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CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HE DISLIKES EVER TRYING TO CHANGE A COMMISSIONER`S MIND, BUT HE FEELS IN THIS INSTANCE IF THERE IS NOT A UNANIMOUS VOTE, HE IS AFRAID THE D.O.T. WILL WONDER HOW UNITED WE ARE IN OUR CONCERN, COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE WILL GO WITH THE MAJORITY VOTE, AND IF THE MOTION CARRIES, HE WILL WITHDRAW HIS NEGATIVE VOTE, CHAIRMAN SIEBERT CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. COMMISSIONERS Loy, MASSEY, SCHMUCKER AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. COMMISSIONER WODTKE VOTED IN OPPOSITION. THE MOTION CARRIED. COMMISSIONER WODTKE:ASKED THAT THE MINUTES REFLECT THAT HE WISHES TO CHANGE HIS VOTE TO THE AFFIRMATIVE TO SHOW THAT THE COMMISSION IS TOTALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE AT THIS TIME, HE STATED THAT HIS NEGATIVE VOTE HAD BEEN MADE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF HIS CONCERN ABOUT THE COUNTY PAYING THE TOTAL COST OF THE RELOCATION. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MR. AND MRS. CLIFF CORRELL APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD IN REGARD TO PROVIDING A NON -EMERGENCY AMBULANCE TRANSFER SERVICE IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. MR. CORRELL STATED THAT THEY OWN AND OPERATE THE C & J AMBULANCE TRANSFER SERVICE, IND., WHICH AT PRESENT SERVES ST, LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES, AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SERVE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FOR OUT -OF -COUNTY TRANSPORT. HE STATED THEY COULD NOT SERVE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ON A LOCAL BASIS BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A BASE LOCATED 'THERE WHICH THEY CANNOT FINANCIALLY AFFORD AT THIS TIME. MR. CORRELL STATED THAT THEY ARE NOT ASKING FOR A SUBSIDY AND NOTED THAT THE ONLY THING MARTIN AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES ARE PICKING UP ARE THE INDIGENT BILLS, CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED THAT THEY CLARIFY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "INDIGENT" AND ItUNCOLLECTABLE." MRS. CORRELL ANSWERED THAT SHE RELYS ON THE COUNTY TO HELP HER PROVE A PERSON IS INDIGENT. IT TAKES A LOT OF INVESTIGATING, AND IF 7 ao� 07