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1 <br />i <br />1 <br />1 <br />i <br />FORREST SMITH STATED THAT ".JAWS OF LIFE" WAS NEEDED FOR THE <br />WESTERN PART OF THE C OUNTY AS WELL AS THE AIRPORT STATION. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF THE CITY OF VERO BEACH WILL PUT UP <br />THE OiiHER ONE-HALF. <br />FORREST SMITH STATED THAT HE HAD NOT TALKED TO THEM YET, BUT <br />HE CAN GET THE OTHER HALF, <br />COUNTY COORDINATOR THOMAS NOTED THAT THE SEBASTIAN DEPARTMENT <br />! HAS GOTTEN SOME DONATIONS TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF THESE PAGERS, AND HE FEELS. <br />THERE IS A REAL NEED FOR THEM. THERE ARE COMPLICATIONS AS TO THE METHOD <br />OF FINANCING AND MATCHING OF FUNDS, AND THAT IS WHY IT IS NOW SET UP <br />DIFFERENTLY FROM THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY REQUESTED, <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER QUESTIONED WMAT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE <br />TO PAY. <br />MR. THOMAS STATED THAT FOR BOTH OF THE JAWS OF LIFE, WE HAVE <br />MATCHING FUNDS OF $4,400.00. THE $5,700.00 FOR 20 POCKET PAGERS WOULD <br />COME DIRECTLY OUT OF FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS, NOT OUT OF BUDGETED <br />TAX MONEY. <br />FORREST SMITH INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE FELT THESE PAGERS ARE <br />REALLY NEEDED BECAUSE IF YOU CANT NOTIFY PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY TO MAIN THE AM- <br />BULANCES, THEN THE AMBULANCES ARE USELESS, AND THERE IS NOT MONEY TO HIRE <br />PEOPLE FULL TIME. <br />t COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED HOW MUCH THE .JAWS OF LIFE COST NOW. <br />i <br />FORREST SMITH ANSWERED THEY NOW COST ABOUT $4,900.00 APIECE. <br />COMMISSIONER MASSEY INQUIRED IF THERE WAS MUCH DETERIORATION ON <br />THE .JAWS OF LIFE. <br />FORREST SMITH REPLIED THAT THEY MAINTAINED THEM VERY CAREFULLY <br />AND THEY HAD GIVEN VERY LITTLE TROUBLE. HE FELT THEY ARE EXTREMELY WORTH - <br />1 WHILE. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED WHETHER THE MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE <br />SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEERS INCLUDED N LUDED ANY CONTRIBUTION FROM THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN <br />AS HE FELT THE CITY SHOULD ASSUME SOME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS THEY ALSO <br />GET FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS. <br />APR 2 11.9762 _ <br />