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Board, but the Fire Chief was always encouraged to come to the <br />Board if he did not agree with the Administrator. <br />Commissioner Wodtke stressed that it was created because of <br />the taxing structure as a special taxing district. <br />Commissioner Lyons felt that the day to day administration <br />requires the County Administrator and that we also need one place <br />where Emergency Management and Emergency Communications come <br />together. He believed that separate lines of communication <br />would result in unnecessary problems. <br />Retiring Fire Chief Forrest Smith advised that as of last <br />October, Tom Nason and John Little became Mike Wright and Sonny <br />Dean and there have been no problems with that. <br />Chairman Scurlock felt the hidden fear is that the County <br />Administrator does not want to be in the position that he is on <br />an even level with the Fire Chief. He believed that the five <br />commissioners were saying the same thing, but only in a different <br />way. He explained to Chief Smith that the district was a <br />dependent district, but it is independent in that it is a <br />separate entity. He felt that we could debate that all day and <br />it may be •that we should form a committee to consider a single <br />district for a paid county -wide fire force. <br />Commissioner Bird emphasized that his only objection is that <br />it was not sold to the public as just another county department. <br />If we can keep that status intact and still operate under the <br />County Administrator, he would go along with that. <br />SOUTH COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT MEETING <br />The Board of County Commissioners recessed at 11:01 <br />o'clock A.M. in order that the District Board of the South County <br />Fire District might convene. Those Minutes are being prepared <br />separately. <br />The Board reconvened at 11:03 o'clock A.M. with the same <br />members present. <br />55 <br />80QK <br />63 PnE 188 <br />