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FIRE DISTRICT MEETINGS <br />THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THEREUPON RECESSED AT <br />11:28 O'CLOCK A.M. SO THAT THE DISTRICT BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS <br />OF THE SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT MIGHT CONVENE. MINUTES <br />OF THAT MEETING WILL BE PREPARED SEPARATELY. <br />d} <br />THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RECONVENED AT 11:32 O'CLOCK <br />A.M. AND PROMPTLY RECESSED SO THAT THE DISTRICT BOARD OF FIRE COMMIS- <br />SIONERS OF THE NORTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT MIGHT CONVENE. <br />MINUTES OF THAT MEETING WILL BE PREPARED SEPARATELY. <br />THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THEREUPON RECONVENED AT <br />11:36 O'CLOCK A.M. <br />SUIT FILED BY DR. C. FENNER - DISCUSSION <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS ADVISED THAT HE RECENTLY RECEIVED SERVICE <br />ON A LAWSUIT FILED BY DR. FENNER AGAINST INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS. <br />HE CONTINUED THAT THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE APPROPRIATELY FUNDED AND <br />NOTED THAT THE BOARD COULD DECLARE FUNDS BE EXPENDED FOR THIS SUIT. <br />DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS INSURANCE <br />TO COVER THIS TYPE OF LAWSUIT, AND THE ATTORNEY STATED HE WOULD <br />REVIEW THE INSURANCE COVERAGE WITH THE CARRIER. MOST OF THE BOARD <br />MEMBERS FELT THE ATTORNEY SHOULD CONTINUE WITH THE SUIT SINCE THE <br />PROBLEM OF A HAZARDOUS STRUCTURE,II.S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY. <br />COMMISSIONER FLETCHER DISAGREED AND THOUGHT JUST ADVISING <br />DR. FENNER THAT HIS BUILDING WAS A HAZARDOUS STRUCTURE SHOULD BE THE <br />EXTENT OF THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THAT THE COUNTY SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE <br />J <br />LITIGATION WAS OVER BEFORE THE DEMOLITION TOOK PLACE. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BIRD, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SCURLOCK, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THAT FUNDS BE APPROPRIATED <br />FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE COMMISSIONERS NAMED IN THE SUIT IN THE EVENT <br />THE ATTORNEY FINDS THERE IS NOT --SUFFICIENT INSURANCE COVERAGE. <br />27 <br />C <br />4161. PAcf 132 <br />