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o 7� DISCUSSION FOLLOWED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD BEING ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE EMERGENCY TRANSFER OF OUR BONAFIDE INDIGENTS. COMMISSIONER LYONS WILL CHECK INTO THIS AND REPORT'BACK. COMMISSIONER LOY POINTED OUT THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY -ACCOUNT FROM. WHICH TO PAY THE $508 BILL. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOY, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A BUDGET AMENDMENT AS FOLLOWS TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF WELFARE PATIENTS: ACCOUNT TITLE ACCOUNT No. INCREASE DECREASE TRANSPORTATION 01-5221-339.00 $ 508.00 RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES 01-9990-701.00 $ 508.00 COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT A LETTER HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE CITY OF VERO BEACH IN REGARD TO THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER PROGRAM. FINANCE OFFICER BARTON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE CITY WILL SOON COMPLETE THEIR PART OF THE PROGRAM.. HE EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THIS PROGRAM, YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS ARE GIVEN THE OPTION OF DOING USEFUL WORK IN CLEANING UP PARKS, ETC., IN LIEU OF INCARCERATION. THE CITY'S LETTER STATES THAT, AS PER AGREEMENT, THE COUNTY'S OBLIGATION UNDER THIS PROGRAM SHOULD COMMENCE ON MARCH LOTH, AND THEY WILL INVOICE THE COUNTY ONCE A MONTH FOR THE COUNTY'S SHARE OF THE PROGRAM. THE FINANCE OFFICER NOTED THAT THE CITY HAD APPROPRIATED $1,200 FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR 90 DAYS AND HAVE NOW REVISED THE TIME PERIOD TO END ON MARCH 17TH. COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT WE PREVIOUSLY HAD AGREED WE WOULD PARTICIPATE, AND DISCUSSION WAS HELD AS TO WHETHER IT WAS BETTER TO LET THE PROGRAM CONTINUE TO BE HANDLED BY THE CITY OR HAVE THE COUNTY TAKE IT OVER. COMMISSIONER LOY CONTINUED THAT IT APPEARS THE COURT IS MAKING USE OF THIS PROGRAM AND THAT IT IS A GOOD PROGRAM. SHE NOTED THAT WE NOW MUST DECIDE WHETHER WE WANT TO HANDLE THE PROGRAM OR CONTRACT WITH THE CITY TO CONTINUE IT. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS FELT THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE HANDLED BY THE CITY. 64 MAR 71979