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a RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND MUST -HAVE THE TRAINING CALLED FOR IN SECTION 6. ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS POINTED OUT THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE UNDER THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT BUT WAS THINK- ING OF SOMEBODY FROM ROAD AND BRIDGE OR ZONING. THE ATTORNEY FELT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO TRANSFER SOME PEOPLE INTO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. DISCUSSION CONTINUED AS TO VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES. WILLIAM KOOLAGE OF 815 26TH AVENUE ASKED IF THIS IS THE ONLY PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON THIS MATTER AS HE DID NOT FEEL THAT ALL THE DETAILS HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT SUFFICIENTLY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT PASS- ING AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSE WE WANT AND FELT IT WOULD CREATE HAVOC TO TRANSFER A LOT OF PEOPLE INTO A NEW DEPART- MENT. ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT HE CAN CHANGE THE ORDINANCE SO IT WILL PROVIDE FOR ONE OR MORE LITTER OFFICERS, AND HOW IT IS STAFFED WILL BE UP TO THE BOARD. CHAIRMAN WODTKE AGREED THAT THE ORDINANCE SHOULD BE CHANGED SO IT ISN `T RESTRICTED TO APPOINTING ONE LITTER ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. ED TRENT ASKED IF THE SHERIFF COULD NOT DEPUTIZE SOME OF THESE EMPLOYEES, AND COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT HE COULD NOT UNLESS THEY HAD SPECIAL TRAINING. SHE CONTINUED THAT WE MUST GIVE THE ADMINISTRATOR A VEHICLE TQ WORK WITH. THE ADMINISTRATOR POINTED OUT THAT WE ARE GOING TO HIRE A NEW EMPLOYEE AND WE HAVE A HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH MAKES TWO .TO START WITH. ...MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE No. 77-:2 INCLUDING THE INCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY AND EXPANDING THE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MORE THAN ONE LITTER ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT HE WOULD VOTE AGAINST IT, EVEN THOUGH HE KNOWS IT IS NEEDED, BECAUSE HE FEELS IT NEEDS MORE WORK. kv