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Sarasota News Leader May 3, 2013 Page 9 Barbetta added, "We can't go back to the public for any more taxes." "Second," Robinson said. "Third," Chairwoman Carolyn Mason chimed in. In its final action of the day — on a motion by Robinson — the board voted 4-1 to direct staff to do the following: • Examine whether funding other than sales tax revenue could be used to pay for 1,300 wastewater connections in the next segment of the Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement Program. • Provide a more detailed explanation of Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects already scheduled to be paid for by sales tax revenue through Fiscal Year 2024. Chief County Engineer James K. Harriott Jr. Photo by Rachel Hackney • Provide an analysis of how much money would be freed up if the commission maintained a 60-day or 75-day reserve fund instead of the 90-day reserve dictated by county policy. Barbetta voted "No," saying, "I have enough faith in staff that they found all the money out there that they didn't think was already committed." Another budget workshop is set for May 14. BUSES AND ROADS Among the decisions the County Commission did make on April 30, it unanimously directed Sarasota County Area Transit Manager Glama Carter to purchase only clean diesel buses instead of hybrids over the next five years. Carter noted in her presentation that the clean diesel models cost about $400,000, while the Chief Financial Planning Officer Steve Botelho. Photo by Rachel Hackney