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XEROXES LETTERS SENT IN AND PUTS THEM ON A CLIPBOARD TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE PRESS. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER LOY THAT THE WHOLE PROCEEDING OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGS BE TAPE RECORDED ON THE BASIS THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC HAVE AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AS POSSIBLE OF WHAT OCCURS AT THESE MEETINGS; THE REPORTERS ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS FULL TIME, AND MANY IMPORTANT THINGS, THEREFORE, ARE NEVER COVERED. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME KIND OF ASSURANCE FROM THE PRESS THAT THEY WILL NOT DISRUPT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE .FAR LETTING THEM USE THE TAPES, AND SHE FURTHER WISHED TO BE ASSURED THAT THE TAPES ACTUALLY WILL BE USED. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TAPES WILL NOT BE COMPLETELY INDEXED, BUT IT WAS NOT FELT THAT THIS WOULD CAUSE A PROBLEM. ANN ROBINSON, INTERESTED CITIZEN, SPOKE IN FAVOR OF TAPING THE MEETINGS. SHE FELT IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL AND DID NOT BELIEVE IT HAD CAUSED THE CITY ANY PROBLEM. COMMISSIONER WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THESE TAPES AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE TAMPERED WITH] ALSO THE TAPE HAS TO BE LISTENED TO IN THE COMMISSION ROOM. HE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT CONTROL OF THE TAPES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR USE. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT DID NOT BELIEVE THERE IS ANY REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO PUT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON TAPE, BUT FELT THE BOARD JUST ESTABLISHED THIS PROCEDURE. HE DID NOT FEEL THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT ON SEPARATE TAPES. ATTORNEY COLLINS AGREED, BUT FELT THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE TAPES. COMMISSIONER LYONS DID NOT ANTICIPATE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TAPES. HE FELT IT IS WORTH SOME MONEY TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO BRING ABOUT UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION AND WHAT IT DO.FS. 39 APR 91980 BOOK - PARE _J�Z