Minutes 04-12-2022 Budget Work Session-CIP

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40 Commissioner Bedford said Year 1 looks good and that it is helpful to go through project by project. She asked the commissioners to consider this discussion for the June retreat. She said it might be helpful to hear how each person prioritizes the issues. She said she would like to know that in these ten years, as they distinguish wants from needs, what are the critical needs. She said that citizens also have issues they would like to have addressed and expect certain things. She said that during the meeting on debt, there is no financial difference in a bond versus issuing debt. She said that they need to consider if they want to continue moving forward with a bond or if they have public hearings and issue debt. She said that they need to continue to be cautious with pushing items out further in the CIP. She said the public should understand that these items may be pushed out. She said some of the placeholder projects are more important to her than what is in the plan. She said she wants to prevent the public from thinking these projects are automatically happening. Chair Price said there was a request to look at 10 years out because they used to look at only five. She said this is all guessing further out. She said do not look at years 6-10 if they do not want to, but staff is trying to accommodate requests from the full board. Commissioner Greene said a bond requires voter approval for a specific purpose. She said that if a bond is passed it must be used for what the public agreed to. She said that while it does take more effort to get a bond approved, once it is, it will guarantee completion of the project. Commissioner Hamilton said it is helpful to have the 10-year view and they need to look at the whole process as and educational opportunity. She said that given the needs, they must look long term and prioritize. She said that she agrees there should be a placeholder for other upcoming projects. She said it is Board's responsibility to communicate clearly with the community. Chair Price said that bonds should be planned in time for an educational campaign with community. Bonnie Hammersley thanked the Board for their input and reminded them of the next meeting on Thursday. Commissioner Bedford asked John Roberts to be prepared to comment on whether timing matters for past appropriated funding on outside agency boards based on the new ruling. A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Bedford, to adjourn the meeting at 8:54 p.m. VOTE: UNANMIOUS Renee Price, Chair Recorded by Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board Submitted for approval by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board.