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ATTORNEY COLLINS NEXT INFORMED THE BOARD THAT LEGISLATION IS <br />BEING CONSIDERED WHICH WOULD REQUIRE COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON ALL ROAD WORK <br />OVER THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 AND ON BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION OVER THE AMOUNT <br />OF $3,000, <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS STATED THAT THIS WOULD HAVE A TREMENDOUS <br />AFFECT ON INDIAN RIVER COUNTY AS WE BUILD OUR ROADS UNDER OUR PRESENT <br />SYSTEM FOR FAR LESS THAN A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR WOULD, AND AS TO BRIDGES, <br />WE ALREADY HAVE AN INVENTORY OF PRECAST FORMS, AND TO PUT THE BRIDGES <br />OUT FOR CONTRACT WOULD MORE THAN DOUBLE THEIR COST. HE STATED THAT <br />HE WOULD BE COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO ANY SUCH LEGISLATION, <br />AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED THAT CHAIRMAN SIEBERT WOULD <br />CALL STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHESTER CLEM TO CHECK ON THIS MATTER, <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE NEEDED <br />APPROVAL FOR THE NEW COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER TO ATTEND A TRAINING <br />CONFERENCE, <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />LOY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED OUT -OF -COUNTY TRAVEL FOR JOHN HRKACH, <br />VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER, TO ATTEND A STATEWIDE VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS <br />TRAINING CONFERENCE AND CLINIC AT DAYTONA BEACH MAY 8 - 13, 1976. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAD A REQUEST <br />FROM COUNTY COORDINATOR THOMAS ASKING THAT FUNDS BE ADVANCED OUT OF THE <br />GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT TO PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE <br />LAUNCHING RAMP AT THE WEST END OF WABASSO BRIDGE AS THE MONEY FROM THE <br />STATE GRANT WILL NOT BE FORTHCOMING FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS, THE BID ON <br />THIS PROJECT WAS FOR $6,800 AND $6,486 OF THIS AMOUNT WILL BE REFUNDED <br />BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. THE DIFFERENCE <br />OF $314.00 IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE TIME LAG BETWEEN THE REQUEST FOR THE <br />GRANT AND PUTTING THE WORK OUT FOR BID. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LOY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, <br />THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ADVANCING $6,800.00 OUT OF THE GENERAL <br />FUND CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT TO PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAUNCHING <br />RAMP AT THE WEST END OF WABASSO BRIDGE AFTER APPROVAL OF THE RAMP BY THE <br />ADMINISTRATOR, OF WHICH $6,486.00 WILL BE REFUNDED BY THE STATE OF <br />FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS. <br />MAY - 51976 <br />R .25 pAc,354 <br />4I <br />