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Commissioner Eggert wished these two items had come to the Board on the same Agenda, because she questioned committing any money to the trust fund before the plan is approved. Commissioner Adams asked if we would have to adopt another resolution to take a contribution out of the budget, but Attorney O'Brien pointed out that a resolution is not like an ordinance. It is not cast in concrete, and if you don't approve the program, you would just set aside the resolution. Commissioner Macht explained that the role established by this resolution is simply the harboring of trust funds. There's no other implication in it and there is no reason for delaying it. We have a lot of very busy people working very hard on this projection the basis of this Board's authorization, and he didn't believe they would appreciate a lot of caveats being thrown in over trivial technicalities. Commissioner Eggert stated she was in support of the program but wanted to give it full consideration before doing anything else. Commissioner Adams understood then that adopting the resolution does not obligate us to contribute any County funds, and Commissioner Macht assured her that it does not. ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED by Commissioner Adams, the Board adopted Resolution 94-74 to establish a Community Child Care Resources Trust Fund with the understanding that the County was not committed in any way to funding or approving the plan. RESOLUTION NO. 94-7_ A RESOLUTION OF INDIAN RIVER * COUNTY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY CHILD CARE RESOURCES TRUST FUND. WHEREAS, it is recognized that high quality, nurturing preschool experience for 3 and 4 year old children will help prevent school failure, juvenile crime and teen pregnancy; and WHEREAS, prevention is much less expensive than punishment or other corrective action at a later 'date; WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the County and all its citizens to assist in support of such a preschool program; and 38