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17 1 Michael Talbert said the County is working with all three towns to move this issue 2 forward. 3 4 VOTE: 6-0 5 6 Chair Jacobs said what was decided in December was to move forward with a public 7 hearing to place before the public the option of having a service tax district to pay for rural 8 curbside recycling. He said, in that public hearing process, the Board can hear comments on 9 the option of opt in/opt out. He said if the Board is being consistent with the motion made in 10 December, then this is simply a reaffirmation of their previous decision to move forward. 11 12 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to 13 move forward with the intent to create a service tax district for roadside recycling. 14 15 Commissioner Pelissier said she agrees with Commissioner Rich, but this does not 16 preclude the public from making any comments that they wish to make. She said there is a big 17 difference between providing information and having a public hearing that is focused on a 18 particular proposal. 19 Commissioner Gordon asked how this affects what the Board does tonight. She 20 referred to the notice on page 10 which talks about the hearing being on the creation of a solid 21 waste service district. She noted that the public can bring up other options. She asked if the 22 next to last paragraph on page 9 in the draft letter should be eliminated if this motion is passed. 23 Commissioner Rich said yes. 24 Commissioner McKee said most of the points made are correct. He said the last 25 meeting effectively supplanted the December motion with another motion stating that a public 26 hearing would be held to present all options. He said he again objects to the use of the word 27 intent, as it conveys a pre-conceived outcome prior to the public hearing. He thinks that the 28 public input received so far makes it fair to put both options in the public hearing. 29 Commissioner Gordon said she thinks there should be one motion handling the 30 substance and another motion handling the details. She asked to hear the motion again. 31 Chair Jacobs repeated the motion to move forward with the intent to create a service tax 32 district for roadside recycling and take it to public hearing. 33 Commissioner Rich asked if there was a vote at the last meeting to bring all four 34 options. She thought this was just a direction, but not a vote. She would like to go back to the 35 original motion in December. She said that is what her motion is for. 36 Michael Talbert said the four options were read off by Gayle Wilson at the end of his 37 presentation. He said there was no motion or vote, only an agreement that these items should 38 be considered. He said a motion to move forward with intent was made, voted on, and 39 approved. He said the process to establish a service district includes a public hearing. He said 40 if the Board wants to hold additional public hearings on other options, these would be 41 advertised in a separate fashion and a separate process. He said the other options can be 42 done with 10 days notice, like a normal public hearing. 43 Chair Jacobs clarified that the Board can still consider other options if the 44 Commissioners decide to do something different in April, based on the public hearings, 45 Commissioner Price read the unofficial summary regarding the recommendation. She 46 said she is concerned about this, because 98 percent of the people she has heard from are 47 against this tax district. 48 Commissioner Gordon asked if a decision to do an opt-out subscription service could 49 not be a result of the public hearing. She asked if this would require another public hearing. 50 Michael Talbert said there are separate processes for a service district. He said there