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Commissioner Eggert felt that if one of the commissioners is <br />invited to attend a game inside the county, this should be done. <br />However, she did not feel that any of the commissioners need to <br />appear at a game outside of the county. <br />Chairman Macht expressed his feeling that he also would not <br />feel comfortable going outside of the county as the tickets and <br />transportation would be worth quite a bit of money. What disturbs <br />him about the question is the nature of the organization in that <br />the team has never asked anyone in government, city or county, to <br />do anything that might be misconstrued. He also expressed his <br />feeling that the Dodgers are one of the finest organizations he has <br />ever known. <br />Commissioner Bird suggested an addition of a condition of <br />prior approval by the Board of County Commissioners on a case-by- <br />case basis. <br />Commissioner Adams mentioned that Item 8 sets out units of <br />county employees when it was her understanding that the offering <br />should be to all county employees. <br />Commissioner Tippin expressed his opinion that the Board is <br />_attempting to legislate morals and ethics which he does not feel <br />can be regulated. He questioned how others can decide these <br />ethical questions when the Board is obviously having difficulty <br />with the definitions. <br />Commissioner Bird then maintained that the spirit and intent <br />of the offer must also be considered. He noted that a previous <br />offering by a local organization of a free golf game for the local <br />firefighters had been declined by the Board as it was not offered <br />to all county employees. He felt that was an attempt by the <br />organization to express appreciation to those particular county <br />employees who risk their lives for the public good, as well as <br />being county employees. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone <br />wished to be heard in this matter. <br />Nancy Offutt, Government Affairs Coordinator for the Realtor <br />Association of Indian River County, felt the State statutes which <br />address the matter are sufficient. Her group is opposed to a local <br />ethics ordinance because they feel it is counterproductive. They <br />feel elected officials have a conscience and public accountability <br />to keep them on the straight and narrow. <br />Peter Yurkiewicz of <br />Fellsmere felt the rules <br />of ethics by <br />the <br />State should be followed <br />to the letter. <br />JANUARY 24, 1995 <br />28 <br />m(bK F ,? <br />M r M <br />