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Ai 'JUN 2 S 1987 BOOK f'A�E 648 Sebastian Volunteer Ambulance Squad, Inc. P.O. Box 685 Sebastian, FL 32958 (305) 589-5840 CL �,1Q l� 131Ajs, June 10, 1987 UN 0 ,co J19 M RECEIVED saw COUIM� INDIAN RIVER COUNTY �� COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1840 25th Street, 92�21j Vero Beach, FL 32960 ATTENTION: ALICE WHITE Dear Sirs: It has come to this office's attention that Emergency Management for Indian River County has__ possession of all the emergency radios in use here in the county. Our Squad is in need of new radios for a new ambulance we are hoping to put on line in the next few weeks. Therefore, we are requesting to be put on the agenda for the next County Commission regular meeting so we may discuss the possible acquision of a radio for emergency transmissions for both south county and Med channel 4. We believe a precedent was set when a contingency fund was used to acquire radio(s) for Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Squad. As this will benefit the majority of the residents of north Indian River County we are hoping the Commission will consider this request favorably. Thank you for you kind attention in this matter. Voluntarily, `�0a Maryjaine, Chief SEBASTIAN VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SQUAD,INC. The Chairman asked if staff has taken a look at this, and Administrator Balczun commented that staff did not see this item until the agenda came out, and although this is an admirable cause, he had some problem with the county funding a radio so near to budgettime rather than having this expense programmed into next year's budget. Chief DeChaine stated that this is not a regular budget request. First of all, the County owns all the radios on the ambulances, and secondly, last year when Fellsmere needed a radio, the Board went into their contingency fund and provided 54