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t - <br />Humane Society of Vero Beach, Florida, Inc. <br />P. 0. Box 644 <br />VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32960 <br />November 7 1972 <br />Board of County Comsaissioners <br />Indian River County <br />'Vero Beach Florida <br />Gentlemen. <br />Supplementing letter of today to the County Commission on the general subject. <br />of the audit of Humane Society books, as you know, it has been our practice to <br />present to you each year at budget time a detailed and certified record of our <br />annum, expenses or disbursements. <br />Also you have been given a complete, separate record of our shelter payroll, <br />on request by Kiss Loy, which indicates clearly that the $$33.33 monthly which <br />• the County Cor -ries -ion allots does not cover 2/3 of our total shelter payroll <br />(which incidentally is very low by today's standards.) <br />For instances Our manager receives $450. per month <br />--_--his as:Istat.receives. $425. -per month <br />'these two men work 6 days a week - 8 hours a day -.48 hours per week and they <br />are also on call 24 hours a day for emergency calls. <br />We have a third worker at $1.75 per hour, who averages 44 hours a week includ- <br />ing Sundays, and his pay for October was $343.00. <br />To these pay checks, we have to add 5.2a for matching -social -security - a <br />total of $63. additional monthly. <br />We are not anxious to have these figures pawed over by the public as to the <br />men's individual income, - any more than you would like to have your private in- <br />come posted on a public billboards <br />But these figures clearly show where the County's $833.33 per month is ap- <br />plied against the much higher total - and we know that these pay rates are less <br />than goiag'rates for general labor. <br />Add to these labor expenses, food, worImenis compensation, high insurance, high <br />utilities, operation of ambulances, veterinarian services, etc., etc. - an of <br />which cone out of the Humane Society's private income raised mostly by unpaid vol- <br />uateers. <br />So there can be no possible question of "misuse of county taxpayers' funds". <br />The co=unity has a terrific bargain in the H=ane Society which works so hard <br />and with great dedication to provide ma,,ndficent service. <br />Sincerely, <br />HUMANE SOCIi.RY OF VERO BEACH, FLCRIDA, INC_. <br />HARRY PERMS PRESIDE►3T.. R <br />HOG. <br />••we ao••k dor roes• wneT&Fr•e s,•.. Per in•ms.N••" <br />0 <br />� 0,�r 0 <br />