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RESOLUTION NO. 69- 30 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, resolves: 1. Every applicant for public assistance through expenditure of funds within the control of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, must at the time of application be residing in Indian River County with intent to remain. A "resident" is any person who is living in the County voluntarily (not for a temporary purpose) with no intention of leaving. 2. The' administration of the expenditure of such funds to such a resi- dent shall be under the direction of the Director of Welfare. • 3. The Director of Welfare may authorize emergency medical assis- tance after the Director has determined that no other resources are available 4. The Director of Welfare may authorize general assistance to a destitute resident by authorizing one food voucher per week, not to exceed four consecutive weeks, in amounts of $5.00 for one person or a family of four, $7.50 for a family or six or seven, and $10.00 for a family of eight or more. 5. The Director of Welfare may authorize hospitalization only for acute or emergency cases, and then only when no other resources are avail- able. 6. The Director of Welfare may authorize on an emergency basis nursing home care when no other resources are available and when the person is a resident who meets the qualifications for welfare assistance by the State of Florida. 7. The Director of Welfare may authorize burial of a pauper at a cost to the County not to exceed $87.00 for an adult or $35.00 for a child, and. then only when no other resources are available. 8. The Director of Welfare shall report to this Board at each of its regular meetings all of her actions under this authority and the actual expendi- ture of funds under the control of this Board is subject to the approval of this Board. OM 12 F'At; 213 �t' Smith, Heath, Smith & O'Haire, A �e�'s' '`�, P. O. Box 518, Vero Beach, Florida 32969