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0 <br />THE PLANNING COUNCIL, OUR COUNTY MUST BE A PART ALONG WITH THE OTHER <br />COUNTIES IF THE GRANT IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE AND EXPRESSED CONCERN <br />THAT AS THEIR PRIORITIES HAVE ALREADY CHANGED, THAT WE HAVE THE FLEXI- <br />BILITY TO USE OUR SHARE OF THE FUNDS FOR OUR TOP PRIORITY, WHICH SHE <br />FEELS WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE FOR EQUIPMENT ON OUR AMBULANCES. <br />COORDINATOR THOMAS SUGGESTED THAT HE BE APPOINTED AS A <br />TEMPORARY EMS COORINATOR. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. <br />MR. HOLLOWAY.STATED THAT ALL THAT IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME <br />IS A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT, THE FUNDING Wi'"L NOT COME <br />ALONG FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT THE RESOLUTION SHOULD BE IN TALLAHASSEE <br />BY NEXT TUESDAY, <br />DISCUSSION AROSE AS TO OUR LOCAL MATCH, AND MR, HOLLOWAY <br />INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MATCH BECAUSE THEY <br />ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH FROM THE OTHER COUNTIES. <br />COMMISSIONER Loy SUGGESTED WORDING OUR RESOLUTION IN A <br />MANNER THAT WOULD NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PROJECT, BUT TO INDICATE <br />THAT THE PRIORITIES IN THIS COUNTY COULD WELL CHANGE BEFORE THE MONIES <br />ARE GRANTED, AND ASKED IF OUR RESOLUTION MUST BE EXACTLY LIKE EVERY- <br />ONE ELSE IS. <br />MR, HOLLOWAY STATED THAT MARTIN COUNTY HAS ALREADY CHANGED <br />THEIRS AND NONE OF THE SMALL COUNTIES HAVE APPOINTED A FULL TIME COORDI- <br />NATOR OR EVEN INDICATED IN THEIR RESOLUTIONS WHO THEIR APPOINTEE WILL <br />BE. HE REITERATED THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS JUST AN ASSURANCE THAT THE <br />COUNTY WILL SUPPORT THE PROJECT, <br />DISCUSSION CONTINUED IN -REGARD TO THE $5,000.00 CASH MATCH, <br />AND MR. HOLLOWAY NOTED THAT COULD BE APPROACHED IN SEVERAL WAYS, POINT- <br />ING OUT THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY THAT AMOUNT IN THE COUNTY'S 911 BUDGET. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED RESOLUTION No. 77-23 SETTING <br />FORTH THAT INDIAN RIVER COUNTY IS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE WITH OTHER <br />COUNTIES IN DISTRICT IX HEALTH REHABILITATIVE SERVICE TO APPLY FOR AN <br />EMS GRANT; THAT OUR SHARE OF HARD CASH MATCH WOULD-BE IN THE AMOUNT OF <br />$5,000.00; AND SUBJECT TO A PARAGRAPH BEING INSERTED INDICATING THAT <br />BY THE TIME THIS GRANT IS APPROVED AND RECEIVED, THIS BOARD HAS THE <br />RIGHT TO ASCERTAIN THEIR EXACT PRIORITY IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE PROJECT; <br />AND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN'S SIGNATURE. <br />9 <br />MAR 1977 <br />Biot 29 ea,t 09 <br />O <br />