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RESOLUTION NO, 79-70 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, herein called the "Applicant", after thorough consideration of the problem and available data, has hereby determined that the continuation of the project described below in in the best interests of the general public, The continuance of the Youth Aid Bureau in order to deal more efficiently and progressively with the juvenile offender. The Bureau will continue to utilize the services of the two trained law enforcement officers to work with other juvenile justice and law enforcement agencies in the prevention and diversion of juvenile delinquency. The Indian River County Sheriff's Depart- ment has employed the officers, and will be directly responsible for their administration of this project, These officers are working six days a week from 9:00 a,m., until 6:00 p.m., with an on-call arrangement, with 24-hour counseling and immediate response to problem situations. They are receiv- ing agents for juvenile referrals to law enforcement throughout the county. They are readily available to other community agencies for advice in establishing youth programs, and conduct educational programs concerning criminal justice in the schools and other community agencies, They work closely with the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Service intake counselors and youth probation officers. Files are maintained on each child with whom they come in contact, and officers are available to parents for consultation concerning juvenile crime. WHEREAS, under terms of Public Law 90-351, as amended, the United States of America has authorized the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, through the Florida Bureau of Criminal Justice Planning and Assistance, to make Federal Grants to assist local government in the improvement of criminal justice; and WHEREAS, the Applicant has examined and duly considered such Act and the Applicant considers it to be in the public interest and to its benefit to file an application under said Act and to authorize other action in connection therewith: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN OPEN t4EETING ASSEMBLED I14 THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, VERO BEACH, FLORIDA, THE 4- 8th DAY OF August 9 1979, AS FOLLOWS: