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A CONTRACT METHOD TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, AND HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A CONTRACT ARRANGEMENT WITH THE FLORIDA FARMWORKERS COUNCIL TO CONTINUE SUPERVISION FOR THE PROGRAM. MR. REGAN STATED THAT TOTAL EXPENDITURE WILL BE ABOUT $7,000 FOR THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY THE FFC STAFF. COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT ACTUALLY THIS IS AN OUT AND OUT CONTRACT WITH THE FARMWORKERS COUNCIL, AND WE WILL PAY THE BILL. MR. REGAN INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THIS WOULD BE A DIRECT PAYMENT TO FFC AFTER THEY BILL US FOR EXPENSES. ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED IF THEY ARE A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, AND MR. REGAN STATED HE FELT THEY ARE A QUASI—GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, THE SAME AS THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES COUNCIL. CHAIRMAN WODTKE STRESSED THAT WE ARE NOT PAYING SOMEONE A SALARY BUT ARE CONTRACTING FOR A SERVICE BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT IT TO APPEAR THAT THE FLORIDA FARMWORKERS STAFF ARE COUNTY EMPLOYEES WITH FRINGE BENEFITS. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED IN REGARD TO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THE FARMWORKERS COUNCIL CAN PROVIDE FOR EACH REHABILITATION PROJECT, AND MR. REGAN STATED THAT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN PROVIDING $750 FOR MATERIALS FOR EACH PROJECT AND THE FFC, $250. HE EXPLAINED THAT THIS TIME INSTEAD OF HAVING CETA WORKERS, WHO ARE NOT AVAILABLE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PAY THE WORKERS, BUT THIS IS ONLY FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS.: COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT THE WORKERS ARE ACTUALLY EMPLOYED ' BY THE FARMWORKERS COUNCIL, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS FELT THAT MR. REGAN'S LETTER MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THEY ARE NOT COUNTY EMPLOYEES. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REGAN REQUESTED THAT THE BOARD RATIFY THE STEPS HE HAS TAKEN IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE REHABILITATION PROJECT, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER y� LOY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE CONTINUATION OF -REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 20,.1978, WRITTEN TO THE FLORIDA FARMWORKERS COUNCIL, WHICH LETTER IS HEREBY MADE A PART -OF -THE MINUTES. . 0 ow 38 mu 68.