LARRY Mccray IS THAT USER ?

GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. TODAY'S DATE IS JUNE 16, 2016. THIS IS THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SECTION . I WILL BE TO THE DISCLOSURE.The Volusia County Council welcomes your involvement and is interested in hearing your comments. Please complete a public participation slip and indicate in the subject line the issue your wish to address. You may use the back if necessary. After you are recognized by the County Chair, state your name and address for the record before beginning your comments. You may speak up to three minutes, either during Public Participation or when an agenda item is heard. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM, YOU CAN SPEAK DURING THOSE ITEMS OR, YOU CAN SPEAK NOW. BUT YOU DO NOT GET 2 The County Council will not BITES AT THE APPLE. I WANTED TO answer questions or requests CLARIFY THAT.during Public Participation. Please be courteous and respectful of the views of others. Personal attacks on Council members, County staff or members of the public are not allowed.

WE HAVE 3 THIS MORNING. IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER, PLEASE THE VOUCHER SLIP AND GET IT TO MS. ZIMMERMAN.

LARRY McCRAY -- IS THAT USER ?

HEY, WE HAVE THE SPEED LIMIT IN HERE.[ LAUGHTER ]GOOD MORNING .

AND YOU GET UP TO THOSE MICROPHONES TEXT

MY NAME IS LARRY McCRAY I RESIDE AT 450 LAUREL RIDGE 450 LAUREL RIDGE WAY.

IN A BUILDING JUST BUILT FOR THE SENIORS AND HANDICAP. MY TALK THIS MORNING IS CONCERNING THE HANDICAP PARKING THAT WE HAVE AT OUR BUILDINGS. WE HAVE 80 RESIDENTS. AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT GOES ACCORDING TO A PERCENTAGE OF OCCUPANCY THAT GIVES A PERCENTAGE OF THE HANDICAP PARKING. WE HAVE 80 UNITS . WITH A -- WITH 80 8010 . WE ONLY HAVE 4 HANDICAP SPOTS . IT IS VERY HARD FOR SENIORS TO WALK 35-40 YARDS TO TRY TO GET INTO THE BUILDING. ONCE WE GET TO OUR BUILDING, WE DO NOT HAVE SLIDING DOORS . OUR THING IS, WE WANT TO REQUEST IF IT IS ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES, MORE HANDICAP PARKING. WE HAVE TOO FAR TO COME TO THE BUILDING. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A REASONABLE REQUEST FROM THE CITY. THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO PRESENT THIS MORNING. I DO NOT WANT TO IS THE COUNCILS TIME OR MY TIME. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU ALLOWED ME TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU SIR. YOU LIVE ON LAUREL RIDGE WAY. THAT IS IN THE CITY OF THE LAND -- DELAND . WE MAY HAVE TO DIRECTION OVER TO THE CITY. WE WILL FIND OUT WHO YOU NEED TO TALK TO GET YOUR PHONE NUMBER. BY THE WAY, THIS IS NOT A WASTE OF OUR TIME.

THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT .

WE WILL MOVE ON. MR. THOMAS REDMOND . AND AFTER MR. THOMAS REDMOND WILL BE [ INDISCERNIBLE NAME ] . IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK THIS MORNING ON ANY ITEM, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION AND GET IT TO MS. SILVERMAN. -- MS. ZIMMERMAN. > MY NAME IS THOMAS REDMOND, I LIVE AT 116103 IN ORLANDO FLORIDA .

I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY STATING WE HAVE A SERIOUS SHORTAGE

AND FAMILY SHELTER SERVICES. AS A HOMELESS ADVOCATE I FULLY SUPPORT HAVING MORE BEDS IN A FAMILY SHELTER. UNFORTUNATELY SINCE THIS HOMELESS THING HAS STARTED A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THAT HAVE NOT EXACTLY BEEN GOOD, WE HAVE LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE. WE HAVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO THREATENED VIA EMAIL 26 THE CITY ATTORNEY ON YOU.

