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MAR 2 4 198 BOOK 67 ['Alu 788 Attorney Vitunac announced that Assistant County Attorney Jim Wilson is leaving the County to fill the position of Assistant City Attorney for the City of Vero Beach. Attorney Wilson thanked the Board for giving him the opportunity to work with the County for the last 3 years, and the Commissioners wished him good luck in his new position. ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, the Board unanimously instructed the County Attorney not to replace the Assistant County Attorney until such time as a workshop is held on the organizational structure and needs of the County Attorney's office, with the understanding that the workshop be held as soon as possible. REPORT ON FIREARMS RANGE COMMITTEE Commissioner Bird reviewed the Committee's efforts during the years in determining an appropriate site and advised that they always come back to the Garcia Range site as the best suitable location because it is the closest to Vero Beach, has a paved road, and electricity is available. However, the drawback to that site is that the St. Johns River Water Management District's overall plans calls for it to be flooded with 2-3 feet of water. The District's governing board indicated they would help find us a site for the range, but were not too excited about the Garcia Range site. While the Committee realizes that it would be a very expensive site to develop because of the necessary dikes that would have to be built, a majority still feel that site would be the best location. At a meeting of the District's Parks and Recreational Recommendation Committee, he and Intergovernmental Relations Director Tommy Thomas were instructed to look at more suitable sites and bring them back at an advisory meeting to be held in Melbourne this Thursday. Right now, they are looking at the 119