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COMMISSIONER WODTKE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD SPOKEN WITH <br />MR, LAWSON OF LEESBURG, THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF CIVIL DEFENSE, WHO TOLD <br />HIM THAT THE STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT ALL COUNTIES DEVELOP A CIVIL DEFENSE <br />PREPAREDNESS PLAN TO FIT IN WITH THE STATE PLAN AND HAVE A QUALIFIED MAN <br />AS DIRECTOR TO BE SURE THE PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED. HE STATED THAT MR. <br />LAWSON URGED THAT A FULL-TIME DIRECTOR BE HIRED INSTEAD OF PART-TIME AND <br />NOTED THAT WE ARE FUNDED FOR THIS YEAR AND MIGHT LOSE THESE FUNDS IF WE <br />DON IT USE THEM, <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE CONTINUED THAT HE CAN FORESEE WITH REGARD 7'0 <br />THE "911" PROGRAM THAT WE WILL BE NEEDING SOME KIND OF A COORDINATOR, OR <br />POSSIBLY A STEERING COMMITTEE WITH SOMEONE IN CHARGE, TO WORK WITH THE <br />AMBULANCE SERVICE, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, ETC. HE SUGGESTED THAT IT <br />MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO THINK AHEAD AND POSSIBLY THE PART-TIME CIVIL DEFENSE <br />MAN COULD BE MADE FULL-TIME AND COULD BE UTILIZED ALSO AS COORDINATOR FOR <br />THE "911" PROGRAM WHEN IT IS SET UP. HE STATED THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS j <br />A SET OF GUIDELINES.SETTING UP MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR.A CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR <br />AND THE APPOINTMENT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE STATE. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED "DO YOU RECOMMEND CONTINUING THE OFFICE OF <br />CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR AS A PART-TIME POSITION THROUGH THIS YEAR?" <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE REPLIED THAT HE DID AS HE DID NOT FEEL THE <br />"911" PROGRAM CAN BE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE APRIL OF 1977, <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT SUGGESTED THAT WE ACTIVELY PURSUE HIRING A NEW <br />CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR AND FELT APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED THROUGH <br />THE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR, MR. ROBERT DONLON, HE -INFORMED THE BOARD THAT MAYOR <br />.JAY SMITH HAS OFFERED HIS SERVICES IN THE SCREENING OF APPLICANTS. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE SUGGESTED THAT A SET OF THE STANDARDS THAT THE <br />STATE REQUIRES SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY APPLICANT, AND COMMISSIONER <br />LOY FELT IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED ON THESE FORMS THAT ALTHOUGH THIS JOB <br />CALLS FOR A FULL-TIME PERSON, AT PRESENT WE ARE ONLY REQUIRING SOMEONE HALF- <br />TIME AT A SALARY OF $6,000.00. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER FELT IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THEY MIGHT <br />POSSIBLY BE ASKED TO WORK WITH THE "911" PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE. <br />eo t24 �tBI440 <br />