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1y " .I,_�6.,. <br />Richard Schlitt advised that he is past president of Youth Manor. He was in favor of Children's <br />Services Network. He believed we need to be for kids and take a stand for them. He stressed that good <br />kids are affected by one kid who does not receive proper care. <br />Bill Koolage did not hear anything about the school's role in this program. He would like to see <br />it administered by the school system. He encouraged the Board not to set up another board, but use <br />what is already in place. <br />Don Dixon, District Administrator for the Department of Children and Families, District 15, <br />spoke in support of the proposal because it represents a way to think about organizing services for <br />children in a community. He hoped that the people would not think of it as a way of spending more and <br />more dollars. He emphasized that taxpayers' dollars will be spent wisely and there will be an <br />accounting for those dollars. The system currently in place in communities does not spend the dollars <br />wisely. He related a study done in Miami by people appointed by the Court. One thing it showed is that <br />the efforts are not maximized for children between the ages of 5-13. He felt this was an opportunity to <br />turn the tide on juvenile and adult crime, and produce healthy, contributing taxpayers. He commended <br />the Commission for considering this critical issue. It is not a substitute for parents, but there are parents <br />out there who need the organized support of a community. <br />Arlene Fletcher, Director of Indian River County Council on Aging, spoke at length as an <br />advocate for the aging and pointed out that the $240,000 annual grant from the Board of County <br />Commissioners goes totally for transportation, none goes to senior citizen services in Indian River <br />County. She stated that the Junior League is starting a new child care project. She gave statistics on <br />United Way's and other organizations' allocations for children in Indian River County. She questioned <br />why the Council on Aging had to pay rent for a community building in Gifford to serve the congregate <br />Meals on Wheels. <br />Chairman Eggert explained that all users of the building had to pay for its use in order to help <br />toward the maintenance of the building. <br />Commissioner Adams found it offensive that an organization the County has funded generously <br />had concern. It seemed to her that there was an obvious hostility of senior citizens versus children, <br />which she felt was counter-productive. The comments were budget -related, and not appropriate to the <br />subject at hand. <br />Commissioner Macht added that he sits on the community advisory board of the Junior League <br />and they are in full support of the Children's Services Network and they have not committed to building <br />a childcare center. He suggested that Ms. Fletcher be careful about whom she was speaking. <br />Ms. Fletcher continued by saying that she supports the coordination of the effort for children. <br />What she was trying to say is that she is not against services for children, but her point was that the <br />money the Council on Aging receives goes towards mass transit. She felt that perhaps the system might <br />need to be revised. <br />Guy Barber, 503 7a' Place, spoke against the program as being another bureaucracy and another <br />layer of fat and another promise to do good. He quoted statistics on infant mortality stemming from <br />forced immunization. He predicted that the Board of County Commissioners will become the "mother <br />organization" and will put the Board in the position that the School Board is in now with lawsuits <br />against it. He remarked that a child can call 9-1-1, to avoid discipline by parents, by saying they are <br />being abused. <br />Dr. Hulda Grobman stated she was speaking primarily as a citizen, but also an educator, former <br />teacher of public administration at the University of Florida, and as a County Commission appointee to <br />District 15 Children and Families. She spoke strongly in support of Children's Services Network, <br />calling it an urgent need if we are to spend time and money appropriately for the children of our county. <br />She called two items to the Board's attention. She urged more leeway in measuring success and failure <br />in 103.21 (2) e) on page 46, relating to standards for measurable outcomes. She was very aware that we <br />do not know how to measure and that the most significant changes might not be immediately <br />38 <br />MAY 13, 1997 <br />
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