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MR. EVITT MENTIONED, IN CONCLUSION, THAT IF WE DO NOT OPEN THE GYMS, PEOPLE WOULD BREAK INTO THEM ANYWAY; THEREFORE, HE WAS ANXIOUS TO GET THIS PROGRAM STARTED. COMMISSIONER LOY REPORTED THAT THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD BE CONTRIBUTING WITH ACTUAL DOLLARS,AND VOLUNTEER HELP WILL COME FROM THE CITY AND THE YMCA. ON MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO JOIN THE SCHOOL BOARD IN THE RECREATION PROGRAM AS OUTLINED BY MR. EVITT WITH FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $2,000, AND APPROVED THE BUDGET AMENDMENT AS FOLLOWS: ACCOUNT TITLE_ ACCOUNT N0, INCREASE DECREASE IRC SCHOOL BOARD 01-6101-305.01 $2,000.00 RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES 01-9990-701.00 $2,000.00 INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS NEXT INTRODUCED .JOYCE SNELL OF THE SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD. .JOYCE SNELL CAME BEFORE THE BOARD AND STATED THAT SHE REQUESTED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL IN SEBASTIAN $5,000 FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AND $5,000 FOR THE NEXT YEAR S BUDGET AND THEY APPROVED HER $10,000 REQUEST. SHE CONTINUED THAT SHE IS NOW INTERESTED IN OBTAINING AN ADDITIONAL $5,000 FROM THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO PURCHASE AN AMBULANCE THAT IS PRICED AT $19,500. MRS. SNELL REPORTED THE PRICES.ARE SCHEDULED FOR AN INCREASE IN .JUNE TO $22,500 AND BY NOVEMBER WILL BE $25,000 FOR THE AMBULANCE. COMMISSIONER Loy COMMENTED THAT THE COUNTY WILL BE SPLITTING WITH THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN TO BUY A 1979 AMBULANCE AT A $6,000 SAVINGS. CHAIRMAN WODTKE ASKED IF THIS PURCHASE WOULD REPLACE AN AMBULANCE THE SQUAD NOW HAS,AND PARS. SNELL REPLIED NEGATIVELY. MRS. SNELL REPORTED THAT THE SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEER.AMBULANCE .yt SQUAD WANTED TO GET THE NEW COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM INSTALLED -IN THE NEW AMBULANCE. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ABOUT GRANT MONEY -BEING AVAILABLE,AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS COMMENTED ABOUT THE EMS GRANT, WHICH NOW FUNDS THE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR AMBULANCES - bil