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CHAIRMAN WODTKE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING A MORATORIUM ON NEW SEWER AND WATER FRANCHISES AND EXPANDING OF ANY EXISTING SEWER AND WATER FRANCHISES HAS BEEN DRAFTED AND IS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON .DULY 5TH, THE CHAIRMAN ASKED ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF AN EXISTING FRANCHISE ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THE ORDINANCE WOULD NOT AFFECT THAT. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE BOARD STILL WOULD HAVE TO JUDGE WHETHER THE TRANSFER IS PROPER, BUT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE TRANSFER OF AN EXISTING FRANCHISE FROM ONE COMPANY TO ANOTHER WOULD AFFECT THE STATUS QUO BECAUSE THE FRANCHISE AREA WOULD REMAIN THE SAME. COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER QUESTIONED THE PHRASE "UNTIL.AN OVERALL.000NTY PLAN CAN BE DETERMINED" AND ASKED WHAT THAT MEANT EXACTLY. ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT THE ENGINEERS WILL BE COMING UP WITH SOME REPORTS PURSUANT TO DIRECTIONS GIVEN THEM BY THE BOARD AND A TIME PERIOD SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED WHICH WOULD COINCIDE IN SOME FASHION WITH THE REPORTS TO BE GIVEN BY THE ENGINEERS. COMMISSIONER LOY FELT THIS WHOLE PROGRAM IS ON SOMEWHAT OF AN EMERGENCY BASIS. SHE ASKED ENGINEER BEINDORF IF, IN HIS OPINION, SIX MONTHS WOULD BE A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD TO UPDATE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND DETERMINE WHERE WE ARE GOING ON OUR COUNTY SEWER AND WATER PLAN. ENGINEER BEINDORF FELT SIX MONTHS WOULD BE SATISFACTORY AS A MINIMUM TIME PERIOD. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT_POSSIBLY THERE SHOULD BE A PROVISION INCLUDED IN CASE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION ARISES IN ORDER TO GIVE THE BOARD SOME LATITUDE, I.E.., IF A BANKRUPTCY WERE DECLARED. ATTORNEY COLLINS POINTED OUT THAT THE ORDINANCE ALWAYS COULD BE AMENDED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS. AFTER FURTHER CONVERSATION, IT WAS AGREED THAT A TIME PERIOD COULD BE ESTABLISHED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. ENGINEER BEINDORF AND'TOM TESSIER OF GERAGHTY & HILLER REPORTED ON THE AWARDING OF THE BIDS FOR THE WELLS AT KIWANIS-HOBART JUN 211978 253 5 r36