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LYWV).1 <br /> ;jat) <br /> and the rehab work that was done. Then on the 22nd he refers again to that <br /> July 16th letter as the reason <br /> Mr. Levi (interrupting) : Correct. <br /> Chairman Whitted: for denial of the request. <br /> Mr. Levi: Correct, Yes;', we are aware of that. <br /> Chairman Whitted: Okay. <br /> Mr. Levi: Yes. <br /> b <br /> Commissioner Marshall: I'm:a little confused. Mr. Levi,. are you indicating <br /> that Mr. Smith does not have a copy of his signed rehab contract nor a <br /> copy of his notice to proceed? It seems to me these are two very important <br /> dates and one would expect a contractor would have copies of both those <br /> agreements. <br /> Mr. Levi: I would not object to your asking Mr. Smith, that I don't know but <br /> Commissioner Marshall: Well. <br /> Mr. Levi: There's another issue ah that I'd like to raise before you ask him <br /> that. How significant is reference? What is the basis of justification for <br /> sending out this form? What value does it carry? How significant is it? <br /> Could one of you answer this? <br /> Commissioner Whitted: Well, of course it's part of the guidelines, I guess: to-: <br /> Board is not familiar with the day to day operations, that's why we have a <br /> CD Director, he handles that But what is significant hare is an evaluation <br /> by our Rehab Specialist on work performed in the program. Now that to me is <br /> more significant than references.... <br /> Mr. Levi: Mr. Chairman, I'm not asking for a value judgment in terms of other <br /> significant criteria, I'll get to that. And I'm trying to prioritize 1, 2, <br /> 3, 4 and I'm at one and you're further down. My question is, can you make a <br /> determination, or could you ascertain at this point, since we have author- <br /> iative resources, how significant this sheet is and the information that comes <br /> back? And let me proceed because I <br /> Chairman Whitted: Well, it will have to be relative. In my estimation, it's rel- <br /> ative to other information that one has available to judge a contractor by. <br /> And one is a review by a experienced contractor who is on our payroll as a <br /> Rehab Stecialist-as to the work performance, how the work was performed. <br /> Mr. Levi: Yes, sir. <br /> Commissioner Whitted: And in this this instance it was deemed to be inadequate and <br />