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THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. IT WAS VOTED ON <br />AND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. <br />AUTHORITY FOR ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT COUNTY IN SUIT FILED BY DIGITAL <br />COMPUTER CONTROLS, INC. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS REPORTED THAT THE COUNTY HAS BEEN SERVICED <br />IN A THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT, WHICH HE BELIEVED REVOLVES AROUND THE <br />COMPUTER IN THE PROPERTY APPRAISERS OFFICE. <br />MR. NOLTE EXPLAINED THAT HIS OFFICE PAID CENTRAL FLORIDA <br />COMPUTER SERVICES AND HAVE THE CANCELLED CHECK; THEY ARE CLEAR, THE <br />MAYFLOWER TRANSIT COMPANY DELIVERED THE COMPUTER AND LOST THE CHECK <br />SOMEWHERE. WHATEVER INSURANCE OR GUARANTEES HAVE TO BE PUT UP, HAVE <br />BEEN PUT UP, AND HE BELIEVED A NEW CHECK HAS BEEN ISSUED. HE DID <br />NOT REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SUIT IS ABOUT. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS COMMENTED THAT APPARENTLY THE ORIGINAL <br />DEFENDANT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONSTITUTIONAL <br />OFFICERS AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND SUED THE COUNTY, <br />HE CONTINUED THAT IT IS REALLY UP TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER TO <br />RESOLVE THIS, AND HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ROBERT JACKSON, THE <br />PROPERTY APPRAISERS ATTORNEY IN THIS REGARD. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE INQUIRED IF THE ATTORNEY NEEDED OFFICIAL <br />ACTION STATING THAT HE IS AUTHORIZED TO REPRESENT THE BOARD IN THE <br />EVENT WE NEED TO TAKE ANY LEGAL POSITION, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED <br />THAT WHILE HE DID NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE, HE FELT HE <br />SHOULD BE SO AUTHORIZED. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SCURLOCK, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE ATTORNEY TO WORK WITH <br />THE PROPERTY APPRAISER`S ATTORNEY, IF NECESSARY, IN RESPONSE TO <br />CIVIL ACTION SUIT N0, 81-8026 FILED BY DIGITAL COMPUTER CONTROLS, INC. <br />CHANGE ORDER #3 FOR PHASE II GIFFORD AREA FEWER & I`!ATER IMPROVEMENTS <br />GUY WILLS, ENGINEER FOR SVERDRUP & PARCEL, OF THE .JOINT <br />VENTURE, CAME BEFORE THE BOARD TO EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THE CHANGE <br />ORDER IN REGARD TO A FLOW REGULATOR BOX FOR THE SEWAGE TREATMENT <br />PLANT. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE COUNTY ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO FABRICATE <br />THE BOX THEMSELVES, BUT THE CONTRACT HAD ALREADY BEEN LET; THEREFORE, <br />THEY JUST HAD FMHA PAY FOR THIS INSTEAD OF THE COUNTY AND HAD IT <br />ADDED BY CHANGE ORDER. IT WAS IN THE PLANS ALL ALONG, <br />BOOK 46- PAU 861 <br />JUL 151981 39 <br />