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F"- <br />JUL <br />14 W�Z BOOK EES <br />separate polling place for Precinct #47 east of U.S. #1 by next <br />year. <br />In response to Commissioner Scurlock's inquiry, Deputy County <br />Attorney Will Collins advised that to approve the creation of a new <br />precinct, State Statute requires the consent of. at least four <br />Commissioners. Obviously, we have only three Commissioners present <br />today, but Commissioner Bird has given a written consent prior to <br />leaving for Tallahassee on County business. <br />TO: Ann Robinson, Supervisor of Elections <br />FROM: Richard N. Bird, County Commissioner k/0 <br />DATE: July 10, 1992 <br />RE: NEW PRECINCT APPROVAL <br />I understand that you need to create certain new precincts as soon as <br />possible for the upcoming primary elections and that Florida law requires the <br />consent of at least four Commissioners. With the resignation of Commissioner <br />Wheeler and with my planned absence on County business from the next <br />Board of County Commissioners' meeting, it will be impossible for you to get <br />the approval of four Commissioners. Therefore, please consider this memo to <br />be my consent to the creation of new precincts, pursuant to your <br />memorandum of July 9, 1992. <br />I would expect to ratify this consent at the next meeting of the Board of <br />County Commissioners at which there are at least four members present. <br />Attorney Collins explained that due to the short time frame <br />before the primary election of September 1, 1992, the Supervisor of <br />Elections needs to proceed on the logistics of setting up the new <br />precinct. Attorney Collins stated that it is his opinion that we <br />are legal in doing this today. The nice thing about this <br />particular State Statute is that it doesn't speak of a four-fifths <br />vote, it speaks of consents. We do have that consent and we will <br />take formal action to ratify it at a subsequent official meeting. <br />20 <br />