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The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION, and by a 3-2 <br />vote (Commissioners Solari and Wheeler dissenting), the <br />Motion carried. <br />14. C. COMMISSIONER GARY C. WHEELER -NONE <br />14.D. COMMISIONER PETER D. O'BRYAN--NONE <br />14. E. COMMISSIONER BOB SOLARI-NONE <br />14. E.1. DISCUSSION OF MATTERS RELATING TO BUDGET <br />Commissioner Solari brought forth three items: (1) Fire Hydrant Maintenance costs; (2) <br />Annual Association Fees in the National Association of Counties (NACo) and Treasure Coast <br />Council of Local Governments (TCCLG); and (3) Recommended reduction to the number of <br />times committees on which Board Members serve, will meet in the next year. <br />1. Fire Hydrant Maintenance <br />Commissioner Solari recalled that Fellsmere's charges to the County for fire hydrant <br />maintenance had been brought to the Board before, when their charge had increased from $170 <br />to $225. Referring to the Fire Hydrant Fee History (copy on file), he provided background on <br />the charges presented by the Cities of Vero Beach and Fellsmere to the County, for their fire <br />hydrant maintenance. He observed that the County maintains its own hydrants at a cost of <br />$73.00, but the County's charge to the Cities had decreased from $67 to $61 per hydrant, less <br />than the County's cost. Commissioner Solari further pointed out that the County had capped the <br />charges to the Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) for the fire hydrant maintenance, at <br />$335,240. <br />Commissioner Solari mentioned that most utilities do not charge either the General Fund <br />or the MSTU the costs for maintaining the hydrants, they just have the utility customers pay. He <br />requested that the Board explore the option to take the cost out of the MSTU entirely, and <br />33 <br />June 2, 2009 <br />