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Chair Carey asked about the ruggedized laptops and Todd Jones said that laptops have been deployed in the Inspections Department; they are in the process of deploying the Sheriff's Office, the Tax Assessor's Office, and EMS. He said that they are 213 of the way through the program. Public Works Commissioner Jacobs asked about the strategic plan for custodial services and haw this is working. Public Works Director Wilbert McAdoo said that this is not being implemented except adding the staff at the Seymour Center. Commissioner Jacobs asked Laura Blackmon to bring back to the County Commissioners the projections of the strategic plans for Public Works and Parks and Recreation, not necessarily in the budget process. Laura Blackmon said that once they do the ten-year capital plan in the fall, they will also do projections on staff and operations. She said that the County will need more people as new facilities are opened. Commissioner Jacobs said that if the County Commissioners are going to adjust the budget process to communicate with the schools, then they will also have to communicate the County's costs early on. Recreation and Parks Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the increased casts in electricity for lights. He asked if anyone tried to do any solar gathering of energy to burn the lights. Lori Taft said that the only example in place currently is at Little River Park in the restrooms. There are solar tubes that bring light in and there is a sensor on the switch. There is no solar gathering of energy at this time. Commissioner Jacobs asked the staff to do some research on alternatives to using gas- powered vehicles and consumer electricity. Rents and Insurance Commissioner Gordon asked haw much of this was for the Gateway Center and Pam Jones said that about half is for Gateway. The rent is $300,520. Chair Carey asked why this was listed as a department by itself. Donna Coffey said that it is not really a department, but it is part of the Purchasing Department. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 3-151 and that the Builder's Supply lease expires at the end of September. He asked if there would be a proposal about this. Laura Blackmon said that the staff discussed this today. 4. Sanitation Transition Laura Blackmon pointed out this information on page 3-191. Solid Waste Director Gayle Wilson said that this is about the issue of reorganization of the Sanitation Division from Public Works to the Solid Waste Department. This is the fifth budget year that this has been discussed. This reorganization will allow consolidation of solid waste services into a single entity. The current split now is confusing to the public and the Solid Waste office gets dozens of phone calls regarding solid waste centers and issuing of permits, etc. Over time, Sanitation has been working closely with the Solid Waste Department. The