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NOV 2 7 199 13��14 8 PAGE 1 include the Town of Indian River Shores if they at some point realize the benefit of participating in the district. Attorney Vitunac advised that all we would have to do is repeal the ordinance and put the service under the county, and it is done in a matter of 2/3 weeks. Commissioner Scurlock wished to be sure that we have built in enough flexibility to be able to include them in the District some time, but Attorney Vitunac explained that we are not in- cluding them in the District - the District would disappear and it would become a County department. If you want to expand the District and make it countywide, you would have to go through a referendum, and you would have to have a countywide ordinance approved by all the cities allowing the Shores to come in, and then you would have to have a referendum just in the Shores for the taxing power. Commissioner Scurlock commented that he believes the District, if it passes, will be here for a long time. The inptit he has gotten from the municipalities is that they feel the structure of the District provides them with a better level to voice their concerns through the Advisory Committee. He does feel that the Advisory Committee is a really integral part of all this, and he would prefer to be able to add the Shores rather than abolish the District. Director Wright stressed that he did not want the Board to feel that staff is underestimating the magnitude of the job ahead of us to educate the public and explain what we are trying to accomplish - the benefits - the millage - etc. For this purpose, they are developing a brochure that will set this out clearly in laymen's terms. They will be distributing this brochure and also will have a speaker's bureau arranging dates to address different groups. Commissioner Scurlock noted the actual budget could be stated to be more or less an upside type of budget. It is actu- ally a not -to -exceed program, and if our growth is slowed down, 10 - M