALSO PRESENT: 3.... C. Oiles, Clerk; Maureen Kenyon and Carm.n
Ruiz,(2:00 P.M) Deputy Clerk.; Donald B. tusk, County Manager; Neil"
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Dorrill, A..i.tant County Manager; tori Zalka, Budget Director; 3ane
ritzpatrick and Steve Carnell, Budget Analysts; Guy Carlton. Tax
. Coll.ctor; and Mary Morgan, Supervisor ot Elections.
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Clerk Oile. stated that he has an overall 'increase of ð', adding
that the .data processing budget, which operates from tee. collected
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J'~"";~'~ ,. fro. users, is up 1t5~ and much of the charge from that office is
- reflected in the budgets of the Clerk's oftice. He stated that there
is a certain amount of duplication there. He stated that about
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Budget Analyst Fitzpatrick stated that the general tun~;~dget
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te.. 'budget as that will be submitted September 1, 1986, which is the
due date according to the Florida Statutes.
Clerk Oiles stated that the fee budget 1s the portion of h~s
budget which is supported by fees charged, such as recording tees and
various papers filed with the courts, marriage license, etc.
Ms. F1tzpatric~ stated that the total budget has increased by
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adjusting the adopted bUdget,for the phase-in which is related to the
conversion of a part-time position to a full-time position which the
Board approved last June, the total budget will increase by ð'. She
stated that there are tour sections within the Clerk's general tund
budget; the Fiscal Office, the Clerk of Circuit Court, the Clerk of
County Court, ånd the Criminal 3ustice Intormation System. She stated
that the r~scal Office budget has increased by 5', which is primarily
because of the data processing services and also because of capital
outlay expenses for the replacement of ottice equipment. She stated
that the budget for the Clerk ot Circuit Court reflects a 4.7' reduc-
tion compared to the 1985-86 adopted budget with the primary reason
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being the reduction in the estimated cost of court-appointed attor-
ney.. She stated that tor the Clerk ot County Court the budget
reflect. a 20.6' increase due to the phase-in of the part-time posi-
tion to the full-time po.ition, as well a8 increases in data pro-
c..sing cost. and the expanded .ervice request of $42,824 for an
additional court 8pecialist for Tratfic Court and two additional court
specialists for County Misdemeanor Court activities. She otated that
the last section, which is the Criminal Justice Information System, is
not' increasing tor next year.
In answer to Commissioner Vos., Ms. Fitzpatrick stated that part
of the increase is due to increa8ed usage ot services by other depart-
ment. ~der the County.
Budgat Director Zalka stated that there was also a 9~ rate
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increase. on services tor other departments by the Data Processing
Department.
Commissioner Voss stated that Data Processing will not be doing.
the Utilities Department anymore and questioned it this budget would
be compensated accordingly, to which Clerk Giles stated that the
Utilities Department will not make the transition until at least the
first of the yøar and he is not sure if it wi~l.be done then or not,'
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stated that the price 'of the maintenance
gone up for data processing and a new computer is
being purchaseð tor program development so that when the progr...~rs
are writing programs, they are off the main system so they are not
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intertering with the on-going activity. She stated that the amount
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shows up as revenue in'the data processing budget is $187,000, which
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Clerk OUes stated that this is an expense item that iso.'Hsted
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under the various budgets in the Clerk's general fund bUdget as well
as the other departments that use the Clerk's system.
Clerk Giles stated that there are line items under Circuit Court,
County Court, Criminal 3ustice Information System and Fiscal Oftice
for DP charges, and they are under the account EDP operating and EDP
developmental.
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Ms. Pitzpa~rick stated t~at the tirst bUdget is tor the Court
Reporter, noting that it is remaining the same as the 1985-86 budget.
Ms. ritzpatrick stated that this budget is Court Counseling and
includecl a 37.6~ increase which is due to special pay raises that were
given during the current tiscal year and an expanded request of
$13,975 tor computerization of t.e counseling program. She stated
that by computerizing the collection at data and the projection of
required reports, Staff time can be used more efficiently to work with
the public and clients. She stated that the budget otfice supports
this expanded request, which was a number one priority submitted by
Courts and related agencies.
Ms. Pitzpatrick stated that this budget i. for Witne.s Manager
which reflect. a .4~ decrease from the 198ð-88 adopted budget. She
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st.ted that this is due to a pha.e-out of a one-time expense of office
equipment and a reduction in operating cost. She stated that there
are no expanded requests with this bUdget.
Ms. Fitzpatrick noted that the Circuit Court judges' budget
reflects a 72.8~ increase in expense. which i. due to an expanded
reque.t tor capital outlay. She stated that 3udge Carlton has
reque.ted $4,490 tor conference room furniture, secretary's typing
unit and other otfice furniture. She stated that his tentative bUdget
i. $15,896 for an increase of 39.5~. She stated that JUdge Hayes
reque.ted $10,288 for office furniture, books, and the West taw
Re.e.rch Service., adding that hi. tentative budget i. $26,788 tor an
increase of 70.5'. She stated that 3udge Brousseau has requested
$10,150 ~or a WG~d processor and office furniture and his tentative
budget i. $17,609 for an increase of 125%. She stated that there was
no office equipment money budgeted for the current year in 3udge
Brousse~u's budget, which is why the percentage increase is so large.
