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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1966 <br />The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met in <br />regular session on Wednesday, November 9, 1966, at the Courthouse in <br />Vero Beach, Florida. Present were Robert W. Graves, Chairman, D. B. <br />McCullers, Vice; Chairman, and members Donald Macdonald, Jerre J. <br />Haffield and Dr. B. Q: Waddell. Also present were John H. Sutherland, <br />County Attorney; Jack Jennings, County. Administrator; and Alfred H. <br />Webber and Ruth Elliott, Deputy Clerks. <br />The Chairman asked if there were any corrections_ or.additions.to <br />the minutes of October 5, October 19, and October 22, 1966. There <br />were none, and on Motion by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by <br />Commissioner Haffield and unanimously carried, the minutes were <br />approved as written. <br />Mrs. Gladys Vigliano,,County Welfare Case Worker, reported that <br />the Indian River Nursing•Home has informed her -that they are not going <br />to join Medicare and that the owner, Mra. Steinbach, wondered if this <br />would affect county patients. During discussion, it was brought out <br />that it would help the county if the nursing home would join Medicare, <br />but that at the present time, since the hospital does not have an <br />intensive care unit, there is no other place for the patients other than <br />a nursing home. Mrs. Vigliano also reported .that,effective the month of <br />November, the cost per county patient in the Indian River Nursing Home, <br />is being increased from $250.00 to $285.00 per month. <br />The Chairman reported that the Volunteer Ambulance Squad would like <br />to put up another building to replace the house trailer they now have, <br />the estimated cost of Which is $4,500. The present building has been <br />paid for by the Pxnbulance Squad. The Chairman will investigate further <br />to determine whether or not this amount is in addition to the amount <br />already budgeted. <br />G. Kendall Sharpe, Attorney for MrsRussell Burks, presented the <br />following Petition to transfer an exclusive franchise held by Russell <br />Burks to Urban Development Utilities, Inc., a non-profit corporation: <br />NOV 9 1966 <br />bOK 10 PACE 26 <br />