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Commissioner Scurlock asked Mr. Zorc to clarify several points in order to squelch once and for all rumors he has heard about the Manor's operation. Mr. Zorc stated that none of the members of the board of directors has ever received payments from the Manor in 11 years of operations, nor has he or any member of his family profited from the construction or operation of the Manor. Mr. Zorc explained that St. Francis Manor is not a charitable organization which solicits contributions and it, therefore, is exempt from registration under Chapter 496. They do accept donations, however. He stated the only time they had raised funds was back in 1974 when they conducted a community -wide drive to raise funds to build the dining room/recreation center so that it would be mortgage free. The City of Vero Beach was the main sponsor and donated $10,000 in a one-time only donation. This was the only official fund raising program they had ever conducted. Attorney Brandenburg agreed with Attorney Vocelle's analysis and the opinion he has written for Mr. Zorc with respect to compliance with the Charitable Solicitation Act Chapter 496, which stated that the Manor has not solicited funds within the meaning of that Chapter. He informed the Board that he conveyed this opinion to Attorney O'Haire and asked if he would like to present any other specific instances of solicitation within that Chapter, for us to review, but he has had no response. Chairman Bird asked if we were in our legal right in returning the $999 to the Manor for the meal subsidy. Attorney Brandenburg advised we were, in respect to the solicitation question. The other question was why did the organization go into an inactive status with the Secretary of State, and Mr. Zorc has explained that at one time they had changed accounting firms which resulted in a brief delay in paying a $10 corporation tax and they were automatically 29 MAY 4 19 6,0 8 �� PAGE .