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Clerk's Note: The Chairman called for a recess at 10:48 a.m. and he reconvened the meeting <br />at 10:59 a.m. <br />9.A.4. AMENDMENT TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CODE SECTION 101— COUNTY <br />OFFICERS (LEGISLATIVE) <br />PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR HEARING IS ON FILE IN THE <br />OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br />Attorney Collins stated that about six weeks ago, the Board of County Commissioners had <br />decided to re -organize their support staff by eliminating the position of Executive Aide to the <br />Commission as a County officer, and to provide for Commissioner Assistants <br />Attorney Collins outlined the duties and terms of the Commissioner Assistants as provided in <br />Section 101.07 of the proposed Ordinance (Page 242 of the backup) and recapped Section 101.08 <br />(Page 242 of the backup) regarding Board -Employee relations. Commissioner Davis did not see <br />the necessity for the Ordinance to address the Commissioner Assistant positions. Commissioner <br />Flescher and Vice Chair Bowden agreed. Attorney Collins stated that the section referencing the <br />Commissioner Assistant position would be deleted, with the Human Resources department <br />handling the job description. <br />Vice Chair Bowden suggested making the Commissioner Assistant an "at will" employee. <br />Commissioner Wheeler opposed this designation, declaring that it could place an employee in an <br />unfair position of being involved in the politics of the Commissioner he/she is working for. <br />Commissioner Davis believed that the existing employees should receive protection, and that the <br />"at will" designation could be re-examined in the future. Vice Chair Bowden disagreed and <br />declared that the desired goal was professional service. Attorney Collins clarified that only the <br />new, and not the current employees, could be made "at will". <br />June 19, 2007 22 <br />