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ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD A LETTER HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM MRS. GARNETT MAHER IN REGARD TO RENEWING THE LEASE AT THE POCAHONTAS BUILDING FOR SPACE FOR THE COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR UNDER THE SAME TERMS, HE STATED THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND THIS. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO EXERCISE THE OPTION TO RENEW THE LEASE AT THE POCAHONTAS BUILDING FO- SPACE FOR THE COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR AT THE SAME TERMS. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT REPORTED TO THE BOARD ON THE REQUEST FROM THE CLERK FOR REARRANGEMENT OF THE CLERKS OFFICES AND PREPARATION OF THE BASEMENT PRIOR TO STORAGE OF RECORDS. HE STATED THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THIS MATTER WITH THE CLERK AND EXPLAINED THAT ADDITIONAL TIME IS NEEDED FOR STUDY TO SEE WHERE WE ARE GOING ON THE LONG RANGE PLANNING, AND THE REQUEST HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN TEMPORARILY. THE REQUEST FOR NEW LIGHTING FIXTURES STILL STANDS, HOWEVER, AND COMMISSIONER SIEBERT RECOMMENDED THAT THE CHANGES IN THE LIGHTING BE MADE ANP THE ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORIZED TO OBTAIN SEVERAL PROPOSALP ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY INSTRUCTED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO SOLICIT AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS ON THE LIGHTING AS REQUESTED BY FREDA WRIGHT, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS ASKED IF THE $18,000 TO BE PAID TO THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR PREPARATION OF THE APPLICATION TO THE ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT AD- MINISTRATION FOR FUNDS UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT ACT COULD NOW BE TAKEN FROM FEDERAL REVENUE $HARING FUNDS INSTEAD OF OUT OF THE CONTINGENCY FUND. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE $18,OW TO BE PAID THE ENGINEERS IS FOR ENGINEERING DETAIL WORK AND PREPARATION OF DEEDS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY AS WELL AS PREPARATION OF THE APPLICATION. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER $IEBERT, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY INSTRUCTED THAT THE BILL FROM THE COUNTY CONSULTING ENGINEERS RELATIVE TO THE PREPARATION AND WORK INVOLVED IN FILING THE AP- PLICATION FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT ACT GRANT BE PAID AND THAT THE MONEY TO PAY THIS BILL BE TAKEN FROM FEDERAL -REVENUE $HARING FUNDS, BASED ON RECENT INFORMATION THAT FEDERAL REVENUE $HARING FUNDS MAY NOW BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE; AND THE PREVIOUS DIRECTION TO PAY THIS BILL FROM THE CONTINGENCY FUND BE RESCINDED. 24 JAN 191977 : 320