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4 <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT THE STATUTES; <br />• MAKE A COMPLETE DISTINCTION BETWEEN HOUSING AUTHORITIES SET UP BY MUNICI- <br />PALITIES AND THOSE SET UP BY COUNTIES. A COUNTY AUTHORITY, THEREFORE, <br />WOULD NOT HAVE ANY JURISDICTION WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY. HE NOTED THAT <br />ALTHOUGH THESE ENTITIES HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY SEPARATE, THEY COULD WORK <br />TOGETHER. HE CONTINUED THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSION MAKES THE DETERMINA- <br />TION THAT A HOUSING AUTHORITY IS NECESSARY AND THEN APPOINTMENTS ARE <br />MADE ON A STATE LEVEL. <br />THE CHAIRMAN NOTED THAT IF GIFFORD WERE INCORPORATED, THEY <br />WOULD HAVE TO FORM THEIR OWN HOUSING AUTHORITY AS THE COUNTY COULDN'T <br />DO IT. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY FELT WE SHOULD TAKE THE REQUEST PRESENTED <br />TODAY AND TRY TO DOVETAIL IT WITH A STUDY COMMITTEE THAT WILL ACCOMPLISH <br />THE PURPOSE. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT AGREED IF WE ARE GOING TO ESTABLISH A <br />COMMITTEE FOR THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AUTHORITY, <br />WE SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO SET UP A PROPER COMMITTEE. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT IT WILL TAKE A FEW WEEKS TO <br />FORMULATE A PROPER COMMITTEE, AND THEN IT WILL TAKE THE COMMITTEE SOME <br />TIME TO STUDY THE MATTER AFTER THAT, <br />REVEREND DIAMOND ASKED IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO FORM THE <br />COMMITTEE WITHIN A MONTH AND HAVE SOME OBJECTIVES AND GOALS OUTLINED <br />AND A PROJECTION AS TO WHEN THE PLAN WILL BE COMPLETED. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT IT IS THREE WEEKS UNTIL THE NEXT <br />COMMISSION MEETING WHEN THE COMMITTEE CAN BE FORMED BY RESOLUTION, AND <br />WE CAN AT THAT TIME CHARGE•THE COMMITTEE WITH WHAT WE BASICALLY WANT <br />THEM TO DO AND CAN ASK THEM TO EXPEDITE THINGS, BUT HE DID NOT FEEL <br />THAT WE SHOULD SET A DEADLINE RIGHT NOW AS THIS WILL BE AN INVOLVED <br />STUDY. <br />REVEREND DIAMOND AGREED, BUT FELT THE COMMITTEE SHOULD <br />PROJECT SOME KIND OF A TIME SCHEDULE, <br />FRANK ZORC INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN <br />THE REQUEST FOR A HOUSING AUTHORITY BACK IN 1971 AND ALSO IS CLOSELY <br />ASSOCIATED WITH ST. FRANCIS MANOR, WHICH IS THE ONLY LOW COST HOUSING <br />SYSTEM AVAILABLE IN VERO BEACH. MR. ZORC CONTINUED THAT MANY OF THE <br />RESIDENTS OF ST, FRANCIS MANOR HAVE AN'INCOME OF ONLY ABOUT $200-250 <br />12 <br />MR 33 PAGE X44 � <br />