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Siesta Seen In his absence, one of the other 10 regular staff members has been doing double duty to cover the island. Code Enforcement staff also pointed out that Kevin Burns, the night and weekend officer, has taken on more hours to help. Still, given how incredibly busy season has been, I think it is safe to say two full-time peo- ple probably would have had their hands full, given the talk of illegal rentals and people illegally charging visitors to park in neighbor- hoods near the beach, for two examples. By the way, if anyone else is thinking the same thing I was thinking, I should note that according to the U.S. Census, Sarasota County had an estimated population of 390,429 as of July 1, 2013. Of course, the municipalities in the county do have their own staffs to deal with issues. I might also note that the county com- missioners voted 4-1 last summer — with Commissioner Christine Robinson dissenting — to hire two new Code Enforcement offi- cers at an estimated cost of $264,842 for this fiscal year. The amount included the expense of salaries, two trucks, two computers and operating funds. Fees were expected to cover about 80 percent of the cost, according to administrative staff. John Lally addresses the Siesta Key Association in May 2013. File photo Sarasota News Leader April 18, 2014 Page 112