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mer 43 P'6E 410 CHAIRMAN SIEBERT AUTHORIZED COMMISSIONER LYONS TO PROCEED TO RESEARCH WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN HAVING SUCH A SURVEY DONE. ATTORNEY COLLINS REPORTED THAT WE MOVED AHEAD ON PROSECUTION OF THE JUNK YARD CASES WHICH WERE IN VIOLATION OF OUR ZONING ORDINANCE, AND -JUDGE STIKELETHER DETERMINED THERE IS A CONFLICT IN THE COUNTY ORDINANCES SINCE ONE STATES THAT VIOLATIONS OF COUNTY ORDINANCES ARE NOT CRIMES AND ANOTHER STATES THAT VIOLATIONS WILL BE PUNISHED AS IF IV THEY ARE CRIMES. HE ADVISED THAT THE BOARD SHOULD TAKE ACTION AND AMEND THE ORDINANCES TO INCLUDE A NEW PENALTY PROVISION TAKING OUT THE INCRIMINATION AND REMEDYING THE CONFLICT. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LYONS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING ONA NEW PENALTY PROVISION UNDER THE COUNTY ORDINANCES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. COMMISSIONER LOY BROUGHT UP THE MATTER OF THE SUIT FILED AGAINST THE COUNTY BY FORMER FINANCE DIRECTOR WILLIAM .JACKSON. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER DEESON, TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY TO TAKE THE NECESSARY MEASURES TO DEFEND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN THE SUIT FILED BY WILLIAM JACKSON AND TO TAKE ANY ACTION NECESSARY TO SECURE COUNSEL FOR THE CHAIRMAN AND/OR FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND TO PAY FEES AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SUIT. COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT HE HAD BEEN NAMED IN THE SUIT AND FELT PERHAPS HE SHOULD NOT VOTE ON THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER Loy WAS OF THE OPINION THAT ANYONE SITTING AS CHAIRMAN WOULD HAVE BEEN NAMED, AND SHE BELIEVED THIS BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFENDING ANY MEMBER WHO IS INVOLVED IN A SUIT OF THIS TYPE. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED, WITH COMMISSIONER WODTKE ABSTAINING. FULLY EXECUTED UTILITY EASEMENTS WHICH WERE NEEDED FOR THE DEVELOPING OF THE GIFFORD WATER SYSTEM HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE