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Page 18 <br />1 MR. FRATINARDO: Sorry. <br />2 CHAIR: So when you said "more detail," are <br />3 you talking about going through these presentations? <br />4 Is that what you were talking about? <br />5 MR. HIGGINS: No, I'm just talking about the <br />6 Finance people. I mean, maybe, you know, more than ten <br />7 minutes, you know. I think some of the things I just <br />8 brought up, I think we have to have answered. <br />9 The other thing is -- this is a minor thing, <br />10 but it's a part of it -- well, how are you going to <br />11 finance it? You know, you're either going to raise <br />12 taxes or you're going to float more bond debt. <br />13 CHAIR: Right. <br />14 MR. HIGGINS: And so, I want to know that <br />15 because I'm a taxpayer. <br />16 CHAIR: Sure. <br />17 MR. HIGGINS: And so, those are the kinds of <br />18 things. <br />19 The other important ingredient is -- we've <br />20 talked about it before -- okay, you can authorize a pay <br />21 raise, and that goes in, and it costs X couple million <br />22 dollars more for the current budget, but that's when it <br />23 just starts. It goes on forever, and it goes on <br />24 <br />forever <br />in the retirement <br />system, which our <br />employees, <br />25 <br />County <br />employees, here are <br />all part of the <br />state <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br />