Chair Landt explained that this special meeting had been called to approve the budget for the next fiscal year. However, he said, a majority of Commissioners were not prepared to approve the budget at this time. Commissioner Landt proposed postponing the approval vote "until April 18^th or a time before, if we can set it."

Director Mickelsen pointed out that the information presented was the same as that presented at the March 25, 2002 Study Session -- nothing had changed.

Commissioner Eggers said that she had difficulty reading the numbers shown at the Study Session and would "appreciate an opportunity to go over (the information)."

Director Mickelsen noted that the proposed budget is scheduled to come before the Budget Committee on April 18^th. If Commissioners were thinking of changing the proposed budget, they must make the changes early enough to allow time for Staff to revise budget documents that must be presented at the April 18^th 7p.m. Budget Committee Meeting.

After it was determined that a quorum would be able to attend, a special meeting was set for 12 noon, Thursday, April 18^th at the Parks Department Office, 340 S. Pioneer.