She stated that the budget office recommendation for these budget. is
based on an allocation ot expanded dollar. and the intent i. to fund
as many requests a. Pos.ible by keeping the tunding level at a 5'
incre..e, there~ore, the recommendation i. $2,~¡2 in expanded reque.t
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per jUdge tór;capital outlay.
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Commissjoner Pistor stated that the expenses for furniture was
to fultill some commitments that the Board of County Commi..ioners and
the County Manager made to the courts. He stated that the furniture
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capital improvement b~¿gét is
tor expenses that are $25,000 or over. She stated that it would be
appropriate to leave it in the General Fund it the money 1s to be
allocated tor all the expenses.
Ms. Zalka stated that she has no problem with the purchase ot
equipment, adding that her recommendation was to give the Board of
County Commissioners an option in order to meet the goal ot a ð',
increase. She etated that the Board ot County Commissioners ha~the
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authority to exceed that goal.
Ms. Pitzpatrick stated that the expanded requests are included in
the tentative bUdget. Commissioner Voss stated that he does not have
any problem with approving the expanded requests, noting that his only
concern is that the money should come out of the capital improvements
budget as the furniture is going to have to be purchased tor the new
building anyway.
Commissioner Pistor stated that the money tor this expense could
be discussed later when the capital budgets are discussed, but in the
meantime, the tentative budget should remain as 1t is with the
expanded services requested by the 3udges.
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Ms. ritzpatrick stated that the next budget is for Parole and
Probation which shows a 12.4~ increase and includes three expanded
service requests; $2,OðO for operating expenses associated with two
new positions that were tunded in 198ð-86, $2,067 for a dictaphone and
.aintenance ot a copier that was purchased, and $10,000 for system
development and maintenance of a computer that was purchased in
1985-86. She stated that the budget ottice supports these requests
and no ad valorem taxes are involved in supporting them as this
department is totally supported by its fees.
Ms. PItzpatrick stated that the next bUdget is Courtroom
Operations and Maintenance which shows a 39.7~ increase compared to
the 1985'·86 budget, adding that the primary reason tor this,increase
is that the courtroom security system was ad~ed and the annual cost ot
that is e.~timated to be $20,000. She noted that the Budget Office
supports'this budget.
Ms. ritzpatrick stated that the next budget is the County Court
JUdges which is a 12.3~ increase over the 1985-86 adopted budget and
includes one expanded request totaling $2,000, which is from JUdge
Trettis tor oftice furniture. She stated that the Budget Oftice has
no problem with this request.
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Ms. ritz~atrick stated that the next two bùdgets are the Economic
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Crime Rehab1'1tation an~ Alcohol Information Classes which have
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increased by $100 and $725 respectively. She stated that these
bUdgets are totally supported by tees.
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Me. Fitzpatrick stated that the Naples Wilderness Alternative
budget has decreased by 1.3' compared to the 1985-86 adopted budget.
She sta~ed that the budget was reviewed and it now reflects actual
expenditures for operations of the program.
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BUdget Analyst Fitzpatrick stated that the next budget:r_ the
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State Attorney's budget, ~d~ing that this tentative budget luñds the
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general operation cost tor the ottice and has increased by 4.7'.
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stated that the bUdget includes funding tor replacement of one at the
otticer's vehicles, but there were no expanded requests with this
budget. She stated that this vehicle was requested last year and was
put oft tor a year and by reducing the operating expenses for'other
items, the vehicle.can be purchased this year without increasing their
budget over 5~.
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Ms. Fitzpatrick stated the tentative budget tor the Public
Detender has increased 21.8' over the adopted bUdget tor this year,
adding that it includes an expanded request ot $5,200 tor additional
telephone charges resulting tram the Sheritt's Department new policy
regarding inmates telephone usage. She stated that the policy states
that inmates from now on make collect calls even for local calls and
the telephone company is charging $1.00 per call tor local collect
calls which the Public Defender's office will have to absorb. She
stated that the Budget Ottice recommends that the expanded request be
reduced to $2,312 which was the allocation, adding that it this amount
is added to the current level telephone budget, it would increase
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their telephone account by 37' to a total of a little over $8,500 and
the BUdget Oftice recommendation is based on their actual expen-
ditures. She stated that in 1984 the ottice telephone bill was
$3,000; in 1985 it was a little under $5,400; and through 3uly of this
year, it has been a little under $4,200 and the BUdget Office feels
that $8,500 would be sufficient to cover this increased cost.
A representatIve tram the Public Defender's office stated that
based on these figures, it averages out to approximately 20 calls a
day. which is a conservative tigure. He stated that there are probably
more callÐ than this coming in during the da~ and they only accept
call. that are necessary.
Commissioner Pistor stated that he would recommend that the $2,312
be allbcated and it that is not enough, the Public Detender's office
could come back during the year and ask tor more.
