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THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THEREUPON RECESSED AT 5:35 O'CLOCK P.M. AND RECONVENED AT 7:30 O'CLOCK P.M. WITH THE SAME MEMBERS PRESENT. CHAIRMAN WODTKE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCED THAT WE WILL NOW CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER ORDINANCE WHICH WAS RECESSED AT 11:15 THIS MORNING AND CONTINUED -UNTIL 7:30 P.M. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT IT IS HIS INTENT TO SEE WHICH WAY THE COMMISSION WANTS TO GO AND THEN TAILOR THE ORDINANCE ACCORDINGLY. CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT WE HAVE TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A RATE STRUCTURE FOR WATER AND SEWER FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY - NOT JUST FOR THE UDU AREA. ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THAT THIS IS APPROPRIATE AT THIS STAGE OF THE COUNTY'S DEVELOPMENT AND SAW NO REASON WHY THERE SHOULDN'T BE AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL APPLY UNIFORMLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT WE HAVE PRETTY SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SET DOWN BY FHA AS FAR AS THE RATES ARE CONCERNED BASED UPON THE PURCHASE OF THE WATER SYSTEM AND THE*REPAYMENT OF THE LOAN TO FHA; ALTHOUGH HE FELT WE WANT TO GET IN SOME DISCUSSION ON THE RATES, THAT FIRST WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE OVERALL GENERAL PROVISIONS IN REGARD TO CONNECTIONS FOR WATER AND FOR SEWER. ATTORNEY COLLINS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. THE ATTORNEY NOTED THAT THE ORDINANCE AS DRAFTED IS PERMISSIVE AND STATES A PERSON "MAY" HOOK UP TO THE SYSTEM. HE EXPLAINED THAT A PROPERTY OWNER HAVING HIS OWN WELLS MAY NOT HAVE TO HOOK UP TO CITY WATER, BUT IF THEY HOOK UP TO THE SEWER SYSTEM, ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THERE SHOULD BE A MANDATORY HOOK-UP TO CITY WATER, I.E.,.IF A PERSON HAS JUST WATER AND NO SEWER THERE WOULD BE -A CHOICE AS TO HOOKING UP TO CITY WATER. SECTION 2 AND 3. ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT THESE SECTIONS TALK IN TERMS OF A -MANDATORY HOOK UP FOR SEWER FOR ANYONE 97 J U N 21.1978 BOOK 35 Fmcr 20 7