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County Tax Assessor. 25. Where unusual circumstances or hardships exist, the Board will consider 40 the request of the developer for a variance from these rules and regulations. RESOLUTION --- Abandonment by Husband and Father of his Wife and children. r ' WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is charged by law with the adminis- tration of the public welfare funds of said County; and, WHEREAS, this Board has made note of the increased demands upon said funds caused in large part by the abandonment by a husband and father of his wife and children; and', WHEREAS, Chapter 27996, Laws of Florida, .octs of 1953, authorizes and prescribes the method for civil proceedings to compel the support of dependent wives and children within and without the State of Florida; and, WHEREAS, said Act makes it the duty of the State's Attorney in each judicial circuit of. the State of Florida to enforce the provisions of said Act and to represent the Petitioner in all proceedings instituted thereunder unless the Petitioner shall engage a private attorney; and, WHEREAS, it is the considered judgment and opinion of this Board that full and effective use of the provisions of said Act must be made in order to compel those having legal responsibility for the maintenance of their dependents to perform such duty when financially able to do so; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, as follows: 1. That this Board does herewith request the Sheriff, the County Judge, the County Prosecuting Attorney, the County Welfare Representatives and Representatives of the State Welfare Board to advise all parties seeking financial aid and assistance from Indian River County of the provisions of the above Act. 2. That this Board does herewith adopt as its policy the rule that all parties seeking financial assistance for dependents of a person financially able to support such depen- dents but who has failed or refused to do so shall be required to institute civil or -criminal proceedings or both against any father or mother who has abandoned his or.her minor child and to prosecute such proceedings to final conclusion. 3. That financial aid and assistance will be discontinued in each instance where such policy is not fully complied with. 4. That in instances where said dependents are destitute and a charge upon the County and such dependents do not have the funds necessary to pay the actual Court costs of such proceedings, that the County will consider the application of such person for financial assis- tance of the County in the paying of such costs. That such requests should be accompanied by a letter from the State .-attorney or his assistant that such person has made all preparation for the institution of such proceedings except only the payment of, costs, stating the amount thereof. 5. That the Honorable Murray Overstreet, State d.ttorney of this circuit, and his assistant, the -Honorable Thad Carlton, are herewith respectfully requested to institute such proceedings when authorized by law and to vigorously prosecute the same to conclusion. ....That a:; certified.. copy of this.. Resolution be, furnished_ to,' all parties '