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THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 12:30 P.M. AND RECONVENED AT 1:45 O'CLOCK P.M. EDGAR SCHLITT APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD STATING THAT WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE EAST COAST FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND WITH HIS AND DONALD MACDONALD'S APPOINTMENT ABOUT T0, EXPIRE, THEY DID NOT FEEL THEY COULD MEET THE NEW REQUIREMENTS, THEREFORE, MR. SCHLITT REQUESTED THE BOARD TO SELECT TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS. THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD EXPRESSED THEIR GRATITUDE TO MR. SCHLITT AND MR. MACDONALD FOR' THEIR DEDICATION AND SERVICE AS MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. L.S. THOMAS, DEPUTY CLERK AND ROSEMARY RICHEY, SUPER- VISOR OF ELECTIONS, DISCUSSED THE PRESENT PAY SCALE FOR THOSE PEOPLE EMPLOYED TO WORK IN THE COUNTY IfS POLLING PRECINCTS. THESE INCLUDE CLERKS, INSPECTORS AND POLL DEPUTIES., RALPH HARRIS, CLERK, PREVIOUSLY CALLED TO THE BOARDS ATTENTION THAT THE EXISTING RATE OF $1.25 PER HOUR WAS NO LONGER ADEQUATE. THE BOARD DISCUSSED SEVERAL POSSIBLE CHANGES, ON MOTION OF COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN INCREASE IN PAY,FOR THOSE PEOPLE EMPLOYED TO WORK IN THE POLLING PRECINCTS; CLERKS WERE INCREASED TO $30.00 PER DAY, INSPECTORS AND POLL DEPUTIES WERE INCREASED -TO $25.00 PER DAY, ROSEMARY RICHEY, ASKED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD TO USE EITHER A SPECIAL VOTING MACHINE OR PAPER BALLOTS,FOR THOSE RESIDENTS VOTING ON THE ROCK RIDGE PUBLIC STREET LIGHTING TAX DISTRICT IN ROCK RIDGE SUBDIVISON. THE BOARD APPROVED USING THE SPECIAL VOTING MACHINE. ROSEMARY RICHEY EXPLAINED TO THE BOARD THAT WFTH THE INCREASE IN VOTER REGISTRATION IT HAS BECOME NECESSARY FOR HER TO HIRE A FULL- TIME EMPLOYEE. THE BOARD APPROVED MR, JENNINGS AND MR THOMAS CALLING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, TALLAHASSEE TO QUESTION FURTHER HIRING UNDER THE EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT GRANT TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY.' -19- saok 15 F'41-; x.72 FEB 2 3 197