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COME BEFORE THE BOARD AGAIN. A GENTLEMAN FROM THIS FRANCHISE,' AREA SHOWED THE COMMISSIONERS HIS BILL, WHICH HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND, AND SEVERAL RESIDENTS ASKED IF THEY SHOULD PAY THEIR BILLS WHICH THEY THOUGHT WERE INCORRECT. ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED T1 THOSE PRESENT THAT THE BOARD CANNOT TELL THEM WHETHER OR NOT TO PAY THEIR BILLS. HE COULD ONLY STATE THAT THE BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED THE UTILITY COMPANY TO COLLECT A $10.00 DEPOSIT ON A 3/4" WATER HOOK—UP AND $15.00 ON A 1" WATER AND NOTHING ON A SEWER HOOK—UP AND ALSO TO COLLECT THE AMENDED FRANCHISE RATES, o WHICH HE READ TO THEM, AND IF TREASURE COAST CHARGES ANYTHING MORE THAN THIS, THEY WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THEIR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. COMMISSIONERS WODTKE, Loy, MASSEY AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT VOTED IN FAVOR. THE MOTION CARRIED. IN DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED TO HOLD UP SIGNING THE RESOLUTION. ON THE FRANCHISE TRANSFER AND RATE INCREASE UNTIL THIS MATTER IS CLEARED UP, PERSONNEL DIRECTOR, ROBERT DONLON, PRESENTED A REPORT ON GROUP INSURANCE AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT AT PRESENT THE COUNTY HAS TWO SEPARATE GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAMS, ONE COVERING ROAD AND BRIDGE AND ZONING EMPLOYEES, AND THE OTHER INCLUDING EMPLOYEES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, PLUS EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY CLERK AND THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. HE NOTED THAT THE EMPLOYEES IN THE •FIRST GROUP DO NOT CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING TO THE PREMIUMS WHILE THOSE IN THE SECOND GROUP PAY $$.00 PER MONTH FOR THE FAMILY PLAN AND $2.00 PER MONTH FOR LIFE INSURANCE. HE CONTINUED THAT MR. WRIGHT OF BLUE CROSS—BLUE SHIELD HAS MADE HIM A PROPOSAL IN REGARD TO COMBINING THESE SEPARATE PROGRAMS AND HE PRESENTED A SUMMARY SHOWING THE EXACT COST INVOLVED WHEN NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES OF EITHER GROUP CONTRIBUTED TO THE PREMIUMS. i i COME BEFORE THE BOARD AGAIN. A GENTLEMAN FROM THIS FRANCHISE,' AREA SHOWED THE COMMISSIONERS HIS BILL, WHICH HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND, AND SEVERAL RESIDENTS ASKED IF THEY SHOULD PAY THEIR BILLS WHICH THEY THOUGHT WERE INCORRECT. ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED T1 THOSE PRESENT THAT THE BOARD CANNOT TELL THEM WHETHER OR NOT TO PAY THEIR BILLS. HE COULD ONLY STATE THAT THE BOARD HAS AUTHORIZED THE UTILITY COMPANY TO COLLECT A $10.00 DEPOSIT ON A 3/4" WATER HOOK—UP AND $15.00 ON A 1" WATER AND NOTHING ON A SEWER HOOK—UP AND ALSO TO COLLECT THE AMENDED FRANCHISE RATES, o WHICH HE READ TO THEM, AND IF TREASURE COAST CHARGES ANYTHING MORE THAN THIS, THEY WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THEIR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. COMMISSIONERS WODTKE, Loy, MASSEY AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT VOTED IN FAVOR. THE MOTION CARRIED. IN DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED TO HOLD UP SIGNING THE RESOLUTION. ON THE FRANCHISE TRANSFER AND RATE INCREASE UNTIL THIS MATTER IS CLEARED UP, PERSONNEL DIRECTOR, ROBERT DONLON, PRESENTED A REPORT ON GROUP INSURANCE AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT AT PRESENT THE COUNTY HAS TWO SEPARATE GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAMS, ONE COVERING ROAD AND BRIDGE AND ZONING EMPLOYEES, AND THE OTHER INCLUDING EMPLOYEES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, PLUS EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY CLERK AND THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. HE NOTED THAT THE EMPLOYEES IN THE •FIRST GROUP DO NOT CONTRIBUTE ANYTHING TO THE PREMIUMS WHILE THOSE IN THE SECOND GROUP PAY $$.00 PER MONTH FOR THE FAMILY PLAN AND $2.00 PER MONTH FOR LIFE INSURANCE. HE CONTINUED THAT MR. WRIGHT OF BLUE CROSS—BLUE SHIELD HAS MADE HIM A PROPOSAL IN REGARD TO COMBINING THESE SEPARATE PROGRAMS AND HE PRESENTED A SUMMARY SHOWING THE EXACT COST INVOLVED WHEN NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES OF EITHER GROUP CONTRIBUTED TO THE PREMIUMS.