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Chairman Bowden invited Commissioner O'Bryan to bring back the latter item at <br />the next BCC meeting, since his comments were directed towards a separate issue. <br />Charles Wilson, 1936 19th Ave., advocated having the lobbyist registration <br />process. He detailed four points in support of establishing ex parte communications, which he <br />called P.A.I.N.: (1) Protection for the Commissioners; (2) Access for the public and for <br />businesses; (3) Input by the Commissioners, and (4) Needs of the community for information. <br />Doug Vitunac, Esquire, 756 Beachland Blvd, supported the registration process <br />for lobbyists. He felt that this item would provide transparency and would protect the Board <br />from any accidental communications. <br />Spencer Simmons, 118 43rd Avenue, saw no need for a lobbyist registry, and felt <br />that lobbyists tend to make things more difficult. <br />Penny Chandler, representing the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, <br />asked the Board for feedback on what they believed was the problem. She felt that a lobbyist <br />registrar would add one more layer of bureaucracy between the people and government. <br />A lengthy discussion ensued between the Commissioners and Attorney Collins <br />regarding what is considered "quasi judicial", what is considered "legislative", what procedures <br />are currently being used for discussing those matters, and the possibility of altering procedures <br />with a formal statutory process. <br />Joseph Paladin, President of Black Swan Consulting and President of Atlantic <br />Coast Construction and Development, opposed having the lobbyist registry, stating that a <br />registered lobbyist should have no more rights to the Commissioners or staff than any other <br />individual. <br />24 <br />March 11, 2008 <br />