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TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, i 986 page four 1986 1987 Legal Fees $ 6,500 $ 4,000 Conferences and Schools 81000 4,000 Financial Audit Fees(carried forward) 11000 11000 Technical Audit 2,000 2,000 Insurance And Bonds 2,500 3,500 Office Equipment 11000 750 Secretarial Services 11000 11000 Association Dues 11000 750 Telephone,Reproduction, and postage 900 500 Miscellaneous 500 500 NEW Local Origination- or Access 51000 NEW Revolving hquipment Fund 4,000 $50,700 Motion 8.19.86.4 - Dean Johnson moved, De monchaux seconded, to submit the suggested budget to member cities. Motion carried unanimously. V. STUDIO EQUIPMENT REPORT Chairman Olds said part of the Executive Committee, as well as Mary Smith and some of the Dow -Sat staff, have been trying for quite some time to reach an accord on the equiping and supplies stage of the Orono and Excelsior Studios, and he now believes they have now pretty much done so. There are a couple discrepancies and he wishes Commission opinion. Holly passed out two lists, a recap of expenditures done by herself and one done by Dow -Sat. in most cases the figures agree. The following differences showed up: 6% sales tax included on Dow -Sat s list in the amount of $3,726.00. - Dow -Sat showed $1,040 for video tapes compared to Administrator Hansen's figure of $560.00. Thev also added 6% sales tax under this category for $67.00. This resulted in approximately $4,200 di _erence Attorney Ayotte reviewed whether or not sales tax should be included. He went back to the original financial consultant and reviewed the terms of the offering,he came to the conclusion that the 6% :ales tax was not intended to be in luded.In the franchise Agreement there is a provision that reads "in the event of any conflicts or discrepancies in terms of the offering or the franchise, that which provides the greatest benefit to the Commission, in the sole opinion of the Commission , shall be the one that prevails". The Commission, being government does not have to pay sales tax. De monchaux stated that a lot of effort was put forward to identify all equipment and get that all agreed, thats been done; to get equipment required a lot of swaps and changes took place; it is now our challenge as a Commission to sign off on what was de- livered as being okay and reach an agreement :hat puts that behind us as done, there is a judgement area here now you have to give Chairman support for negotiation. Motion 8.19.86.5 - De monchaux moved, seconded by Adams, to g. Chairman Olds the authority to negotiate a settlement, that the Commission does not feel the sales tax should be included, and that negotiations be accomplished by the next meeting and brought back before the Cor.7!ission for final approval. Motion carried unanimously. -4-