BOARD00868

• Board Meeting Date: 9/12/1955
• Description: Minutes
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Meeting

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MR, WILLIAMS:

"I amend my motion to give the authority
to proceed in this matter,"

"We might increase our budget request to
$35,000,"

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MR, BAILEY:

MR, MOSES:

"I will move that we increase this item
1120-B to $35,000, with the understanding'
that the additional amount would be used
in "the San Luis Valley, if we can get it
and if we can work out the personnel."

. The motion was seconded by Mr, Crawford and on vote
carried unanimously,

MR, MOSES:
MR. CRAWFDRD:

"Consider.that the report of the subcommittee,"

"The budget has been amended.so far as .follows:
(1) From $9,500 to $14,000 for the U,S,G,S,
stream gaging program and (2) from $30,000
to $35,000 for Fund 1120-B,"

MR, MOSES:

"I have one other question I would like to
bring up, I do not know how the State funds
operate, I am under the impression that an
appropriation for a contingency, if not used
goes back to the General Fund,

"I do not have much hope of getting
anybody very quickly to fill this position
of legal technician, I am wondering if it
would be possible or advisable--I think it
would be advisable, to put in, as a con-
tingency, a fund for--if you want to narrow
it down, you would say a contingency fund
for professional services--but I would.
rather not earmark it that way, just a
contingency fund,"

Considerable discussion centered on Mr, Moses' suggestion
of requesting a contingency fund, the best way to secure
additional funds, and the need for such an emergency fund in
view of pending litigation in which Colorado may be involved,

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Mr, Chilson called attention to the three cases which
might require additional legal and engineering services: The
Arizona v, California case, the Rio Grande River Compact
situation, and the Laramie River situation,