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To with power to act. County Agent, M. A. Boudet appeared before the Board and submitted a report of his activities for the month of November together with a narrative report from December 1, 1948, to November 30, 1949- Said reports were received and ordered filed with the Clerk. Homer Fletcher, Tax Assessor, and Troy E. Moody, Tax Collector, appeared before the Board and discussed the matter of purchasing addressograph equipment for the Assessor's and Collector's office in this County. Chairman Graves appointed a committee consisting of Commissioners Stewart, Waddell together with himself and Charles A. Mitchell,, Attorney, to investigate the matter, and Douglas Baker, Clerk, was instructed to write the Clerk at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in as much as Broward had recently installed this system requesting information with respect to the purchasing and financing of the equipment particularly with regard to the State Comptroller's ruling concerning use of excess fees in connection with purchase of the equipment. Upon motion of Commissioner Watts, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried, the Board entered into and signed an agreement with the firm of Duncan, Stewart, and McVoy, architects, to alter and add to the County jail located on South 17th Avenue in Vero Beach, Florida, and a copy of said Agreement is on file in the Clerk's office. Douglas Baker, Clerk, was instructed to request Messrs. Bowen, Dobbs and White of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company to meet with the Board in the near future for the purpose of.discussing mutual problems. R E S O L O T? O N Commissioner Tom N. Stewart introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption as follows, to -wits WHEREAS, in preparation of the current budget of Indian River County and the Board of County Commissioners thereof, a major portion of the monies to be derived by this County from licensing and taxing racing was allocated and budgeted to the Road and Bridge Fund of the County and as a result but a small portion of the revenues budgeted to such Road and Bridge Fund is derived from ad valorem taxes while,a large portion of the revenues budgeted to the general fund of the County is derived from ad valorem taxes; ands WHEREAS, this situation results in the County beneral fund having considerable monies din hand at this time by reason of current ad valorem tax levies and the County Road and Bridge Fund has insufficient funds on hand for its lawful expenditures until racing monies are received in the current year by this County; therefore., BE IT RESOLVED, that the sum of Seven Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($79500.00) be and it is herewith transferred from the County general fund to the County Road and Bridge Fund and which sum shall be repaid to the general fund by the Road and Bridge Fund upon receipt of funds to such amount derived from racing and budgeted to such Road and Bridge Fund. •`'�fi BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to this Board is instructed to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the Comptroller of the State of Florida and upon approval hereof by the Comptroller, the Chairman and Clerk of this Board are authorized and directed to effect such transfer of funds. The foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by Commissioner H. C. Watts and unani- mously adopted* - - - - - - - - - -