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i <br />RESOLUTION NO. 73-54 <br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Co;,miissioncrs of Indian ::ivcr Coui1._.y, <br />Florida, herein called the "Applicant", after thorough consi.deracion <br />of the problem and available data, has hereby determined that the project <br />described below is in the best interests of the bencral public: <br />and <br />The Youth Guidance Volunteer Program is designed for children <br />who are not yet classified as delinquent but are on the way. <br />It is hoped that by utilizing the skills of a volunteer on a <br />one-to-one basis, the child's needs can be met, therefore, <br />preventing the child from having to go through with official <br />court action and receiving a court record. <br />With the use of the Volunteer Program the child's needs can be <br />met by a Volunteer, diverting the child from the Juvenile Court <br />and Division of Youth Services personnel, therefore freeing the <br />Youth Counselor's time to provide more efficient counseling to <br />those children that need his professional skills. <br />WHEREAS, under the terms of Public Law 90-351 as amended, the <br />United States of America has authorized the Law Enforcement Assistance <br />Administration, through the Florida Governor's Council on Criminal <br />Justice, to make Federal Grants to assist local governments in the <br />improvement of criminal justice; and <br />WHEREAS, the Applicant has examined and duly considered such Act <br />and the Applicant considers it to be in the public interest and to its <br />benefit to file an application under said Act and to authorize other <br />action in connection therewith; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com:aissioners <br />-of Indian River County, Florida, in open meeting assembled in the City <br />of Vero Beach, Florida, this 5th day of July, 1973, as follows: <br />1. That the project generally described above is in the best <br />interests of the Applicant and the general public. <br />2. That Jack C. Jennings, County Administrator, be hereby <br />authorized to file in behalf of the Applicant an application in the <br />form prescribed by the Florida Governor's Council on Criminal Justicc <br />-3- <br />