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_I BOOK 43 PacE 173 CHAIRMAN SIEBERT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD RECEZV-ED A LETTER FROM PETE NOEL, NEWS DIRECTOR OF WGYL RADIO STATION, IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST FOR THE HEATHKIT WEATHER INFORMATION CENTER. COMMISSIONER LYONS INQUIRED IF THERE IS ENOUGH IN.THE BUDGET FOR THESE PURCHASES, AND MR. NUZIE STATED THAT THERE IS. HE THEN WENT ON TO DISCUSS THE NEED FOR AN ENCODER SYSTEM, NOTING THAT IT TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO NOTIFY ALL THOSE WHO SHOULD BE ALERTED OF IMPENDING TORNADOS, ETC., AND HE PRESENTLY ONLY HAS HIS SECRETARY WHO HAS TO CALL ALL THOSE SET OUT ON THEIR PRIORITY LIST. AN ENCODER HAS ABOUT 50 OUTLETS AND THIS NOTIFICATION COULD BE SENT OUT TO ALL AT ONCE. MR. NUZIE EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD BEEN HOPING FOR MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE STATE FOR THIS PURPOSE, BUT THEY HAVEN IT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AND IF WE DO NOT HAVE MATCHING FUNDS IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, HE FELT WE MUST GET SUCH A SYSTEM ON OUR OWN, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF A BEEPER AND A HEATHKIT WEATHER COMPUTER KIT AS OUTLINED IN MR. NUZIE`S LETTER OF MARCH 13, 1980 AND APPROVED A BUDGET AMENDMENT ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR THIS PURCHASE AS FOLLOWS: ACCOUNT TITLE ACCOUNT N0. INCREASE DECREASE OTHER MACH. & EQUIPMENT 102-208-525-66.49 $400.00 RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES 102-199-584-99-91 $400.00 CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR NUZIE NEXT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE FELT IT WOULD BE VERY WORTHWHILE FOR THE PLANNING DIRECTOR TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE WITH HIM, NOTING THAT MUCH INFORMATION IS DISPENSED IN REGARD TO SETBACK LINES, ETC. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED OUT -OF -COUNTY TRAVEL FOR CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR NUZIE AND A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING STAFF TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE IN ORLANDO APRIL 23-25, 1980.