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The possibility of negotiating if you provide funds <br />arose, and Chairman Scurlock assumed all the control will <br />continue to be somewhere else than in the county even though <br />we funded this operation. <br />Mr. LeMieux believed the ultimate control will be in <br />Tallahassee. <br />Discussion followed about the advantages of having a <br />local office, and it was noted that on removal of the local <br />office, people would be cashing and spending their <br />unemployment checks in Fort Pierce so that a lot of this <br />money would not come back to Indian River County. <br />Question arose as to whether people will have to appear <br />at the Fort Pierce office personally or whether they could <br />telephone in, and Mr. LeMieux explained that they do not <br />give out job information over the telephone since private <br />employments agencies were actually coming in and picking up <br />their job lists; they want to make certain that the jobs <br />they have available are free and not sold. He further <br />pointed out that having people appear personally enables the <br />staff to make a better determination as to whether the <br />person is actually qualified for a particular job. <br />Commissioner Wodtke asked if we have until March 15th, <br />and Mr. LeMieux stated that on February 28th they plan to <br />move the phones, distribute the furniture to other offices, <br />and padlock the office. <br />Considerable discussion ensued about helping people in <br />the area, the employer's paying taxes for this purpose, and <br />the possibility that the more we come up with, the more we <br />may lose. <br />Commissioner Lyons felt all this is calculated to put <br />the counties on the spot, and commented that once you start, <br />when do you stop. Commissioner Fletcher agreed and saw no <br />way to fund this office. <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Fletcher to carry on to <br />FEB 21982 a0Uhl 4 F'A"'` 4 <br />59 <br />