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COMMISSIONER Loy BROUGHT UP THE MATTER OF A SERVICE CHARGE -FOR <br />PEOPLE DESIRING THEIR SERVICES TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF MONTHS AND THEN <br />TURNED BACK ON AS SHE FELT IF SUCH A CHARGE NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED, THIS <br />SHOULD BE DETERMINED BEFORE A PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD, <br />ATTORNEY HENDERSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY <br />PROVISION FOR THIS TYPE TURN-OFF CHARGE, HE FELT IN SUCH AN EVENT, THE <br />CUSTOMER WOULD HAVE TO CANCEL THE SERVICE, GET THEIR DEPOSIT BACK AND THEN <br />PAY IT AGAIN WHEN THEY WANTED•IT'TURNED BACK ON. <br />ATTORNEY HENDERSON REPORTED THAT HE IS MEETING WITH D.E,R, <br />OFFICIALS IN REGARD TO THEIR LAWSUIT, AND THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLY <br />WITH THEIR*REGULATIONS. HE STATED THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED BECAUSE THEY ARE <br />NOT COMPLYING'FAST ENOUGH, <br />.DISCUSSION CONTINUED WITH REGARD TO THE PROPER NAME OF THE <br />FRANCHISE, <br />MR. MCKENNA POINTED OUT TO THE BOARD THAT THE ORIGINAL FRANCHISE <br />GRANTED TO SOUTHERN GULF DOES NOT CONTAIN SOME OF THE PROVISIONS WORKED <br />OUT SINCE THAT TIME FOR NEW FRANCHISES. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS SAID HE FELT THIS WAS TAKEN CARE OF AT THE <br />ORIGINAL PUBLIC HEARING WHEN L.OWELL LOHMAN, PRESIDENT OF TREASURE COAST <br />UTILITIES, STIPULATED THAT THEY WOULD TURN OVER THE LINES AND EASEMENTS <br />TO THE COUNTY WHEN THE COUNTY GOT INTO A COUNTYWIDE WATER PROGRAM, <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT <br />FRANCHISES THAT SAY DIFFERENT THINGS, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SOME REVISIONS <br />TO THE MODEL FRANCHISE, HE ALSO STATED THAT HE DID NOT THINK THE ORIGINAL <br />FRANCHISES SHOULD BE ASSIGNED ANY MORE, BUT FELT THEY SHOULD BE RELEASED <br />AND NEW FRANCHISES ISSUED, <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED IN THIS REGARD. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE HAD FELT THE TRANSFER TO <br />TREASURE COAST UTILITIES WOULD BE GOVERNED BY THE NEW FRANCHISE RULES, <br />ATTORNEY HENDERSON NOTED THAT THE NEW FRANCHISE DOES NOT JUST <br />ASK FOR SURRENDER OF LINES AND EASEMENTS BUT ALSO SURRENDER OF THE PLANT <br />ITSELF, WHICH DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO A UTILITY COMPANY WHOSE BUSINESS IT <br />IS, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE WILL LOOK OVER THE <br />ORIGINAL FRANCHISE BUT DOES NOT ANTICIPATE FINDING MANY MAJOR DIFFERENCES. <br />NOV 171976 27 253 <br />