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December 10, 1991 TO: Richard Bird, Chairman Indian River County Commission THRU: James Chandler County Administrator FROM: Bernard D. Berman, M.D., Director Indian River County Public Health Unit RE: Furnishings & Equipment Purchase Indian River County Public Health Building We are requesting authorization for purchase of the following items of equipment for our new facility which were not included in our original request of February 12; X991. A household dishwasher with sterilizing cycle for the laboratory. This was to have been provided "by building owner" and somehow got overlooked. This item (cost about $500) is necessary for our operations. — There is a need for 6 large fluted stone urns with sand at a cost of about $100 each for collecting cigarette butts outside each door. These items have a total cost of approximately $1100. We have deleted items totalling approximately $148,000 (list attached) from our original request. We are still in discussion of a few change -repair items. We would appreciate the Board's prompt and favorable consideration of this present request. Commissioner Scurlock objected to the purchase of six large fluted stone urns with sand at $100 each. He felt smoking is not to be condoned. Commissioner Bowman pointed out that there is a need for a place to stub out cigarette butts before the clients enter the building, but a bucket full of sand could be used. ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Eggert, the Board unanimously approved purchase of computer equipment and a household dishwasher as described above, as requested by the Public Health Director. PUBLIC HEARINGS Commissioner Eggert reported a large number -of phone calls regarding the scheduled public hearings and said she had to tell these people that with the new court ruling Commissioners cannot discuss anything that is scheduled for public hearing: __ County Attorney Vitunac stated he had written a memo to the 16