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Indian River County <br />sea <br />Chamber of Commerce <br />May 8. 1997 <br />Mr. Joseph A. Baird <br />Office of Management & Budget <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Dear Joe: <br />As you know, we now have hired a Director of Economic Development and intend to hire <br />a support staff person during the next few weeks. In setting up the new offices we will need to <br />purchase two computers and some updated software. I am respectfully requesting that we have <br />permission from the County to use approximately $5,500 from the salary line item to make those <br />purchases. <br />Because we have had a part-time staff person until now, the salary line in the budget is <br />under what would have been used of those funds had there been full-time employees. As of the <br />end of March, of the $81,500 allocated in this line item only $14,400 or 17.67% of the salary <br />funding has been used. We do not anticipate using the full amount for salaries during the <br />remainder of this fiscal year. <br />I have priced computers, monitors and printers which would meet our hardware needs. <br />For total set-up we are looking in the range of $1,704 each or a total of approximately $3,408. <br />The equipment I looked at was on sale, but something is always on sale and I feel we can stay in <br />this general range to meet our needs. We are continuing to explore our software options and <br />believe we can find what we need in the neighborhood of $2,000. <br />Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request. I look forward to hearing <br />from you soon. <br />Sincere , <br />y <br />Penny er <br />Executive irector <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION <br />1216 21st Street • P.O. Box 2947 • Vero Beach. FL 32961 • Tel 561.567.3491 • Fax 561.778.3181 <br />http://www.ver07beach.fLus/chamber • e-mail: chamber@vero-beach.fUs <br />Commissioner Adams questioned the capital account balance, and Budget Director Joe Baird <br />explained that monies set aside for operating expenditures would be transferred to the capital account <br />to set up an office for the director. <br />Commissioner Adams was concerned about the change of direction in the use of the funds. <br />Penny Chandler of the Chamber of Commerce stated that no computer equipment was ever <br />purchased for these offices. The equipment currently in the office is owned by the Chamber of <br />Commerce and the Chamber needs the use of that equipment. There are additional monies left which <br />they would like to transfer to purchase the equipment. <br />MAY 20, 1997 <br />13 <br />GOOK 10i PAGE 470 <br />