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RESOLUTION NO. 2012- 054 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, PROVIDING REPRESENTATION FOR A <br />REPRESENTATIVE FROM INDIAN RIVER STATE <br />COLLEGE TO SERVE ON THE ECONOMIC <br />DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. <br />WHEREAS, by Resolution 93-175, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian <br />River County, Florida, created an Economic Development Council; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board restructured the Economic Development Council by <br />approving Resolution 2003-127, creating the existing Council of 19 members; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board added three additional members to the Economic <br />Development Council to provide representation for the Town of Indian River Shores, <br />the Town of Orchid and the Work Force Development Board by approving Resolution <br />2008-003, creating the existing Council of 22 members; and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River State College continues to expand its role in the County <br />by adding additional 4 -year bachelor's degree programs and thereby is increasingly <br />becoming an important source of education and information to the local economy; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the will of the Board of County Commissioners to provide for a <br />representative from the Indian River State College to serve on the Economic <br />Development Council in place of the member of civic organizations; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: <br />1. ESTABLISHMENT. <br />A representative from Indian River State College is hereby added to the Economic <br />Development Council to provide representation from the area's post secondary <br />education system which will replace the member from civic organization. <br />2. RESIDENCY IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY NOT MANDATORY. <br />Since Indian River State College has campuses in four counties on the Treasure <br />Coast, its representative need not be a resident of Indian River County. <br />3. NO OTHER CHANGES. <br />Aside from the change of the membership from a representative from a civic <br />organization to a representative from Indian River State College, no other changes <br />F:Wttorney\Bill\Committees\Economic Development COuncihreSolntion of economic development revision 2012.doc <br />