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L-� <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO <br />HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO DEFEND A SUIT FILED AGAINST THE COUNTY BY MR. AND <br />MRS. TEAGUE. HE NOTED THAT THIS IS AN INJUNCTION TO PROHIBIT US FROM <br />ISSUING A BUILDING PERMIT. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO DEFEND THE COUNTY <br />IN THE PENDING LITIGATION, CASE No. 79-119 (TEAGUE VS. ZONING DIRECTOR <br />DEWEY WALKER). <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT DISCUSSED THE WORDING OF THE STATUTES ON <br />HOW A HOUSING AUTHORITY IS CREATED AND WONDERED IF WE SHOULD ASK FOR <br />A RULING FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON WHAT THE PROPER INTERPRETATION <br />OF THE STATUTES IS IN REGARD TO MAKING THE APPOINTMENTS TO A HOUSING <br />AUTHORITY. HE NOTED THAT IT DOES SAY IT IS SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE <br />OF THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE STATUTE SAYS THE GOVERNOR <br />WILL MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS. HE CONTINUED THAT COUNTIES WHO CREATE <br />HOUSING AUTHORITIES USE THE SAME PROCEDURE AS MUNICIPALITIES, AND THE <br />STATUTE DOES SAY THE MAYOR WILL MAKE APPOINTMENTS WITH APPRO-VAL OF THE <br />GOVERNING BODY, TALLAHASSEE, HOWEVER, INTERPRETS THE STATUTE TO MEAN <br />THAT THE NAMES ARE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, AND HE PICKS WHO HE WANTS. <br />THE ATTORNEY NOTED THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS FOLLOWED THE LIST SUBMITTED <br />IN EVERY CASE, EXCEPT IN LEE COUNTY, AND IN THAT CASE, A PETITION WAS <br />FILED. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THE ATTORNEY FELT.IT IS WORTH- <br />WHILE TO ASK FOR AN INTERPRETATION. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT HE IS NOT REALLY AS CONCERNED - <br />ABOUT THE GOVERNOR MAKING THE APPOINTMENTS AS HE WAS BECAUSE HE•FEELS <br />THE COMMISSION WILL HAVE THE COOPERATION OF THE GOVERNOR. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT'STATED THAT, IN ANY EVENT, HE WOULD LIKE <br />TO HAVE THE INTERPRETATION•CLARIFIED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND THE <br />ATTORNEY STATED THAT HE WILL PURSUE THIS. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO THE•PUBLIC HEARING ON A <br />SPECIAL ACT LIMITING THE POWERS OF A HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND ATTORNEY <br />COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS ADVERTISED A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING <br />BOOK 39 F'AGF 60 <br />