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DN °10TION BY COMMISSIONER ''1ASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DRITENBAS, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION No. 74-75, RESOLUTION NO. 74 - 75 WHEREAS, The Indian River County Council on Aging, Inc. r4 has been grouped with St. Lucie, martin, Okeechobee and ontion Palm Beach counties in Region 10A since its inception x; July 1, 197.4, and ` WHEREAS, it understood that the Florida Board of Administration is planning to transfer said Council on Aging to Region 6 as of January 1, 1975, there to be grouped with Lake, Volusia, Seminole, Orange, Brevard and Osceola counties, and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Indian River County Council on Aging, Inc. has informed the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County that, after most careful_ consideration of lthis.proposal, it appears that such a move would be detrimental to the efficient op- eration of the Indian River County Council on Aging, Inc. and therefore mould not be in the best interests of the senior citizens of Indian River County, -for the following. reqs ons s (1.) All persons now involved in the:present operation have become sufficiently well acquainted to continue to work in close co-operation without interruption at this critical stage in their efforts to implement the objectives of the organization. (2.) It appears obvious -that the population,.environ- ment and social problems of Indian River.Count y, � from the standpoint of its older inhabitants, are more closely aligned with those of the counties in Region IDA than with those in Region 6. (3.) Geographically, it is much more economical and efficient in :terms of travel, communications, con- venience and general expenses for.the personnel of the Indian River County Council to operate fifteen -t miles from its Regional Headquarters than from a H distance of one hundred miles or more; and SEP 111974 ,