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DRAFT Fellsmere being the proponent of that language, Mr. Nunemaker said they would not be bound to abandon the Agreement; they could opt out of it. He could offer as a substitute to the extent that any proposed Charter offers preemptory language; if the County wants to change its form of government that would be fine, but to the extent of usurping the Home Rule authority, municipalities should have every right to take leave of this Agreement and do what they think is in their best interest. Mayor Dunlop said they could all agree that if the State mandates it, they have no choice. He felt that they would cause Charter to go through if they walk away from this document while a Charter Commission is studying Charter or until it comes up to a vote. Commissioner O'Bryan re-emphasized that just because Charter goes in does not mean this Agreement goes away. He believed the focus should be, if the Charter tries to take away the Agreements in the ISBA, they have the right to walk away; but not because a Charter government is formed. Mayor Dunlop wants to get to the point where it is only if Charter tries to take over the provisions of the ISBA , and Commissioner O'Bryan suggested they write one section reflecting that and do away with the rest. Commissioner Wheeler, looking at subsection 1 (page 14) which reads, "... a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners or following the submission of a petition to the county commission signed by at least fifteen percent (15%) of the qualified electors of the county requiring that a charter commission be established, ...", and again at subsection 3 regarding the Legislature, argued that the Legislature nor 15% of the people in this County are parties to this Agreement, and he did not know how they could bind what they want to do with this Agreement. He also thought the language at 17 December 15, 2008 / Joint Workshop ISBA, Sebastian