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Sarasota News Leader November 8, 2013 Page 25 Chuck Henry, the county's health and human services director, told the county commissioners he had met with representatives of local hospitals about the proposed ordinance, as they had requested. During those discussions, he pointed out, while the county plans to list its domestic partners in a searchable database, hospital officials "thought that was going to be more of a hindrance … every time a client came in." Instead, he said, they preferred that domestic partners have a certificate or a card, which could be scanned and included as part of a patient's medical records. As a result, Henry said, the Sarasota County Clerk of Court's Office staff was exploring options with its vendor to enable it to provide such a card "to address those concerns." Vice Chairman Charles Hines makes a point. Photo by Norman Schimmel Once again, Klaus Obermeit asks the County Commission to approve a domestic partnership registry for the county. Photo by Norman Schimmel