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_I DEC 51979 BOOK 42,,, FAGE220 ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THAT IN TERMS OF FUTURE GROWTH, THE COMMISSION WOULD BE MUCH BETTER OFF WITH A UNIFORM RATE STRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, BUT COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT YOU COULD HAVE A DIFFERENT TAX IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AS THEY ARE BEING DEVELOPED. DISCUSSION CONTINUED ON A UTILITY TAX, AND COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT WISH TO USE A FRONT FOOT ASSESSMENT AND ALSO DOES NOT LIKE THE UTILITY TAX, WHICH INVOLVES PUTTING A TAX ON OTHER PEOPLE'S FUNCTIONS. MR. ENG COMMENTED THAT IF THE RATES HAVE TO BE RAISED, THEY WILL HAVE TO GO UP ABOUT $3.53 PER MONTH. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH JUST INCREASING THE RATES SINCE THE TOTAL BILL WOULD BE THE SAME IN ANY EVENT)AND THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD STILL PAY THE SAME AMOUNT. CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT IF WE CAN GET ADDITIONAL CUSTOM- ERS, WE MAY NEVER HAVE TO IMPOSE THE UTILITY TAX, BUT FMHA MUST HAVE CONCRETE FIGURES. HE AGREED THAT HE WOULD JUST AS SOON SEE THE DEFICIT MADE UP IN THE RATE STRUCTURE BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SEE PUTTING A TAX ON ELECTRICITY, ETC, COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED IF THERE IS ANY DIFFICULTY IN HAVING TWO DIFFERENT RATES, AND MR. ENG STATED THERE WAS NOT FROM FMHA'S POINT OF VIEW. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF MR. ENG COULD WORK UP A NEW TABLE III WHICH WOULD GENERATE THE REQUIRED AMOUNT, AND COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED WHAT HE NEEDED TO GO TO FMHA WITH. MR. ENG STATED THAT HE NEEDS A MOTION TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT AND THEN TO PROCEED WITH THE APPLICATION BASF -D ON THIS DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED IF A MOTION STATING THAT THE COUNTY AGREES TO ADOPT A RATE SCHEDULE FOR THE SOUTH COUNTY WATER SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WILL GENERATE $677,276 YEARLY BASED ON THE ANALYSIS SHOWN IN THE REPORT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO TALK TO FMHA, AND MR. ENG STATED THAT IT WOULD.AND THAT HE COULD WORK UP A NEW RATE SCHEDULE TO BRING BACK LATER TODAY. CHAIRMAN WODTKE REQUESTED MR. ENG TO BRING, BACK A REVISED SCHEDULE THIS AFTERNOON.