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9:05 a.m. Held a Board of Equalization meeting 9:18 a.m. Returned to the regular meeting PUBLIC PARTICIPATION — Vice Chairman Lancaster called for public participation and no one responded. 14 REPORT FROM ELECTION COMMISSIONER REGARDING REDISTRICTING — Election Commissioner Dale Baker stated that the post census numbers have affected the legislative districts so these were the first to be changed and that will affect Hall County and the City. Mike Gloor's legislative district will extend outside of the city limits and Annette Dubas's district will extend into the city limits so supervisor district 5 and 6 will be affected. The state legislature prohibits splitting a precinct for a legislative district. Election costs continue to go up and she would like to combine some precincts to save some elections costs. She wants to make the changes now, some of the precincts may be larger and she hopes to make it easier to vote. There will be a mass mailing in April informing the public of these changes. The primary elections usually see a 25% turn out and the presidential elections are just a wild card. The early voters are more consistent and she feels it is a smart move to make the changes now. She ask if the board members had questions. Schuppan questioned if there is a map of the precincts but Ms. Baker stated that they do not have a map yet. Lancaster stated that the committee met and reviewed the city and county district lines. They are all different and it is a big job to try and make the districts aline. Ms. Baker stated that you want to encourage people to vote and make sure there are ample pole workers and make it convenient for the voters. It is important to make sure that a presidential election goes smoothly. Arnold mentioned a situation where a voter did not have the correct ballot and asked what could be done. Ms Baker stated that if the ballot was not correct he should not cast his vote and he could be given the correct ballot. Purdy asked how many precincts there are and she stated that we now have 35 and she would like to get down to 20. She also stated that ADA access is also a big issue. 9:30 a.m. Held a Board or Corrections meeting 10:05 a.m. Recessed the Board of Corrections meeting 10:05 a.m. PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ACQUISTION OF A HANDI BUS — Arnold made a motion and Purdy seconded to open the public hearing. Arnold, Lancaster, Purdy, Quandt, Schuppan and Ziola all voted yes and none voted no with Jeffries absent. Motion carried. Theresa Engelhardt, Diana McKoski and Steve Fuller with Hall County Public Transportation were present. Mr. Fuller is the new transit manager and he stated he has been there 4 weeks. Mr. Fuller read a letter regarding the proposed purchase. He noted that they understand there is a shortage of funds. There had been $12,000.00 previously budgeted for the matching dollars for a bus but now there is only $7,000.00 budgeted. They have had 44,501 boardings 2