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0 0 BOOK 12 PAGE 471-( environmental policy, educating the public and local officials, per- forming special studies and projects, facilitating citizen participation, maintaining awareness of changes in environmental laws and regulations affecting the County, and promoting State/County, public and private cooperation and coordination; the duties may be changed periodically at the discretion of the Lee County Board of Commissioners; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the scope of issues the Environmental Affairs Board can examine is wide and includes, but is not limited to, topics such as Hazardous and Radioactive Materials Management and Disposal, Watershed Protection, Groundwater and Surface Water Protection, Erosion Control, Air Quality, Energy Conservation, Incineration, Pollution Prevention, Waste Management, County Beautification, and Recycling; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Environmental Affairs Board shall consist of nine members who represent a broad spectrum of vocations and professions from throughout Lee County; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Environmental Affairs Board shall develop a set of By-Laws which embodies the resolves contained in this resolution to serve as a guide for the board's activities and shall present the By-Laws to the Board of County Commissioners for their approval as soon as they are complete. Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. moved that the resolution establishing the Environmental Affairs Board as presented to the Board be adopted. Commissioner Raymond C. Cox, Jr. seconded the motion, and upon a vote the results were as follows: AYE: Cox, Dossenbach, Matthews, Wicker and Dotterer NAY: None The Chairman ruled the resolution had been unanimously adopted. The Board then considered the nine positions on the Environmental Affairs Board, and Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. suggested that representation from the City of Sanford, Town of Boardway and County should be considered.