WE PAID A HOMELESS CONSULTANT $185,000 TO GIVE US A REPORT THAT WERE NOT USING WITH FAKE DATA. THE COMMISSIONERS HUSBAND IN DAYTONA OWNED THE WEB ADDRESS THAT SHE IS SUPPOSEDLY VOTING ON. THERE ARE SO MANY IMPROPRIETIES HAPPENING. WE HAVE HAD LETTERS WRITTEN TO THE CITY FROM THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS THAT WAS PROVIDED EVERYONE AT THE STAGE. THERE ARE SO MANY WRONG THINGS HAPPENING. I HAVE HAD TO DO SOME THINGS THAT I WOULD NOT WANT TO DO TO RAISE ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. THE REASON I AM HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST NIGHT THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN, COMMISSIONER KELLY WHITE RECUSED HERSELF FROM AN ISSUE DEALING WITH LAND. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT IS A RESULT OF THIS COMMISSION OF ETHICS COMPLAINT THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA IS INVESTIGATING. I WANT IT VERY CLEAR , THAT I HAVE TRIED FOR TWO YEARS TO GET ANYONE TO LOOK AT THIS FACTUALLY AND STOP PROVIDING MONEY TO AGENCIES THAT DO NOT PERFORM . NOT A THING I HAVE EVER SAID HAS BEEN CHALLENGED. PEOPLE VILIFY ME. THEY DO NOT SAY, YES THERE ARE 5000 HOMELESS PEOPLE IN HERE IS THE PROOF. THEY SAY, HE IS CRAZY. IT'S NO LONGER TIME TO COME TO YOUR MEETINGS ANY LONGER. BUT I WILL SAY THIS, THIS IS OUT OF MY HANDS. AND FOR ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF BOTH COUNCILS, THAT ARE NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING, THIS WILL BE IN YOUR MAILBOX SOON. HAVE A NICE DAY . > THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THIS MORNING ?

NO SIR.

THEN WE WOULD TAKE A RECESS AND WE WILL COME BACK AT 9 AM. WE ARE IN RECESS. > [ EVENT IN RECESS UNTIL 9:00 AM EST. CAPTIONER STANDING BY ] > GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WE DO HAVE A FULL HOUSE. GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE IS HERE. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE TWO MINUTES -- IN OTHER WORDS, CAN THE CHAMBER COME TO ORDER ? TODAY'S DATE IS JUNE 16, 2016. AND THIS IS THE 9 AM VOLUSIA COUNCIL MEETING. AT THIS TIME, EVERYONE REACH OVER, GRAB YOUR CELL PHONE AND PLEASE, PUT IT ON SILENT. I WILL GIVE YOU A MOMENT TO DO THAT BEFORE WE CONTINUE.

PHOTOGRAPHING IS PERMITTED IN THE CHAMBERS.

GOOD MORNING. IN THIS MORNING'S INVOCATION WILL BE PRESENTED TO US BY PASTURE BEEN BROWN OF TOMOKA CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN ORMOND BEACH . IF THE COUNCIL WILL PLEASE RISE .

IF I CAN GIVE EVERYONE TO CLOSE THEIR EYES AND BOW THEIR HEADS. FATHER,

AND THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS WE THANK YOU FOR GIVING US SUCH GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE YOU. BUT ALSO TO SERVE OTHERS. PLUS EACH MIND AND EACH HEART IN HERE TODAY . ALLOW THE PURPOSE AND THE IDEAS AND THE REASONS FOR BEING HERE TO BE ABOUT THOSE WHO HAVE NO VOICE. WE THINK THIS GREAT COUNSEL FOR REPRESENTING ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY AND WE THINK THESE PEOPLE TODAY WHO HAVE COME TO DISCUSS AND SHARE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE TO THE GLORY OF GOD.

FATHER, LET US BE CALLED THE PRODUCTIVE. WE THANK YOU FOR A VICTORY IN THE LIVES OF MANY AND FOR THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO HAVE NO VOICE. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. > AND WILL EVERYONE JOIN ME "I pledge allegiance to the AS WE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG.flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." > PLEASE BE SEATED.

AND PASTOR , CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD .

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR THOSE OF YOU ON THE INTERNET THAT ARE NOT WATCHING US ON OUR CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV, THIS IS A PACKED ROOM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SET, AND NOT HAVE A CHAIR, WE DO HAVE OUR TRAINING ROOM IT IS SET UP FOR OVERFLOW. IF SOMEONE IS TO SIT DOWN, YOU CAN WATCH IS ON THE MONITOR DOWN THERE. WE WILL NOW MOVE FORWARD

TO THE FULL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS -- I DID MISS A ROLL CALL THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. > MR. WAGNER ? MS. CUSACK ? MR. DANIELS ? MR. LOWRY ? MR. PATTERSON ? MR. DAVIS ?

