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ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LOY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY SET THE CLOSING TIME AT 10:00 A.M. ON <br />DECEMBER 15, 1978 AT ATTORNEY COLLINS' OFFICE; AND AUTHORIZED THE <br />CHAIRMAN AND ANY NECESSARY COUNTY OFFICIALS TO SIGN ANY DOCUMENTS <br />NEEDED TO EFFECTUATE THE PURCHASE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT WE WILL BE VOIDING MID -FLORIDA'S <br />FRANCHISE AFTER THE PURCHASE AND WILL HAVE TO ESTABLISH A RATE ORDINANCE <br />FOR THAT AREA. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE APPROPRIATE NOTICE HAS <br />BEEN PUBLISHED FOR A HEARING ON DECEMBER 20TH, AND THE RATES ADVERTISED <br />ARE THE SAME AS THOSE THAT EXIST IN THE.PRESENT FRANCHISE, THOUGH SOME <br />PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR ADJUSTMENTS ON SERVICE CHARGES AND CONNECTION <br />FEES. HE FELT SOME.CHANGES IN THE RATES MAY HAVE TO BE MADE DOWN THE <br />LINE, PARTICULARLY FOR THE HEAVY USERS, <br />COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THERE IS A MORATORIUM ON THIS TYPE <br />OF ACTIVITY. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THIS WOULD BE VIEWED AS A TRANSFER OF <br />A FRANCHISE AND FURTHER NOTED THAT A MORATORIUM WOULD NOT APPLY TO A <br />COUNTY ACTION. <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMIS- <br />SIONER LOY, TO GRANT RETROACTIVE APPROVAL OF THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE <br />OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TRANSFER OF THE MID -FLORIDA FRANCHISE TO THE COUNTY <br />TO BE HELD AT 11:00 O'CLOCK A.M. DECEMBER 20, 1978. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT HAVING A PUBLIC <br />' HEARING OF THIS TYPE SO CLOSE TO THE HOLIDAYS. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT WE MUST HAVE AUTHORIZATION <br />TO CHARGE A FEE AND NOTED THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW UNKNOWNS THAT MUST <br />BE ADDRESSED. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS POINTED OUT TO THE BOARD THAT THE PUBLICATION <br />DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY MAJOR INCREASES. IT ANTICIPATES THAT THE RATES <br />WILL STAY THE SAME, BUT LEAVES SOME ROOM FOR SOME MINOR CHANGES, <br />PARTICULARLY AS TO THE CONNECTION FEE. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO HOLDING THE PUBLIC HEARING <br />ON THE 20TH AS PUBLISHED, BUT MAKING IT CLEAR THAT THERE WILL BE NO <br />CHANGES FOR 30 DAYS OR SO. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AN <br />CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. <br />47 <br />DEC 6 197 <br />BOOK 8 eni. 47 <br />