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Comm. Minutes Special Meeting--September 10, 1991 737 EMERGENCY SERVICES, Budget reviewed Salary: The Sheriff said the pay grade for Emergency Manager (Glenn Ellingsberg) was supposed to be raised from a pay grade 25 to a pay grade 27, as was Walt Willis', Chief Correctional Officer, according to the International Association of Chiefs of Policy (I.A.C.P.) study. Mr. Wieland said the county cannot arbitrarily increase salaries at this time when a classification study will be done by a consultant with any warranted reclassification being done after January 1, 1992. Mr. Ellingsberg suggested some line items which can be reduced in the 1992 budget, and the Auditor will make the necessary changes. JAIL, Budget reviewed The Sheriff went through each line item, indicating which items could be reduced. The Auditor will make the changes accordingly. The Auditor indicated that the present 5 mill levy for the County Jail will not cover expenses for 1992 with the addition of five staff members in 1991 and an additional three positions anticipated in 1992. He said the Commission can pass a resolution to utilize the 4% levy increase allowed by State law, bringing the levy to 6.2 mills for the jail. The County may have to transfer money from the 1991 General Fund to pay for boarding prisoners in other counties, but the Commissioners decided not to try to budget for this in 1992. Electronic Finger Printing: Mr. Ellingsberg explained a request for $47,500 for electronic finger printing, which he said would speed up the process of criminal identification and save time on the part of the arresting officer and clerical staff. He said a federal grant may be available for 72% of the cost. Commissioners questioned whether the time is right to purchase this equipment and removed it from the 1992 budget, but Mr. Eckert said to keep it in mind because of the grant possibility. Communications: Line item contains $19,000 for a new unit to record mobile radio transmissions and emergency telephone calls received by dispatch. Mr. Ellingsberg said the present unit is obsolete, and not worth the cost of servicing it. JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, Budget reviewed Mr. Wieland asked about newspaper subscriptions, and Mr. Ellingsberg said the Sheriff's Department has a subscription, the Jail has one and the Juvenile Detention Center has one. The Sheriff explained which line items could be reduced, and the Auditor will make the necessary changes.