COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS
BUDGET WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES
A budget work session of the Chippewa
County Board of Commissioners was held on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at the
Chippewa County Courthouse in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Finance Chair Dale called the meeting to order
at 5:34 p.m. with a quorum present.
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Earl Kay, Aaron Hopper, Rita Dale, Don
Cooper, Dick Timmer, and James Moore
MEMBERS
ABSENT: Ted Postula
OTHERS
PRESENT: Kelly Beaune, Assistant to the Controller,
Marilyn McDonald, Treasurer, Tim McKee, 9-1-1 Director and Sharon Kennedy,
Register of Deeds/Equalization Director
FY 2005 Budget Presentation:
Ambulance/OES/E 9-1-1
The Board reviewed three budgets related to Chippewa County Emergency
Services presented by Tim McKee. Fund 210 – Ambulance was presented 60% of
taxes, approximately $207,000 collected is returned to the agencies. Fund 211 – Office of Emergency Services was
reviewed next, with discussions including grants, Title III funding, additional
federal funding and upgrading the GIS in FY05.The last Fund to be reviewed was
212 – Central Dispatch, and discussion included keeping MSAG current, the
Townships’ responsibility for road signs, Phase II of the Wireless and the
repayment to the DTRF for FY05.
Register
of Deeds/Equalization
Sharon Kennedy presented the Board
with the FY05 Budget requests, for both offices. Topics discussed included Plat Book revenue,
cost of fringes, employee rosters, FY05 conversion of Manatron to hook up with
the County Treasurers office and E 9-1-1.
GIS was also discussed with Director McKee committing certain Title III
monies for the project.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25
p.m.
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Kelly
J. Beaune, Assistant to the Controller Rita
Dale, Chairman