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w <br />ATTORNEY SHERMAN SMITH, .JR., CAME BEFORE THE BOARD REPRE- <br />SENTING FREDA WRIGHT, CLERK, AND STATED THAT SHE IS AWARE OF THE <br />-IMPORTANCE OF THIS SITUATION AND HAS RECEIVED COPY OF THE REPORT <br />FROM HAMILTON & BAKER. ATTORNEY SMITH FELT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL <br />TO GIVE SOME FURTHER BACKGROUND ON THIS MATTER, HE STATED THAT ON <br />DECEMBER 30, 1977, MRS. WRIGHT AS CLERK SIGNED A CONTRACT EMPLOYING <br />WILLIAM P. .JACKSON FOR ONE YEAR BEGINNING .JANUARY 1, 1978 AT AN <br />AGREED UPON SALARY. IN RETURN MR. .JACKSON AGREED TO PERFORM THE <br />REQUIRED SERVICES IN A COMPETENT MANNER AND WITH DUE PROFESSIONAL <br />CARE. ATTORNEY SMITH CONTINUED, THAT WITH THAT CONTRACT IN MIND, <br />MRS. WRIGHT CAME TO HIM AND INFORMED HIM THAT MR. .JACKSON'S SERVICES <br />WERE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH FAILURE TO PRODUCE WHAT THE BOARD WISHED <br />AT SEVERAL TIMES. ATTORNEY SMITH STATED THAT HE HAD A CONFERENCE <br />WITH MR. .JACKSON AND DISCUSSED THE SITUATION, AND IT WAS HIS UNDER- <br />STANDING THAT MR, .JACKSON WOULD NOT STAND ON HIS CONTRACT, BUT ASKED <br />FOR TIME TO GET -ANOTHER JOB, POSSIBLY A MONTH OR TWO. THIS TIME <br />HAS NOW LONG GONE. <br />ATTORNEY SMITH EXPLAINED THAT IT IS THE CLERK'S POSITION <br />THAT MR. .JACKSON WAS HIRED TO PERFORM ALL THE FUNCTIONS THE BOARD <br />HAS REFERRED TO, AND IF THE SERVICES BEING RENDERED IN THE GREAT <br />MAJORITY BY MR. .JACKSON WERE.NOT SATISFACTORY TO THE BOARD, THEN <br />THEY WERE NOT SATISFACTORY TO HER. ATTORNEY SMITH POINTED OUT THAT <br />ALL PUBLIC OFFICIALS NECESSARILY PERFORM THEIR DUTIES THROUGH <br />VARIOUS DEPUTIES. HE CONTINUED THAT WHEN MRS. WRIGHT ENTERED INTO <br />THE CONTRACT WITH MR. .JACKSON, SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS EMPLOYING A <br />COMPETENT PERSON TO CARRY OUT THESE DUTIES, HE COMMENTED THAT THEY <br />DID NOT WANT THIS AIRED IN PUBLIC, BUT APPARENTLY IT HAS TO BE. <br />ATTORNEY SMITH -STATED THAT THEY AGAIN CONTACTED MR. JACKSON, AND <br />HE INFORMED THEM THAT HE'HAS A CONTRACT AND IS NOT ABOUT TO GO. <br />ATTORNEY SMITH INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE CLERK IS GOING TO MAKE <br />A CHANGE AND WILL HIRE SOMEONE WHO WILL PERFORM SERVICES IN A <br />SATISFACTORY WAY. <br />EDWARD .JACKSON, ATTORNEY FOR WILLIAM .JACKSON, REQUESTED <br />THE BOARD'S PERMISSION TO SPEAK, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT HE -DOES NOT FEEL IT IS <br />NECESSARY. <br />37 <br />MAR 2 2 1978 . - .: �y <br />o BtIQK eJ4 f•'AGF 15 <br />