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• <br />44444 <br />thought would be a fairly difficult task. <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in <br />this matter. <br />City of Sebastian City Attorney Richard Stringer felt the ordinance under <br />consideration makes things more clear. He suggested the following be inserted in the new <br />paragraph concerning reporting of information, subsection (b), since all the information <br />necessary is public record: " ... based upon the previous year's information, or other reliable <br />public information ... . <br />That would prevent any entity from cutting back on their <br />expenditures, being silent, and prospering. <br />Commissioner Adams questioned whether the April 30th date should be pushed up to <br />April 15`h, and Attorney Collins advised he had picked April 30th because the ordinance will <br />not become effective until sent to Tallahassee. He wanted at least a month for Public Works <br />Director James W. Davis to get the information from the municipalities and allowed another <br />6 weeks to do the calculations and send them to Tallahassee. <br />Attorney Stringer stressed the important of the effective date as the figures being used <br />would all be based on the prior year's experience. That equates to a 2 -year delay and <br />translates to a great impact with the growth Sebastian and Fellsmere are experiencing. He <br />asked that the ordinance be effective as of September as is already in the agreement. <br />County Attorney Bangel suggested the insertion referenced above be "or other reliable <br />information", after which there was a brief discussion as to whether it should be "available" <br />or "reliable" or "available reliable" information. <br />Attorney Stringer referred to the minutes of the August 2000 meeting when the <br />hearings were held. He stated the Board actually deferred action on the effective date and <br />March 20, 2001 <br />169 <br />BKiPG 641 <br />44. <br />4 <br />