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ON MOTION by Commissioner Bird, SECONDED <br />by Commissioner Lyons, the Board unanimously <br />accepted the bids on the Fourth Courtroom with <br />recognition of the low bidders as recommended <br />by the architect and agreed a final decision will <br />be made at the Regular Meeting of September 12th; <br />the. Chairman and Administrator to work together <br />setting up a workshop session with all those <br />involved before that date. <br />ISCUSSION RE PROTECTING <br />RATE INCREASES <br />Y CITIZENS FROM UNWARRANTED <br />le° <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Lyons, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, to authorize <br />the County Attorney to research methods of <br />adequately protecting County residents from <br />unjustified utility rate increases and to <br />spend up to $5,000 in pursuing this research. <br />Commissioner Wodtke commented that there is an <br />assumption in the Motion that the rates are unjustified, and <br />Commissioner Lyons stated that his Motion is a broad <br />statement and actually means any rates. <br />Chairman Scurlock noted that at the City Council <br />meeting last night, an item in regard to a significant rate <br />increase for residents of the unincorporated area of the <br />county was brought up. This item was pulled from their <br />agenda, but it is coming back for a workshop with the City <br />Council. This is not a joint workshop. He noted that this <br />time it involves water and sewer rates, and it is conceiv- <br />able that in the future it could be expanded to include <br />electricity. <br />59 <br />BOCK 58 mH 95 <br />