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increases for personnel.
Sherertz addressed problems with the communications system, which he says is “a dinosaur at best.” With the current system, it is almost impossible for the Sheriff’s Office and fire and rescue companies to interface. Sherertz doesn’t feel that he can wait for the cell tower issue to be resolved before acting, because the equipment needs to be replaced soon.
Sherertz would like to hire a consultant to address the problem and make some suggestions. McCarthy thinks that bringing in an un-interested third party is a good idea. The board instructed McCarthy, with help from Sherertz and Payne, to look into costing.
Sherertz also informed the board that two new patrol cruisers are ready for pick up. They are ready sooner than expected, so money will need to be reappropriated so that the Sheriff’s Office can go get them. Massie advised that the board should take this up at the budget public hearing.
• The library budget was the last item discussed. Frank Warner, President of the Board of Trustees for the county library, gave a brief overview of their proposed budget. They have submitted a budget totaling $108,864, which is an increase of 10.3 percent from the current fiscal year.
Warner pointed out, however, that library revenues have increased, as has state aid. This should more than make up for the increase.
Among items accounting for the increase are modest increases in salaries for regular staff, and a larger increase for the Director, David Shaffer, to bring him in line with a school teacher that has a master’s degree and four years of service, Also included is an increase in cleaning and janitorial services, which hasn’t occurred in the last few years.
Other increases are due to the cost of an extra telephone line, which was paid last year by Friends of the Library, printer cartridges for new color printers and possible replacement of the copy machine. Shaffer noted that the library staff includes 14 volunteers, which help to keep cpsts down.
The budget public hearing is set for June 7.
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