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BETTER IF THEY HAVE A COMMITMENT BEFORE THEY START BECAUSE OTHERWISE SOME OF THE OFFICIALS WOULDN`T LET THEM IN THEIR DOORS. IIE SAID THEY WOULD EXPLAIN TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS WHAT THEY DO AND THE VALUE OF HAVING THIS DONE AS A GROUP, COMMISSIONER SIEBERT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS SEEN SOME OF THE WORK THIS FIRM HAS DONE, AND IT HAS BEEN VERY PROFESSIONAL. CHAIRMAN WODTKE QUESTIONED WHAT IT COST THE CITY TO HAVE THIS DONE, AND MR. PELLEGRINO STATED THAT IT 7IAS $J,099. !`IE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY PRICE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF DAYS THEY FEEL IT WILL TAKE, AND THE EXPENSES. MR. PELLEGRINO STATED THAT THEY TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR WORK, AND THOSE ON THE JOB WILL ALL BE SENIOR CONSULTANTS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THEY STAY WITH THE JOB EVEN AFTER THE FINAL PRODUCT AND COME BACK IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS EVEN FOR A YEAR OR TWO. THEY HAVE A GOOD STOCK PILE OF INFORMATION BASED ON STUDIES THEY HAVE DONE, COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF CONSTITUTIOt=JAL OFFICERS PARTICIPATED IN OTHER COUNTIES, A',lD 'IR. PELLEGRINO SAID IT WAS ABOUT 50-50. IN SOME COUNTIES, THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS HIRED THEM SEPARATELY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS MAY AGREE TO HAVE THE STUDY, BUT MAY NOT AGREE TO IMPLEMENT THE RESULTS. PSR. PELLEGRINO STATED THAT THE PRICE IN HIS PROPOSAL WOULD INCLUDE ALL THOSE WORKING FOR THE BOARD, PLUS THE CLERK, THE SHERIFF AND THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF WE ADDED FIFTY MORE PEOPLE, WHAT THE INCREASE WOULD BE, MR, PELLEGRINO STATED IF THEY DID THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME FIFTY IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER, AND HE DID NOT FEEL THERE WOULD BE ANY DIFFERENCE. COMMISSIONER LOY STATED THAT SHE CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONVINCE ALL TO GO ALONG AS SHE FELT IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO EVERYBODY, COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER INQUIRED HOW THEY CORRELATE ABILITY INTO THIS STUDY. NOV 1 1979 r ti s • 9