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for the sole purpose of providing <br />services to childreri. JWB does not Because of its successful devel- <br />BOOK 66 r'";E� <br />provide services to children <br />opment of services to children in <br />directly, but funds the delivery <br />Pinellas County, the Juvenile <br />of service through other com- <br />Welfare Board will be used as a <br />munity agencies. JWB plans, co- <br />model for other such planning and <br />- <br />ordinates, funds and evaluates <br />funding social service organizations <br />services; addresses public issues <br />as they are created around "the <br />related to children; and provides <br />country. <br />technical support to child -serving <br />agencies and to the community at <br />targe. JWB also offers training <br />courses to professionals who <br />directly serve children and main- <br />tains a specialized library which <br />supports community activities on <br />Total Children Served <br />behalf of families and children. <br />78,181- e <br />JWB was established by special <br />Total Adults Served <br />state statute in 1945 and over- <br />70,637 <br />whelmingly approved by the voters <br />of Pinellas County in a special <br />Total Persons Served <br />referendum in 1946. To implement <br />148,818 <br />its mandate, the Board is em- <br />powered to assess an ad valorum <br />Total Families Served <br />tax of up to one-half mill (S.50 per <br />20,$54 <br />$1,000 non-exempt property eval- <br />uation). In 1984 this assessment <br />*includes the licensing and mons <br />was .455 mill. YNB is a olannin- <br />toring of 18,647 day care place <br />anc <br />ments <br />the J to <br />66 programs operated ay 39 <br />agencies. <br />Mr. Mills emphasized that the Juvenile Welfare Board has <br />never levied the full 1/2 mill they are allowed; that every <br />service ottered is handled by contract arrived at after <br />competitive bidding; and that this Board is made up of local <br />people making local decisions about what their problems and needs <br />are and how to deal with them. <br />Chairman Scurlock wondered if there is any option as to a <br />-dependent district rather than an independent district. <br />Mr. Mills did not believe so and noted that the issue of <br />relationship with county government often comes up. He advised <br />that they are doing a joint project right now with the Community <br />Development Block Grant Agency, which is county government, where <br />they pool their money, and they have also worked out a role in <br />the area of emergency assistance. <br />Commissioner Wodtke realized that Pinellas County has been <br />involved in this program since the 40's, but he felt the makeup <br />of the Board as set up in House Bill No. 55 is considerably <br />different from that of the Pinellas County Board. The Bill <br />22 <br />