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0 CT -19 1933 55 ma 1 person or two. Their workload has increased to the extent that he frequently has to act as assistant Utilities Director. The Administrator reported that Director Pinto is being heavily recruited by private industry and it is possible the County will lose him. He wanted a second person in there, and if the Board concurs, he would like to go with him now. Commissioner Bowman asked if Attorney Brandenburg would like to have another law clerk or another person in that office. Attorney Brandenburg replied that when the time comes that the Board wanted to expand the legal office by adding another law clerk, that would entail another secretary and additional space, which would be a considerable expense. He did not think the Board wanted to bite that big of a bullet at this time. Commissioner Lyons suggested that some of the functions in the Legal Dept. be transferred to other departments, such as the Utilities Dept. Commissioner Scurlock recommended that the County enter a contractual agreement with Attorney Brandenburg and that the County Attorney's compensation be raised to the same level as the County Administrator. Attorney Brandenburg stated that the County's growth demands more and more time of his staff; a good example of that is the transfer of the City/County Building Dept. and the addition of their legal matters. He was certain that the Legal Dept. would have to be expanded sometime in the future, but that would be the decision of the Board. Commissioner Lyons felt that Attorney Brandenburg would be the best judge in the matter. Chairman Bird understood that Administrator Wright would get back to the Board with some recommendations re the Utility Dept. personnel. He praised Attorney Brandenburg's efforts and achievements in the beach acquisitions and the 22 _ M M