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