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<br />Mr. Lusk <br />explained that Circles of Care get the money directly from the State, and the <br />County, in turn, matches it. <br /> <br />Commissioner Davis <br /> joined in that Indian River does the same thing and ours goes to New <br />Horizons. <br /> <br />Commissioner Voltz <br />was not sure Indian River County was short on funds for Baker Act <br />beds as Brevard was and was seeking support from Indian River “or whomever”, so they all could <br />go to the State and ask for more Baker Act beds. <br /> <br />Commissioner Scarborough <br /> believed the suggestion is for political realignments so they <br />would be on par. He discussed the different entities to which Orange and Brevard Counties belong <br />and the effect of the massive forces of Orange and Tampa coming together. He stated that there <br />are potentials for them to come and have money segregated at the State level where they could be <br />more at par and have a better opportunity for fairness. <br /> <br />Commissioner Bowden <br /> remarked that we could probably support a resolution to that if <br />that would be what Brevard was looking for. <br /> <br />Commissioner Wheeler <br /> gave several examples of how Indian River County ends up all <br />over the place, not just with government but also for other issues like telephone, judicial districts, <br />and watersheds. He felt the County was in the middle and depending on “who is talking at the <br />time, we end up without continuity in our County governments like other areas where they’ve been <br />cohesive.” <br /> <br />Budget Director Jason Brown <br />wanted to address the issue of the disparity within the <br />District. He said New Horizons in St Lucie County provides those four services to four counties <br />(Martin, St Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee) and service all four counties within one facility. <br />October 25, 2006 <br />10 <br /> <br />Joint Workshop / Brevard <br /> <br />