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06)451 <br /> ah are ah legal counsel for Mr. Smith or are you...? <br /> Mr. Levi (interrupting): I'm legal in the sense that he has asked me to <br /> represent him. But I'm not legal in the sense if you are asking if I <br /> have been liscensed to practice law. <br /> Commissioner Gustaveson: But ah, some point in here indicated that you are <br /> part owner of this company; is that correct? <br /> Mr. Levi: Ah that, that is a misnomer, and let me let me explain how that <br /> came into being, And I'm glad you asked as you did, that I am a part- - <br /> owner of that corporation. When we went to your worker's office he <br /> asked what role do I play? and I said Mr. Smith and I are partners. We <br /> are partners but it happens to be in another corporation. And whether <br /> it's a corporation that I own, a corporatism which we are partners or <br /> his corporation, we work together. And in matters where I can assist him <br /> in his efforts to overcame difficulties I do that. Your worker proceeded <br /> to say if you are a partner, are you, I forget the question but the crux, <br /> the statement led me to recognize immediately he didn't know what partner- <br /> ship was. He didn't didn't know the criteria for establishing a partner- <br /> _ <br /> ship so I don't remember the rather doltish question the statement at this <br /> time. But, but to respond to you, no we are not partners, I don't own any <br /> of that construction or rehabilitation company. But we are partners in <br /> another entity. <br /> Chairman Whiffed: Other questions? <br /> Commissioner Gustaveson: Ah I guess that ah one concern is looking at all the <br /> material that's been presented to me and trying to ah ah weave my way <br /> through, my way through some of the things that you have said. <br /> Mr. Levi: Sure. <br /> Commissioner Gustaveson: That certainly that ah one of my concerns and I think <br /> that the concern of the ah ah development office and the County Manager is <br /> that the ah we do have good work as far as the rehab of these homes. <br /> Mr. Levi: Sure. <br /> Commissioner Gustaveson: And ah, I gotta sense that you may like this but that <br /> this may be a judgmental thing but I think that there are are ah corn- <br /> patent specialists who have evaluated many rehab situations and ah and <br /> there was some evidence that that this ah there were a lot of things that <br /> went on that went on in regard to this rehabilitation that seem to be <br />