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requirement that staff would bring in the public during any <br />negotiations. <br />Mr. McClure requested a rebuttal and Chairman Eggert reminded <br />him this was not a trial. He cited a Supreme Court case in Palm <br />Beach County that specifically voided a county contract as the <br />result of holding contract negotiations in secret. (Town of Palm <br />Beach vs Gradison and Tolar vs School Board of Liberty County) <br />County Attorney Vitunac advised that the Gradison case <br />involved an advisory committee appointed by the Town of Palm Beach <br />for the zoning code. <br />Glen Legwen stated he has the original RFP 60-47, issued March <br />1, 1996. He thought that somewhere it should contain a statement <br />that the proposer has not been convicted of any kind of crime since <br />that statement is required of any professional. <br />Chairman Eggert assured Mr. Legwen that all of that will be <br />reviewed. <br />Commissioner Macht wanted to go on record to say that he has <br />absolute confidence in our legal staff and their integrity. He has <br />known them for years and he has never, ever, seen one instance that <br />was questionable. <br />(At 10:13 a.m., the Chairman called for a short recess at the <br />request of Commissioner Macht. The meeting was reconvened at <br />10:19 a.m. with all members present.) <br />Penny Chandler, Indian River County Chamber of Commerce, <br />admired how the Board handled the earlier portion of the meeting. <br />She felt it important to say that the Chamber feels a great deal of <br />confidence in the Board of County Commissioners and the members of <br />staff. <br />Ms. Chandler advised that their Board of Directors met <br />yesterday, and then read a brief statement into the record asking <br />the Board to take a look at what has transpired during the past <br />year and view the current status of the project as an opportunity <br />for the taxpayers rather than an obstacle, to not think the time <br />and money was wasted, but that many lessons were learned. <br />Extending the life of the Landfill, creating jobs, and broadening <br />the tax base is a concept the Chamber continues to support. It is <br />unfortunate that this project did not come to fruition, however, <br />the proposed project continues to have merit and there are <br />qualified developers and financial people who remain interested. <br />They applaud the County officials for thoroughness and urge them to <br />March 11, 1997 <br />bCG�k 0 Ft�U� , < <br />tC <br />_ dL <br />I <br />