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JUL 10 1985 BOOK <br />0 <br />61 FADE 434 <br />Commissioner Bowman questioned what Code Enforcement carries <br />around that requires a pickup truck, and Planning Director <br />Keating explained that they do carry around signs and other <br />equipment; they go over back roads; they inspect mining sites, <br />etc. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Bird, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Bowman, Chairman Lyons being absent <br />and Commissioner Wodtke being temporarily delayed, <br />the Board unanimously (3-0) rejected all bids as <br />recommended by staff. <br />Vice Chairman Scurlock stated his feeling was that we tend <br />to buy bigger vehicles with more equipment than is needed. He <br />believed we can have interdepartmental borrowing of vehicles when <br />the need for this type vehicle arises, and he could not imagine <br />our two Code Enforcement officers, Betty Davis and Joyce Hunt, <br />taking a four-wheel drive into the back areas of the county. <br />Director Keating, the Administrator, and the OMB Director, <br />all assured him that our lady officers do just that, and in <br />addition to dealing with code violations, they also do <br />inspections for C.O.'s, mining sites, etc. <br />The Vice Chairman still was not convinced of the need for <br />four-wheel drive. <br />Commissioner Bowman noted that if we do buy a pickup, it <br />would need a cap, and Administrator Wright stated we would just <br />add that since it is only a $200-300 item. He pointed out that <br />you can buy the pickup truck cheaper than you can buy an <br />automobile, and we are talking about a basic type pickup, not <br />anything fancy. The Administrator continued that if the Board <br />has objections to a 4 -wheel drive, staff will go with a 2 -wheel <br />drive. <br />Commissioners Bird and Bowman agreed that they could live <br />with the present specifications. <br />22 <br />