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help us sell the South County Fire District concept, but he wasn't sure there was that need any more. Input from the committee would be an integral part of that process because under whatever scenario that comes about, there is going to be a lot of selling and communicating to do. Commissioner Scurlock emphasized that this committee will be a vehicle to come up with 4-6 alternatives to develop a line of communication between all the interested parties to really do what we all want to do and that is to provide all of our residents with professional service on a unified, consistent basis. He isn't suggesting that this was something that we have a knee jerk reaction to, and all of a sudden do something. He is talking about a planned, logical number of alternatives to be developed with the interested parties where we can take a long-range approach. This ad hoc committee would give the paid professionals from both the south county and the north county an ability and place to have their input considered, especially the north county which has a tremendous amount of transition that would need to take place. Chairman Eggert suggested having a member at large from the public, which would give us 13 members, instead of an even 12. Commissioner Wheeler questioned the need for two. Commissioners instead of one, and also the need for two members from the City of Vero Beach. In addition, he felt the firefighters' union should be represented and probably the paid firemen from the north county so that they are equal with the union, seeing that we are looking at a county -wide project here. He also had a question about the "Fire Chief/Doug Wright" under the technical non-voting members, and Chairman Eggert explained that the slash means both. Commissioner Wheeler also wanted to see a couple of members at large from the public, perhaps from the Taxpayer's Association or other groups. IM