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RSSaI,UT I0N i WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is charged by law with the administration of the public welfare funds of said County; and, WHEREAS, this Board has made note of tho increased !demands upon said funds caused in large part by the abandonment by a husband and father of his wife and children; and, WHEREAS, Chapter 27996, Taws of Florida, Acts of 1953, authorizes and prescribes the method for civil proceedings to compel the support of dependent wives and children within and without the State of Florida; and, WIiEREAS, said Act makes it the duty of. the State's Attorney in each judicial circuit of the State of Florida to en- force the provisions of said Act and to represent the Petitioner in all proceedings instituted thereunder unless the Petitioner shall engage a private attorney; and, WHEREAS, it is the considered judgment and opinion of this Board that full. and effective use of the provisions of said Act must be made in order to compel those having legal responsi- bility for the maintenance of their dependents to perform such duty when financially able to do so; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, as follows: 1. That this Board does herewith request the Sheriff, the County Judge, the County Prosecuting Attorney, the County Welfare Representatives and Representatives of the State Welfare Board to advise 9-11 parties seeking financial aid and assistance from Indian River County of the provisions of the above Act. 2. That this Board does herewith adopt as its policy the rule that all parties Booking financial assistance for depen- dents of a person fi nanoi.ally able to support such dependents but who has failed or refused to do so shall be required to in- stitute civil or criminal. proceedings or both against any rather