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more confidence that there has been no slip-up, and somehow this stamp doesn't make her feel the.county is protected in the way she had 'assumed it was protected. Administrator Balczun advised that staff is currently developing a new method for contract administration and contract execution. The Administrator stated that generally when he signs, he is indicating that the contract document is in the best interests of the county. Commissioner Bird believed if any of the staff feels something is not in the best interests of the county, the time to indicate that is when we are discussing it at the meeting. In the ensuing discussion regarding how complex things have become, Chairman Scurlock discussed the County structure, noting that we have only three people who work directly for the Board - the County Attorney, the Administrator, and Administrative Aide Liz Forlani; everyone else works directly under the Administrator. Attorney Vitunac stated that is why we should have at least two names on each document - the County Attorney and County Administrator - and then you know that everything under each of them has been covered. He continued that the stamp the attorney signs actually does not mean just that the document is in the proper form, but that the document does what the Board wanted it to do, and it is legal. Commissioner Eggert noted that she just wasn't sure what the stamp meant and wanted to express her feeling that she is counting a lot on the Attorney's office, especially since we have adopted the policy that if we move to approve a certain thing, included in that approval is the ability for the Chairman to sign the document. Commissioner Bowman suggested the Attorney's stamp could say "form, substance, and legal sufficiency," and Administrator Balczun suggested the word "intent." 3 MAS 31987 BOOK 6 7 PF§I) -L 4 5 58