By law, we have to keep it at $68 million, and I for one won't go over the $68 million.

We asked him to shoot us a number that it would take to stay in Polk County. This is the number we came up with. It's no surprise he was offered jobs elsewhere. He's a very talented, very bright man who's shown great leadership and put our budget where it needs to be.

I wanted somebody who would provide independence and a professional perspective to this organization. None of them were very excited to do it. But I'm real excited we got four capable people.