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0 0 1 <br />4. <br />matter. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Tippin, the Board unanimously adopted <br />the tentative budget of $11,476,296 for the <br />Transportation Fund, as recommended by staff. <br />Y <br />rX <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to be heard in this <br />William Sweet, 929 Tropic Drive, presented his view that the firefighters should be allowed <br />to use the skills they have spent time and money to acquire as fire -medics. He noted that Indian River <br />County has one of the oldest populations in the state and as we get older, we need more of these <br />services. He felt it did not make sense not to utilize the skills these firefighters have. He commented <br />that the medics in Vietnam gave better service to the military than Mr. and Mrs. John Doe were <br />getting in the States. He felt the firefighters' contract needs to be updated to include the ability of <br />these cross -trained firefighters to provide those services. <br />Tony Esposito, 423 23`d Street SE, concurred with Mr. Sweet and stated that the health and <br />welfare of the public should be the first consideration. <br />Frank Coffey inquired whether the budget includes contingent finds for this contract, and <br />County Administrator Chandler replied that it does include those funds. <br />Dennis Meliti, 115 41 st Court, strongly urged the Board to make sure there are monies in the <br />budget to use the cross -trained fire -medics. He would hate to know that a seriously injured citizen <br />would not be able to utilize their training and skills. He believed that we all have a moral and <br />religious obligation to resolve this dilemma and improve the services available to the public. We need <br />to find a reasonable and equitable solution to this problem. <br />SEPTEMBER 5, 2001 -7- <br />