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EXISTING WATER AND SEWER FRANCHISES. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER AGREED THAT THE ATTORNEY SHOULD PREPARE SUCH AN ORDINANCE, BUT DID NOT FEEL IT SHOULD BE ADVERTISED UNTIL THE BOARD CAN REVIEW IT. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT THIS WOULD ADD ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT HE COULD HAVE THE ORDINANCE READY FOR REVIEW BY THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH WOULD BE WELL AHEAD OF'THE PUBLIC HEARING. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT HE WOULD STILL PREFER TO SEE IT BEFORE IT IS ADVERTISED. DISCUSSION AROSE ABOUT TRANSFER OF A FRANCHISE, AND' ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THAT TRANSFER OF AN EXISTING FRANCHISE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD, AND ALSO NOTED THAT THE BOARD WOULD NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO STOP ANY EXPANSION WITHIN A GIVEN FRANCHISE AREA. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER ASKED IF WE ARE GOING TO STOP EVERYTHING UNTIL WE MAKE PLANS FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY, AND COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT ALL THIS WILL STOP IS CREATING NEW FRANCHISE AREAS AND ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING FRANCHISE AREAS. COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT WE HAVE NEVER PUT MORATORIUMS ON ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER STATED THAT HE STILL WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT THE BOARD NOT PROCEED WITH ADVERTISING SUCH AN ORDINANCE UNTIL WE WORK OUT MORE DETAILS. HE NOTED THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A COUNTY WATER SYSTEM FOR TEN YEARS AND QUESTIONED WHETHER WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS ACTION TODAY. CHAIRMAN VIODTKE POINTED OUT THAT IT WOULD BE FOUR WEEKS BEFORE A HEARING COULD BE HELD, AND IN THE MEANTIME THIS ORDINANCE CAN BE DRAFTED AND WE CAN REVIEW IT AND COMMENT ON IT, THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER VOTED IN OPPOSITION. THE MOTION CARRIED. THE HOUR OF 9:30 O'CLOCK A.M. HAVING.PASSED, THE DEPUTY CLERK READ THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WITH PROOF OF PUBLICATION ATTACHED, TO -WIT: 7 _ �c,% 35 PAGE 5,3"