Budget Analyst Fitzpatrick stated that there is one more budget
under Courts which is the State Attorney's budget in the MSTD Fund
111, which retlects a 47.5~ reduction when compared to the 1985-86
adopted budget, which is due to a phase-out of an attorney's salary
and fringes as the County will no longer be receiving revenue from the
City ot Naples for an attorney's services. She stated that the
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remaining ~u.dget tully tunds the clerical .pos.ftlon, plus allows
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approximaté~~$7,000 tor attorney's tees as they are needed. She
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1. an approximation ot the time this person spends on County matters,
and the ,Budget Ottice also recommends to eliminate all tunding for the
State Attorney's .alar~ as the office is obligated to perfõrm County
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work as needed regardless ot the County's funding. She sta~j that
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these recommendations would result in a savings of $17,014 to{the
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Commissioner Pistor stated that he was Supposed to meet with
County Attorney Cuyler on this matter as he has been negotiating with
~he State Attorney, adding that he would like to postpone this
discussion until later in the day during the wrap-up session and h.
will talk with Mr.,Cuyler prior to that time.
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BUdget Analyst Carnell stated that this budget is similar to how
the other constitutional officers budgets are done, adding that the
Tax Collector's bUdget is his operating budget that is reviewed and
approved by the State Department of Revenue. He stated that under the
State law there is no opportunity tor the Board of County
Commissioners to have input into the Tax Collector's budget, but the
workshop is for the purpose ot information because his bUdget impacts
the operations of the County's departments. He said that the total
budget reflects a 19.9~ increase, noting that in personal services he
added two positions to the motor vehicle department tor the purpose of
stafting satellite offices, and there is also salary increases to keep
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the salaries competitive. He stated that there is an increase ot
15.7~ tor personal services and if the two positions during mid-year
are taken into account, then the increase is 11.9'. He stated that in
operating expenses there would be an increase of 17.5', but the Tax
Collector has added an additional service of producing hi. own real
estate tax forms, which is an $11,000 additional expense. He stated
that at the request of the Board ot County Commissioners, a portion ot
the insurance has been included in the budget that is approved by the
State, which is $11,900. He stated that this makes a phased-in
increase of 13.1~. He stated that there is an increase in capital
outlay ot $82,000 tor OCR slot readers.
Tax Collector Carlton stated that the OCR slot reader is tied to
the cash !egister and reads the tax bill. He stated that this is an
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optical character reader and eliminates the manual input fatigue.
BUdget Analyst Carnell stated that the other department is the
~ expenses that the Board pays for the Tax Collector and is only a no~i-
nal increase and that is only because the insurance cost that the
Board ot County Commissioners is still paying is going up. He stated
that electricity, postage, and water and sewer are also paid, adding
that the total-.increase for this is only 1.8~..,
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Budget AÁ'àlyst Carnell stated that the Supervisor of Elections has
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been working on a cost recovery program whereby she' could bill the,
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cost of special elections that are held by in~ependent districts to
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He ntated that the best projection at revenues is $29,000 based on
the fact that 7 Fire Districts, the Mosquito Control District.and
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in the coming year and th~~ a cost methodology and estimated'~harge
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has been worked out. He stated that in terms of the expense budget,
the tentative budget reflects a 5~ overal¡ increase which is in con-
cert with the Board's budget pOlicy. He stated that there are two
departments handled by the Supervisor of Elections; one is Elections
and one is Supervisor ot Elections; the Supervisor of Elections
department reters to the day-to-day operation of the ottice and the
Elections Department refers to the cost associated with the actu~l
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election event. He stated that there is a $19,000 capital outlay
expense which is for the purchase of 76 voting machines and by
absorbing this expense into the new budget, the rest of the bUdget is
being held to about 1-1/2' increase. He stated that after the ten-
tative budget came out, a memo was received from the State regarding
retirement benefits, adding that they are going to be higher than what
was budgeted. He stated that the Supervisor of Elections has indi-
cated that she needs an additional $1,050 tor this benefit. He stated
that if this was added to the budget, it would make an increase of
ð.2~ rather than 5~. He stated that this money would be added to the
personal services section and would be listed under Supervisor of
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Elections Department it the Board of County Commissioners would
approve 6'uch.
BUdget Director Zalka stated that tax dollars are available
because of previous changes that have been made in other budgets.
Commissloner Holland stated that he would recommend that the
budget be increased by $1,OðO and the rest of the Commlssioners
agreed.
Supervisor ot Electlons Morgan stated that one of the items that
was taken out ot her budget is the money tha~ is being paid for the
double-wide trailer tor the warehouse, which will run out the end of
November, and questloned it she will be in the new warehouse by then
and will there be adequate space?
Comm1asioner Plstor stated that he is assured that the deadline
will be met on the warehouse and that Mrs. Morgan wl11-get 3,000
square feet. He stated that if it is not ready at that tlme, the
matter will be taken care of then, adding that they do not want to put
money in a contingency tor that. He stated that the Commisslon would
handle the problem when and lf lt arises.
