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REDISTRICTING PRESENTATION BY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS <br />ROSEMARY RICHEY, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, EXPLAINED THAT EVERY <br />TEN YEARS IT IS REQUIRED THAT WE REDISTRICT TO BALANCE OUT THE DISTRICTS <br />AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. MRS. RICKEY THEN REFERRED TO A MAP AND WENT INTO <br />CONSIDERABLE DETAIL AS TO HOW SHE HAD TRIED TO RELATE THE CENSUS FIGURES <br />TO THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS, THE REDISTRICTING BEING BASED ON POPULATION <br />RATHER THAN REGISTERED VOTERS, SHE STATED THAT IN THE PROCESS SHE <br />TRIED TO INCLUDE A MUNICIPALITY , OR PART OF ONE, IN EVERY DISTRICT; IN <br />ADDITION, SHE MADE SOME CHANGES IN PRECINCTS AND ADDED TWO NEW ONES. <br />THE COMMISSIONERS DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE <br />CHANGES PROPOSED BY MRS, RICKEY, BUT WISHED TO HAVE MORE TIME TO RE- <br />VIEW THE PROPOSED CHANGES, IT WAS AGREED TO TAKE THIS MATTER UP AGAIN <br />AT THE OCTOBER 7TH MEETING, <br />SOUTH BEACH WATER AGREEMENT <br />COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK REVIEWED MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROPOSE -j <br />AGREEMENT, NOTING THAT AT ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL MEETINGS HELD, CITY <br />COUNCILMAN GREGG INTRODUCED A MODIFICATION ON PAGE 41 SECTION 3, WHERE <br />WE INSERTED LANGUAGE STATING THAT THE COUNTY AGREES TO ENGINEER, LET, <br />CONSTRUCT, CONTRACT OR FUND THE IMPROVEMENTS IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER, <br />OR SIX MONTHS FOR LETTING THE CONTRACT AND 18 MONTHS FOR COMPLETION, <br />COMMISSIONER SCURLOCK AND ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THE ASSURANCE OF <br />PUTTING $780,000 IN ESCROW WAS SUFFICIENT TO SHOW OUR GOOD FAITH, <br />BUT MR. GREGG INTRODUCED AN AMENDMENT, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY <br />COUNCIL, WHICH BASICALLY SAYS IF THE COUNTY DOES NOT MEET THE SPECIFIED <br />TIMETABLE, THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO COME IN AND USE THOSE <br />ESCROW FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE IMPROVEMENTS OUTLINED IN THAT PARTICULAR <br />PARAGRAPH. THAT WAS THE MAIN CHANGE. THERE WERE SOME MINOR CLARIFI- <br />CATIONS AS FOLLOWS: <br />ON PAGE 5 WE CHANGED THE 36 MONTHS TO 42 MONTHS, GIVING US <br />A SIX MONTH GRACE PERIOD; THE 33 MONTHS ON THAT SAME PAGE WENT TO 39, <br />ETC. <br />THERE WAS AN INSERT ON THE STH LINE WHICH BASICALLY DEALT <br />WITH ALL THE ASSETS - AFTER THE WORDS "FREE OF CHARGER INSERT THE <br />WORDS 'CALL ASSETS IN EXISTENCE AS OF THE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT SET <br />FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 5." THE ATTORNEY FELT THIS WAS A VALID REQUEST BY <br />f <br />55 <br />BUCK 47 PACE 522 <br />