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Chairman Eggert requested that Mr. McClure confine his remarks <br />to 15 minutes, which he said he would try to do. <br />Mr. McClure began his lengthy presentation by elaborating on <br />two things that he believed needed to be done to restore public <br />confidence. He urged the Board to 1) re-evaluate their position on <br />government in the sunshine; and 2) investigate the circumstances <br />that got us where we were with INRIVCO, before considering any <br />other developer. <br />Mr. McClure recounted his homeowners group's deep concern <br />about the proposed contract, his contacts with County Attorney <br />Vitunac, and his review of the documents given to him. He took <br />issue with the County denying his request to monitor the contract <br />negotiations. He inferred that because of the "secrecy" of those <br />negotiations there was something going on that was not honorable. <br />Mr. McClure described in some detail the investigation he made <br />concerning Mr. Kenneth Knigin's record as an attorney and his <br />disbarrment and that he could find no record that INRIVCO was <br />formed in New York or Florida. He related also that there were no <br />phone listings when he checked the five cities given as reference. <br />He also checked out the financials of Mr. Marvin Slomowitz and <br />found that his company's stock had decreased by half while similar <br />businesses had almost doubled. <br />Mr. McClure criticized Commissioner Tippin's comment at a <br />prior meeting as not being responsive. He maintained that bricks <br />must be cast at Utility Services Director Terry Pinto and County <br />Attorney Vitunac, and that they should both resign because they <br />were the ones most involved with the INRIVCO matter. In his <br />opinion, they were unqualified to participate in these <br />negotiations. <br />Mr. McClure recounted that he had examined most of the waste <br />conversion park and INRIVCO documents and pointed out various <br />irregularities and omissions. He reiterated that the Board should <br />insure any further negotiations are in the sunshine. He asked the <br />Board to commence an investigation and suggested that a state's <br />attorney office outside the 19th. Judicial Circuit would be <br />appropriate. He predicted that if it is not done, this sort of <br />thing will happen again and again. <br />Chairman Eggert felt that Commissioner Tippin had made his <br />statement by saying that the Board of County Commissioners had <br />voted each step of the way. She interpreted it to mean that the <br />County Commission was going to take responsibility for the errors, <br />23 <br />March 11, 1997 <br />000r d MGE Chu <br />