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