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MR. KONTOULAS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT A SITUATION HAS ARISEN THAT MAY NECESSITATE PROVIDING A FIRE ESCAPE BY THE COUNTY COURTROOM. HE PROCEEDED TO DISCUSS ALTERNATIVES, AND THE BOARD FELT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE LEFT WITH THE ADMINISTRATOR. DISCUSSION RE TREASORE COAST UTILITIES__CO. ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT NO ONE HAS HAD ADDITIONAL' CONTACT WITH MR. SALTER, OWNER OF TREASURE COAST UTILITIES, AND HE HIMSELF HAS TRIED TO CONTACT MR. SALTERS ATTORNEY AND HAD NO RESPONSE. TWO THINGS APPEAR EVIDENT - ONE IS THAT IN THE CONTEMPT ACTION PRESENTLY GOING ON THAT THE COURT IS GOING TO HAVE AUTHORITY TO COME UP WITH SOME REMEDY, AND PROBABLY THE COUNTY SHOULD BE PARTY TO THAT ACTION IN SOME FORM, BOTH AS A PROPONENT OF THE CONTEMPTUAL WAY THAT MR. SALTER IS HANDLING THE UTILITY SYSTEM, AND AS A POSSIBLE PARTY TO RECEIVE CERTAIN DIRECTIONS FROM THE COURT TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. ATTORNEY COLLINS CONTINUED THAT HE HAS TALKED WITH THE DER ATTORNEY AS WELL AS REVIEWING THE ENTIRE FILE, AND IT SEEMS TO HIM THAT THE BEST POSTURE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS FOR THE COUNTY TO GET INTO THE LITIGATION. HE, THEREFORE, RECOMMENDED THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE HIM TO BECOME INVOLVED EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, NOTING THAT IF THE COUNTY IS PARTY, IT GIVES THE COURT ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK, SECONDED BY COM- MISSIONER BIRD, TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE LITIGATION RE THE TREASURE COAST UTILITIES SYSTEM AS DISCUSSED. CHAIRMAN LYONS COMMENTED THAT HE RECEIVED A CALL OVER THE WEEKEND THAT THE TREASURE COAST PLANT WAS DOWN, AND THE COUNTY DID GET INVOLVED AND IT DID GET FIXED. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO THE COUNTY KEEPING TIME AND LABOR RECORDS FOR CALLS MADE TO THE SYSTEM. 54