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used to assist the unemployed find work or file for <br />unemployment compensation. <br />Mr. LeMieux confirmed that the Border Patrol is part of <br />this service. He reported that in 1980 employers in Indian <br />River County were taxed $1,870,097 out of their payrolls, <br />and these monies will not come back to this county in the <br />form of services. <br />Question arose as to whether Mr. LeMieux could make a <br />1 <br />couple employees available to us to carry out some of these <br />functions if we had the space available, and Mr. LeMieux <br />stated that, even if the County has the space, he will not <br />have the staff to divert to Stuart or Vero Beach, and it <br />would be stretching it a bit even if two persons were funded <br />here. <br />Chairman Scurlock felt that if we jump in at this point <br />and accept this responsibility, we have relieved all <br />pressure for this agency to be funded by the tax that is <br />collected specifically for this purpose, and in the long <br />range it will become a county responsibility. He believed <br />the employment side is the key, and that is where he would <br />like to see the effort made for these monies to be used <br />rather than any of the other various activities this agency <br />is involved with. <br />Mr. LeMieux stated that he was informed if the counties <br />did contract to fund two employment counselors and the funds <br />did come in later, this contract would be pulled and the <br />State would again assume the entire cost as it has over the <br />last years. <br />Discussion ensued as to what the $22,000 funding would <br />give us, and Commissioner Wodtke felt it is really ironic <br />that we keep hearing from Washington that we need to tighten <br />our belts, work hard, get out and get a job, etc., and then <br />the first federally funded office that closes is the job <br />office. <br />57 <br />PASSacz <br />