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0T 2 3 1990 <br />BOOK 2'0 <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners DATE: October 12, 1990 FILE: <br />THRIJ: James Chandler SUBJECT: CANCELLATION OF <br />County Administrator SLIAG GRANT <br />FROM: Director of welfar REFERENCES: <br />The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services have completed their <br />audits of the State Legalization Impact Assistance Grant for fiscal years <br />1987-88 and 1988-89. They issued a check for $1,244.82 to Indian River <br />County to reimburse County Welfare for expenditures made to residents who <br />were identified by the Immigration Office as eligible. There were only 38 <br />people out of 8,225 applicants for whom our county received reimbursement. <br />I reviewed the cost for County employees' time which included the following: <br />budget preparation, and on site review in January 1990 where auditors spent <br />time with not only the Welfare Office but also Personnel, Purchasing, Budget <br />and Finance Directors. The second on site review in August was only in the <br />Welfare Office at which time we had to pull over 200 files for the auditor's <br />review; they checked 38 of the 200 files. The files then had to be refiled. <br />Other expenses were computer time, postage, etc. <br />Cost for the grant preparation, administration and audit far exceeded the <br />amount refunded to Indian River County. These issues have been discussed <br />with Mr. Joe Baird and he is in agreement the County withdraw from future <br />years in the SLIAG Grant. I have attached a letter for signature from the <br />Board of County Commissioners to be forwarded to HRS to complete the <br />withdrawal process. <br />Commissioner Bowman was concerned because she thought that <br />this Grant has helped some people. <br />Di.rector Johnston advised that most of the cases that come in <br />are just using the normal programs we have for migrants. This <br />looked like an excellent program, but it is just not being used. <br />We have contacted people to let them know these services are <br />available, but it seems that private agencies, churches, etc., <br />are pretty well filling in on these areas, and it has become more <br />expensive to have this service than what the service actually <br />provides in benefits. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Com- <br />missioner Wheeler, Commissioner Bird being absent, the <br />Board unanimously (4-0), authorized the Chairman to <br />send the following letter withdrawing from the SLIAG <br />Grant. <br />4 <br />