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REALIZED THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR AND ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR ARE ON <br />24 HOUR CALL AND NEED TO TAKE THEIR CARS HOME, BUT HE WOULD LIKE <br />TO CONTROL THE USE OF THE OTHER VEHICLES MORE CLOSELY. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER STATED THAT THE ONLY PROBLEM HE HAS <br />WITH THE PROPOSED PURCHASE IS THAT IN ORDER TO GET THIS PARTICULAR <br />VEHICLE WE ARE PROPOSING TO GET RID OF THE SIGN MACHINE THAT WAS <br />BUDGETED ORIGINALLY. HE NOTED THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE <br />WHO NEED STREET SIGNS, AND THE AMBULANCE SQUADS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS <br />HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE PEOPLE. COMMISSIONER <br />SCURLOCK SUGGESTED THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTRACTING WITH THE CITY OF <br />VERO BEACH. <br />ADMINISTRATOR NELSON NOTED THAT THEY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE <br />SIGN MACHINE WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO G0, BUT THEY NOW FIND THAT THE <br />CAPITAL EXPENSE PLUS MATERIALS, ETC., WOULD BE OVER $12,000; IN <br />ADDITION, THEY DO HAVE BIDS OUT FOR SIGNS AND HAVE FOUND IT WOULD BE <br />CHEAPER TO BUY THEM. HE AGREED WITH COMMISSIONER FLETCHER THAT THERE <br />ARE MANY SIGNS THAT ARE NEEDED, AND WE NEED TO GET THESE ON ORDER <br />AND ESTABLISH A POLICY AND PROGRAM. HE NOTED THAT POSSIBLY WE CAN <br />IDENTIFY SOMETHING ELSE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE BUDGET, BUT BASED ON <br />INFORMATION THEY HAD RECEIVED, THEY TOOK A MUCH, MUCH CLOSER LOOK <br />AT THE SIGN MACHINE. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER STATED THAT HE REALIZED THERE ARE <br />SOME SIGNS ON STATE ROADS THAT HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN SPECIFICATIONS, <br />AND HE HAD BELIEVED THIS MACHINE WOULD HAVE THAT CAPABILITY. HE <br />CONTINUED THAT IT SEEMS THE REASON, SIGNS HAVE NOT BEEN PLACED ON <br />STREETS IN THE PAST IS THAT THE PROCESS FOR GETTING THE SIGN, THE <br />WORDING, ETC., HAS BEEN SO LONG AND DRAWN OUT THAT PEOPLE GIVE UP. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER FELT THAT BASICALLY IN THE LONG RUN, SIGN <br />MAKING CAN BE DONE IN THE COUNTY AND MONEY CAN BE SAVED. HE AGREED <br />THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO BE NEEDED, BUT WAS WONDERING IF WE ARE <br />SHOVING THE SIGN MACHINE OFF AGAIN IN THE BACK CORNER. <br />INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS COMMENTED THAT THE <br />ENGINEER WILL BE A GENERAL FUND EMPLOYEE AND WE HAVE AMPLE FUNDS IN <br />THE CONTINGENCY FUND IF THE BOARD WISHES TO ADDRESS THIS IN THAT <br />MANNER, <br />NOV 19 1980 73 � <br />