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CONTROL PROBLEM. THE CITY CLAIMS THE COUNTY WON'T HANDLE THE PROBLEM <br />WHEN THEY ARE ASKED TO AND HE HAS RUN INTO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE <br />THIS COMPLAINT. COMMISSIONER LYONS DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM <br />REALLY IS, BUT FELT THAT PART OF IT LIES IN BRINGING THE LAWS TOGETHER, <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS AGREED THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM. HE ALSO <br />FELT THAT THE BIG PROBLEM IS GETTING WHATEVER THE CONFLICT IS THAT <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS MENTIONED STRAIGHTENED OUT. IT APPEARS THAT SHERIFF <br />SAM .JOYCE AND POLICE CHIEF SAM MCCALL TELL SEPARATE STORIES, AND HE <br />FELT WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A CHANGE IN ORDINANCES. THE CITY IS PERFECTLY <br />WILLING TO REVISE ITS ORDINANCE SO THERE IS NO PROBLEM AS TO THEIR <br />CALLING FOR ANY DIFFERENT LEVEL OF CONTROL. ATTORNEY COLLINS CONTINUED <br />THAT THE SHERIFF PRESENTLY HAS AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE MOST OF THE COUNTY <br />ORDINANCE IN THE MUNICIPALITIES, BUT THERE IS THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING <br />THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE THE SAME AS THE COUNTY'S SO THERE IS NO CONFLICT <br />AND NO REASON TO BLAME THE ORDINANCE FOR ANY OF THE CONFLICTING OFFICIALS. <br />THE ATTORNEY WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO BE SATIS- <br />FIED WITH THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THE COUNTY IS PROVIDING, BUT HE DID FEEL <br />THE POINT BROUGHT BY,COMMISSIONER LYONS HAS SOME VALIDITY. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT THE CITY HAS NO ANIMAL CONTROL <br />ORDINANCE,AT THE PRESENT TIME THAT IS BEING ENFORCED, AND HE FEELS THEY <br />SHOULD GET ON BOARD WITH THE COUNTY. IF THE CITIZENS FEEL THERE SHOULD <br />BE A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ENFORCEMENT, THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE. <br />' COMMISSIONER LOY FELT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CITY OF VERO <br />BEACH DOES NOT REALIZE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ANIMAL CONTROL AS DEFINED <br />BY THE CITY OF VERO BEACH. THE SHERIFF CAN RESPOND TO A NUISANCE CALL, <br />BUT IF IT IS AN ANIMAL JUST RUNNING AROUND NOT ON A LEASH, THAT IS SOME- <br />THING THE COUNTY CAN'T HANDLE. APPARENTLY THE CITY JUST TELLS THE <br />CITIZENS THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ORDINANCE AND REFERS IT TO THE COUNTY. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS AGREED THERE IS A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED, BUT <br />FELT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE CONSOLIDATE OUR ORDINANCES. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT IF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH IS NOT <br />GOING TO ENFORCE ANIMAL CONTROL AT ALL, THERE IS NO REASON FOR THEM <br />HAVING AN ORDINANCE AT ALL. IF THE COUNTY -ORDINANCES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT <br />71 <br />JUN 61979 BOOK 40 PAcF446 <br />