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ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously authorized out -of -county travel for Attorney Vitunac to attend FACo meeting in Orlando on November 14, 1990. R. Children's Services Advisory Council The Board reviewed the following memo dated 10/30/90: TO: Board of County Commissioners 9, �4� LJXU i —1 � FROM: Charles P. Vitunac, County Attorney ^DATE.- October 30, 1990 .RE: CHILDREN'S SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL Board of County Commissioners' Meeting 11/6/90 The attached resolution would create an advisory committee of the Board of County Commissioners composed of eleven members with the duty to report to the Board of County Commissioners generally on all matters concerning the welfare of children in Indian River County. The matter of children's welfare was brought before the Board by a citizens' group, which asked that an Independent special taxing district be created, after a referendum, pursuant to the provisions of §125.901, Florida Statutes. The Board felt that the proposed advisory board could satisfy the concerns of the citizens' group and of the children In this county, while keeping the ultimate spending decisions with the Board of County Commissioners rather than with an independent.and additional taxing unit. RECOMMENDATION: If the Board concurs in the language of the resolution, the appropriate action would be for the Board to adopt the resolution, thus automatically appointing the eleven members as listed in the resolution, and direct that -the advisory board begin meeting with the goal of recommend- Ing to the Board of County Commissioners any action which the committee feels that the Board should take to improve. the welfare of children in this county. ON MOTION by Commissioner Scurlock, SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously adopted Resolution 90-167, creating a Children's Services Advisory Committee. NOV 61990 27 ROOK �I F ,t '