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City Commission Meetillg October 10,2005 Page 5 and take over the supervisor position and hire additional help so that she is not on call twenty four hours a day. Commissioner Cook recommended Option 1 and then allow the citizens to decide the issue on a referendum. Comm issioner Doerner stated thatthe Animal Control issue had been discussed numerous times by the City Commission and it was not the job ofthe City Commission was to micro manage the employees and the City Manager; that decisions should not be based upon personalities between some Commissioners and the staff. She stated that it was not the job of governmentto provide jobs for people but rather to provide good service and she was sure the Police Department would hire the most qualified person forthe job. She recommended the City revisit looking at consolidating the Animal Control Service with Seminole County Services because the City is paying twice for the service. The City could still retain its more restrictive codes and retain one or two animal control positions. Commissioner Doerner also recommended this issue be addressed by the citizens on referendum. Commissioner Hufford stated that she was not opposed to nor necessarily for retaining Animal Control but wanted to make the best business decision for the citizens of the City. She was concerned with getting qualified and experienced employees in Animal Control to replace over forty years of service. She stated that the City needed to revisit the issue, i.e. difference in codes and level of service, to determine whether Animal Control could be administered more effectively at the County or the local level. She asked that the staff survey the other cities in Seminole County to ascertain the level of service being received from the County. She also asked that the issue be delayed until the arrival of the new City Manager. Commissioner Hufford also recommended this issue be addressed by the citizens as a referendum issue. Mayor Goff discussed the hiring status of the Animal Control positions, that he was opposed to the open end application process but was satisfied that the staff and new City Manager would recruit the most highly trained for the job. He also stated that in his experience with the citizens ofthe City of Casselberry, Animal Control was one of the services that they would not do without. Mayor Goff recommended this issue be put to referendum because it would give the citizens a chance to stand up and be counted and he believed that they would support it even at twice the cost. Mayor Goff recommended Option I. MOTION: Moved by Commissioner Linda Hart to approve Option I, fill the vacant positions and resume full Animal Control Services, issne to be readdressed when the new City Manager comes aboard. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kathy L. Cook and carried on a 3 - 2 vote. Commissioners Doerner and Hufford dissenting. Deputy Chief Ruf will provide the Commission with documentation outlining the differences between services provided by Seminole County does as opposed to services provided by Casselberry Animal Control. C. Resolution 05-1621 - Engineering Construction Permit Fees The City Clerk read Resolution 05-1621 by title as follows: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, REVISING THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR PERMITS FOR ROADWAY AND UTILITY