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HE NOTED THERE IS SOME CONSIDERATION ABOUT WHO IS GOING TO BILL AND WHO IS GOING TO COLLECT, AND POINTED OUT THAT IF MID -FLORIDA IS GOING TO SEND US THE DECEMBER 15TH BILLS TO COLLECT AND PROCESS, WE ONLY HAVE 30 DAYS. HOWEVER, IF THEY ARE GOING TO DO THE COLLECTING AND WE ARE GOING TO GENERATE AND SEND OUT THE JANUARY BILLS, WE HAVE 60 DAYS. MR1 BARTON FELT WITH HIS DEPARTMENT WORKING SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS TO GET THE BILLING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED AND TESTED, THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY BE READY BY .JANUARY 10TH IF THE METER READINGS CAME IN. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THE ATTORNEY FELT WE COULD ARRANGE FOR MID -FLORIDA TO BILL ON DECEMBER 15TH SO WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER THIRTY DAYS, WHICH ARE VERY MUCH NEEDED, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE BOARD COULD STRUCTURE THE AGREEMENT WITH MID -FLORIDA ANY WAY THEY WISHED, AND ALSO NOTED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THE COUNTY SHOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THE UNPAID BALANCES, BUT SHOULD START OUT FRESH. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD MAKE THIS CHANGE IN THE AGREEMENT. DISCUSSION CONTINUED IN REGARD TO.UTILITY BILLING AND THE POSSIBILITY OF VETROL TECHNICAL DOING THIS ON A ONE-SHOT BASIS. IT WAS FELT, HOWEVER, THAT IT WOULD ENTAIL A DUPLICATION OF EFFORT TO PUT THIS INFORMATION ON THEIR MACHINES AND THEN BACK ON OURS. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCE OFFICER AS OUTLINED IN HIS MEMO OF NOVEMBER 6TH IN REGARD TO DATA PROCESSING; ESTABLISHING ITEMS A AND B AS NECESSITIES, THE REMAINING ITEMS TO BE ON A PRIORITY BASIS; ESTABLISHING A BUDGET OF $30,000; AND APPROVING A BUDGET AMENDMENT TRANSFERRING $30,000 FROM RESERVE TO CONTINGENCY, AS FOLLOWS: CREDIT DEBIT RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES 01-9990-701.00 $30,000 SALARIES 01-2551-102.00 $12,550 RETIREMENT AND FICA 01-2551-105.00 $ 1,902 GROUP INSURANCE 01=2551-106.00 $ 505 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION 01-2551-107.00 $ 43 EXPENSES 01-2551-302.00 $15,000 74 OV 151979