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Deputy. Clerk Ruiz replaced Deputy Cl~k Kenyon
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Ms. Zalka stated that the BUdget Office is being requested to
revisit the Health De¡;artment's expanded requ~st tor the Improved:
Pregnancy Outcome Program. She said that the'Blue Book contalns a
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ae.o fro~ the County Manager supporting the revised program and also a
.emo from Dr. POlkowski regarding the revlsed reql1est, which was
originally $339,000 and is now $165,000 whlch represents a SO/50 match
between the County and the State tor the Pregnancy Outcome' Fund,
re.ul ting in a savings ot $174,000 ln the tentatlve budget .~,V
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CO_issioner Pis tor asked it there ls any assurance that in·.~ months
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Dr. Polkowski stated that present today are Dr. Gene McCree, a
local obstetrician and Mr. Lee Kirk from tee Memorial Hospital to give
the Board an overview of the problems and the program. She said that
last year there were 1,800 deliveries ln Collier County of whlch 631
were to medically indigent migrant women, representing 35' of the
total dellveries; the rate of increase among this group exceeds 2:1 to
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other women over the past fi~e yearn, or 22~ lncrease as compared 9.4~
for other total births. She indicated that there are currently 6
dellvery OB's in Colller County which may be reduced because at
continuing malpractice lnsurance problems and the disproportionate
burden on OB'S for uncompensated indigent care, adding that the hospi-
tal is also not receiving compensation for mOst of these deliveries.
Dr. Polkowski stated that there is a need tor OB cllniclans ln
Collier County clinics and recruitment into the area has been unsuc-
cessful. She indicated that medlcal1y lndigent women are at higher
risk for complications, for poor pregenancy outcome, have poor
parenting skills and insufficlent prenatal care. She said that many
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babies are low blrth weight and are very costly in the long run. She
sald that' survey of patients seen at the Health Department clinics
was done and it lndicated that most of the households had one or more
members employed in a low-paying job essential to and contributing to
the local economy, and have no insurance.
Dr. Oene McCree stated that it 631 deliveries were calculated, it
would total $2 million and $166,000 is not going to cover the costs.
He said that a program will be set up, a high-rlsk OB clinic, which
would take the hlgh-risk patients out of t~e regular Collier County
clinlcs and to the obstetrician to be tollowed more caretully, since a
high-risk lndigent patient ls more likely to brlng suit because she
is more susceptible to complicatlons due to poor health, and attorney
services are re4dily available. He indicateð that many physi-
cians ar~ on the verge at stopping OB services because of malpractice
suits, but hope some program can be implemented tor indlgent women who
need extensive care. He polnted out that since he has been in Naples
30~ to 40' . year of OB's have been done free, and now indigent
patlents are taking more of his time than private patients because of
the high risk involved and this program would help a great deal.
Commissioner Voss asked if prenatal care would reduce the post-
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early, a fair ~umber of premature births can be prevented as well as
C-sections and, therefore, cut down on the overall cost ot care. 'He
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indicated a premature baby can cost $30-$40,000 and if just a tew are
prevented, then problems are cut down. In answer to Commissioner
Hasse, Dr. McCree said that educatlon ls an important tactor, but he
would be ln tavor ot mandatory birth control, adding that it a physi-
cian performs a tubal ligatIon without consent, he taces a ~¡ksuit.
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He added that the nurses, the Health Department and Colller~Bealth
Service. are worklng hard åt educating indigent women on birth
control.
Commlssloner Voss asked in addItion to a physician what other per-
sonnel i. needed? Dr. McCree replled an ultrasound technician, a
nurse'trom Naples or use the one ln residence already trained in dOlng
non-stress tests. Dr. Polkowskl lndicated that this progra., ln addi-
tion to pre~natal care and tollow up, also lncludea nutritional Social
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Services counseling and educ~tlonal tollowup. Dr. McCree stated
that Naples Community Services and Collier Health Services are helping
to get the necessary equipment.
Commissioner Pistor stated that drlvlng to Immokalee ls a long
trip, and in order to save ti.e, the County Manager can estimate
what it would cost to tly there in a hellcopter. Dr. McCree stated
that it would be a big help not only to the doctor but also to the
ultrasound technician who would be taken away from the hospltal and it
would also mean that if there are patients that need to be in the
hospital, they can be brought back quickly.
Commlssloner Voss asked Dr. Polkowskl it the balance of the funds
were acquired trom the State? Dr. Polkowskl stated that the State
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tegislaturs appropriated 817 million statewide tor IPOP and that was
allocated to all the countles tor the next budget year, and Collier
County's allocation is $157,000 and the rest is being made by
diverting the general revenue funds.
Mr. tee Kirk, Lee Memorial Hospital, stated that he was asked by
Dr. POlkowskl to brletly address the Commlssion on Collier County's
indigent, low-income, maternity patients that are presently deliverlng
in tee County. He said that Lee Memorial Hospltal ls the only taci-
lity ln tee County that provides maternity ~ervices and one of ten
State deslgnated neo-natal nurseries, who has agreed to proVlde these
services to all residents of the State ot Florlda. He noted that tor
3 years tee County has tunded a portion of the cost tor the Improved
Pregnancy Outcome Program which has been very successtul, giving facts
and tigu~es for its success. He indicated that tundlng is still an
issue and even with monles received from State tor Medicade, and the
County, they are predictlng a shortfall for next year, and one of the
problems that jeopardizes the Success of the program is that the
surroUnding counties do not proVide adequate maternity and delivery
services for thls special populatlon of people. He sald that for this
tiscal year they have been averaging about flve Collier County medi-
cally lndigent,' low income dellverie. at tee Memorial, which 1.
