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THE BOARD AGREED THAT THE CHAIRMAN PREPARE A MEMORANDUM TO THE <br />CHAIRMAN OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION EXPLAINING THE RULES WE OPERATE UNDER, <br />AND IF THERE ARE ANY UNUSUAL. OR IRREGULAR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD REQUIRE <br />A VARIANCE FROM THIS POLICY, THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO BE MADE AWARE OF IT. <br />ATTORNEY BURCH ENTERED THE MEETING. <br />ATTORNEY BURCH STATED THAT CHAPTER 125 AUTHORIZED THE BOARD TO <br />ESTABLISH THE CHARTER COMMISSION AND ALSO STATES THAT ALL REASONABLE EXPENSES <br />ARE PAID BY THE BOARD, <br />ATTORNEY BURCH THEN INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY SHOULD CONSIDER <br />HIRING A FULL-TIME COUNTY ATTORNEY. HE CONTINUED THAT THE WORK LOAD HAS <br />BECOME EXCESSIVELY HEAVY. HE CONTINUED THAT. HIS LAW FIRM WOULD BE WILLING <br />TO STAY ON AS CONSULTANTS DURING THIS PERIOD. HE STATED THAT IT WILL PROB- <br />ABLY COST THE COUNTY ABOUT $50,000.00 TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY, SECRETARY AND SET <br />UP AN OFFICE, PREFERABLY IN THE COURTHOUSE, <br />CHAIRMAN LOY STATED THAT THE WORK LOAD THAT IS CARRIED BY THE <br />COMMISSION'S ATTORNEY IS VERY HEAVY, AND SHE APPRECIATES ATTORNEY BURCH'S <br />RECOMMENDATIONS. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE APPRECIATES THE OFFER BY <br />ATTORNEY BURCH THAT HIS LAW FIRM IS WILLING TO ASSIST THE BOARD ON A CON- <br />SULTANT BASIS. <br />THE COUNTY FINANCE OFFICER DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD THE 1977-71 <br />MONTHLY AUTO ALLOWANCE FOR VAL BRENNAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR, AND ROBERT BERG, <br />ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR. HE STATED THAT AT A RECENT '.NNUAL CLERK'S <br />CONFERENCE, IT WAS STATED THAT A PERSON RECEIVING AUTO ALLOWANCE MUST FILE <br />A REPORT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. MR. BRENNAN AND IR. BERG HAVE FILED THIS <br />REPORT, AND HE IS NOW ASKING THE BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST FOR MONTHLY <br />AUTO ALLOWANCE AS FOLLOWS: <br />VAL BRENNAN - $135.00 PER MONTH <br />ROBERT BERG - $ 60.00 PER MONTH. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, <br />THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE MONTHLY AUTO ALLOWANCE FOR VAL BRENNAN, <br />PLANNING DIRECTOR, IN THE AMOUNT OF $135.00 PER MONTH, AND FOR ROBERT BERG, <br />ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR, IN THE AMOUNT OF $60.00 PER MONTH, TO BE PAID <br />THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH. <br />DEC 1 71975 <br />19 <br />116. <br />2O8 <br />