HOJ\RU OF COlJNTY COt-1'11 SS I ONI:H
t-Il NlJI'I :s OF Ml :1 :T I Nl;-- Sl'l :c I AI. tv11 :1:TJ NC
SEI 1 1'l~MBL:l~ 7, 1990
COI\i\11 SSIONERS PIU:SENl':
OONNELL \VIIl TF JELD
JAMES M. OJ LLARD
TRUMAN GRJ\NI'
ELLIS MELVIN
M:>NHOE COX
PRES EN£' AND ACrJ NG:
WILLI E 0. W1Sf: , CLERK OF C:OUI{T
C&!\JL O'BRYJ\N, ADMINISTRATJVE ASSJSTJ\Nr
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AND COMM I SSIONER WIIITF I I:I.O STATED TilE PURI>oSJ: OF
THIS MEETING WAS FOR 'lliE BON<D TO MEET Wl '111 HEPIU:SI:NTATIVES FROM ELECmiC COMPt\Nil:S,
GAS COMPANrES AND TELEPIION13 COMPANY FOI~ Dl SCUSSTON ANI> TMPlJI' RUl;A IUJI NC PROPOSI:IJ
10% PRANCIIISE FEE .
PRESENT AT TilE MEETING REPRESENTING UTILITIES COMPANIES:
Joe Minton- ----West Florida El ectric
Billy Oenunon---Florida Public UtHities
Mike Peacoc k ---Gulf Coast Elect Coop
l~o y Harncs----Gulr Coast J: l ec t. Coop
Ralph Stacy ---Gas lnst. o[ Miracle Strip
Jimmy Strength ---Amerign s
Lynda N. Bordilon---St. .Joseph Telephone
Pony Adams--Adams L. P. Gas
The Board, Utility Compuny Representatives <.~nd audience , d i scussed''' l cngth
t h€' Proposed Ord irw nce ror Franchise Fees. tvl;111y qucs t ion s lven"! pos<'d rcg;1rding
billing, co llect ion umllluthot·ity under Nhkh thl' OnJi rJ<lncc 1wuld he ;~tloptcd.
After a lenghty discuss ion bet1ve<:'n a II concerned, it 1v:1!' dctermi ned t h<~t the
Utility Companies needed more time to oht:-~in legal opinion!' anti :u..lditiorwl
research regarding the Fr:utchise Fcc and Pmposcd Ordin:rncc .
The Board sched uled a special Board Meet ing ror September 14, 1990 ;~t 2 :00 1'.~1.,
[or the purpose of meeting with utillt y compa nies arter research h ~rd heen
done by the companies' attorneys ~nd ho:rrds .
There being 110
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further business, the Hoard did atljoum.
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