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CHAIRMAN LYONS ASKED IF HE COULD HAVE A MOTION TO SIGN THE CHANGE ORDER WITH THE NEW WORDING - LEAVING THE WORD " WILL It IN WHERE IT WAS STRICKEN ON ADVICE OF COUNSEL. COMMISSIONER FLETCHER NOTED THAT AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO OPERATE WITH GOOD FAITH, AND HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE PROBLEMS ARE SO MUCH WITH THE CONTRACTOR AS FROM ANOTHER SOURCE. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FLETCHER, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER SCURLOCK, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO LEAVE THE WORDING AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY STATED ON CHANGE ORDER #4 RE THE COURTHOUSE. COMMISSIONER FLETCHER ASKED THE CONTRACTOR IF IT WOULD BENEFIT HIS PROJECT IF THE BOARD WERE TO MEET MORE OFTEN WHILE THE WORK WAS UNDER WAY. ADMINISTRATOR NELSON STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, AND HE HAD INFORMED MR. SNODGRASS THAT IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THINGS MOVING WHEN A CHANGE ORDER IS RECEIVED, HE WOULD WALK IT AROUND TO EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO GET APPROVAL. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK NOTED THAT IT CANNOT BE HANDLED IN THAT MANNER. COMMISSIONER FLETCHER COMMENTED THAT IF A MOTION IS NECESSARY, HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO MAKE ONE STATING THAT WE WOULD CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD THREE DAYS AFTER A CHANGE ORDER IS RECEIVED. CHAIRMAN LYONS INFORMED HIM THAT THE CHAIRMAN HAS THE RIGHT TO CALL SUCH A MEETING, AND WE HAVE MADE THIS POINT REPEATEDLY. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK COMMENTED THAT WE ARE PROCEEDING RIGHT NOW - WE ARE SAYING WE WANT TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THOSE WHO WILL BE NEGOTIATING. HE BELIEVED THERE IS A MEETING WITH THE ARCHITECT SET UP FOR TOMORROW, AND THE ADMINISTRA- TOR CONFIRMED THAT THE ARCHITECT WILL BE IN TOWN TOMORROW. COMMIS- SIONER SCURLOCK FELT THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE THERE TO GIVE SOME GUIDANCE, AND CHAIRMAN LYONS STATED HE WILL BE AT THIS MEETING. COMMISSIONER FLETCHER STATED THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO BE LEFT OUT ON THE .ACTIVITY OF THE NEGOTIATION RE THIS PROJECT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. DEC 31980 49 Biot 45 PAGE.38