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I 30 Charles A. Kitchell, Attorney, called the meeting to order and on motion made by a' S. B. Glover, seconded by Frank C. Vickers and unanimously carried, W. C. Graves, Jr., was • selected to serve as chairman, until the further orders ofthe Board. An motion made by W. C. Graves, Jr., seconded by Drank C. Vickers and unanimously carried, S. E. Glover was selected to serve as chairman pro tem, until the further orders of the Board. It was moved by Frank C. Vickers, seconded by A3lb.ert'O..Helseth, and unanimously carried that all County officers and employees be retained for the year 1943• Salaries as follows, to -wit: Salary per month Mitchell, Smith and Mitchell, Attorneys ; 75.00 L. E. Carter, Road Superintendent and County Engineer 175.00 Douglas Baker, ex Officio -Clerk to Board 125.40 C. E. Strait, Custodian 80.00 Leila M. Bunkley, County Nurse 133.00 (Salary EJB OQ,Auto �+aaintenance $33-00) Geo. T. Tippin, Supervisor of Registration 52.00 o Otis M. Cobb, Judge Juvenile Court 50.00 W. E. Walker, tinter Beach Bridge Tender 60.00 It was ordered the Standard 011 Company receive the County gas and oil business for the first six (6) months of thio year, ending June 30, 1943• The following letter was received from Ron. C. S. Michael, retiring Chairman and ordered made a part of these minutes. January 4. 1943 Aon. Douglas Baker, Clerk Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County Vero Beach, Florida. Dear "Doug": In one sense I am very happy to be relieved of the responsibility of membership of " the Board of County Commissioners, yet this feeling of relief is tinged with a very deep and sincere regret because it means'the termination of a greatly prized association with the mmem- ber6 of the Board and the Various officials connected with the work of the Board. I am not the type of individual who holds the illusion that he cannot be replaced and in fact I am confident that my successor will be of more value to the Board than I would be if I continued to serve. I have been very closely connected with my successor, Mr. Barkos- kie for many years and I can well say that I know of no more sincere and able -man in the County for the position of County Commissioner*` I feel sure that my opinion of Mr. Barkoskie 't= is also the opinion of the members of the Board and the citizens of the County generally. In the approximate period of five years which I have served on the Board, I have come to have a very high regard and in fact a feeling of personal affection for all members of the Board whom I have served with during this time and the officials and appointees of the Board with whom I have worked. I have greatly appreciated the cooperation all of you have j given me in the performance of my own official duties and it has°been a pleasure to work with men who have so unsparingly given of their time and their best efforts for the interest of the County. In nest referring to the work of this Board during the past five year*, I do so with': the thought that my part in the successful conduct of the County's business has been small but I have a feeling of.pride.in having been a member of the Board during the past five years and by reason of the accomplishments of the Board during that period. Five years ago, due to ad- verse circumstances which had continued over a period of years and whioh.were beyond the oon- trol of any official or official group, we found general conditions of the County gather un- satisfactory. These conditions were not peculiar to Indian River County alone but were faced by counties and public bodies generally throughout the state. In the past five years the finances of the County have been placed on a stable basis. Outstanding .U:ndebtedness of the County has been placed in such condition that the County is entirely current with its obliga- , tions and there should be no reason in the future for this condition to change. For a num- ber of years the County has met its current operating accounts promptly and has been in a position where it could.take advantage of all cash discounts. All phases of County govern- ment have been operated, I believe, efficiently and in such a manner that all requirements have been fully met. In addition to these accomplishments, the tax levies of the County have been reduced to the extent that the average owner of property situated within the County is paying quite a little less in annual taxes than was required to be paid upon the same property° five years ago. The road and bridge system of the County has been satisfactorily, maintained and in fact more work has been done than ever before but actually, at less expense. I could point out accomplishments in every phase of the County operation but you gentlemen are as familiar with these facts as I. 1 know that you gentlemem who have served on the Board of i I- 0 1 • 1 1 0