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Commission Minutes—August 11, 2014 4338 MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Bennett seconded to remove $90,000 from the remodeling/furniture line item. Discussion: Mrs. Scherling asked about the items that would be removed from the Sheriffs Office furniture. Mr. Berndt will meet with the sheriff to determine the greatest need. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to remove $40,000 for bathroom upgrades. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to remove $23,000 for LED lights in county parking lots. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. MOTION, passed Mr. Bennett moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to remove $60,000 from the carpeting budget. Discussion: Mr. Peterson suggested the high traffic common areas be done first and leave the offices for another time. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Vanyo said $213,000 in cuts were made resulting in a 5% increase in the overall budget for the Administrator. 4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Terry Schmaltz, Information Technology (IT) Director, was present and reviewed the major items for 2015. The budget includes $193,450 for cyclical computer replacements; $23,850 for a public alert system for emergencies and weather notifications; $16,500 for a large format GIS plotter; $28,000 for consulting fees to study the use and needs of the website; $35,000 to redesign the website tax payment system; $30,000 for website content development and training; $87,080 for software licensing and maintenance; and $74,733 to replace the existing AS400 system purchased in 2005, which experienced two incidents of hardware failure this year. He said the overall increase from last year is $139,000 with $110,850 in requests from other county departments. MOTION, withdrawn Mr. Vanyo moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to remove $28,000 for consulting fees to study the current website design. Discussion: Mr. Peterson was going to suggest retaining this item and eliminating $35,000 for tax payment system redesign and $30,000 for website content development and training. He suggested the study could be done and the following year changes could be implemented based off the findings of the study. The motion was withdrawn by Mr. Vanyo and Mrs. Scherling. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to remove $65,000 for website tax system redesign, content development and training. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.