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f <br />COUNCILMAN GREGG STATED THAT THE CITY HAD HOPED THEY WOULD <br />HEAR FROM THE COUNTY ON THIS MATTER PRIOR TO FINALIZING THEIR BUDGET, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT HE HAD TALKED TO MAYOR SCURLOCK <br />ABOUT THIS MATTER AFTER RECEIVTNG HIS LETTER OF JULY 12TH AND <br />EXPLAINED OUR POSITION, HE CONTINUED THAT MAYOR SCURLOCK TOLD HIM <br />HE UNDERSTOOD THE COUNTY'S POSITION AND THAT A LETTER WAS NOT NECESSARY. <br />COUNCILMAN GREGG INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE CITY IS REQUESTING <br />.THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING COUNTYWIDE, <br />PRIMARILY FOR STRAY ANIMALS, <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT AS HE TOLD PAYOR SCURLOCK, THE <br />SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT CAN ENFORCE STATE. LAWS, BUT NOT MUNICIPAL LAWS, <br />AND THE COUNTY IS WILLING TO ENFORCE WHATEVER THE STATE STATUTES SET OUT, <br />COUNCILMAN GREGG NOTED THAT CITY ATTORNEY PALMER FEELS THAT <br />THE CITY COULD DEPUTIZE COUNTY OFFICERS TO ENFORCE THE CITY REGULATIONS <br />AND HE ASKED IF THEY COULD MOVE FORWARD ON THIS, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT BACK IN 1953 THE.000NTY PASSED <br />A SPECIAL ACT, AND HE FELT POSSIBLY THE SPECIAL ACT COUPLED WITH STATE <br />LAW MIGHT PROVE SUFFICIENT. <br />MR. GREGG ASKED IF THIS MEANS THAT THE COUNTY CAN ENFORCE <br />CITY ORDINANCES, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS SAID THAT IT DOES NOT; IT JUST <br />MEANS.THAT THERE MAY BE LEGISLATION AVAILABLE TO COVER THE GENERAL AREAS. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF MR. GREGG IS INDICATING THAT THE <br />CITY OF VERO BEACH WOULD BE SATISFIED WITH ANY DEGREE OF SERVICE THAT <br />COULD BE PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY. <br />MR. GREGG STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SAYING THAT AT ALL. THE <br />MAYOR IS SUGGESTING THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE TIME OF THE ANIMAL <br />WARDEN BE SPENT IN THE CITY IN RELATION -TO THE AMOUNT OF TAXES PAID <br />BY THE CITY TO THE COUNTY. THE MAIN'PROBLEM-IS STRAY DOGS RUNNING <br />LOOSE, AND THIS IS MAINLY WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HANDLED. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THE CITY WILL BE WILLING TO HAVE <br />o - - <br />THE COUNTY ANIMAL WARDEN RENDER THE SERVICES ACCORDING TO STATE <br />STATUTE, KNOWING THAT THERE WILL BE NO LEASH LAW IN THE CITY OF <br />VERO BEACH. <br />35 <br />BOOK 36' PACE 2 <br />SEP. 2 0 197 ' <br />