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800K 45 PAGE VERO BEACH MAYOR SCURLOCK FELT THAT BASICALLY EVERYONE REALIZES THERE ARE REVENUE REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE MET, BUT A RATE ANALYSIS COULD BE DONE TO DETERMINE THE BEST APPROACH AND THAT IS WHAT IS BEING REQUESTED. HE NOTED THAT YOU CAN REDUCE RATES AT THE LOWER END AND INCREASE THEM AT THE HIGHER END AND THEREBY MAKE UP THE AMOUNT OF MONEY LOST ON THE HIGHER WATER USERS. COMMISSIONER WODTKE COMMENTED THAT THE FIGURES INDICATE THAT THERE ARE 699 CUSTOMERS, AND ONLY 6% OF THEM ARE AT LESS THAN THE MINIMUM. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT AGAIN EMPHASIZED THAT IF WE GO INTO A FULL RATE STUDY, THAT SYSTEM IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT, AND HE WAS AFRAID THE PEOPLE MAY FIND THAT THEY ARE WORSE OFF THAN THEY ARE NOW. COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR AN EARLY REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS TO THEIR FINDINGS, AND CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED COMMISSIONER WODTKE IF HE WOULD REACTIVATE THAT COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED WHEN THE AUDIT REPORT ON THE SYSTEM WOULD BE READY AND WHAT SPECIFIC ITEM THE BOARD WANTS TO ADDRESS. FINANCE OFFICER BARTON ADVISED THAT THE TARGET DATE FOR COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT REPORT IS DECEMBER 15, 1980. IT WAS NOTED THAT COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK WAS GOING TO BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER LYONS FELT THERE ARE SOME EXPLORATIONS THAT CAN BE MADE AND SOME IDEAS THAT MIGHT COME OUT AND MAYBE WE COULD LEARN IF THERE WOULD BE ANY ADVANTAGE IN SHIFTING THE EMPHASIS IN THE RATES. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT DIRECTED COMMISSIONER WODTKE TO REACTIVATE THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND STATED THAT IF THEY RECOMMEND THAT WE SHOULD APPROACH FMHA OR ADJUST THE RATES IN SOME WAY, THE BOARD WILL ADDRESS THE MATTER. BIDS RE LEASE OF COUNTY PROPERTY FOR YOUTH HOME ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT AN ADVERTISED BID OPENING FOR A LEASE OF COUNTY -OWNED PROPERTY AS PER THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: RUN