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L. S. "TOMMY" THOMAS, COUNTY COORDINATOR, TO ATTEND A MANPOWER <br />COUNCIL MEETING IN KISSIMMEE OH MARCH 13, 1975. <br />MR, THOMAS STATED THAT UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT <br />TRAINING ACT THAT WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 1975, THERE WILL BE $128,000.00 <br />LEFT OVER BECAUSE THE COUNTY, ALTHOUGH ALLOCATED $244,000.00 TO CREATE <br />84 JOBS, DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MONEY UNTIL THEY WERE SIX MONTHS INTO <br />THE PROGRAM, <br />MR, THOMAS CONTINUED THAT THERE ARE NO PLANS TO SPEND THE <br />$1.28,000.00 BECAUSE AGENCIES DO NOT WANT TO HIRE AND TRAIN SOMEONE <br />FOR ONLY FOUR MONTHS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS PROGRAM MAY <br />BE RENEWED FOR ANOTHER YEAR, BUT CONGRESS HAS NOT YET ACTED TO DO SO. <br />THE $128,000.00 LEFT OVER WILL BE RETURNEDTOTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT <br />IF THE PROGRAM IS NOT RENEWED, <br />THE BOARD THEN DISCUSSED FORREST MCCULLAR'S REQUEST TO HIRE <br />A SECRETARY FOR THE HOME EXTENSION ECONOMIST THAT WAS DISCUSSED THIS <br />MORNING, <br />THE BOARD AGREED THAT THERE IS MONEY BEING HELD IN ABEYANCE <br />BUT UNTIL CONGRESS RENEWS THE CETA PROGRAM, THERE ARE NO FUNDS AVAIL- <br />ABLE TO HIRE A SECRETARY AS REQUESTED BY FORREST MCCULLARS, <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />SCHMUCKER, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED FINAL PAYMENT OF $500.00 FOR <br />SERVICES RENDERED TO ATTORNEY RICHARD NEILL WHO DEFENDED THE, COUNTY <br />IN THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY VERSUS EISWIL CORPORATION SUIT, STATEMENT <br />FROM ATTORNEY RICHARD NEILL IS BEING MADE A PART OF THESE MINUTES. <br />-29_ <br />MAR 51975 <br />80OK 22 pA'G'[104 <br />