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u <br />P <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO LET THE CUSTOMERS <br />i <br />PAY THE TAP -IN FEE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME BUT DID NOT FEEL WE SHOULD <br />EXTEND IT ANY FURTHER THAN 12 MONTHS. HE FELT A QUESTIONNAIRE SHOULD <br />BE CIRCULATED TO DETERMINE THE METHOD OF PAYMENT DESIRED. THE CHAIRMAN <br />NOTED THAT THE FHA, BECAUSE OF THE RATE STRUCTURE, WILL NOT REQUIRE A <br />USER AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED, AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT MORE MONEY <br />• <br />IS AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NEXT REPORTED THAT THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT <br />TAX BOARD HELD ITS FIRST MEETING AND REACHED A UNANIMOUS DECISION TO <br />PUT THIS MATTER ON THE SEPTEMBER BALLOT BECAUSE, IF IT PASSED, THE TAX, <br />WHICH BEGINS THE MONTH AFTER THE VOTE IS TAKEN, WOULD BE IN ACCORD <br />WITH THE COUNTY'S FISCAL PERIOD. HE STATED THAT THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED <br />A BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WHICH WILL WORK ON HOW THE MONEY IS TO <br />BE UTILIZED. THIS COMMITTEE IS REQUESTING THAT ANY ORGANIZATIONS <br />WITH PROJECTS THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR FUNDING CONTACT THEM AND STATE <br />IN DETAIL WHAT THE USE WOULD BE AND THE AMOUNT INVOLVED SO THEY CAN <br />DETERMINE PRIORITIES. THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK <br />A COMMISSIONER TO WORK WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND SEE WHAT -WE <br />CAN COME UP WITH THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR THIS FUNDING. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS AGREED THAT IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE COUNTY <br />COME UP WITH A PLAN NOW IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE PATTERN IN FUTURE <br />YEARS. IT WAS FELT THAT ANY OF THE COUNTY PARKS WOULD (QUALIFY UNDER <br />THIS PROGRAM. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE INTERGOVERN- <br />MENTAL COORDINATOR HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THE TITLE IW FUNDS FOR <br />THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS THIS YEAR AND HAS MANAGED TO CONTACT ALL OF THEM. <br />HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT COORDINATOR THOMAS HAS BEEN DISCUSSING THIS <br />WITH THE FORESTRY SERVICE, AND THEY SEEM TO THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO <br />GET $1,000 PER DEPARTMENT INSTEAD OF ADDING THEM UP AND TAKING THE <br />PERCENTAGE. THIS WOULD BE A TOTAL OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000, AND, OF <br />COURSE, WOULD REQUIRE A LOCAL MATCH OF $5,000.00. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT <br />POINTED OUT THAT ACTUALLY IT IS A MATTER OF PAY IT NOW OR PAY IT LATER, <br />AND WHATEVER WE CAN GET UNDER THIS PROGRAM, WE DON'T HAVE TO DUPLICATE <br />AT BUDGETTIME. THE BOARD AGREED WITH HIS THINKING. <br />79 <br />BOOK 4 PAu 394 <br />