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THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD, <br />THERE WERE NONE. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK, SECONDED BY COMMIS- <br />SIONER WODTKE, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS REVIEWED THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE <br />SHERIFF AND NOTED THAT THE ATTORNEY WILL MAKE SOME STRUCTURAL CHANGES <br />IN THE PENALTY PROVISION. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER STATED THAT BEFORE HE VOTED ONE WAY <br />OR THE OTHER ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE <br />INSTRUMENT IN TOTO. <br />POTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED , BY COMMIS - <br />SIGNER FLETCHER, TO DENY ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED THAT <br />WE HAVE NO INPUT FROM THE SHERIFF, AND FURTHER, HE WAS OF THE <br />OPINION THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE STATE LEGISLA- <br />TURE RATHER THAN ON A COUNTY BY COUNTY BASIS. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS WISHED TO CLARIFY THAT THE STATE AT THIS' <br />POINT DOES NOT HAVE COVERAGE IN THIS AREA, THOUGH THEY ARE CONSIDER- <br />ING IT, AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE SHERIFF HAD INFORMED HIM <br />THAT HE HAD NO OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. <br />CHAIRMAN LYONS FELT WE NEED TO REINFORCE THE CITY'S ACTION <br />OR OTHERWISE THE DEALERS SIMPLY CAN MOVE ACROSS THE CITY LINES INTO <br />THE COUNTY AND CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS. <br />WILLIAM KOOLAGE, INTERESTED CITIZEN, SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE <br />PROPOSED ORDINANCE, NOTING THAT THE ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS <br />IS GOING TO TAKE A STAND AND ASK FOR A STATEWIDE ORDINANCE, BUT THEY <br />WERE HOPEFUL THE COUNTY WOULD JOIN WITH THE CITY AND THEREBY PROVIDE <br />THE COUNTY SOME PROTECTION AGAINST THE PRESENT RASH OF BREAK-INS. <br />COMMISSIONER BIRD PREFERRED AN ORDINANCE EXEMPTING NEGOTIABLE <br />GOLD COINS AND FELT OTHERWISE YOU ARE PUTTING A HARDSHIP ON THE LEGITI- <br />MATE DEALERS. SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS CONCURRED THAT THEY WOULD BE <br />WILLING TO COMPROMISE IN ORDER TO GET SOME KIND OF SUPPORTING ORDINANCE. <br />7-1 <br />ii <br />