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r 9 UG d S V t.aoxc 47 �Au-277, COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK POINTED OUT THAT THIS PARTICULAR SYSTEM IS AN ON-GOING OPERATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN ALLOWED TO DETERI- ORATE, AND HE BELIEVED THAT THROUGH THE PROVISION FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION AND ESCROW MONIES, WE HAVE ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS BUILT IN, HE NOTED THAT THEY TRIED TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BE A MODEL ORDINANCE FOR OTHER SITUATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD, SAMUEL K. WHITE OF THE MOORINGS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION STATED THAT THEY FELT THE DRAFT OF THE AGREEMENT WAS WELL DONE IN GENERAL, AND THEIR MAIN CONCERN WAS FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE AUDIT OF HUTCHINSON UTILITIES INDICATED THAT THEIR ABILITY TO OPER- ATE FINANCIALLY IS PRETTY MUCH DEPENDENT ON THE INDIVIDUALS BEHIND THEM. HE SUGGESTED THERE BE SOME SORT OF SURETY AGREEMENT TO GIVE EXTRA PROTECTION, ROBERT REIDER ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN, .JORGE GONZALEZ, PRESIDENT OF THE MOORINGS, EXPRESSED THEIR FAITH IN HUTCHINSON UTILITIES AND THEIR SATISFACTION WITH THE DEALINGS THEY HAVE HAD WITH THEM SO FAR, HE POINTED OUT THAT IT IS AS IMPORTANT TO THE INTEREST OF THE MOORINGS AS TO THE COUNTY THAT THIS SERVICE CONTINUE TO BE CARRIED ON CORRECTLY HE FELT WITH THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION PRESENTED BY HUTCHINSON AND THEIR PERSONAL QUALIFICATION AS PROFESSIONALS, THAT THERE IS VERY LITTLE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. ATTORNEY MICHAEL O'HAIRE ECHOED HIS SENTIMENTS. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS POINT, THE BOARD GENERALLY FELT THAT ESCROW AND INSPECTIONS, PLUS THE FACT THAT THE MOORINGS FOR SOME YEARS TO COME HAS A REAL INTEREST IN THIS BEING A GOING ENTERPRISE, CONSTITUTE THE GUARANTY. UTILITY DIRECTOR LINER INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD EN- VISIONED HAVING AN INSPECTION MORE OFTEN THAN ONCE A YEAR AND FELT THE ORDINANCE SHOULD STATE THAT THERE WOULD BE AN INSPECTION "NO LESS THAN ONCE A YEAR. HE ALSO WISHED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN IMPROMPTU INSPEC- TION WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MEMORANDUM OF MODIFICATIONS PROVIDES FOR 24 HOUR NOTICE. MR. LINER FELT THAT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF HUTCHINSON UTILITIES STATED THEY HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE COUNTY COMING IN ANY TIME THEY WANTED.