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l I'~~U'C'r? `i Ci1=y Counci.l July 23, 1~f3?_ 6choon~vsr ~*1rs. Scal.ze aslced i.f t'he lai&-off em~loyFC ,tar:COC'1 h:i.s own Co~:oing compacry. 'Pow~.n~; Mr, Schoonover repl.i.ed chat the employee aerit to anotFier body ,ho7 ancl (Cqnt.) be;an t~~e tow~ing; Servi.ce Lhe1:'e. i~irs. 'ica7.ze si:ated th~t she did not knoco if :i.n tJie~ O-i.ty's contrc~~cc ~v~.i.Lli Che Sherif:;`.'s D~apart,nerit i_f the City had e.hc i:i.};l'it: to te7.7. them ~~l~ich Cow;Lng; ser.vi.ce co use. Mr. 1'orsbPrg stated CJ'iat the Ci.ty pays the Sneri.ff's Dep~u-tment eo malce. t`iese ~teci.,ions. ;~~orsberfl ; nggested Ch2C ~!r. Schoonover should bri.n; his f;x':i.evzinr_~s t.o tl~ie County ACtor.ne~. `~tr ?aho'y sP:ated t;i~~ if thc She,.ri.ff's D~,pirtment is ;oin~ ori.tn a s~ivice ckiaL is ch~raing higher rates to the consmners, i~crha3~s i:.he~ joo s)nould go out on bi.ds. 'P'ahey scaCerl that perhap, the Coimczl shoiil.d ~i_ve CitaC d-i.recti.on Co ~:he Depa~rtme~tt. Mr, Schoor~~ov~r_ stated t?.iaC tiiere has t~een concern at oCher counc~i_l, that the Cities cannot say roho to use as i.t mr.iy be an anC~i.tr,ust vi.ol~ition. 1~[om~FVer., '1r. ScPiooriovcr f~~;l.t ChaC X~erhaqs tho Sheri_f:f's D<umrt:rnent cJ~s ~;etti.ng c'l.ose to ceo si.ng the i.i.ne in ~i~iis ,a:ne LSSU~'. Captai.ri Spencer- oC the St~eriEf"s Oc,~ariment ~informed the Counci.l. that tlze County t1C~orney ~i.s currently wnri<in~ on a bi_ddi_ng orocedure. Snencear staited tl~iat l.ne ~e~arCment rureent~l.y do~s not have ~ strict Lo~ving poli.cy, but the. tori_n;; conPany mi,i;C nieet <F'r[a~n cr.i_Ceri.~i. Tt~e DFportment feels :i.t is now Ci.me to puC Chis job out ior.b~ids. f"r. l~orso~r~; indicated t~at inost of the Shorif:f's Fas?c ihe people firs~ c•rhi_ch Cowi_z~~; s~~rv:i.ce they iaould li.ke to use. t~Irs. ~ar.di.ni. aelceci w~zy Chere has becn such e~ radi.cal. ch~inge i.n ~o1_cy. Caotai.n Spenser stated tl~tat i.t is Nua~li.nn ro h~i.rn. 1~4r. T~'ahey asl<ed ~iE Che Sh~ri.ffs are receivi.nq di.rect,i_on f:rom Ct~e higher-ups. Capta~.in Speilcer reapli.ed that che~~ ~aere not. Spencer stat~d tliat ne Chin'cs the ~heri.f[s just 1<i~iow Che individual ~i.nvolved, A[r. Schoonover cornmenCed ttiat ~:he ernployEC s;pe, r~shi.n~ wi.t:l~ thc ihcrif.fs and has heen r:i.d:i.nc; aro~md i,n Chc Sizeri.ffs car,. Mr. Scrtoortover comrnented Ch~t he objects to Che statemenc that ther-e has been no direcC~i_on :s the d~i.rect:~i_on must SP comi.n; from Gnme~~ahere> Schoonover i_n,f:ormed ~~_he Counc:i.l. tha.t hc has people rnon:i.tor~[n; poLice catl> and Che di.spal.ch~er no longcr asl<s i.f Che S'~erif,l.~ ~aant. Schoonov~r 'Cocoi.ng call.ed. htr, Schoonover ~i_ntormed Ytte Counci_L Ghat he has a letter Erom the Town of. ?~I~f.te I~car cahich statos that Chrre sl~ould not be any ftavo~ritiSm. ,~ir. 1'zi~tey comment:ed t.hat: ]ie would br satisEi.ed i.f t:iie Sheri.ff's Department put tJie work out for bids, P~i;e -~~3-