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ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />MASSEY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE ABOVE BID BEING REFERRED <br />TO THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR EVALUATION. <br />THE ATTORNEY RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD.THAT THE TAX <br />ASSESSOR, HOMER FLETCHER BE AUTHORIZED TO UPDATE THE AERIAL <br />PHOTO MAPS. THE BOARD AGREED TO UP -DATE THE MAPS AND MR. FLETCHER <br />WILL PREPARE SPECIFICATIONS IN ORDER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. <br />THE ATTORNEY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT IN A STATE ASSOCIATION <br />OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NEWSLETTER; THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE <br />DISCUSSED. <br />i. 1. A BILL TO DO AWAY WITH COUNTY SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. <br />2. A BILL TO END THE SELLING OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SIEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE CONTINUATION OF <br />COUNTY SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY AND THE ATTORNEY WAS AUTHORIZED <br />TO NOTIFY THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY DELEGATION OF THE BOARD'S <br />DECISION. <br />THE BOARD WAS IN FAVOR OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE <br />COUNTY SELLING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND,THE ATTORNEY WAS <br />INSTRUCTED TO NOTIFY THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY DELEGATION OF THE <br />BOARDS DECISION. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT INFORMED THE BOARD OF ACTION HE <br />HAD TAKEN, IN BEHALF OF THE CITRUS PEOPLE, REGARDING A PROPOSED <br />INCREASE IN BONDING REQUIREMENTS FOR INDEPENDENT OPERATORS IN THE <br />STATE. A MAXIMUM BOND OF $200,00.0.00 WILL BE INCREASED TO <br />$250,000.00, THIS WOULD RAISE THE PREMIUMS SUBSTANTIALLY AND <br />IN SOME CASES THE SMALL OPERATOR WOULD BE RAISED SEVERAL THOUSAND <br />DOLLARS. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED HE HAS NOTIFIED THE INDIAN <br />RIVER COUNTY DELEGATION OF HIS OPPOSITION. THE BOARD THANKED <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FOR THIS INFORMATION AND STATED THEY WERE' <br />NOT OPPOSED TO COMMISSIONER SIEBERT IS DECISION. <br />-14- <br />bout . ma H <br />