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THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO'BE HEARD. <br />MARK SELL OF THE TODAY NEWSPAPER, ASKED FOR AN EXPLANATION <br />OF THE REASONS FOR DESIRING SUCH AN ORDINANCE. <br />ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS STATED THAT HIS REASON FOR REQUEST- <br />ING AN ORDINANCE OF THIS KIND IS TO ENABLE THE COUNTY TO APPOINT <br />SOMEONE WITH THE POWER TO ISSUE TICKETS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF LITTER LAWS. <br />HE NOTED THAT WHEN CHARGES ARE MADE FOR USE OF THE NEW LANDFILL, IT <br />MAY WELL BE THAT THE AMOUNT OF LITTER THAT`IS THROWN ABOUT WILL IN-.:_. <br />CREASE, AND HAVING A FULL TIME LITTER -ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITH THE <br />AUTHORITY TO ISSUE TICKETS SHOULD GREATLY REDUCE THE INCLINATION OF <br />PEOPLE TO THROW LITTER ON OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY, <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SUPPORTED THE ADMINISTRATOR'S VIEWS <br />AND FELT THE LITTER LAWS MUST BE STRICTLY ENFORCED AS WE CAN'T HAVE <br />PEOPLE DUMPING ALL OVER THE COUNTY. <br />MARK SELL ASKED IF THIS ORDINANCE WILL PROVIDE FOR ONLY <br />ONE FULL-TIME SALARIED STAFF EMPLOYEE. <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR STATED HE ENVISIONED MORE THAN ONE LITTER <br />ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AND HOPED THE ORDINANCE WOULD LET HIM APPOINT <br />AS MANY AS HE WANTED AND COULD PAY. <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED IN REGARD TO THE WORDING OF THE PROPOSED <br />ORDINANCE WHICH CALLS FOR AN OFFICER." <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER SUGGESTED THAT IN SECTION 4 IT STATE <br />THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHALL ESTABLISH STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES <br />uAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.". HE FELT THIS <br />SHOULD BE MADE CLEAR. <br />IN.DISCUSSION, THE BOARD GENERALLY FELT THIS WAS UNDERSTOOD. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS STATED THAT ANY POLICY SET UP WILL <br />BE DONE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BOARD AND BROUGHT BEFORE THEM. HE <br />ASKED THE ATTORNEY IF UNDER THIS ORDINANCE HE COULD TAKE SOME OF HIS <br />STAFF PEOPLE FROM THE ZONING DEPARTMENT AND DEPUTIZE THEM SO THEY <br />COULD ACT AS LITTER ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ALONG WITH THEIR OTHER DUTIES. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH TWO <br />LIMITATIONS - THE PERSON MUST BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PARKS AND <br />17 <br />f <br />IWOK <br />DEC 71977 ``� <br />