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406 UPON MOTION of Commissioner Melvin, seconded by Commissioner Hamby and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following reductions from the Animal Control budget: Remove the two amber lights from Account 301 as the two requested new trucks have been eliminated; delete funding from Account 301 for tranquilizer gun; delete funding for tranquilizer training class; and eliminate one telephone from Account 420. UPON MOTION of Chairman Lentz, seconded by Commissioner Moss and unanimously carried, the Board removed the two recommended Animal Control Animal Rescue Ambulance Units from Account 860, Equipment and Furniture, from the proposed Animal Control Budget. · UPON MOTION of Commissioner Simmons, seconded by Commissioner Moss and unanimously carried, the Board agreed to allocate approximately $160,000.00 in excess funds generated by the $4.60 per cubic yard tipping fee and any funds remaining in the recycling budget in June 1991 to a capital reserve fund for landfill-related improvements. The tipping fee revenue will provide funding for the Landfill and Recycling Program which including a curbside recyclable program for 10,000 homes, a recycling processing operator, increased fuel costs, and the purchase of recycling bins. The motion by Commissioner Simmons to increase the current expense funding to the schools by $400,000.00 died for lack of a second. The Board discussed the adoption of the tax rate at 63 cents; however, action on the tax rate was delayed until the next meeting. Commissioner Simmons advised the Board that he would not be at the meeting on June 18. He also informed the Board that he would be unable to vote on the Public Health Budget due to his employment with Lederle Laboratories. There being no further business to come before the Board, Chairman Lentz recessed the meeting until 4:00 P.M on Monday, June 18, 1990. Clerk to the Board