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MPGR I 1937 BOOK 67 uIlE645 for separately because there are provisions in the event the relationship is terminated. City Finance Director Nason advised the reason it was set up that way was to insure the rates were indeed bringing in the requisite amount of money to cover the City's portion and the County's portion and one wasn't subsidizing the other. City Manager Little noted also that they were to cover only the building activities as the City didn't want the fees charged City people to subsidize a building and zoning grandiose county development agency. City Manager Little continued to emphasize that he would like to have been informed of what was proposed in writing rather than hearing it over the grapevine. Discussion ensued as to the City Manager having been informed by telephone after an exchange in the newspaper, and Administrator Balczun stated that it is essentially unethical for one public sector managerial person to talk to the other in a public setting, but the issue came up and they did discuss it over the phone. During that discussion, he believed City Manager Little's concern was that we not alter the enterprise basis of the department in any fashion, and he assured Mr. Little that we have no intention of doing that. City Manager Little emphasized that he cannot amend an agreement that the Council and the Mayor have signed no matter what he thinks about it. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, that the County Commission ask the Vero Beach City Council to join them in setting the agreement aside, keeping the Vero Beach money in a separate account, and proceeding in the way proposed by Administrator Balczun. Commissioner Bird realized there are people in the audience who are concerned about the proposed restructuring, and his first 24