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L_ Commissioner worked very hard meeting individually with Mr. Balczun trying to come to what ends up being a collective decision of 5 Commissioners with a va'riety of attitudes and opinions about a subject, and coming together as a Board we end up arriving at a decision based on 5 individual Commissioners molding their various opinions into one decision and that one decision was to have a peaceful parting of the ways and to exercise what we believe to be our option. Unfortunately, we got to last Tuesday's meeting and all of the dialogue that took place individually between the Commissioners and Mr. Balczun seemed to go by the board very quickly at the presentation of the letter from Mr. Balczun's attorney. He felt great disgust at that point, and Commissioner Eggert offered the word "betrayal." Chairman Scurlock pointed out that the Commissioners had been meeting individually on this item for 2 or 3 weeks, but he would have to defer to the Legal staff in that they feel this is the most logical approach and they are best able to comment on that. Therefore, he concurs with staff's recommendation, although he personally feels and felt then that there was potential cause aside from the contract issue itself. However, that was not the collective decision that was made. He would support a motion if one were offered. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Wheeler, that the Board approve Attorney Vitunac's recommendation. Under discussion, Attorney Vitunac advised that we will send a check to the trust account of Mr. Balczun's lawyer, and we will also send a release, which we don't expect to be signed, and we will probably be in court and defend it and hoped we will win. Chairman Scurlock asked if there was any ability to offer the pay subject to the signing of the release; in other words, 46 BOOK 7 �' `.,r 476 UG 1 6 1988 I