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ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, <br />Gk ;ISSIONER MASSEY AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT VOTED IN FAVOR, THE BOARD <br />INSTRUCTED THE SUPERV!SOR OF ELECTIONS TO PLACE THE PROPOSED INDIAN <br />RIVER COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER ON THE BALLOT FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION <br />OF NOVEMBER 2ND AS PER WORDING APPEARING IN ARTICLE VIII OF SAID <br />DOCUMENT, <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, <br />COMMISSIONER MASSEY AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT VOTED IN FAVOR, THE BOARD <br />AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO PROPERLY ADVERTISE THE REFERENDUM FOR THE <br />CHARTER, <br />WILLIAM KODLAGE, PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF <br />RETIRED PERSONS, ASKED FOR AN EXPRESSION FROM THE BOARD AS TO WHETHER <br />THE PROPOSED CHARTER WILL INCREASE THE AD VALOREM TAXES. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HE HAS WRITTEN CHAIRMAN RICHARDSON <br />OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION IN REGARD TO THAT QUESTION, AND HIS LETTER IS <br />AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE CHARTER COMMISSION OFFICE. <br />COMMISSIONER MASSEY COMMENTED THAT HE FELT THE BEST FEATURE OF <br />THE PROPOSED CHARTER IS THAT IT REMOVES SOME -OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE <br />STATE GOVERNMENT FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ALSO NOTED THAT THE COMM- <br />ISSIONERS, THEREFORE, SHOULD BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY BETTER THAN <br />THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE NOTED THAT ANY TIME YOU MAKE A CHANGE, IT <br />MAY COST SOME MONEY IN THE INITIAL ONSET DUE TO CHANGES IN DATA PROCESS- <br />ING, PERSONNEL, EQUALIZATION OF SALARIES, ETC., BUT HE FELT IN THE LONG <br />RUN, WITH THE CLOSER CONTROL THE COMMISSION WOULD HAVE, IT WOULD NOT BE <br />AN ADDED BURDEN.TO THE TAXPAYER. HE POINTED OUT THAT COSTS COULD WELL <br />INCREASE WHETHER WE GO TO THE CHARTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT OR CONTINUE <br />OUR PRESENT FORM OF GOVERNMENT. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY THANKED THE MEMBERS OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION <br />FOR THE VALUABLE SERVICE THEY HAVE PERFORMED FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS <br />COUNTY AND FOR THFIR FURTHER WORK IN CONTINUING DILIGENTLY TO INFORM THE <br />PUBLIF-L :':+ THIS MATTER BEFORE THE ELECTION. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE NATIONAL SOCIETY <br />OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAS REQUESTED THE BOARD TO <br />PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 17-23 "CONSTITUTION WEEK." <br />27 <br />r <br />Fi <br />n <br />