MS. DENYS?

EVERYONE IS ALL HERE. STAFF IS PULLING ITEMS . > I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM 25. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT. I THINK IT IS WORTHY OF DISCUSSION. ITEM 25 IS PULLED BY DEBORAH DENYS. SO ITEM 8, 11, 12, 15 AND 25 HAVE BEEN PULLED.

THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. A SECOND ? THANK YOU. FURTHER DISCUSSION ? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY AYE . MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER ONE. > AS YOU KNOW OUR CHARTER WAS VOTED ON BY THE VOTERS IN JUNE 1970. IT STARTED JANUARY 1971. IT REQUIRES THAT THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION TO BE APPOINTED TO REVIEW THE CHARTER EVERY 10 YEARS TO SEE IF ANY UPGRADES NEED TO BE MADE. THAT REQUIREMENT WAS FOLLOWED THIS LAST YEAR. THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT, MYSELF AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WENT TO ALL OF THE MEETINGS. MR. BROWN WHO IS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION IS HERE TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUES THAT THEY WILL BRING FORWARD AND THE RECOMMENDATION. WHAT WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS MR. DONALD BUTLER . THEY WILL GO THROUGH WHAT THE PROCESSES WERE. THERE IS AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION APPROVED. AND IS ASKING TO BE PUT ON THE BALLOT. AS YOU KNOW YOU OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND YOU CANNOT CHANGE ANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PUT THEM ON THE BALLOT FOR THE VOTE OF THE PUBLIC. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON IT AND TO ASK QUESTIONS. AFTER MR. BROWN IS DONE, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL ALSO GO THROUGH THE DETAILS BEHIND THE RECOMMENDED CHARTER CHANGES.

GOOD MORNING. I AM DONNA BUTLER. I WILL START OUR OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS THAT OCCURRED. TODAY YOU HAVE MR. BROWN HERE. YOU APPOINTED 15 MEMBERS ON JULY 2. THEY HAVE DONE A FABULOUS JOB HAVING REGULAR MEETINGS EVERY MONTH. I WANT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE OTHER STAFF -- MR. DINEEN GAVE US CREDIT AND HE WAS THERE RIGHT BESIDE US. COURTNEY BROWN, MS. KING. MS. SCOTT, AND WE COULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY OF THE MEETINGS WITHOUT JEFF CARLEY WHO IS HIDING.

HE IS BACK TO HIDING BEHIND THE CAMERA.

THE CHARTER IDENTIFIED THREE MAJOR TASK. ONE, REVIEW THE CHARTER FOR AMENDMENT, TOO, REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THREE, PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE A FINAL REPORT. IN SEPTEMBER THE OFFICERS WERE ELECTED.

IT WAS DETERMINED AT THAT TIME THAT OUR FIRST MEETING IN SEPTEMBER THAT THEY WOULD NOT DISCUSS ANY ITEMS WHICH ARE UNDER LITIGATION. THEY WOULD NOT HEAR THEM AND THERE WOULD BE NO DISCUSSION. IN OCTOBER, RULES AND PROCEDURES WERE ADOPTED. THIS INCLUDED COMMUNICATION CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

AFTER THAT WE WENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND OFFERED SOME LISTENING SESSIONS TO GET ALL OF THE TIMEOUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEIR CONCERNS WERE. WE WENT EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTY. VARIOUS LIBRARIES AND FACILITIES.

THEY GIVE US OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY -- COMMUNICATIONS VIA EMAIL. WE RECEIVED A LOT OF EMAILS FROM INDIVIDUALS. WE INCLUDED ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE IN THE AGENDA THAT WE PRESENTED. IT WAS ALSO POSTED ONLINE WITH COMMENTS. WE WERE A LITTLE CREATIVE. WE CREAT IT I CREATED A THINK BOOK. SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED , THAT THEY WANTED TO GO INTO MORE IN DEPTH, WE DID SO AT EVERY MEETING. EVERY MEETING WE FOCUSED ON A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE CHARTER. WE HAD A DIALOGUE DURING ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS. THERE WAS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE ARTICLES WAS FULLY DISCUSSED AT THOSE MEETINGS. OF COURSE THE ITEM THAT HAD THE MOST DISCUSSION WAS SURE VOLUSIA MANAGEMENT COMMISSION. THEY HAD 22 PUBLIC MEETINGS THROUGH THAT. AND ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS ARE MARKED IN YOUR BOOK. IT WAS APPARENT ,

-- AND MR. BROWN WILL GO IN DEPTH INTO WHAT THOSE DISCUSSIONS WERE.

