AT A SPECIAL MEETING AND BUDGET WORKSHOP OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HELD IN AND FOR GADSDEN COUNTY, FL ON JULY 7, 2011 AT 4:00 P.M., THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HAD, VIZ.

Present: Sherrie Taylor, Chair, District 5

Gene Morgan, Vice-Chair, District 3

Eugene Lamb, District 1 (Arrived at 5:00 p.m.)

Doug Croley, District 2

Brenda Holt, District 4 (Arrived at 4:45)

Nicholas Thomas, Clerk

Arthur Lawson, Interim County Administrator

1. REVIEW THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR

2. Balance Overview Schedules – Jeff Price, Sr. Budget Analyst

USDA Livestock Pavillion - Put the roof back into the budget at $95,000

3. REVENUES BY FUND

4. EXPENDITURES OF CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS

Supervisor of Elections Shirley Knight – two elections Presidential Preference and Primary - expecting a high turnout; need additional $112.000 over the recommended budget.

Property Appraiser Clay VanLandingham - $11,970.00 needs to add a position to bring on a new tax roll administrator – imperative to find someone - takes substantial training in the field and on the tax program.

Questions from board –

Tax Collector Dale Summerford

Judicial Services- Grant Slayden – State Court Administrator’s Office -

Joe Whitley, State Attorney’s Office –

John Tomicino, Public Defender’s office for Nancy Daniels

Clerk of Court -

Sheriff’s Office Katherine Pondexter – asked for cost of living increase for law enforcement and corrections

5. EXPENDITURES BY DEPARTMENT

6. BOCC PRIORITIES

7. OTHER ITEMS AS NECESSARY

July 28^th – to meet with Departments