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Commissioner Tippin then asked if the Motion could include language that funding will be <br />reduced by any other funding sources subsequently discovered. <br />MOTION WAS AMENDED by Commissioner Macht, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Ginn, that the $35,000 <br />funding be reduced by any other funding sources <br />subsequently discovered. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED THE QUESTION and the <br />Motion passed unanimously (approved funding up to <br />$35,000 to the Veterans of Foreign Wars for <br />transportation costs to be reduced by any other funding <br />sources found). <br />Mr. Stanhope of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill, asked for $4,000 to be spent for art <br />supplies and woodworking tools for making frames. They also would like to include music in their <br />budget this year. They spend approximately $400 to $500 per year on computer training and have <br />volunteer training by a doctor at CEBH to teach living skills, making decisions, looking for work, and <br />managing money in an effort to increase the skills and independence of the recovering mentally ill. <br />Beverly Whiteley, President ofFlorida Alliance for Mentally Ill, commented that the recovery <br />process for the mentally ill is much more lengthy and complicated than just issuing a few pills. Their <br />funding through the Department of Children and Families is just enough to maintain the property and <br />New Horizons does not provide day treatment in Indian River County. There are 250 persons who <br />suffer from chronic mental illness who are helped everyday by the Alliance but the Alliance has been <br />unable to raise enough funds to cover the activities. <br />BK 1 14 PG 8 31 <br />SEPTEMBER 6, 2000 -5- BUDGET <br />