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THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THE BIDS FOR THE TRUCK CHASSIS WERE REVIEWED AND THE LOW BID,„FROM M & M TRUCKS SALES AND SERVICE, JACKSONVILLE, STATES IN THEIR WARRANTY THAT PARTS WILL BE REPLACED AT THEIR JACKSONVILLE LOCATION, HE SUGGESTED TELEPHONING THEM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIGN THIS TRUCK CHASSIS TO A LOCAL DEALER UNDER THE WARRANTY INSTEAD OF JACKSONVILLE. HE QUESTIONED THE DISTANCE TO JACKSONVILLE TO HAVE A.TRUCK REPAIRED, BUT IF THEY WOULD ASSIGN THIS TRUCK FOR SERVICE TO A DEALER IN THIS AREA, HE WOULD RECOMMEND ACCEPTING THIS BID. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO ACCEPT THE BID OF M & M TRUCKS SALES AND SERVICE, JACKSONVILLE FOR A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK CHASSIS, AS BEING THE LOWEST AND BEST BID, IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,819.45 PLUS DISC REAR WHEELS AT A COST OF $575.00, WITH THE STIPULATION THAT WE CAN GET THE WARRANTY ASSIGNED TO A SUITABLE LOCAL DEALER AND IF WE CAN NOT GET THIS WORKED OUT, WE ACCEPT THE BID FROM ARNOLD FORD SALES, VERO BEACH IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,949.00. AT THE LAST MEETING THE BOARD DISCUSSED A REQUEST FROM COUNTY COURT FOR APPROVAL TO PURCHASE A DIBOLD MACHINE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000.00. THIS DISCUSSION WAS CONTINUED UNTIL THIS MEETING. JACK HOCKMAN, COUNTY FINANCE OFFICER, EXPLAINED THAT THIS DIBOLD MACHINE IS TOO FULL CAUSING IT TO JAM AND THEN REQUIRING SERVICE, BY LAW CITY COURT WILL BE MERGED WITH COUNTY COURT IN JANUARY, 1977 AND DONNA SCOTT, CHIEF COUNTY CLERK HAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THIS MERGER. IN HER PLANS TO PURCHASE A LARGER MACHINE THAT WILL HANDLE THIS ADDITIONAL LOAD. MR, HOCKMAN ALSO STATED THAT THE FLOOR HAS BEEN REINFORCED AND WILL HOLD THIS MACHINE. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT QUESTIONED IF THERE IS A DEFINITE NEED NOW AND ALSO IF THIS MACHINE CAN BE USED AS A TRADE-IN ON A NEW ONE.. MR, HOCKMAN ALSO STATED THAT POSSIBLY -ANOTHER OFFICE IN THE COURT- HOUSE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THIS MACHINE. THIS DISCUSSION WILL BE CONTINUED AT THE NEXT MEETING, COMMISSIONER WODTKE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS RECEIVED A PETITION WITH 35 NAMES REQUESTING PROPERTY ON OLD DIXIE IN VERO BEACH HIGHLANDS BE CLEANED AND CLEARED. . THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN DECLARED INSANE AND HAD BEEN ORDER TO A STATE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT, AND HE HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED. COMMISSIONER WODTKE REFERRED TO RESOLUTION N0. 67-71,WHICH REFERS TO DISPOSAL OF JUNK, AND THOUGHT POSSIBLY THE COUNTY COULD CLEAR AND CLEAN IT. DEC 31975 27 �Q .: 24::141E188