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AUG 5 1981 Book 47 PAGE 9 CHAIRMAN LYONS STATED HE ALSO WOULD SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDA- TION AS LONG AS WE WERE ASSURED THERE WOULD BE A FIRM TAKE-OUT COMMIT- MENT FROM THE FIRST STATE BANK OF MIAMI. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK THEN NOTED THAT ON PAGE Z, THE RESOLU- TION TALKS IN TERMS OF CREATING APPROXIMATELY 80 JOBS, BUT THAT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WHICH DESIGNATES 40 JOBS; ATTORNEY HOULIHAN STATED THAT 40 ACTUALLY IS THE CORRECT NUMBER AND AGREED THIS SHOULD BE MADE CONSISTENT. ATTORNEY HOULIHAN THEN INFOR MED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS DIS- CUSSED THEIR ACTION IN ADOPTING RESOLUTION 8I-44 CREATING THE INDUSTRIAL BOND AUTHORITY WITH OUR BOND COUNSEL, AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS ACTUALLY WAS NOT A NECESSARY STEP. IN ADDITION, SOME DIFFICULTIES HAVE ARISEN SINCE THERE IS AT LEAST ONE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION WHICH INDICATES THAT COUNTY COMMISSIONS CANNOT APPOINT THEMSELVES TO BODIES OVER WHICH THEY HAVE APPOINTIVE POWERS, HE CONTINUED THAT SINCE THE AUTHORITY IS NOT NEEDED, IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY QUESTION, HE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD CONTINUE WITH THESE AGREEMENTS ACTING AS THE COUNTY COMMISSION UNDER PART IIOF THE CHAPTER DEALING WITH INDUSTRIAL REVENUE FINANCING. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK ASKED IF THERE MIGHT BE ANY ADDITIONAL LIABILITY TO THE COUNTY IF THE COMMISSION TOOK THAT POSITION,:AND ATTORNEY HOULIHAN STATED THERE WOULD BE NO DIFFERENCE WHATSOEVER. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK WISHED IT MADE SPECIFICALLY CLEAR IN PARAGRAPH G OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION THAT WE WILL NOT INCUR ADDI- TIONAL EXPENSES AT THE TAXPAYERS EXPENSE TO RUN UTILITY SERVICES TO THIS PROJECT, HE DID NOT BELIEVE THEY DESIRE ANY PARTICULAR SERVICE, BUT DID NOT WANT THIS TO COME BACK TO HAUNT US AND HAVE TO PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER LINES. ATTORNEY HOULIHAN STATED THAT HE HAD USED LANGUAGE AS' -SET OUT STATUTE -AND -BELIEVED THE INTENT IS CLEAR THAT THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE, BUT JUST ASSURE THAT THERE IS A VEHICLE WHEREBY THESE SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED; IN OTHER WORDS, THE COUNTY CAN CAUSE THE SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED BY ISSUING BUILDING PERMITS, ETC. COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK ASKED IF WE CANT INCORPORATE LANGUAGE STATING THAT THIS COUNTY WILL COOPERATE IN THOSE THINGS THAT ARE NECES- SARY FOR THE COMPANY TO HAVE THE SERVICES, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE EXTREME MEASURES TO HAVE THESE FACILITIES PROVIDED AT A COST TO THE TAXPAYER. w m