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COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT THIS DECISION TO DENY THE BUDGET REQUEST WAS MADE LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE WERE RUNNING AS TIGHT AS WE WERE, AND WE TRY TO HANDLE LIKE ORGANIZATIONS IN A LIKE MANNER: THIS ONE PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION WAS NOT SINGLED OUT. SHE KNEW OF TWO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT DID CHECK ON THEIR BUDGETS IMMEDIATELY. COMMISSIONER LOY AGREED THAT SHE COULD UNDERSTAND HOW THEY FELT THE BUDGET HAD BEEN GRANTED WHEN THEY STARTED RECEIV- ING THE CHECKS, BUT SHE WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF GRANTING ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION. MR. MAYER REQUESTED THAT, IN THE FUTURE, THEY BE SENT A LETTER TELLING THEM WHEN THEIR BUDGET WILL BE DISCUSSED, AND FINANCE OFFICER BARTON NOTED THAT THEY TRY TO MAKE UP A TENTATIVE CALENDAR. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT REPORTED TO THE BOARD ON THE DISCUSSION AT THE VERO BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING LAST NIGHT IN REGARD TO THE PROPOSED SOUTH COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT. HE STATED THAT HE INFORMED THEM THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL AREAS WHICH HE FELT CREATED PROBLEMS IN REACHING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY. FIRST WAS THE PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS TO BE MADE UP OF SEVEN PEOPLE. FIVE VOTES WOULD BE REQUIRED ON ALL MAJOR ISSUES, AND HE BELIEVED IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THE MAJOR ISSUES WERE CAPITAL ITEMS. IT WAS FELT THIS MIGHT CREATE A PROBLEM INASMUCH AS IT WOULD GIVE EITHER GOVERNMENTAL BODY BASICALLY VETO POWER OVER THE CAPITAL BUDGET, BUT THE CHAIRMAN NOTED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM NEGOTIATING THAT. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT CONTINUED THAT THE SECOND ITEM WAS WHETHER TO GO TO A TAXING DISTRICT OR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, AND HE TOLD THEM HE PRE- FERRED THE TAXING DISTRICT. HE CONTINUED THAT HE ASKED IF WE DO GO TO A FULL DISTRICT APPROACH WHETHER THIS COMMITTEE COULD SERVE AS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY, AND HE BELIEVED COUNCILMAN GREGG SAID IF THAT COMMITTEE WERE THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY, THEN IT OUGHT TO BE ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS. 73 JUN 181980