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MR. THOMAS NEXT BROUGHT UP THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE <br />APPLICATION AND RESOLUTION DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING. HE STATED <br />THAT THERE HAS BEEN A TREND IN GRANTS TO HAVE ALL THE COUNTIES IN A <br />DISTRICT SIGN ONE RESOLUTION. MR. THOMAS ASKED IF THE BOARD WOULD <br />CONSIDER SIGNING THE RESOLUTION WITH CERTAIN CHANGES AND NOTED THAT ONE OF <br />THE MAIN CONCERNS WAS WITH REGARD TO A REQUIREMENT FOR A LOCAL EMS <br />DIRECTOR AT A SALARY OF $14,000.00. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SUGbESTED THAT POSSIBLY THE CIVIL DE- <br />FENSE DIRECTOR COULD SERVE IPJ A DUAL CAPACITY, AND THE SAI.='.RY WOULD NOT <br />NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE $14,000.00. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT HE FELT THE WHOLE PROGRAM HAD <br />BEEN MISLEADING FROM THE ONSET, AND DID NOT BELIEVE THERE WOULD HAVE <br />TO BE ANY SALARY AT ALL - JUST A DESIGNATED PERSON FOR THE DISTRICT <br />DIRECTOR TO CONTACT. THE CHAIRMAN STATED HE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY OB- <br />JECTION TO THE RESOLUTION IF THE BOARD HAS A RIGHT TO DETERMINE HOW <br />THE FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED AND TO DETERMINE WHO IS GOING TO REPRESENT <br />US, BUT HE DOES NOT FEEL IT IS NECLOSARY TO CREATE ANOTHER PAID POSI- <br />TION IN THIS COUl"41TY 1% ARD <br />LESS OF THE MONEY BEING AVAILABLE FOR THIS <br />PURPOSE. <br />EDWARD HOLLOWAY OF THE HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL ASSURED THE <br />BOARD THAT THE NEED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL COUNTY EMS COORDINATOR WILL VARY <br />ON A COUNTY TO COUNTY BASIS AND THAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT SET UP FOR EACH <br />COUNTY TO USE FOR SUCH A PERSON CAN BE USED IN ANY WAY THE COUNTY DE- <br />CIDES UPON - FOR A FULL TIME COORDINATOR, A PART TIME COORDINATOR, OR <br />IF THE COUNTY JUST WISHED TO DESIGNATE SOMEONE AS A CONTACT, THE MONEY <br />COULD BE USED FOR EQUIPMENT. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT SUCH A COORDINATOR <br />WOULD BE UNDER THE BOARD'S CONTROL AND ALL FUNDS.RECEIVED UNDER THIS <br />GRANT WOULD COME DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD. MR. HOLLOWAY CONTINUED THAT <br />SUCH A COORDINATOR WOULD HAVE NO AUTHORITATIVE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT <br />WOULD JUST REPRESENT THE BOARD. HE CONTINUED THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />IS A SMALL COUNTY WITH LARGE RURAL AREAS AND HAS NEEDS MUCH DIFFERENT <br />THAN AN URBAN AREA LIKE PALM BEACH COUNTY, <br />COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT SHE REALIZES THAT AS A PART OF <br />• B�t�t 29 n., u <br />