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THE CHAIRMAN STATED THAT HE FELT ALL WERE IN AGREEMENT THAT <br />THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S MILLAGE CANNOT BE REDUCED AND THAT THE BOARD <br />WOULD BE WILLING TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO GIVE $160,000.00 OF FEDERAL <br />REVENUE SHARING FUNDS, IF AN WHEN IT BECAME AVAILABLE AND IF IT IS <br />LEGAL.. THE CHAIRMAN ALSO STATED HE DID THIS RELUCTANTLY. <br />MR. SORENSEN QUESTIONED, "HOW DO WE STAND IN THE FUTURE"? <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ANSWERED, "WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE POSITION <br />TO HOLD DOWN TAXES IN FUTURE YEARS". <br />COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE <br />HOSPITAL TRUSTEES, THAT EVERY CENT THAT THE COMMISSIONERS REDUCED FROM <br />THEIR BUDGET WAS PASSED ON TO THE BENEFIT OF THE HOSPITAL. <br />MR. .JACKSON ASKED, "HAVE WE AGREED THAT YOU WILL HELP <br />SUPPORT US TO GET OUT FROM UNDER THE 10 MILL CAP"? <br />PAUL BURCH ADVISED THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT IT IS <br />POSSIBLE THIS COULD BE A POLITICAL BALLOON AND IN HIS OPINION, THIS <br />SHOULD BE DONE BY PUBLIC REFERENDUM, SIE STATED, "YOU ARE NOT GIVING <br />PEOPLE A CHOICE BY GOING THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE". <br />THE CHAIRMAN ASKED EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO GIVE <br />$160,000.00 OF FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS, IF AND WHEN THEY ARE <br />RECEIVED�AND IF IT IS LEGAL. <br />COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS: YES <br />COMMISSIONER MASSEY: YES <br />'COMMISSIONER Loy: YES <br />COMMISSIONER"BOGOSIAN: YES <br />COMMISSIONER MCCULLERS: ABSENT <br />ON MOTI.ONBY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />DRITENBAS, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BY THE AUTHORITY VESTED <br />IN THEM UNDER SECTION 200.071 FLORIDA STATUTE, UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO <br />REDUCE THE MILLAGE FOR THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT <br />FROM 3.75 MILLS AS CERTIFIED, TO 2.409 MILLS TO CONFORM ?0 THE lO <br />r MILL COUNTY LIMITATION AS REQUIRED BY LAW. <br />' THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS: ON MOTION MADE, SECONDED <br />j AND CARRIED THE BOARD ADJOURNED AT 6:25 O'CLOCK P.M. <br />ATTEST: <br />ft F�'b;y <br />-OCT <br />CHAI RNAN <br />ao.5488 <br />