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APR 91975 WILLIAM COBB, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING FRED AND RICHARD MORRILL APPEARED AND PRESENTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1974 AND TWO MONTHS OF 1975 AND STATED THAT THE MORRILL BROTHERS DO SERVICE 1,099 PEOPLE, AND THEY ARE OPERATING IN THE BLACK. IIE REQUESTED THAT THE ASSIGNMENT OF TRANSFER OF THIS FRANCHISE BE APPROVED. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT WERE PRE- SENTED. ROBERT JACKSON) ATTORNEY REPRESENTING RURAL SANITATION, APPEARED FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND STATED THAT M`IORRILL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHOW.THAT THEY ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO BE GRANTED A FRANCHISE. HE STATED THAT THIS FRANCHISE SHOULD BE CANCELED AND SUGGESTED THAT HARRIS SANITATION, WHO IS INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THIS FRANCHISE FROM THE MORRILL BROTHERS, APPLY FOR HIS OWN FRANCHISE. ANN FRYER, OWNER OF RURAL SANITATION, APPEARED AND STATED THAT ANDY`S CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN COMING TO RURAL SANITATION BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THEY ARE NOT GETTING SERVICE FROM ANDY'S SANITATION. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT HARRIS SANITATIOPN HAS RE- QUESTED AN ASSIGNMENT OF TRANSFER FROM THE °IORRILLS TO HARRIS, IF THE ASSIGNMENT OF TRANSFER TO THE MORRILLS IS APPROVED TODAY. IF NOT, THEY WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE. COMMISSIONER WODTKE QUESTIONED IF WE COULD REQUIRE THE MORRILLS TO POST A PERFORMANCE BOND. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THE POWER TO GRANT FRANCHISES IS BY SPECIAL ACT. IT PROVIDES THAT THE COUNTY CAN REQUIRE BONDS BE POSTED BY FRANCHISE HOLDERS. THE SIZE OF THE BOND WOULD BE UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT IN REVIEWING THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRESENTED HE COULD NOT APPROVE THIS TRANSFER, AND HE EX - PRESSED CONCERN FOR THE 1,000 PEOPLE THAT THE IORRILLS SERVICE. HE STATED THAT HE FEELS THE MORRILLS ARE TRYING TO DO A GOOD JOB, BUT THEY JUST DO NOT HAVE THE CAPITAL. :;.��o.22 .FQC(233