WE HAVE THREE RECOMMENDED CHANGES . FIRST, FIRST IS A CLEANUP OF SOME LANGUAGE THAT WAS OUTDATED. SECONDLY IS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE COUNTY BY THE COUNCIL PEOPLE WHICH ARE NOT BEING REIMBURSED. IN THE THIRD WOULD BE THAT THE AT-LARGE MEMBER WITH BECOME VICE CHAIR.

THOSE OF THE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS TO GO ON THE BALLOT. ALSO, WE DID A LOT OF WORK RELATIVE TO [ INDISCERNIBLE ] . AND BECAUSE OF THE GOODWILL , LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY WERE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER WITH A COMPROMISE THAT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE. I CONGRATULATE YOU ALL FOR THE WISDOM

FOR THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT YOU APPOINTED. THEY HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT IS MY REPORT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS I WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM.

THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER STAFF REPORTS ON THIS ? NO. OKAY. > I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP REPORT THAT GETS INTO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL. PERIOD

I WILL TRY TO BE AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE. TO BRIEFLY RUN THROUGH THE FIRST AMENDMENT THAT MR. BROWN SPOKE ABOUT, JUST TO EXPLAIN WHY THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THESE. THE CHARTER GROUP PROVIDES FOR YOU TO VOTE ON ALL MATTERS. THAT LANGUAGE PROCEEDED STATE LAW ON THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOW SOMEWHAT IN CONFLICT. THIS IS THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE ON ALL COUNSEL ACTIONS THAT IS PROVIDED BY STATE LAW.

TO BRIEFLY RUN THROUGH , THE CHARTER ACQUIRED INITIAL ADOPTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. THERE ARE STILL SOME BEING AMENDED THAT REMAIN. WE DELETED LANGUAGE REGARDING THE INITIAL BOARD. BECAUSE THAT PROVISION LIVES ON APPERTAINS TO BOARD STILL IN EXISTENCE. THIS MAY BE OF SOME CONCERN TO THE VOTER. YOU ARE DELETING NONPARTISAN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS. THAT WAS A CHARTER CHANGE IN 1994.

VOLUSIA LED THE REST OF THE STATE ON THAT ISSUE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE SUB WHAT THE CONSTITUTION HAS BEEN AMENDED. SO THIS LANGUAGE IS DELETED, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE TIMING OF THE ELECTIONS. THE ONLY REASON IT COMES OUT IS BECAUSE THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW NOW HAS FOLLOWED THE LEAD OF OUR CITIZENS. THE TITLE OF THE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR HAS CHANGED HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR. THE CHARTER CONTAINED A PROVISION FOR EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES. THIS WAS IN 1970 THAT THIS WAS A LEADING EDGE PROVISION. IT PROCEEDED THE LAW OF THE FERMENTATION OF THE RIGHT OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES TO COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN. THE LEGAL CONCERN NOW IS, IT IS ONE OF THE CHARTER WITH CREATE AN EMPLOYER DOMINATED ORGANIZATION. THIS PROVISION HAS FALLEN INTO DISUSE FOR THAT REASON. EMPLOYEE STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE THE REFERENCES TO THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT PROVISION . THE PROVISIONS PROVIDED THE INITIAL ADOPTION HAVE BEEN FULFILLED.

