Agenda - 09-01-20; 8-a - Minutes

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11 1 o No County Cost 2 Recommended Fee Changes- 3 4 5 Commissioner Price referred to musical enrichment, and asked if this could be 6 explained. 7 Bob Marotto said a donation was made to outfit the main holding areas with musical 8 sources, and it is well known that there is a high need for enrichment in shelters, and music 9 is one option. He said it is not just music, but also sounds, and human voices. 10 Commissioner Bedford asked if Animal Services will be doing the barn cat program 11 this summer. 12 Bob Marotto said they are hoping to. He said the department suspended it's spay 13 and neuter programs, due to the pandemic. He said this program for in house animals, as 14 well the barn cat program, have just started to resume. 15 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: 16 17 Cooperative Extension — page 104 18 Tyrone Fisher in attendance 19 • Total expenditure budget - $398,902 20 o Net County Costs Decreased — ($1,500) due to Staff Turnover 21 • Salary/Benefit Costs Consistent with State Pay Plan 22 • No Significant Budget Changes 23 24 Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) — page 128 25 David Stancil, DEAPR Director, in attendance 26 • Total expenditure budget - $4,056,712 27 o Net Increase of$30,691 28 • Decreased Revenue from Donations and Sponsorships - $14,000 29 • Seasonal Staff Increase at Blackwood Farm Park - $16,000 30 • Spanish Language Recreation Materials - $8,346 31 o Funded Through Reallocation 32 33 34 Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation — page 128 35 Natural & Cultural Resources 36 37 Commissioner Dorosin said he heard today that all summer camp programs have 38 been canceled, and asked if that is a loss of revenue. 39 David Stancil said the revenue for camps typically comes in from February to June, 40 and DEAPR has adjusted for that loss in the budget. 41 Commissioner Dorosin referred to page 128 and the Total expenditure budget of 42 $4,056,712, with a net increase of$30,691. He asked if the comparative point could be 43 identified. 44 Travis Myren said he took the base budget as it stood, after personnel adjustments, 45 and anything new that was added or reduces since then. 46 Commissioner Dorosin said he understands this intellectually, but he said this 47 document and presentation are available publically, and he wonders if there is a better way 48 to communicate all of this. 49 Travis Myren said he used to do a budget elsewhere that had a column with a base 50 budget, and that may be what staff does in the future.