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SPECIAL MEETING Q®®K `98 F'Ac •� Thursday, June 13, 1996 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met in Special Session at the County Commission Chambers, 1840 25th Street, Vero Beach, Florida, on Thursday, June 13, 1996, at 9:00 a.m. Present were Fran B. Adams, Chairman; Carolyn K. Eggert, Vice Chairman; Richard N. Bird; Kenneth R. Macht; and John W. Tippin. Also present were James E. Chandler, County Administrator; Charles P. Vitunac, County Attorney; Barbara Bonnah and Patricia Ridgely, Deputy Clerks. The Chairman called the meeting to order. Chairman Adams announced that this meeting is being telecast live, and we have been assured by our Legal Department that this is legal. However, as Chairman, she had to say that she feels this gives an unfair advantage to the second and third presenters who are able to see and hear the questions posed by the Board and be better prepared to answer those questions during their presentations. She felt there may be things that are legally right, but morally wrong, and this is one of those. She just wanted to put that on the table at the very beginning and let the first presenter know they are already in deep dark trouble. Commissioner Eggert didn't feel that the first presenters are in any kind of deep, dark trouble and she didn't want them to think _ in those terms whatsoever. She believed the Commissioners stay totally open minded throughout. She noted that she doesn't even have the same questions for each of the presenters. Commissioner Tippin added that some of the Board members have been around long enough to not be impressed by the sequence of things. Commissioner Bird pointed out that this is a public meeting and if the second and third presenters want to sit in the audience and listen, they could. The fact that it is being televised is not anything unusual as far as giving them any advantage or disadvantage. 1 JUNE 139 1996