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v\~~~oo~, HALL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 1999 The Hall County Board of Supervisors met from adjourned session and by published call in the county board meeting room, 121 South Pine, Grand Island, Nebraska February 23, 1999, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Bud Jeffries. The Pledge of Allegiance was given in unison. Present on roll call were Scott Arnold, Richard Hartman, Bud Jeffries, Pamela Lancaster, Margaret Landis, Lonnie Logan and Tammie Stelk. Also present were Deputy County Attorney Jerry Janulewicz and news media representatives from the Grand Island Independent and KRGI. MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 9 MEETING: Logan made a motion and Hartman seconded to accept and place on file the minutes of the February 9 meeting. Arnold, Hartman, Jeffries, Lancaster, Landis, Logan and Stelk all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. SHERIFF WATSON PURCHASE OF CARS AND SAFETY CONCERNS AND REMODELING AT SAFETY CENTER: The purchase of new patrol cars for the sheriff's department is budgeted in the equipment acquision budget. Sheriff Watson had some concern on the costs of transferring the equipment from the old cars to the new cars but there will be additional funds in equipment acquisition budget that could be used for these expenses. The cars can be purchased from Anderson Ford at the state bid price. The total cost will be $75,061.00 Jeffries questioned if the old cars could be transferred to another department. Arnold stated that quite often the old patrol cars are in need of extensive repairs. Hartman made a motion and Stelk seconded to authorize the purchase of the new patrol cars from Anderson Ford, Grand Island. Arnold, Hartman, Jeffries, Lancaster, Landis, Logan and Stelk all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. Sheriff Watson expressed his concerns on the safety of personnel in the safety center because of the lobby area is used as a waiting room. He presented the board members with a rough proposal on the remodeling from Webb and Company. Watson stated that originally he had a proposed cost of $5,000.00 to $7,000.00 but the ADA issues also need to be addressed. The preliminary figures from Webb and Company are $13,820 to $14,420.00. This was discussed at the safety committee meeting and it is a top priority. The committee suggested using funds from the safety budget but there aren't enough funds in that budget. Stelk suggested that they could miscellaneous general or inheritance funds. There has also been a committee of the elected and