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May 22, 1997 <br />Page 2 <br />7. DEFERRED MATTERS <br />A. Public Hearing - Fiscal Year 1997-1998 Budget <br />Jacobsen declared the public hearing open. <br />In response to Board inquiries, Ward discussed the potential impact of the <br />State's projected budgetary surplus on the District. He noted passage of <br />Assembly Bill 95 by a unanimous vote, and the possibility of a "super pot" as <br />a means of distributing the surplus, but he cautioned that the financial impact <br />of the surplus to local agencies state-wide would be minimal. <br />As no one was in attendance who wished to address the Board, the public <br />hearing was continued to June 12, 1997 <br />8. NEW ITEMS <br />A. Approval Of District's Website Expansion And Identification Of <br />Guidelines For Advertising <br />Referencing a previous Board inquiry, Jorgensen said that approximately 400 <br />people a month access the District's website, and he invited questions. <br />In response, Jorgensen explained that the proposed updating of the sports <br />site would occur weekly and would be performed by staff, as is currently <br />done; there would be an initial set up fee of $2,000, plus a monthly fee of <br />$550, which would not increase; there would be no additional charge for <br />inputting the quarterly catalog information onto the website; credit card <br />information will be secure, but will have to be verified, as is currently done; <br />only banner advertising is envisioned; and, relative to advertising, Board <br />direction will be sought regarding policy adoption. <br />Holt expressed concern about potential advertising on the website. Gillette <br />expressed concerns over the $5,400 yearly expense, security issues <br />involving credit cards, and advertising by public agencies, and he said that <br />he is not convinced that this is the time to expand the website. <br />Continuing with Board inquiries, Jorgensen explained that there would be no <br />change in the current registration procedure, computer users would not have <br />an unfair advantage over non -computer users, and out -of -district residents <br />will have access to recreation information, which is not mailed to them. <br />