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5 51 PAGE -8 AUG 1992 did not understand what it was all about. He continued that it seemed apparent to him that he was hearing a lot of innuendos and red herrings being thrown out. Mr. Mancini emphasized that if you say something long enough and loud enough, you will get enough believers. He agreed with the gentleman from the Vero Beach Civic Association, and felt that we all should get on with it. Mr. Mancini pointed out that the tax was small; the hospital was efficient; the nurses and Pink Ladies do a marvelous job; and the doctors are compassionate, considerate, and they care. He did not know what we were going to get in the future, but he knew what we had presently at the hospital. As a patient there, he was treated very, very well and had no complaints. Mr. Mancini commented that the elderly, indigent, and children are well cared for and it was a small tab to pay for getting good care. He personally wanted to thank the Board of Trustees and the Long Range Planning Committee for constructing the hospital and he congratulated them. The members of the Board of Trustees were elected and it was a thankless job - to sit here and take this abuse was something that he just could not understand. Henry Rouse, ACT member and concerned citizen, came before the Board. He stated that the people were dissatisfied with the Board of Trustees and the management of the hospital. Mr. Rouse advised he researched the Grand Jury statements of 1978 and he felt the Board of Trustees was influenced by the "good old boys" going after the "good old buck." He commented that if those recommendations by the Grand Jury had been carried out, he would not be standing here today. Mr. Rouse felt there were a lot of conflicts of interest involved. He noted that the Board of Trustees are required, under the Sunshine Law, to make copies of their agendas available to the public. That