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1 <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT THE PROPOSED LEASE IS CERTAINLY <br />NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HIM BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THE TOWN OF INDIAN RIVER SHORES <br />TO SELL A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT THE COUNTY MAY POSSIBLY UTILIZE AT <br />SOME PERIOD OF TIME. HE FELT THE TOWN SHOULD JUST LEASE THE TRUCK TO <br />THE CITY ON AN ANNUAL BAS -IB AND STATE THAT AT THE TIME THE TOWN HAS THE <br />RIGHT TO DISPOSE OF THE`EQUIPMENT,..THEY WILL APPLY THE LEASE PAYMENTS <br />TO THE COST OF THE TRUCK. IN THAT MANNER THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE USE <br />OF THE TRUCK, AND THE COUNTY WOULD NOT GIVE UP THEIR RIGHTS. <br />CHAIRMAN 14ODTKE AGREED THAT HE DOES NOT WANT TO APPROVE ANY <br />CONTRACT THAT WILL TAKE AWAY A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WE MIGHT EVENTUALLY <br />NEED FOR A COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION 'SYS*-'* o - <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THERE IS NO SENSE IN HAVING -THE <br />EQUIPMENT LYING UP THERE AND NOT BEING USED FOR FIRE PROTECTION AT THE <br />PRESENT TIME. HE FELT THERE MUST BE A WAY TO WORK THIS OUT. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT WE ADVISED THE TOWN OF INDIAN <br />RIVER SHORES THAT THE COUNTY HAD NO OBJECTION TO ALLOWING THE CITY TO <br />USE THAT TRUCK, AND COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FURTHER NOTED THAT UNDER THE <br />PROPOSED -LEASE, THE TOWN WOULD GET THEIR EQUITY BACK AND THE COUNTY <br />WOULD GET NOTHING. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TOWN LEASING <br />TO THE CITY IF THE COUNTY DOESN'T LOSE THEIR OPTION AND STATED HE WOULD <br />HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THEIR ENTERING INTO A SHORT TERM LEASE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE FURTHER NOTED THAT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PAID FOR <br />ONCE, -AND QUESTIONED WHY SHOULD ONE MUNICIPALITY PAY ANOTHER? <br />COMMISSIONER LOY AGREED THAT THE CITY NEEDS A PUMPER AND COULD <br />NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE TOWN SHOULD CHARGE THEM ANYTHING. SHE DISCUSSED <br />USE OF THE TRUCK ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THIS MUST <br />BE ALLOWED, BUT THE EQUIPMENT IS NOT HANDILY LOCATED IF IT REMAINS IN <br />INDIAN RIVER SHORES. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE HAS NO OBJECTION TO ANY <br />AGREEMENT THAT DOES NOT PASS TITLE. HE NOTED THAT WE ARE IN LITIGATION <br />ON THIS MATTER IN ANY EVENT, AND WE DO NOT WANT TO BE INCONSISTENT WITH <br />OUR POSITION. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SIEBERT,'THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN TO NOTIFY THE <br />136 <br />38 PAGa 136 <br />DEC 0 1978 h <br />