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DEC ���� 8001( Ftp - 619 <br />workshop that was held they offered to help Supervisor Robinson <br />in any way they could to encourage a public awareness campaign on <br />this issue, but they believe that to commandeer private <br />facilities for government purposes, no matter how laudable, is <br />rather frightening and wonder where does it stop. Therefore, the <br />Board of Realtors is urging the Board not to adopt the proposed <br />ordinance. Instead, they urge the community to rally around the <br />issue that prompts it and see if we can come up with some <br />voluntary places that would be suitable for polling places. <br />Attorney Vitunac believed there would be some increased <br />liability to the property owner for these private facilities if <br />they are used as polling places, and Supervisor Robinson recalled <br />that when OMB Director Joe Baird looked into this last year, he <br />found that the county has a blanket insurance policy which covers <br />the purpose of government and pointed out that elections <br />certainly are the most basic purpose of free government. <br />Commissioner Eggert was concerned because when an ordinance <br />.is passed, it is for many, many years to come, and would be under <br />different Commissioners and Supervisors of Election, and Supervisor <br />Robinson's Policy of only using facilities willingly given might then <br />,change into forced use. <br />Commissioner Wheeler wanted to see the ordinance encompass public <br />buildings and school buildings, but Supervisor Robinson believed that <br />public buildings were already covered under the laws. <br />Reverend Bruce Haven of Community Church was just concerned about <br />-churches being required to provide a polling place, but after hearing <br />the discussion this morning, understood that Mrs. Robinson has scratched <br />churches from the proposed ordinance. <br />Nancy Offutt emphasized that this ordinance is written for those <br />cases when someone says no, and did not feel that this ordinance is <br />needed because most of the developers would want the convenience of a <br />nearby polling place for their residents. She assured the Board that <br />the Realtors would be very glad to encourage developers to provide <br />polling places at site time approval on a voluntary basis. <br />42 <br />