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ATTORNEY COLLINS REPORTED THAT HE WROTE TO SEVERAL COUNTIES REGARDING FLORIDA STATUTE 790.06, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON. HE CONTINUED THAT THE MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM BREVARD COUNTY AND ORANGE COUNTY HAS MERIT, AND SUGGESTED THAT HE BE AUTHORIZED TO PREPARE A DRAFT OF AN ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MATTER. HE NOTED THAT THE ORDINANCE FROM BREVARD COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BREVARD COUNTY, AND THE DECISION IS ON APPEAL TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO PREPARE A DRAFT OF THE SUBJECT MATERIAL WHICH WILL WITHHOLD THE LEGAL ATTACKS, AND ADVERTISE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON IMPLEMENTA- TION OF NEW PROCEDURES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON. ATTORNEY COLLINS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THESE ARE REGULATIONS JUST FOR CONCEALED FIREARMS, AND ANYTHING THAT IS NOT CONCEALED WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. HE CONTINUED THAT HE WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT NO FURTHER PERMITS BE ISSUED, INCLUDING THOSE PENDING,UNTIL THE ORDINANCE IS IMPELEMENTED. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER LYONS, THAT THE CLERK'S OFFICE BE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL RENEWALS FOR GUN PERMITS UNTIL THE COUNTY HAS ADOPTED A NEW ORDINANCE REGARDING THIS PROCEDURE. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ALONG THOSE LINES AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT IF AN EMERGENCY AROSE, THE MATTER COULD COME BEFORE THE BOARD. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ATTORNEY COLLINS NEXT DISCUSSED AMENDING AND ADVERTISING THE ENERGY CODE. SEP 51979 27 �ooK 4- PACE 4