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PRESENTED HIS PROPOSED NEW FEE SCHEDULE TO THE CITY COUNCIL LAST NIGHT AND GOT THEIR APPROVAL. THEY ARE IN THE RED $1,200.00, MR. ADAMS POINTED OUT THAT THE PRESENT FEE SCHEDULE WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT WHEN HE ADDS NEW STAFF, AND THE VEHICLES IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ARE SIX YEARS OLD AND HE WILL RECOMMEND THE ENTIRE FLEET BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT THE NEW FEE SCHEDULE HE IS RECOMMENDING IS THE ONE SET OUT IN THE SOUTHERN STANDARD BUILDING CODE AND HE DOES NOT FEEL THE IMPACT IS TOO GREAT TO BE ABSORBED IN TODAY'S ECONOMY. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT NOTED THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO MAKE A PROFIT NOR DO WE WANT TO HAVE TO RAISE OUR FEE SCHEDULE TO MAKE THE CITY BREAK EVEN, BUT IF IT IS REALLY NECESSARY TO PROVIDE.SERVICES REQUIRED OF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, THAT IS A DIFFERENT SITUATION. MR, ADAMS STATED THAT HE FEELS IF THE FEE SCHEDULE IS NOT INCREASED, THE AD VALOREM TAXES WILL HAVE TO PICK UP THE DIFFERENCE. IT WAS AGREED THAT THIS MATTER WILL BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA OF THE NEXT MEETING. CHAIRMAN $IEBERT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THERE IS A PENDING LAWSUIT IN REGARD TO EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES PURCHASED BY THE PROPERTY APPRAISER AND THE DEFENDANTS ARE THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT THIS MATTER WAS FILED IN TALLAHASSEE. THERE IS ABOUT $36,000 IN DISPUTE, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED IF THE BOARD WISHED TO AUTHORIZE HIS FIRM TO GO BACK AND FORTH TO TALLAHASSEE, THEY WOULD BE GLAD TO DO SO, BUT HE DOES NOT FEEL IT WOULD BE FINANCIALLY ADVISABLE. HE SUGGESTED THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S ATTORNEY, W.E. "BUCKY" BISHOP, SJR., TO REPRESENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ON THIS PARTICULAR LAWSUIT, AND HE WILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH MR. ..BISHOP ON THIS MATTER. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED, AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE COUNTY MUST ANSWER SEPARATELY AND WILL HAVE TO PAY ATTORNEY'S FEES. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY W.E. "BUCKY" .BISHOP, .JR., TO REPRESENT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IN THE PENDING LAWSUIT #76-2068 AND REQUESTED ATTORNEY COLLINS TO KEEP THE BOARD ADVISED OF THE PROGRESS OF THE SUIT. 24 • Beef 27 �� 4 OCT 2.0 1976 .