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r' COMMISSIONER MASSEY ASKED THE FINANCE OFFICER, L.S. THOMAS WHEN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COULD EXPECT AN AUDIT OF THEIR ACCOUNTS. MR. THOMAS STATED THAT WE HAVE REQUESTED AN AUDIT AND WERE INFORMED THAT WE COULD EXPECT ONE THIS YEAR. MR. THOMAS ALSO STATED THAT WE COULD HAVE A PRIVATE COMPANY.PERFORM THE AUDIT IF THIS WAS THE BOARD'S DECISION, COMMISSIONER MASSEY STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE NEW COMPUTOR SYSTEM NOW BEING INSTALLED, AN AUDIT WOULD BE IN ORDER. CHAIRMAN LOY ASKED THE BOARD IF THEY HAD ANY SUGGESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE AGREEMENT RECEIVED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL OF VERO BEACH RELATIVE TO THE AREAS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS TO BE SERVED WITH SEWER AND WATER SYSTEM AND THE RATE SCHEDULE THAT WAS PROPOSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS SERVICE. IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE BOARD THAT THE COUNTY PAY THE CITY OF VERO BEACH 110% OF THE COST FOR TREATING COUNTY WATER AND SEWAGE INSTEAD OF THE 121% PROPOSED BY THE CITY, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY,THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED SUBMITTING A COUNTERPROPOSAL TO.ESTABLISH BULK SEWER AND WATER RATES AT THE ACTUAL UNIT COST OF 100% PLUS 10% TO COVER UTILITIES TAX AND AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO TAKE THIS PROPOSAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF VERO BEACH FOR THEIR EVALUATION AND ACCEPTANCE, THE 10% UTILITIES TAX TO REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TAX IS REMOVED FROM THE RATES BEING CHARGED CITY RESIDENTS; ALSO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT IN BEHALF OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IF OUR COUNTERPROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF VERO BEACH, COMMISSIONER BOGOSIAN REQUESTED THAT THE COUNTY'S CONSULTING ENGINEERS PROVIDE A LETTER STATING THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE AGREEMENT AND FIND IT ACCEPTABLE. A LETTER WAS RECEIVED AND IS BEING MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES. -3- JAN 101973