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COMMISSIONER DEESON FELT THAT ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE <br />APPARENT TURMOIL IN THE CLERKS OFFICE AND THE LACK OF COOPERATION <br />BETWEEN EMPLOYEES OF THIS DEPARTMENT. COMMISSIONER DEESON REFERRED <br />SPECIFICALLY TO .JOE MATTHEWS AND THE TIGHT SCHEDULE.HE WAS ON TO <br />SET UP ACCOUNTS IN ORDER TO OPEN THE LANDFILL. HE POINTED OUT THAT <br />THE CLERK'S OFFICE KNEW PRIOR TO HIS TERMINATION THAT MR. MATTHEWS <br />WAS PRACTICALLY INDISPENSABLE FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND IT RESULTED IN <br />THE BOARD HAVING TO HIRE MR. MATTHEWS TO COMPLETE THAT JOB. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED FURTHER THAT WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM <br />WITH DATA PROCESSING, AND STATED THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE <br />STATUS WE HAVE NOW WITH A SECOND -IN -COMMAND IN CHARGE. ALSO THE <br />INFORMATION WE ARE GETTING IS NOT TIMELY. CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED <br />THAT AT THIS TIME, HE PERSONALLY FEELS THAT THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE <br />LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THE CLERK'S DEPARTMENT AND HER ABILITY TO <br />ASSURE THE BOARD OF PROPER TIMELY INFORMATION AND SERVICE SO WE <br />CAN ASSURE OUR'TAXPAYERS OF PROPER DECISIONS. HE CONTINUED THAT <br />HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CLERK IF SHE WILL DO ALL WITHIN HER POWER <br />TO ASSURE THE BOARD THAT WE WILL RECEIVE THE SERVICE THAT WE NEED <br />TO HAVE IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE SO WE CAN BETTER SERVE THE TAXPAYERS <br />OF THIS COUNTY, THE CHAIRMAN FELT WE NEED TO TAKE SOME DEFINITE <br />ACTION IN THE FORM OF A MOTION, PARTICULARLY IN LINE WITH THE REPORT <br />WE HAVE FROM HAMILTON & BAKER, AS HE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO NOTIFY <br />THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THAT WE HAVE TAKEN.THE PROPER STEPS TO <br />RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. HE NOTED THAT WE WILL HAVE TO HAVE A SEPA- <br />RATE OUTSIDE AUDIT OF THESE FUNDS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE YEAR, <br />AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BE SURE THAT WE WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE AND WILL <br />REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE. <br />-ONMOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED .THE CHAIRMAN, ON BEHALF OF THE <br />BOARD, TO NOTIFY THE CLERK IN WRITING THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR IMMEDI- <br />ATE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN T.0 CORRECT THE SITUATION ON THE <br />BOND COVENANTS FOR THE LANDFILL OPERATION, AND SOME OF THE OTHER <br />SPECIFIC ITEMS MENTIONED HERE.TODAY, AND TO ASK THE CLERK FOR AN <br />AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN BE ASSURED THIS SITUATION <br />WILL NOT CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE. <br />36 <br />nA <br />.BOOK 4% PAST 157 <br />'A <br />