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66 <br /> <br />N~ BUSINESS <br /> <br />Budget Amendments County Manager (2) <br /> <br /> UPON' MOTION of Chairman Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Fennel and <br />unanimously carried, the Board .adopted the following budget amendment. <br /> <br />BUDGET REVISION/AMENDMENT REQUEST <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF COUNTY MANAGER <br />AMOUNT: $150,000 <br />TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT: Supplemental Request <br />PURPOSE OF REQUEST: Appropriate funds for current and anticipated legal fees, <br />primarily associated with Philip Morris tax case. <br /> <br /> Present Approved Revised <br />Account No, Budget Increase Decrease Budget <br /> <br />01-9-11-10-171 $ 75,000.00 <br /> Legal Fees <br />01-6-17-10-901 $ 223,342.89 <br /> Fund Balance Appropriated <br /> <br />$150,000.00 <br /> <br /> $150,000.00 <br /> <br />$225,000.00 <br />$373,342.89 <br /> <br /> The Board reviewed the requested budget amendment in the amount of <br />$205,000.00 for the purchase and renovation of the Crescent Building and to fund <br />such items as tank removal, architectural fees, and purchase of furniture for the <br />facility. Current plans called for the relocation of the Board of Elections from <br />the Governmental Center to the Crescent Building, the relocation of the Parks and <br />Recreation Department from the County Complex to the Governmental Center, and the <br />expansion of the Department of Social Services into the existing Recreation <br />offices. <br /> <br /> As a point of personal privilege, Commissioner Carpenter objected to the <br />plans to move the Board of Elections instead of Parks and Recreation to the <br />Crescent Building. She listed concerns about the cost to keep the Governmental <br />Center open for evening classes, the relocation of three departments instead of <br />two, the expenditure of $12,000.00 for the purchase of furniture, and the delay <br />until June in providing needed space for the Department of Social Services. Also, <br />Commissioner Carpenter stated that the $2,000.00 allocated for the cost of tank <br />removal was to be paid and/or shared by the current owner of the Crescent <br />Building. <br /> <br /> There was lengthy discussion regarding efforts during the past months to <br />provide needed office space for the Department of Social Services and the various <br />alternatives which had been offered to the Board during that process. It was <br />also noted during discussion that County staff will assist in the renovation of <br />the Crescent Building in efforts to keep costs down. <br /> <br /> UPON MOTION of Commissioner Fennel, seconded by Commissioner Payne with <br />Commissioners Fennel, Payne and Chairman Barnhart voting for and Commissioner <br />Carpenter voting against, the Board approved the following revised budget <br />amendment in the amount of $193,000.00 for building improvements, including the <br />purchase and renovation of the Crescent Building, and further advised Mr. Blair <br />Bennett and Mr. John Witherspoon to come back to the Board with additional <br />information regarding the purchase of furniture. <br /> <br />BUDGET REVISION/AMENDMENT REQUEST <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF COUNTY MANAGER <br />AMOUNT: $193,000.00 <br />TYPE OF ADJUSTMENT: Transfer Between Departments/Funds <br />PURPOSE OF REQUEST: Appropriate funds for purchase and renovation of Crescent <br />Building. Project was approved by Board of Commissioners on January 18, 1994. <br /> <br /> Present Approved Revised <br />Account No. Budget Increase Decrease Budget <br /> <br />01-9-15-10-820 $ <br /> Building Improvements <br /> <br />0 $193,000 $193,000 <br /> <br /> <br />