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OCT 13 1987 BOOK 69 PaG- 6-86 immediately give it to staff and overload them with work that may not be required. Administrator Balczun did not have any problem with those considerations; he noted that he just wants to know up front what the ground rules are because they do not want to be in a position whereby, for example, one Commissioner is strident about a particular issue and another speaks up more or less in support, and then three others sort of acquiesce or don't comment, and frankly that is not a clear majority. Commissioner Eggert believed if the Administrator is not sure if he has a clear majority to do something, he should, the same as anyone else, ask for clarification. She just felt the public should have the right to go to an elected official and should have a right to come on the agenda, with the understanding that you could be totally voted down or told to go to staff, but that a County Commissioner should never be denied the right to reach an agenda without having to go through staff. Commissioner Wheeler commented that his intent was simply to make sure all parties involved know what is going on at the earliest possible time. Board members need some time within the timeframe for getting on the agenda to be able to ask questions of staff, and staff needs enough notice to be able to gather the information to answer those questions. He just wanted the lack of communication to be done away with. Chairman Scurlock believed emergency items were getting out of hand, and it is hard to deny a fellow Commissioner even when possibly it may not be a true emergency. He felt, however, the whole process is geared so that we have public input. Commissioner Eggert asked what happens if someone wants to - = come in and insists on speaking to the Commission and will not say what he wants to speak about. Chairman Scurlock advised in that case the item will be on the agenda in ten days' time whether it is staffed or not. 44 M