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THEN IT MUST GO TO A SPECIAL REFERENDUM VOTE. HE THEN NOTED THAT PAT FLOOD, GROVER FLETCHER AND HARRY WHITAKER, WHO WORKED ON THE CREATION OF THE FIRE DISTRICT, WERE PRESENT TODAY. TO SPEAK. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY ONE PRESENT WHO WISHED PAT FLOOD, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, APPROACHED THE BOARD AND STATED THAT AT THEIR PUBLIC HEARING THE NIGHT BEFORE, THE CITIZENS FELT THIS FIRE DISTRICT WILL BE A BENEFIT, AND FELT THAT CHAIRMAN SIEBERT, COMMISSIONER DEESON AND ATTORNEY COLLINS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. HE THEN INQUIRED ABOUT AN ITEM IN SECTION 21-36 CONCERNING A PREPARED BUDGET. ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THERE IS AN OBLIGATION OF THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BUDGET. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS INTERJECTED THAT HE AND FINANCE OFFICER BARTON WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM IN THIS RESPECT. GROVER FLETCHER, OF ROSELAND, CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND COMMENTED THAT HE WAS -ON THE STUDY GROUP THAT LOOKED OVER THE FEASIBILITY OF SETTING UP THE FIRE DISTRICT. HE FELT THAT THE BOARD SERVED AS A GUIDE IN PROVIDING THIS INSTRUMENT, WHICH WILL HELP THEM MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE BY RETAINING THEIR BUILDINGS. HE THEN RECOMMENDED HAVING AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND CHIEF, TO INSURE THAT A LIAISON WOULD BE PRESENT FOR VARIOUS POLICY-MAKING MEETINGS. MR. FLETCHER RECOMMENDED THAT THE STUDY GROUP STAY TOGETHER A WHILE TO HELP SET UP PROCEDURES OF THE FIRE DISTRICT. COMMISSIONER LOY AGREED THAT AN ADVISORY GROUP WOULD BE HELPFUL IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE THREE BUDGETS BEFORE EVER BEING BROUGHT TO A HEARING; IT HAS MERIT, AND WOULD GIVE REPRESENTATION FOR EACH GROUP. HARRY WHITAKER, OF FELLSMERE, THEN THANKED THE BOARD FOR THEIR HELP IN THIS FIRE DISTRICT. HE THEN SUGGESTED REWORDING A PORTION OF -SECTION 21-36 TO SAY THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS WOULD FEB 61980 31 B10X PAGg 6