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Commission Minutes—August 12, 2014 4353 budget, which include an additional $50,000 for gravel due to the increased cost per cubic yard over the last couple years; $265,700 for remodeling which includes exterior brick and tuck point work at the Highway Department building, concrete driveway on the west side of the new storage building, sealing and striping asphalt parking lot, garage heater pipe replacement, concrete and drain replacement in the wash bay and replacement of outside lighting with LED lights; and $504,000 for one excavator, one mini-excavator, one 1/4 ton pickup, one ton pickup with flatbed, one dump trailer, three snow plows for motor graders and one scraper. Mr. Peterson asked about $170,000 to pave the west side of the new storage building. Mr. Benson said this is the last area that needs to be paved and is needed due to equipment and vehicles to enter and exit the building. Mr. Peterson discussed $10,500 for LED lights and said funds were removed from the Buildings and Grounds budget for LED lights in the parking lots at the Courthouse and Annex. MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to remove $10,500 for LED lights at the Highway Department and approve the 2015 preliminary budget for the Road and Bridge Fund as amended, and to restrict the revenue to remain in this fund to use for road and bridge operations and projects. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 17. VECTOR CONTROL Ben Prather, Vector Control Director, was present. He said the 2015 budget request of $1.08 million is similar to last year, with a majority of the costs attributed to employee salaries, pesticides and equipment. Revenues for the program are received through the one mill levy and from contracted services provided to cities and other organizations. The 2015 budget includes dollars for one aerial application, which increased from $60,000 to $75, 000 due to additional spraying in Reed Township and Stanley Township river corridors. The budget includes the purchase of three light duty pickup trucks, two 3/ ton trucks, three off highway vehicles (OHVs) and one truck mounted fogging sprayer. He said the average age in the current vehicle fleet is around 12 years. MOTION, passed Mr. Vanyo moved and Mr. Bennett seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for the Vector Control Fund as presented, and to restrict the vector revenue to remain in this fund to use for vector control operations. Discussion: Mr. Peterson asked about the 20% reserve balance in this budget. Mr. Montplaisir did not have any concerns with the current reserve balance. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 18. PLANNING DEPARTMENT Hali Durand, County Planner, presented the budget for the Planning Department. She said the 2015 budget request of $83,793 has decreased slightly from last year with the majority of the budget dedicated to salary and benefits. MOTION, passed Mr. Peterson moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to approve the 2015 preliminary budget for the Planning Department as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.