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wj BOOK MA 6 PAGE Q COMMISSIONER WODTKE BROUGHT UP THE DUAL JAXATION COMPLAINT WHICH HAS ARISEN IN THE PAST AND FELT IF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED WITH STREETS SUCH AS ROUTE 60 AND 16TH ST., THAT.IS ONE THING, BUT IF HE IS GOING TO -GET INVOLVEDA N EVERY -DAY PLANNING WORK FOR THE CITY, HE BELIEVED SOME OF THE FIXED COSTS SHOULD BE SHARED. - COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK FELT THE ADMINISTRATOR AND THIS COMMISSION WOULD SET THE SCOPE OF WORK -AND DEFINE IT INTO PRIORITIES. -COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED THAT HE IS -IN TOTAL AGREEMENT AS TO HAVING -ONE TRAFFIC ENGINEER FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY RATHER THAN SEPARATE; BUT FELT WE -MAY HAVE TO READDRESS THE FUNDING AT A LATER DATE. CHAIRMAN LYONS AGREED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH DEALING WITH THE THROUGH STREETS, RUT BELIEVED WE WILL HAVE TO WORK THIS OUT MORE SPECIFICALLY. COMMISSIONER FLETCHER WAS SURE THERE ARE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND PLENTY FOR A TRAFFIC ENGINEER TO DO AND THE MONEY IS AVAILABLE, BUT HE SAW A REAL DANGER OF GETTING AN ADDITIONAL PERMANENT PROFES- SIONAL ON THE STAFF AND PREFERRED TO SEE SPECIFIC WORK DUTIES FOR THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND HIS ASSISTANT WORKED UP BY THE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE CITY MANAGER TO SEE WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK, SECONDED BY COMMIS- SIONER BIRD, THE BOARD BY A 4-1 VOTE, COMMISSIONER FLETCHER VOTING IN OPPOSITION, APPROVED THE ADMINISTRATOR'S RECOMMENDATION AS OUTLINED IN HIS MEMO OF APRIL 29TH. ADMINISTRATOR'NELSON STATED THAT HE WILL WORK UP A SCOPE OF WORK AND SUBMIT IT TO THE BOARD. SOUTH COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THEREUPON RECESSED AT 4:40 O'CLOCK P.M. IN ORDER THAT THE DISTRICT BOARD OF FIRE COMMIS- SIONERS OF THE SOUTH INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT MIGHT CONVENE. MINUTES OF THAT MEETING WILL BE PREPARED SEPARATELY. THE BOARD OF COUfTY COMMISSIONERS RECONVENED AT 4:50 O'CLOCK P.M. WITH THE SAME MEMBERS PRESENT. 62