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F- I DEC 12 1984 aooK 5 9 F ! � Commissioner Wodtke noted that the Hearing Board shall be made up of "residents of the County," and he suggested it should be "voting" residents. He further noted that the doctor member is to be recommended by the County Medical Society and the Engineer by the local chapter of the Florida Engineering Society; therefore, he felt the lawyer should be recommended by the local Bar Association. Attorney Brandenburg agreed these items could be corrected. Commissioner Bird inquired about staggered terms, and Attorney Brandenburg stated that could be dealt with also and could be established by Resolution. Commissioner Wodtke asked if this Board could invoke a fine and was informed that it could. Attorney Brandenburg explained that actually the County Commission is the Environmental Control Board and adopts the regulations that the Hearing Board enforces. Commissioner Wodtke asked if there is a possible conflict where the Commission make certain decisions, but then as the Environmental Control Board will be wearing different hats. Attorney Brandenburg stated that this doesn't seem to have caused problems in other counties which have adopted this type of procedure. He pointed out that it is a very similar concept to the Code Enforcement Board. Mr. Galanis noted that the proposed Bill was copied from one adopted for a larger county, and possibly holding a meeting less frequently than every 45 days would be sufficient. He noted that while the Hearing Board does make decisions, they can be appealed; however, nine out of ten matters are generally solved at the Hearing Board level. Commissioner Bowman felt there are some points that need to be fine tuned in regard to length of terms, etc., and Attorney Brandenburg stated that could be handled either separately or by resolution. Discussion continued regarding how the procedure would work, and whether this Board will make decisions on state requirements.