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ATTORNEY COLLINS AGREED AND SAID HE FEELS THAT THEY ARE <br />MAKING A PROFIT OFF OF THEIR FRANCHISE FEES AS WELL.AS THEIR BASE <br />RATES. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER NOTED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY OBJECTED TO <br />CHARGING FP&L A FRANCHISE FEE BECAUSE HE FELT IT MIGHT INCREASE THEIR <br />BILLS TO COUNTY RESIDENTS, BUT HE NO LONGER HAS AN OBJECTION. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND <br />CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT ONE OF THE FARMERS <br />HOME ADMINISTRATION LOAN REQUIREMENTS IS THAT THE BOARD RETAIN A BOND <br />ATTORNEY AND HE WOULD, THEREFORE, LIKE AUTHORITY TO RETAIN THE SAME <br />FIRM THAT IS WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON THE LANDFILL BONDS. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO RETAIN AS BOND <br />ATTORNEY, AS REQUIRED BY FHA, THE FIRM OF FREEMAN, RICHARDSON, WATSON <br />SLADE, MCCARTHY & KELLY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS REPORTED THAT HE HAD LEARNED AT THE MEETING <br />OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION ABOUT A NEW RULE THE DEPARTMENT OF <br />HEALTH & REHABILITATIVE SERVICES IS THINKING OF IMPOSING UPON THE <br />COUNTIES IN REGARD TO THE COUNTY BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR MEDICAL SER- <br />VICES AND HOSPITALIZATION OF ALL INDIGENT RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY FOR <br />A TOTAL OF 45 DAYS IN A YEAR. <br />THE ATTORNEY NOTED THAT THE TERM "INDIGENT RESIDENT It IS <br />CONSTRUED VERY BROADLY, AND THIS COULD HAVE A.'.MONUMENTAL IMPACT ON <br />COSTS FOR WHICH THE COUNTY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE. HE CONTINUED THAT THIS <br />RULE IS ACTUALLY IN EFFECT NOW AS IT WAS PASSED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, <br />AND HE SUGGESTED THAT THIS MATTER BE REFERRED TO THE WELFARE OFFICER <br />TO MAKE A REPORT ON THE ESTIMATED AFFECT IT WILL HAVE. THE BOARD <br />AGREED. <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD A LETTER HE <br />HAD RECEIVED FROM MAYOR CRAGG OF SEBASTIAN AS FOLLOWS; <br />0 CT 5 1977 <br />30 <br />