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SEP 2 71979 BOOK 41. PA.A z COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THE COUNTY GETTING AWAY FROM VOLUNTEERS. - COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SAID THAT WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS SEPARATE THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PAID DEPARTMENTS. MR. WARD COMMENTED THAT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING SUPPORT FOR THE DISTRICTING THAT THE BOARD IS PROPOSING IF THEY CAN CONVINCE THE PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TREATED EQUITABLY. HE CONTINUED THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT A MILLAGE WHICH WOULD PRODUCE TWICE THEIR BUDGET IN THE ROSELAND AREA, AND THE PEOPLE ARE NOT SURE THEY ARE BEING TREATED EQUITABLY. MR. WARD AFFIRMED THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET THIS DISTRICTING APPROVED AND LESS IMPORTANT TO GET THE HIGHER MILLAGE FOR THE INTERIM PERIOD. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE ELSE WISHED TO BE HEARD. THERE WERE NONE. COMMISSIONER DEESON STATED THAT HE PERSONALLY DID NOT FEEL THAT THIS APPROACH WITH THE MILLAGE SET IS FAIR AND EQUITABLE TO EVERYBODY. HE CONTINUED THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE THE TAX BASE FIGURES FROM THE AREA TO SUPPORT SUCH A STATEMENT BUT THE NORTH COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ONLY RECEIVING 9% OF THE TOTAL COUNTY CONTRIBUTION; HE FELT THAT THEY ARE BEING ASKED TO SUPPORT MUCH MORE THAN 9% OF THE COUNTY'S CONTRIBUTION. COMMISSIONER LOY POINTED OUT THAT WHAT THROWS THE FIGURES OFF IS THAT THIS HAPPENED TO BE A YEAR WHEN THERE ARE NO MAJOR EQUIPMENT NEEDS, ONLY OPERATING EXPENSES. SHE CONTINUED THAT THE MILLAGE IS REALLY DOWN, SO IN A SENSE THEY ARE GOING TO PAY LESS FOR THE SERVICES THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR. COMMISSIONER LOY ALLUDED TO NEW REGULATIONS, THE DUAL TAXATION ISSUE, AND THE POTENTIAL LAWSUITS FROM THE MUNICIPALITIES, AND NOTED THAT THIS NEW MUNICIPAL FUND WAS RECOMMENDED TO US TO STAY OUT OF THOSE LAWSUITS. COMMIS- SIONER LOY NOTED THAT THE BOARD IS TRYING TO DO THE BEST IT CAN TO GET AROUND TO A TAXING DISTRICT IN THE NORTH END THAT WOULD ONLY TAX THAT DISTRICT FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS, AND THIS IS AN INTERIM STEP. Mf2 S