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FEB 171982 t sg '48 F,;'UE 871 7 Mr. Wheeler went into the details of all the procedures he had to go through to open a new business, the monthly inspections required, etc., and stated that although he is against more government, he believed this ordinance is necessary to protect the people and felt that what is being required is minimal. He noted that the ordinance appears to exempt local people who are selling their vegetables, etc., and he did not see why business people who live here should have to go through all these procedures to conduct their business if others come in and are not required to. On Motion by Commissioner Bird, seconded by Commissioner Wodtke, the Board unanimously closed the public hearing. Commissioner Bird believed it is very difficult to write an ordinance that would encompass everything we have talked about and not hurt a few. He felt we find ourselves in the position where we must protect the majority, and the legitimate business merchants in the county and all the people they employ are definitely the majority. Motion was made by Commissioner Bird, seconded by Commissioner Lyons, to adopt Ordinance 82-5 regulating transient merchants and authorize the Chairman to sign. Commissioner Lyons stated that he would like to have had comment from the Sheriff, and felt that in the future a procedure should be set up whereby we can be sure the Sheriff is fully apptized of any action involving his department so that we can receive his comments. Commissioner Fletcher argued that if an individual gets together with three other neighbors and puts a card table in the vacant lots next door to him, he will be in violation, but the Attorney noted that he would not be unless he did this more than three times in a year; however, if a person did what Commissioner Fletcher has described on a continuing 42