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d Z~V e~o'~ 11 r~,F 185 Nay: None H The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board next considered requests from the Lee County School's Administrative Office and the Red Cross involving use of the County Office Building's vacant office spaces and the vacated parking spaces in the garage. Following some discussion, Commissioner Cox moved that the Buildings, Grounds, and Utilities Committee handle this matter. Commissioner Hall seconded the motion, and upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Cox, Hall, Matthews, Paschal, Reives, Stafford, and Wicker Nay: None The Chairman ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. The Board observed a brief recess. Following the recess, Commissioner Wicker briefed the Commissioners about the Lee County Board of Health's consideration of adopting regulations governing public health nuisances, which was brought to the public's attention in The Sanford Herald. The Board discussed calls from concerned citizens about the proposed regulations. The Board of commissioners expressed its opposition to the proposed action. County Attorney Hoyle stated that the Board of Health has the authority to adopt the regulations. Commissioner Wicker stated that the Board of Health will be discussing the regulations at its next regular meeting on January 1S, 1992. Chairman Stafford :stated that he would report the Commissioners' views on this matter at the meeting. In regards to this matter, the Commissioners expressed the importance of department heads communicating controversial matters such as this to the County Manager so that he, in turn, can inform the Commissioners. Commissioner Reives stated that all department heads within the County should inform the County Manager about important issues that could spark public opposition. Chairman Stafford appointed Commissioner" Paschal to serve as a representative on a newly formed committee of Cencom Cable Television, which will meet quarterly to discuss what is happening with Cencom and also to discuss any problems or complaints. The Chairman recognized Tax Administrator Nathan Crissman, who reported that after an inquiry with the Institute of Government, he learned that the County has no authority to charge the volunteer- fire departments for collecting their fees. The Board directed the County Manager to determine the best method of notifying the fire departments about this matter. Mr. Crissman reported that the cost determined for processing and collecting taxes for the Town of Broadway is $3.40 per bill. The total budget from the Tax Office, indirect computer costs, and the indirect Finance Department costs for processing tax bills is $162,270.00. Based on that figure, the Town of Broadway's cost for 6