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K <br />FINANCE OFFICER JACKSON REPORTED THAT WORKMEN'S COMPENSA- <br />TION IS BUDGETED AT AROUND $41,000. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT A BUDGET AMENDMENT WILL BE <br />NECESSARY AND DIRECTED THE FINANCE OFFICER TO PREPARE ONE FOR THE <br />NEXT MEETING. <br />MR.'ARDEN NOTED THAT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IF THE INSURANCE <br />AGENT COULD GIVE THE BOARD INPUT AT BUDGETTIME, AND THE BOARD AGREED, <br />MR. ARDEN THEN DISCUSSED A NEW COVERAGE THAT WOULD COVER <br />THE BOARD FOR ERRORS IN JUDGMENT. HE NOTED THAT THIS WOULD PROTECT <br />THE BOARD FOR ERRORS FOR WHICH THEY COULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND <br />STATED THE POLICY PAYS THE COST OF LEGAL DEFENSE AND ALSO ANY JUDG- <br />MENT AGAINST THEM. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS AGREED THAT THE COUNTY'S SOVEREIGN IM- <br />MUNITY HAS LIMITATIONS AND FELT THE -TREND IS TO JOIN INDIVIDUALS AND <br />PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN LAWSUITS. HE FELT THE COST IS MINIMAL. <br />MR. ARDEN INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD AND <br />HOSPITAL TRUSTEES CARRY THIS COVERAGE <br />THE BOARD AGREED THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MR. ARDEN WORK <br />UP`A PRESENTATION ON THIS FOR THEM TO CONSIDER. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD THE REQUEST OF <br />SOUTHERN BELL THAT THE COUNTY'S EASEMENT ACROSS AIRPORT PROPERTY BE <br />AMENDED FOR USE BY ALL PUBLIC UTILITIES. HE NOTED THAT AT THE MEET- <br />ING OF JULY 6, 1977, THE BOARD AGREED THAT WHILE THEY DID NOT WISH <br />TO RELINQUISH THEIR EASEMENT, THEY HAD NO OBJECTION TO SOUTHERN.BELL <br />HAVING A SEPARATE DOCUMENT ALLOWING THEM USE OF THIS SAME EASEMENT. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT -HE NOW HAS A DRAFT OF A DOCUMENT WHICH <br />HE FEELS IS SATIFACTORY TO THE CITY, THE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN BELL. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER ASKED IF EACH ONE CONCERNED HAS A <br />SEPARATE SEGMENT OF THE EASEMENT IN WHICH TO BUILD, AND THE ATTORNEY <br />SAID THAT ENGINEER BEINDORF HAS WORKED UP A PLAN FOR THIS. <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR AGREED THAT IT IS SATISFACTORILY WORKED <br />OUT. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SCHMUCKER, THE.BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN <br />BELL AND THE CITY OF VERO BEACH IN REGARD TO THE EASEMENT ACROSS AIR- <br />PORT PROPERTY AND.AUTHORIZED THE SIGNATURE OF THE CHAIRMANI <br />goo <br />3A"f 451 <br />