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costing the'çjtizens of the county which is an untalr burden. He
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urged the Board to sUpport the efforts of Dr. POlkowski and the Health
Department as they attempt to provide comprehensive maternity services
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tor this group ot indlviduals, adðlng that there is an intercounty
Task rorce who ls looking lnto how these services are provided.
Commissioner Pistor asked if there is ft reason why people seek
aeðical services ln tee County?
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are not offered in some c~~nlc8 in Collier. Commlssioner pi¡tòr asked
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if the IPOP started at $250 to $300,0001 Mr. Kirk replied that the
first allocatlon was $325,000, anð was neve~ fully tunded in the
beglnnlng, adding that it i. co.t ettective providing pre-natal,
ðellvery, and post-natal services at the same cost that it takes to keep
the baby in the neo-na~al nursery at the hospital for one day.
(Commissioner Holland arrlved)
Commissioner Ooodnight asked if the majorlty of people golng:to
te. Coùnty trom Collier County are from Immokalee1 Mr. Kirk replieð
maybe ðO~. Commissioner Goodnight stated that the reason tor this is
because Fort Myers is closer to Immokalee and there are many women in
Immokalee who deliver in Fort Myers because thelr doctors are there
and always have been, but there is little that can be done, it is
aostly choice. Mr. Kirk stated that it the program were bolstered in
Collier County, people would have no need to go to Lee County.
County Manager Lusk stated that health care is a shared respon-
sibllity between the State ot Florida and county government, and ln
this partlcular case Collier County is oftering 40~ and the State is
being asked to contribute the other 50', unless the State tegislature
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give. the county the ability to come up with revenue sources to start
funding these programs. He indicated that $165,000 has been
recommended, which he feels is the County's responsibility.
Dr. POlkowski said that this is an expansion at an eXisting
program, and compared Collier County with other surroundlng countles
with reterence to statistics in population, medlcally indigent, physi-
cian. and other tactors.
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,Dr. Polkowski stated that the request 16 for $165,000 addltional
County monie.. Ms. Zalka stated that the tentative budget included
$33g,000 and the revised request is for $165,000 whlch the County
Manager agrees with.
Commissioner Holland stated that he understands that the Medicade
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paid to the OS doctors is not sufficient to pay their malpractice
insurance, and asked if that was true? Dr. McCree replIed that many
Þ are not on Medicade and are not ellgible. Dr. Polkowski stated that a
person's income has to be one third of the poverty level to quallty
for Medicade, and it they are migrant they do not qualify.
After a long dlscussion on dlsbursement of the tunds, Commissioner
Voss asked it this program ls strlctly pre-natal? Dr. POlkowski
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very and po~~~~atal visits, followup tor both mother and chlld, and
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parenting and family plannlng. She added that a nurse-midwife deli-
very program was explored but there was a concern about liability.'
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(Commissioner Holland left the Room)
Commlssioner Pistor asked if it was agreeable to approve the
$165,000 in the bUdget? Commissloners Goodnight, Voss and Hasse con-
curred. .
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co.ing year that new annual fees be ftpplied to
help tund the required quar~erly and investigative tOllow-up
restaurant lnspections and Food Management Handlinu education
programs. She added that a local ordinance is a180 being proposed
that would require managers to take a food management handling course
every ,three years; it is also being proposed that a Food Handlers
Course be ottered regularly at no charge to encourage food service
a&nagement to rCT~lre the cours, of thelr new toad handling employees.
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She indicated that this course could be presented at no charge tÞ high
school seniors at the beginnlng of the school year, since many at them
work in toad service establlshments. She polnted out that the only
tees applied now are when a new facllity opens or there is a change in
ownershlp, so all inspections are being done with no adequate relmbur-
sement. She sa~d that the importance ls that there ls tremendous
growth in restaurants ln Collier County and food 1llness has to be
prevented, and small businesses can be brought into better compliance
through education.
Dr. Polkowski stated that the Board of Directors of the Colller
County Restaurant Associatlon are in favor ot the concept tor the pur-
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po.. of upgrading the local industry. She stated that Board approval
is being requested of the CPA contract budget with the proposed tees,
a resolution needs to be passed at the time of budget approval to
repeal an earlier resolution which covered earlier established fees
for food establlshments, and a resolution needs to be establlshed to
require food managers to take a course every 3 years.
Commissioner Pistor stated that Resclution 84-170 can be repealed
or moditied, and asked how the education requirement will be enforced?
Dr. Polkowski replied that the establlshment can Þe closed down on
periodic lnspections. Commissioner Pistor asked Dr. Polkowski to talk
to County Attorney Cuyler next week, who will be asked to prepare the
ordinance or resolutlon and bring it betore the Board tor actlon
around-October.
CAPITAL ØtJDoET
Ms. Zalka stated that the BUdget Book contains a llst ot funding
options for the 301 Fund, Pay-as-You-Go Capital Program, where the
prlmary revenue source is ad valorem taxes which are levied County-
wide. She added that the tentative budget lncludes one mill tor the
Capital Program and that involves a 28' County-wide tax lncrease, She
said that the bUdget originally recommended halt a mill whlch was a
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13' county~~~~e tax increase, and this lis; shows the projects that
could be fuwaëd by different options, a quarter mill, a halt a mill
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and one mil1. She said that any substantial change to the County-wlde
tax increase would have to Occur in the Capltal Fund since the rest at
the budget only accounts for a 50~ County-wide tax increase.
