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rU 1 <br />JUL 11 984 <br />BOOK 5 6 P, vL 69, 1 <br />is not in reaction to an emergency; this is controlling the <br />situation befpre it becomes an emergency. <br />Commissioner Bird expressed concern about on-going <br />expenses and no funding, and Commissioner Wodtke inquired <br />about municipal government's responsibilities and whether <br />the County will be adopting franchise requirements that will <br />be effective within cities. <br />Administrator Wright informed the Board that the <br />responsibility rests on the County, and Director Keating <br />reported that right now there are no requirements as to the <br />counties getting into mandating anything re hazardous waste <br />disposal. The DER would have the responsibility of any <br />enforcement, and we are just coming up with an assessment to <br />identify the generators. <br />Commissioner Wodtke noted that hazardous waste can <br />really be a problem, and he did feel the Fire Chief should <br />be involved in some way. <br />Chairman Scurlock referred back to the problem of the <br />continued funding of this mandated program and asked if <br />there is any thought of possibly setting up some sort of <br />enterprise situation whereby those activities that are <br />identified as hazardous waste generators could be licensed. <br />He did not want the County to have to shoulder the whole <br />burden and not have a fair way to assess the cost of the <br />entire project. <br />Commissioner Bowman felt this would be a good sugges- <br />tion to make to the Regional Planning Council and have it <br />carried to the state. <br />Chairman Scurlock continued to discuss a future funding <br />formula and the possible use of occupational licenses, em- <br />phasizing that he would anticipate that a significant amount <br />of this work would take place within the municipalities. <br />Director Keating reported that the state has developed <br />an industrial classification code, and any business that <br />