THIS IS A PROVISION THAT HAD GREAT FORESIGHT. BUT IT IS NO LONGER NEEDED. IT ALLOWS THE COUNCIL TO MAINTAIN THE MILLEDGE AS REQUIRED. AND ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO ADJUST MILLEDGE IS. THOSE DISTRICTS INCLUDED THE MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT AND THE POSITIVELY ON SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT YOU ARE NOW THE GOVERNING BODY OF THOSE DISTRICTS. THAT LANGUAGE IS NO LONGER NEEDED. THAT LANGUAGE CONTAINED A BOND ISSUE IS NO LONGER NEEDED. BECAUSE ALL OF US HAVE BEEN PAID. THE CHARTER CONTAINS -- IT REPEALED A NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT SPECIAL DISTRICTS. AND TO PROVIDE A MORE READABLE DOCUMENT AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION, THAT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN DELETED. THE ONE POSITIVE INSERTION IN HERE IS TO ADD A RULE THAT THE COMMON LAW RULE OF SURVIVAL BY IMPLEMENTATION DOES NOT APPLY. SO THAT THOSE SPECIAL DISTRICTS DO NOT COME BACK INTO EXISTENCE. THIS FOLLOWS A MODEL OF THE STATUTE THAT PROVIDES THAT THE COMMON-LAW BREW OF REVIVAL DOES NOT APPLY. WE HAVE RENUMBERED A NUMBER OF SECTIONS. WE HAVE DELETED REFERENCES TO THE HALIFAX ADVERTISING TAX DISTRICT. ONLY THOSE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA FOR SOME TIME WILL REMEMBER THAT. AT ONE TIME THERE WAS A SPECIAL AT PROVIDING FOR A TAX FOR ADVERTISING. THAT IS NOW IN THE LOBBY. -- NOW IN A LEVY. THE AUTHORITY TO LEVY THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED. FINALLY, IN THIS AMENDMENT , THE CHARTER PROVIDED THE ABILITY TO AMEND THE SPECIAL ACTS PERTAINING TO THE PORT AUTHORITY AND TO THE MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT. AND YOU HAVE DONE SO AND BECOME THE GOVERNING BODY OF THOSE. THE ONE CHANGE HERE IS THAT, THIS IS HENCEFORTH, THAT THE COUNCIL WILL REMAIN THE GOVERNING BODY OF THOSE. SO WE MIGHT AMEND THEM IN OTHER RESPECTS BUT NOT CREATE ANOTHER INDEPENDENT BODY. MOVING ON TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT, THIS PROVIDES FOR EXPENSES WHICH MOST MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE THINK THAT YOU ARE ALREADY RECEIVING. IT MAY COME AS A SURPRISE TO THEM

THAT YOU DO NOT RECEIVE IN COUNTY MILEAGE. THIS WILL ALLOW THE COUNTY TO ADOPT PROCEDURES WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH REIMBURSEMENT . THE EXPENSES WHICH MIGHT BE AUTHORIZED BY THIS ARE IN COUNTY MILEAGE, PARKING AND SIMILAR CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CDS. -- TRAINING FEES . THIS MIGHT ALLOW YOU TO ADVANCE -- TO PAY ADMISSION . BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT PROVIDING YOU A MEAL. THESE ARE EXPENSES THAT ARE CUSTOMARILY PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYEES . THE CHARTER PROVIDES YOU CANNOT BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY COUNTY INSTANCES. THIS ALLOWS YOU A MECHANISM TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT.

THIS SECTION DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE PROVISION OF A VEHICLE FOR YOU. THIS HAS TO DO WITH REIMBURSEMENT OF COUNTY EXPENSES. WITH THE SIZE OF THIS COUNTY, THE EXPENSES HAVE BECOME BURDENSOME. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO APPEAR IN A LOT OF PLACES. AND YOU ARE PAYING FOR THE GAS . LASTLY, THE THIRD AMENDMENT IS SO THAT THE MEMBER AT LARGE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY BECOME THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL INSTEAD OF THE BODY ELECTING ITS VICE-CHAIRMAN. THAT IS THE BACKGROUND OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. THE FILTERED THROUGH A LOT OF OTHER IDEAS. IN THESE MOSTLY HAVE TO DO WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF. THEY MAY BE A BIT TRITE BUT THEY ARE IMPORTANT.

ONE LAST COMMENT FROM ME.

I WANT TO THANK THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME FROM THEIR BUSY SCHEDULE AND UNDERSTOOD HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS. I HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I CAME AND OFFERED THIS JOB IS BECAUSE OF THE CHARTER. AND WHILE IT REQUIRES A REVIEW

IT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS A WHOLESALE CHANGE. THERE WERE A FEW CHANGES THAT BODES WELL FOR THE CHARTER. EACH YEAR IT HAS GOTTEN BETTER AND BETTER. AND THERE'S A POINT AT WHICH THE FUNDAMENTAL SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED. I WANT TO THANK THE REVIEW COMMISSION TO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY. I RECOMMENDED ONE CHANGE. AND THAT WAS FOR THE COUNTY COUNCIL. AND THAT WAS THAT PEOPLE DID NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO BE IN FIRST -- REIMBURSED FOR THEIR EXPENSES. I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THAT IT MADE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. AND I THINK MR. BROWN IS HERE TO GET THE OVERVIEW.