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- M M <br />employees by trying to provide child care, health care and making <br />the environment compatible with working.- The ultimate goal of this <br />group is to build a community based clinic and we have received <br />good acceptance from U.S. Representative Jim Bacchus and U.S. <br />Senator Bob Graham. In the meantime, we certainly would like to <br />give the extended hours a chance, especially during the next 60-90 <br />days in season. <br />Commissioner Eggert reported that the Primary Care Public <br />Health Committee is very supportive of this effort, and just last <br />week the VNA extended their hours on Thursday, but he felt we need <br />to get all the county involved and start by going before the <br />Hospital District Taxing Board with a request for funds. <br />Commissioner Adams advised that the Committee had discussed <br />going before the Hospital District Taxing Board with a request for <br />funding. <br />Administrator Chandler understood that the $11,241 is an <br />annual figure, and Commissioner Eggert confirmed that it is but <br />that it needs to come now during the season. She would recommend <br />that the BCC give them $7,000 now and then have them ask the <br />Hospital District Taxing Board to fund the difference. She felt <br />that their budget was rather lean and that they were going to need <br />a lot more things, but she really would like this to be a community <br />effort. <br />Bill Koolage, it Vista Garden Trail, felt this need has <br />existed for many, many years and urged the Board to support this <br />effort. <br />Chairman Bird asked if we are plowing new ground by providing <br />funds for this type of care out of our budget, and Administrator <br />Chandler explained that we currently are funding public health care <br />in a number of ways. <br />Commissioner Eggert advised that this matter has been going <br />through the Indigent Care Task Force and anticipated that we are <br />going to see a lot of volunteers come through from public health <br />care. <br />Chairman Bird asked if there is any way of routing these funds <br />through the public health budget rather than setting up a separate <br />budget, but Commissioner Eggert explained that OMB Director Joe <br />Baird could run it as a general ledger line. <br />Commissioner Tippin questioned the renewal at budget time, but <br />Commissioner Eggert didn't feel we should go through the Public <br />Health Department. We just need a ledger line which is what we do <br />with the dental care. She didn't feel that they should have to <br />deal with several bureaucracies, just with the BCC. <br />Commissioner Tippin continued to question whether or not this <br />49 <br />FEB 21993 Booz i28 <br />