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� � r locally and find a hearing officer who could step away from all of it and say what his opinion is. Commissioner Bird asked what the next step would be accord - Ing to our personnel policy and procedures, and Commissioner Eggert noted that Mr. Balczun was going to do the hearing, but he is in a way a witness; therefore, it seemed to her that if we had a designee who was not in any way involved, we could get something that might be satisfactory to everyone. Commissioner Bird noted that Mrs. Kiser is then entitled to a hearing before the Administrator prior to final hearing which would be before this Board, and Attorney Vitunac pointed out that it is Mr. Balczun's designee and it is really up to Mr. Balczun to approve this designee for it to be his hearing. It does not have to be a person totally divorced from Indian River County or even with knowledge of the case. In this case he is taking himself out because of his unique involvement with it. Normally it would be he. Commissioner Bird felt then the Administrator needs to be involved in the process as to who his designee is. He commented that he made a suggestion to the Administrator about the possibility of using a retired local judge for the hearing officer - possibly Judge D.C.Smith. Chairman Scurlock stated that as he read the desire of the Commission, it was to get someone independent who is not so close to this situation or involved just to look at the documentation we have at this point and act as a buffer and make some sort of recommendation. He noted that going to the National Labor Relations people is a lengthy process, and personally he would like this to be handled in a more timely fashion, if possible. Commissioner Bird agreed that he would hate to delay this another week; we have an employee out there suspended with pay as he understood it, and he would like to get this matter resolved and move on. - L- 41 BOOK 73 F.�CE 392AUG 9 19