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_,SUN 181990 43 810 <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THE IDEAL SITUATION WOULD BE TO HAVE <br />THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THEN HAVE THE COUNTY COMMISSION AS THE <br />DISTRICT BOARD, AND HE BELIEVED THIS WAS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT COMMENTED THAT HE HAD NOT HEARD THAT THAT <br />WAS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY. <br />MR. KELTON NOTED THAT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION SETS OUT <br />THE DISTRICT BOARD AS AN ADVISORY BOARD AND RECOMMENDS ALSO THAT <br />BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY HAVE VETO OVER THE BUDGET. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED IF IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE AN <br />ALL ELECTED BOARD IF IT IS A TAXING DISTRICT. HE STATED HE LIKED <br />THE MAKE-UP OF THE SEVEN MEMBER COMMITTEE AND FELT POSSIBLY JUST THE <br />MAJORITY COULD BE ELECTED. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE FELT IF WE ARE GOING TO GO TO REFEREN- <br />DUM THAT IT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER TO SELL IF THE BOARD WERE ALL ELECTED. <br />IF IT IS A FULL TAXING DISTRICT, HE PERSONALLY WOULD HOPE THAT IT <br />WOULD BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR ELSE <br />UNDER THREE COMMISSIONERS AND TWO CITY COUNCILMEN. HE WOULD NOT FAVOR <br />HAVING SOMEONE RUN FOR ELECTION JUST TO SERVE IN THE FIRE DISTRICT.- <br />THOUGH <br />ISTRICT,THOUGH HE DID FEEL THEY SHOULD ALL BE CITY OR COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED IF THEY COULD BE APPOINTED TO <br />THE FIRE DISTRICT. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT BELIEVED THEY SHOULD BE APPOINTED BY VIRTUE <br />OF THEIR OFFICE, I.E., CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION OR VICE <br />CHAIRMAN, ETC., RATHER THAN BY NAME. HE CONTINUED THAT THE UPSHOT <br />OF THE MEETING WAS THAT THESE ARE THE AREAS ON WHICH WE NEED TO HAVE <br />A JOINT MEETING. HE STATED THAT PERSONALLY THE MAKE-UP AS PROPOSED <br />NOW IS ALL RIGHT WITH HIM BECAUSE THE MAJORITY IS ELECTED AND ALSO <br />YOU HAVE THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT NOTED THAT THE ONE OTHER PROBLEM AREA <br />WAS IN THE ADMINISTRATION. THE CITY WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT INITIALLY <br />THE ADMINISTRATION STARTS OFF WITH THE CITY: IT WAS HIS FEELING THAT <br />IT SHOULD REMAIN WITH THE CITY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE COMMITTEE DE- <br />TERMINES THAT IT CAN BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNTY AS EFFICIENTLY <br />AND COST EFFECTIVELY AS BY THE CITY. THE CHAIRMAN BELIEVED THAT <br />MAYOR SCURLOCK AGREES WITH THAT, BUT COUNCILMAN GREGG DOES NOT. <br />