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Commissloner Pistor stated that the Intrastructure Commltte. had
recommended two mills a year for five years. Ms. Zalka stated that
that would b. over a ð5* taX increase. Commissioner Pistor said that
, it was cut down to on. mill. Ms. Zalka sald that looklng at the llst
of the projects that could be tunded at dlfferent levels, &~quarter
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mill tunds the balance of the Marco Island tibrary; the She~i!t's
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substation on Marco Island'has loan payments - all projects listed up
to the Sheriff's projects, total $2.7 million.
CommissIoner Pis tor asked if the new Courthouse bUilding will cost
$3.4 million and the renovations to BUilding "A" 8750,000? Ms. Zalka
said that the $750,000 will go toward the new Courthouse.
Commissioner Plstor asked where will the other $900,000 come from?
Assistant County Manager Dorrill replied tram Fund 305 which ls the
original 3ustlce Center bonds that were sold in 1982.
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Ms. Zalka stated that by going to half a mill and a quarter ot a
.ill, all the projects on the list are funded, plus 3 other projects
ar. added which are a water ~ontrol structure on Airport Road, County
Courthouse phone system tor $ðOO,OOO and the purchase of land adjacent
to the Courthouse for $1 million, adding that the subtotal is $4.4
mIllion in projects that could be funded by halt a mll1. When added
to the full one ml11, she said, the $3.4 million'that is needed to
have the total amount ot $5 million available tor the new courtroom
facility, means that the sales tax need not be refunded to generate
bond proceeds of $3.4 million. She added that the basic difter.nce
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between half a mill and one mill is whether or not the sales tax reve-
nue bonds are refunded.
Coamissioner Pi.tor stated that he was informed that because at
the change in bond rates, that refunding was out at the questlon.
Assistant County Manager Dorrill stated that the situation is siml1ar
to last year when the Board executed the contracts and approved a
resolution to refund and the bond market took a downward turn.
Coamissioner Pi. tor stated that a commitment has been made to build
the Courthouse so there is no alternative, and thera are other pro-
jects that also need to be started. Ms. Zalka stated that ,the list
is projects that are funded and not those that need money, and there
are several capltal funds that will be dlscussed. County Manager tusk
stated t~at the list of ltems are high prlorlty projects that have
been identified ~y departments, divlsions and the Coun~y Manager's
office without the ability ot using the flve year program which will
be submi tted in December.,
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Commissioner Voss asked what was lett out at the bond issue? Mr.
Dorr11l answered about $2 million. Commissloner Voss asked if the
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$850,000 short for Courthouse is coming out of that? Ms. Zalka
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Mr. tusk stated that the County is in the process of dolng a
retunding for the sales tax which, because of the lower interest rate,
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would come up with new money, keeping the debt servlce the same, or
come up,with more new money and replace the $3.5 million. The problem
with thls retundlng, he said, is that even
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and the investment rate have gone down, ln
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makes refunding right now impractical to save money tor the County.
He said lt is his recommendation that the extra ml11 is needed above
the other projects for the Courthouse, adding that the only way to
fund the Courthouse is through this milla~e. He lndlcated that the
one mill is tlscally responsible.
lCommissioner Holland returned)
Commissloner Pistor stated that a commitment has been made tp open
the Courthouse in two years and he agrees with Mr. tusk. He added
that there are projects not on the list that must be done because they
have been waitlng too long such as the Immokalee Airport building,
tely canal and Rattlesnake, etc.
Mr. Lusk stated that Parks & Recreation needs offices and his
recommendation 'is that the County needs to bulld a place tor them and
he would 11ke the Commission to fund $300,000 to build an administra-
tion building tor Parks & k~creation. He added that a site has to be
selected tor that buildlng, and one ot hls recommendatlons would be to
locate lt ln one ot the parks, such as Golden Gate Park, which is
centrally located. He indicated that if the Board is agreeable with
this recommendation, there is a good chance at getting a double width
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constructlon trailer for about 3 months while the building i8 being
done so they can start their operations out ther~. He indicated that
he would like 80me direction from the Board on this matter.
whether or not to go with the one mill. Commissioner Holland 8tated
Commissioner Voss stated that at thi8 paint a decision has to be made
that there is no doubt about the court building coming first, and
a.ked how much revenue is available right now for the Courthouse?
