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Extension office seeks $80,045 for vehicle, flags $35,000 insurance increase
Summary
At a Baker County budget workshop staff described a proposed Extension Office budget that includes $45,000 for a replacement van, an insurance budget jump largely tied to new hires and possible family coverage, and unresolved spreadsheet discrepancies commissioners asked staff to reconcile before final hearings.
Baker County Extension Office staff told the county commission during a budget workshop that the office is proposing $80,045 in additions to its fiscal-year request, driven mainly by a $45,000 request to replace an aging transport van and a large rise in health-insurance budget projections.
The proposal includes one capital purchase — a replacement vehicle to take the place of a 2008 Chevrolet Uplander the office described as 17 years old with about 86,000 miles — and personnel-cost increases from newly filled positions. Extension Office staff said the van has had recurring mechanical and drivability…
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