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13 <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 4 (Commissioner Dorosin, Chair Rich, Commissioner Price, <br /> Commissioner Greene); Nays, 3 (Commissioner Bedford, Commissioner <br /> Marcoplos, Commissioner McKee) <br /> Amendments 003/011 <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Price <br /> to approve these amendments. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 4 (Commissioner Dorosin, Chair Rich, Commissioner Price, <br /> Commissioner Greene); Nays, 3 (Commissioner Bedford, Commissioner <br /> Marcoplos, Commissioner McKee) <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin to approve this amended <br /> amendment- slide 13 -the projects listed in his column to be delayed. <br /> Chair Rich proposed a friendly amendment to take out conservation easements. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Greene to approve these amendments with the conservation easements removed. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 3 (Chair Rich, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner Dorosin); Nays, <br /> 4 (Commissioner Price, Commissioner Bedford, Commissioner McKee, <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos) <br /> Commissioner Price said she is not comfortable taking monies out of IT. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin proposed taking $500,000 out of IT instead. <br /> Commissioner Price asked if IT needs could be identified. <br /> Travis Myren said there are three things going on: cybersecurity, laptop <br /> replacements, and routine upgrades. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Price <br /> to approve that column and revising the cut to IT to $500,000. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 4 (Commissioner Price, Commissioner Dorosin, Chair Rich, <br /> Commissioner Greene); Nays, 3 (Commissioner Bedford, Commissioner McKee, <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos) <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Greene to make the delays in the Dorosin column, with lands legacy taken out (slide14). <br /> Commissioner Price asked if the IT funding is additional to the previous motion. <br /> Paul Laughton, Financial and Administrative Services, said yes, and it is software <br /> and infrastructure upgrades, cyber security, and equipment replacements. He said year <br /> staff has regular IT updates and maintenance to keep up to date. He said the motion <br /> would reduce IT greatly. <br /> Commissioner McKee said the Board cannot continue to strip the IT budget, and <br /> the Board is entering down a rabbit hole here. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she shares the same concern, and withdrew her <br /> second. <br /> Commissioner Price said she cannot support it. <br /> No second <br /> MOTION FAILS <br />