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AUG 2 21979 coax, 41 PAGE 4 1 COMMISSIONER -LYONS REPORTED THAT THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FLORIDA'S BEACHES AND SHORES IS HAVING A MEETING IN BAL HARBOUR ON OCTOBER 3-5, 1979, AND SINCE THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR WILL BE UNABLE TO ATTEND, HE WOULD LIKE TO. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DEESON, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED OUT -OF -COUNTY TRAVEL FOR COM- MISSIONER LYONS AS ABOVE. VICE CHAIRMAN LOY DISCUSSED THE SCHEDULE FOR OUR BUDGETING PROCEDURES AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ADVER- TISE A PUBLIC HEARING IN REGARD TO HOW WE INTEND TO USE OUR FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS FOR NEXT YEAR. THE FINANCE OFFICER FIRST MUST HOLD AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING TO GET THE PUBLIC INPUT ON THIS MATTER. SHE CONTINUED THAT THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $500,000 THAT NEEDS TO BE BUDGETED; A LOT OF IT IS CARRY-OVER. WE MUST BUDGET WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE PLUS WHAT WE HAVE LEFT OVER FROM PRIOR ENTITLEMENT PERIODS. THIS YEARS ENTITLEMENT IS NOT EARMARKED. SHE ASKED THE FINANCE OFFICER WHAT THE CAPITAL OUTLAY ESTIMATE WAS, MR. BARTON STATED THAT IT WAS AROUND $365,000 PLUS $250,000 ON THE TAX ANTICIPATION NOTE, AND WE STILL HAVE $500,000 TO G0, LEAVING THIS YEAR IS ANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT ASKED IF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE FUND CAN BE FUNDED BY FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS. ATTORNEY COLLINS POINTED OUT THAT YOU JUST USE IT AS A NON AD VALOREM SOURCE. FINANCE OFFICER BARTON DISCUSSED STATE REVENUE SHARING FUNDS INSTEAD OF FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUNDS AND PROBLEMS WITH DUAL TAXA- TION. HE NOTED THAT FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING IS PARTLY BASED ON POPULA- TION AND IS NOT FOR UNINCORPORATED AREAS ONLY. THE STATE REVENUE SHARING FUNDS ARE 1/3 BASED ON THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT NOTED THAT THE CITY OF VERO BEACH GETS FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATOR THOMAS AGREED THAT THEY DO, BUT IT IS FIGURED ON THE TOTAL COUNTY POPULATION - 32