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M <br />L. S. 'TOMMY" THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR APPOINTED TO <br />SERVE. ON THE REGIONAL MANPOWER COUNCIL REPORTED TO THE BOARD THE <br />STATUS OF THE FEDERALLY FUNDED COMPREHENSIVE MANPOWER PROGRAM. HE <br />STATED THAT THE APPLICATION FOR FUNDS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE <br />STATEWIDE MANPOWER PMVISORY COUNCIL ON THE REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL, <br />BUT THE FUNDS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED AT THIS TIME, <br />BASICALLY, THESE FUNDS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE PROGRAMS — <br />TITLE 1, TITLE 2 AND TITLE 3 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: <br />TITLE 1: - INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED.$236,984,00, <br />BUT THE LOCAL.GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WILL• -HAVE LITTLE CONTROL <br />OVER THE USE OF THESE FUNDS, THE FOLLOWI.G IS A BREAK— <br />DOWN ON HOW THESE FUNDS CAN BE USEDo AND THE AMOUNTS: ' <br />A. HELPING UNDER—EMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED, OR A <br />PERSON IN A POSITION WHERE TRAINING -WILL <br />HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR INCOME STATUS <br />$78,600.00 <br />B. VOCATIONAL TRAINING AT THE INDIAN RIVER <br />COMMUNITY COLLEGE $48,000.00 <br />C. YOUTH SERVICES 80,384,00 <br />D. CITY OF VERO BEACH, MANPOWER PROGRAM 30,OnO.00 <br />TITLE 11: THIS PROGRAM IS A DUPLICATION OF THE OLD <br />EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT ACT AND IT IS BASED ON <br />EACH COUNTY.S!.THREE HIGHEST MONTHS OF UNEMPLOYMENT <br />IN THE STATE. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST <br />RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE AND WILL RECEIVE <br />$261,000.00. THE COUNTY WILL HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL <br />OF THESE FUNDS. THE CITY OF VERO BEACH WILL RECEIVE <br />40% OF THE ABOVE AMOUNT AND THE COUNTY WILL RECEIVE <br />60%. THE COUNTY'S SHARE WILL BE USED PRIMARILY TO <br />FILL POSITIONS IN THE ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT. <br />TITLE 111: THIS PROGRAM PERTAINS TO MIGRANT FARMS WORKERS AND <br />INDIANS. MR. THOMAS STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO <br />OBTAIN ANY INFORMATION FROM STATE OFFICIALS REGARDING THIS <br />PROGRAM. <br />1.1 <br />4 <br />