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COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER FELT THAT THERE ARE A GREAT MANY PEOPLE LOCATED ON THE PRESENT LINES THAT ARE NOT HOOKED ON TO THEM, AND ENGINEER BEINDORF AGREED THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY ABOUT 300 UNITS OF SOME SORT THAT COULD BE ADDED ONTO THE PRESENT SYSTEM. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT RETURNED THE DISCUSSION TO PAYMENT OF BILLS AND FELT THERE MUST BE EITHER A PENALTY OR A DISCOUNT OR SOME SORT OF INCENTIVE TO MAKE PEOPLE PAY THEIR BILLS ON TIME. HE NOTED THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH DOES NOT DISCONNECT SERVICE UNTIL A SECOND NOTICE AND FELT THE COUNTY SHOULD FOLLOW THIS SAME POLICY. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED ABOUT A RECONNECTION FEE, AND ENGINEER BEINDORF SAID HE FELT IT SHOULD BE $20.00. VICTOR'HART ASKED IF THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT $20.00 TO LOCK THE METER OR TO TAKE THE METER OUT. BY A RECONNECTION FEE. HE WAS NOT CLEAR WHAT THEY MEANT COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT IF WATER SERVICE IS TURNED OFF FOR NON-PAYMENT OF THE BILL, IT WILL COST $20.00 TO HAVE IT TURNED BACK ON. MR. HART FELT SUCH A CHARGE WAS WAY OUT OF LINE AND STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW OF ANOTHER UTILITY SYSTEM IN THE STATE THAT CHARGED THIS MUCH. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH CHARGES EVEN MORE, AND ALSO THAT THERE WOULD BE THREE TRIPS INVOLVED WITH GIVING NOTICE, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE METER. DELORES ANDERSON ASKED IF A LATE FEE WOULD BE ON THE WATER AND SEWER SEPARATELY OR ON THE TOTAL BILL AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE ON THE TOTAL BILL. ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THE MAIN ISSUE IS WHETHER HOOK UP SHOULD BE MANDATORY, AND COMMISSIONER DEESON SUGGESTED THAT THE BOARD ASK THOSE PRESENT TO INDICATE THEIR FEELINGS WITH A SHOW OF HANDS. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED HOW MANY PRESENT WERE IN FAVOR OF .MANDATORY HOOK UP, AND THE MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT RAISED THEIR HANDS, A LADY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO RAISED HER HAND IN OPPOSITION STATED THAT SHE FELT THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA SHOULD FIRST BE GIVEN A CHANCE AND THEN THE BOARD SHOULD MAKE IT MANDATORY IF THEY HAD TO. 108 Boon 35 PAGr 218 JUN 2 11978