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THE BOARD THEN ADJOURNED AT 12:05 O'CLOCK P.M. FOR LUNCH AND RECONVENED AT 1:35 O'CLOCK P.M, WITH THE SAME MEMBERS PRESENT. ADMINISTRATOR .JENNINGS NEXT DISCUSSED THE RESUME OF HERCULES KONTOULAS WITH THE BOARD AND STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE.TO HIRE HIM AS THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE RENOVATING AND RECON- STRUCTION WORK TO BE DONE ON THE HOSPITAL. HE NOTED THAT THOUGH WE HAVE OUR CONSULTING ENGINEERS, HE FELT WE SHOULD HAVE OUR OWN REPRESENTATIVE TO BE A DIRECT LIAISON BETWEEN THE CONSULTANTS AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT. MR. KENNINGS STATED THAT SEVERAL MEN HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED BUT THAT HE WAS VERY MUCH IMPRESSED WITH MR, KONTOULAS, WHO HAS DONE THE SAME TYPE OF WORK FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT MR. KONTOULAS HAS AGREED TO BE ON THE JOB ALL THE TIME THAT THE WORK IS IN PROGRESS, EVEN IF IT REQUIRES WORKING ON SATUR- DAYS, SUNDAYS OR AT NIGHT. THE ADMINISTRATOR CONTINUED THAT A SALARY OF $17,000 FOR A YEAR ON A CONTRACTURAL BASIS WAS DISCUSSED, AND THIS COULD BE EXTENDED MONTHLY IF DESIRED, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EARNED RAISE TO $15,000 AFTER A YEAR. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS NOTED THAT THE ONLY THINGS THE COUNTY WOULD FURNISH WOULD BE STATIONERY, AND SOME OFFICE SPACE ON THE PROJECT AND HE FELT ANY SECRETARIAL WORK MR. KONTOULAS MIGHT REQUIRE COULD BE DONE OUT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE. DISCUSSION ENSUED ABOUT THE TIMING FOR HIRING A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE, AND COMMISSIONER SIEBERT POINTED OUT THAT WE MAY BE MORE THAN A MONTH AWAY FROM GETTING INTO THE DESIGN PHASE, THE ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT HE WOULD PREFER TO GET SOMEONE ON BOARD AHEAD OF TIME ON A JOB OF THIS SIZE, AND CHAIRMAN WODTKE AGREED, NOTING THAT SOMEONE SUCH AS MR. KONTOULAS COULD BE HELPFUL IN ASSISTING THE BOARD MAKE SOME DESIGN DECISIONS. HE POINTED OUT THAT A'GREAT DEAL DEPENDS ON WHAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DECIDES. COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT WE SHOULD GET A TENTATIVE DESIGN NOT INCLUDING THE SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER AS AN ALTERNATIVE. HE STATED THE COUNTY'S NEEDS SHOULD BE DEALT WITH FIRST AND THEN SEE WHAT IS LEFT, THE CHAIRMAN STATED THE CONSULTANTS HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DO THIS. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT FELT COMMISSIONER.LOY'S SUGGESTION ABOUT TAKING. ONE WING OF THE HOSPITAL AND TELLING THE SCHOOL BOARD WHAT IT 26 JAN 24 1979