M8. Zalka replied approximately $1.6 million cash on hand.' Mr. Lusk
stated that the half mill will yield $3.5 ~illion making it $5
period? Mr. tusk answered affirmatively. Commissioner Holland stated
milllon. Commissioner Holland asked if that was for a one year
have been named in a year's time. Mr. LU8k stated that the projects
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that he did not think it :~ Possible to complete the projects that
8hould be started in this fiscal year. Ms. Zalka stated that one
problem ls that ln order to levy a purchase order ftnd actually have a
contract, money has to be budgeted; every dollar of cash on-hand may
not be needed, but the bUdget authorlty is necessary before committlng
to a contract. Commissloner Holland stated that in compllance wlth
growth management, the County needs to manage its program of capital
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maklng the finål decision on the PaY-As-You-Go Program; under Debt
Service & Capital in the BUdget Book, Fund 302 revenues came from a
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bond issue that pledged the race track pari-mutuel revenue and that is
pr1mar1ly for the Clam Pass boardwalk, and also covers blke paths at
$150,009; Pund 304 represents carry-forward revenue from Wiggins Pass
.scrow account and is ceing used for monitoring the Wiggins P~ss pro-
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nistrative costs have decreased about 36.2~ due to the phase-out of
legal fee., it also has remaining funds which are going to the
Immokalee police stockade and 8850,000 for the new Courthouse; Fund
306 is the Parks & Recreation CIP for community parks, this 1. the
bond 1ssue money to finish East Naples and Marco Island parks next
year; Fund 307 1s the tlbrary Cap1tal Pund which has accumulated
money, including those that came from the Pay-As-You-Go millage ~n
order to build a new Marco Island branch library; Fund 308 is State
Grants for Clam Pass dune restoration; Fund 313 is the Transportation
Department's Road Construction Fund whlch includes operating costs,
thl. i. gas tax revenue that'ha. to be used speciflcally tor transpor-
tat10n, it also includes road and bridge operations, tratf1c devlces,
cost ot the land and road constructlon for this year's annual element
of the Flve Year Road Construction Plan. She added that the
Transportation Department's bUdget went up 21~ primarily due to 3
expanded service requests, most of which ls $380,000 for trafflc devi-
ces, $30,000 for an engineer and $20,000 for an engineerlng deslgner
who starts in February. Pund 318, she said, represents the bond pro-
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ceeds fro. the 1982 retinancing ot the sales tax revenue bonds which
1. be1ng used tor BUlldings "C" and "D", the Health Department, the
warehouse and for the demolition of the old jail. Fund 316, she
stated, was the fund that was proposed for the 1986 retlnancing of the
sales tax revenue bonds whlch would fund the new courtroom taclllty;
however, if the Board goes with the one mill then this fund would be
deleted and would go into the Pay-As-You-Go Program. Fund 32ð, she
said, 1s the Water Management Fund which is being phased out and would
go into the Pay-As-You-Go Program.
M.. Zalka stated that these are all the Capital Funds and the
dec1sion would be whether or not to do the courtroom facility wlth
eales t~ retinancing or with Pay-As-You-Go Funds. Commissloner
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Pis tor s~ated th~t the Courthouse has to be done and this ls not an
opportune time to do sales tax retlnancing.
After a long discussion on retinancing versus millage rate, Mr.
tusk stated that the Board is tacing a half a mll1 property tax
increase, if money was borrowed lt would be about 1/20 lnstead ot a
. half a mill to be able to tund, that is what $350,000 would cost. Ms.
Zalka stated that it the Board wanted to go w~tþ 3/4 of a ml11, there
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would onlY·~~;$1.8 million tor new courtrooms and $3.4 milllon ls
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needed, if åíI $3.4 million were put into courtrooms then $1.6 million
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would have to be cut from other projects; it that was the case, then
$1.6 ml1llon in projects in the Blue Book would be the projects that
were added with halt a mill.
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Commissioner Pistor asked lt the one mill was agreeable?
Commissioners Ooodnlght, Voss and Hasse concurred. Commissloner
Pistor stated that the consensus without Commissioner Holland's com-
.itment is that one mill is accepted.
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Pam Brangaccio stated that the lmportant point is that ~~e Board
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will have to make decisions starting in December to March oft,projects
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wlthin planning districts geared to service levels, geared' on where
urban districts will be and where this Board will want to see develop-
.ent occurrlng in the County in the next tive years; it wl11 not be
just finishlng the community parks, it will be putting park tacilitles
in the districts where the population requires those bUildlng permlts
to be issued. She. added that is the difference between a list of
capital projects and the five year CIP project that statf will b~ pre-
senting to the 90ard in Dece~b~r,
COUWTT MARAGER'S BUDGET
Steve Carnell, Budget Analyst, stated that the lncrease ln
Personal Services is due to the reorganization approved ln February in
which the Facl1ities Management Department was created, but at that
time the Manager still had a need for an admlnistrative assistant and
the cost of that position ls now in the Manager's General Fund
account. He added that the Operating Expenses are less than 2' due to
small cuts, and Personal Services increased to 7~ due to the addition
ot a summer intern position to help durlng the budget season. He said
that the total increase tor the Budget Office is 3.1~.
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Ms. Zalka stated that the County Manager's agency for current ser-
vIe.. stayed within ð~.
WRAP-UP ISSUES
Commissioner Pistor stated that the Public Detender issue is being
worked out by County Attorney Cuyler. Mr. Carnell stated that the
reaainlng items are: Purchasing Department's switchboard operator
position has been included after previous discussions. Ms. Zalka
stated that the tentatlve budget will be increased by $15,000. Under
Public Works, there is an appropriation for Fleet Management as a
result ot a Board action taken recently regarding Vehlcles For Hlre
Ordinance where an operating budget will be established ln the Oeneral
fUnd to help pay the adminlstratlve costs for purchasing decals and
permit pa~erwork.
