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the adoption of the proposed ordinance, and if so , offer suggestions and comments . She also requested the Board authorize advertising for a Public Hearing to consider final adoption . Attorney Polackwich acknowledged that there are five secondary recyclers in the County, and that all had been provided Notice . Attorney Odom addressed questions and concerns from the Board . Sheriff Deryl Loar urged the Board to adopt the proposed ordinance at the Public Hearing . He pointed out that the current crime trends throughout the State for copper, brass , and aluminum being traded with secondary recyclers, has been overwhelming. James Harpring, General Counsel , Sheriff' s Office, said the ordinance would be an important tool for the Sheriff' s Office, and did not think it would impede any lawful businesses . A brief discussion ensued regarding the current laws and restrictions , and regulated metals . Attorney Polackwich clarified that the State Law states that if any secondary metal is sold in a transaction of $ 1 , 000 or more, the seller cannot be paid in cash, whereby the proposed ordinance would tighten the loop hole in the State law, and not allow cash transactions . Shannon Cook, Indian River Scrap Metal , explained why he did not support the proposed ordinance ; defined his company ' s policies and procedures ; and said he had no problems issuing a check to his customers for regulated metals , but expressed concerns about mailing their checks . He spoke about the process, the information required from his customers, and the security used (driver ' s licenses , video cameras , how everything is saved, thumb printed, identified, and signed for) when purchasing regulated metals . He believed that everything required for restricted/regulated items was already in place and that the requirement would be "one more form of documentation . " He said that at the end of every workday he could/would September 6 , 2011 24 U4 ! PG 3 18 Un