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MR. KRAMER CONTINUED THAT IN FORMING A STUDY COMMITTEE THERE IS A TIME LIMIT TO BE CONSIDERED. FROM THE TIME THE STUDY COMMITTEE IS FORMED, THERE IS A SET TIME OF 18 MONTHS TO PREPARE THIS REPORT AT THE END OF THE IS MONTHS IT WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE VOTERS. MR. KRAMER STATED THAT IF THE STUDY COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED BY MARCH, 1975, THEIR REPORT COULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE VOTERS AT THE 1976 GENERAL £LECTION. IF A SPECIAL FLECTION IS -REQUIRED., -17 WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL COST.. MR. KRAMER SUGGESTED A WORKSHOP SESSION BE SCHEDULED IN .JANUARY 3975 TO CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A CHARTER STUDY 7AMMITTEE. --MR.-aJOHN NEST INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE RESEARCHED THE -CHARTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT ADOPTED BY..BROWARD COUNTY AT A -COST OF X80;000.00. THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS AT THE NOVEMBER 1974 -GENERAL ELECTIONS. -AR. -.Lwx GWATHMEY -INFORMED THE -BOARD THAT THE -STUDY COMMISSION IN -SARASOTA SERVED WITHOUT COMPENSATION. VOLUSIA COUNTY PAID A TOTAL -r:OF $27,000 .FOR THIS STUDY. THE COUNTY FUNDED $20,000.00 -AND THE .CITIZENS FUNDED $7,000.00. MR. GWATHMEY INFORMED THE :BOARD THAT -MARTIN AND COLLIER COUNTIES ARE IN THE VROCESS OF STUDYING THE BENEFITS -DF.A CHARTER GOVERNMENT. ---AR.' l(RAMER -STATED THAT AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 125.61, FLORIDA STATUTES STATES THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL -APPOINT MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE CHARTER STUDY COMMISSION. =.THE BOARD AGREED THAT THIS IS -WORTHY OF THEIR -CONSIDERATION .=AND AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR A_WORKSHOP SESSION WILL -BE SCHEDULED. ATTORNEY GEORGE G. COLLINS LEFT THE MEETING. THE BOARD RECESSED AT 12:05 O'CLOCK P.M..AND RECONVENED AT x;35 O'CLOCK P.M. --ATTORNEY RENE VANDEVOORDE SAT IN FOR ATTORNEY PAUL I). -$URCH . -10- .