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IAY 2 6 1982 neo 49 839 Considerable discussion ensued revolving around the fact that the County, at present, is very short of key personnel, i.e., the Administrator, Assistant Administrator and head of the Planning & Zoning Department, and this may 4 not be the most appropriate time to make such a move. It was further noted that six months' notification is required, and Assistant Administrator Greene reported that in February, 1982, a letter was sent to Vero Beach City Manager John Little indicating a date of October 1, 1982, for the proposed take-over. f Commissioner Wodtke felt the report by Long & Associates was excellent, but pointed out that it is based only on a one year period, and he believed we need more background to get a better picture of the overall situation, permit structure, personnel organization, etc., in order to be able to determine whether this should be set up as a joint operation or a County only department. City of Vero Beach Finance Director, Tom Nason, informed the Board that while he has not had any input from the City Council on this matter, staff has reviewed it. If the transfer went along with the previous letter of notifi- cation, they would recommend the City retain their own. Building Department; however, on the basis of a long range setup where there would be the opportunity to negotiate and come up with a common ground all could agree upon, they felt something could be worked out. Mr. Nason continued that they have prepared two budgets - one in which they continue as at present and one based on the City continuing on its own. He personally was of the opinion that they would like to continue as a joint department at least for this year. Discussion followed about the charges presently being made to the joint enterprise by the City, the estimated revenues, and the considerable amount of construction activity in the County as opposed to the City. Chairman 0 a►