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Ms. Zalka stated that there is a memorandum contained in the Blue
Book, trom Pam Brangaccio to Don Lusk, discussing some at the Board's
concerns during the Budget Workshop on Social Servlces. She said
there was a concern that there was not enough money tor cl1ent
assistance and the tentative budget included an increase to the amount
the department requested tor client assistance. The only cut, she
said, made by ~he budget process was tor a ne~,~ecretarial positlon
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and those ñè.ds could be addressed by pooling some of the people ln
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Public Servi~~s Administration Dlvision. She sald that there is
another memo ftom Kevin O'Donnell addressing the level of servlce and
statistics reflecting that the level of service for Social Services
programs i. increasing.
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Commissioner Pistor stated that the concern was that maybe enough
aoney was not going into the budget to provide all the services that
should be provided, but that the County's position was that lt has to
aatch State tunds.
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Ms. Brangaccio stated ther, are two dltterent funds invo~ed here:
the tax money which is Cliéht Assistance, and what Mrs. Sklnner does
is work wIthin the allocated budget and divides it up per client, per
doctor bill, or per hospital bll1, so the amount shown is what she has
requested for client assistance, the other program is the State grant
progràa, Communlty Care for the Elderly, which has a waiting list ot
188 people but lt is a State Program totalling almost $550,00 and the
County contributes as a required match, $58,000.
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Commissioner Holland stated that he is still concerned about thls
program and stJ 11 does not knot' what happens to the people on the
liet. Ms. Brangaccio stated that Mrs. Skinner recelved an addltional
$160,000 from the State for that program and she will be picklng up
some ot the people on the waiting list.
PRESENTATION BY' COUNTY MANAOER ON MERIT PAY PtAH
Ms. Zalka stated that the Merit Pay Plan is already funded in the
Budget as part of the Personal Services lncreases.
Mr. tusk stated that the Board wl11 actually have to take speciflc
action to re-tund it for the next year.
teo Ochs, Administrative Director, stated that this program was
laplemented with the 1985-86 flscal year, and the data presented to
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the Commissioners represents ten months, through 3uly of this year.
He explained that of the 1, 2 and 3~ pay adjustments that are
allowable under the Performance Evaluatlon and Merit Pay System, the
2~ wage increase is the most frequently awarded followed by 3~ and 1~;
distrlbutlon is 48~ have received 2~ increase, 30' have received
the 3~ and 22' have received the 1'. He said that ,the purpose ot the
Pay Plan is to provide a management tool that would allow the Manager
to reward employees based upon the merits of thelr performance. He
added that the second sheet of the data provldes a listlng of the
highest percentage at 3~ increase by department for those departments
that partlcipate in the Plan. He concluded by saying that there are a
a few changes that have been identified for the coming flscal year
that involve some revisions to the Evaluation Form ltselt to make it a
better tòol for lndividual raters to evaluate employee pertormance,
and it also lnvolves training needs through the instltuted government
. and also In-house training that would be targeted to those departments
that have an inordlnate amount ot 3~ or l' lncreases.
Mr. Lusk stated that he would like the Board to approve the Merit
Pay Plan for next year but to require that no department can have more
than 50' of 3' raises as part of the Merit PaY.,Plan and official Board
action. Pa~t;'þt the problem, he said, has 'been that a department
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havlng eigh\~~ nlne people, all of them receive 3~ raises; 3' is tor
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outstanding employees, and what has to be done is force better eva-
luations. He added that ln a good Merit Pay Plan about 20 or 25' of
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the employees get the 3_, majority get 2_ and minority get 1_, and
this is what he will try to do over the next two years.
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Commissioner Plstor stated that the program should not get to the
point where turnover increases. Mr. Lusk indicated that that is why
he wants to do 50~ this year and 215_ the next 'year. Commls'-!Oner
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Hass. .sked if in essence It 1. 7~ and 6~? Mr. tusk replied- .f'Ves, " a
merit raise plus the 4~ coå~ at living, and a person cannot be
quaranteed a 7_ raise every year, it has to be controlled. He added
that a Merit Pay Plan is a great program to have but it has to be
controlled in order to keep Jt.
MISCELI..ÁKBous
Commissioner Voss .sked how much money was ln the BUdget tor
reserve? Ms. Zalka replied that the General Fund budget has $2.2
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ml11ion ln reserve tor conti~gencies, and a reserve for Cash Flow was
established tor $2.1 million in order to avoid the problem of
borrowing money tor the beginnlng of the year betore taxes come in and
that money cannot be appropriated during the year. Ms. Zalka stated
that one ot the main purposes of havlng a contingency is tor an unex-
pected event, such as a hurricane cleanup. Commlssioner Pistor stated
that there are branches of the government that each year have to
borrow money tram the reserve in September to run until October or
November and this should not happen.
Mr. Lusk stated that in closing he wanted to point out that Ms.
Zalka, Mr, Carnell and Ms. Fitzpatrick did a great job of putting
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together the data and presenting the budget. Commissioner Pistor
stated that he would like to see a little more of the details in the
various presentations, or it there is an unusual request, it should be
shown and explalned, addlng that it would be helpful to the Board.
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There being no further business for the Good of the County, the
.eeting was adjourned at 4:17 P.M. by Order of the Chair.
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