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9 <br />:t <br />u <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO AUTHORIZE <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE BELOW A CERTAIN PRICE, WHICH HE FELT <br />WOULD GIVE HIM SOME FLEXIBILITY. <br />THE ATTORNEY FELT THE BOARD COULD GIVE HIM THAT AUTHORITY. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED, ESPECIALLY IF <br />THE SUPPLY SHOULD GET LOW. COMMISSIONER LYONS SUGGESTED GETTING A <br />LARGER TANK, AND ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON EXPLAINED THAT WE HAVE <br />A 1,000 GALLON TANK AND JUST ADD 400 GALLONS AT A TIME TO KEEP IT TOPPED <br />OFF. HE NOTED THAT THEY ARE NOW PUTTING IN A LOW LEAD TANK AND SUGGESTED <br />GETTING BIDS ON LOW LEAD AND DIESEL FUEL AT THE SAME TIME. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT WHEN YOU ACCEPT ONE BID, YOU AUTOMATICALLY <br />REJECT THE OTHERS. HE SUGGESTED THAT IT COULD BE MADE PART OF THE <br />SPECIFICATIONS THAT THE PRICE CANNOT BE CHANGED WITHOUT THIRTY DAYS <br />NOTICE. <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER LYONS TO AUTHORIZE THE ADMIN- <br />ISTRATOR TO BID FOR DIESEL AND LOW LEAD FUEL, WITH THE PROVISION THAT THE <br />PRICE CANNOT BE CHANGED WITHOUT THIRTY DAYS NOTICE. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON BEING ABLE TO LOOK FOR A CHEAPER SOURCE <br />UPON NOTICE OF ESCALATION, AND THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS INVOLVED WITH <br />ESCALATION OF PRICES. MR. NELSON FELT THE ESCALATION CLAUSE IS FEDERALLY <br />CONTROLLED. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND <br />CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. <br />ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR NELSON REQUESTED THAT AN EMERGENCY <br />ITEM BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA REGARDING THE RESIGNATION OF ALFRED WEBBER. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ADDING THE EMERGENCY ITEM REQUESTED <br />BY THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR TO TODAY'S AGENDA. <br />MR: NELSON REPORTED THAT MR. WEBBER, THE COUNTY'S INVENTORY <br />CONTROL AGENT, IS RESIGNING BECAUSE OF HEALTH REASONS. MR. NELSON <br />INFORMED THE BOARD THAT AT THE PRESENT TIME, MR, WEBBER WORKS FOR THE <br />CLERK, BUT THE CLERK WOULD NOT OBJECT TO TRANSFERRING THIS RESPONSIBILITY <br />TO THE ADMINISTRATORS OFFICE. THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR REPORTED THAT <br />DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAR THE COUNTY SPENT OVER $400,000 FOR SUPPLIES, <br />DEC 20 1978 <br />70 <br />I'B �'�y�,ti, 252 <br />I <br />