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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/14/1967FRIDAY APRIL 14, 1967 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, met in special session at the Courthouse, Vero Beach,'Florida on Friday, April 14, 1967, at 5:00 O'clock P. M. Present were Robert W. Graves, Chairman; D. B. McCullers, Vice -Chairman; Donald Macdonald, Richard Bogosian, and Jack Dritenbas. Also present were County Administrator Jack G. Jennings; County Attorney Sherman N. Smith, Jr.,' and Deputy Clerks, Alfred H. Webber and Ruth Elliott. On Motion by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Dritenbas and unanimously carried, the application of John Alexander Knowles, Jr., for admission to the Southeast Florida Tuberculosis Hospital was approved. A request by Forrest N. McCullars, County Agricultural Agent, for out -of -county travel to Kissimmee on April 11 was approved on Motion by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Dritenbas and unanimously carried. Motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Dritenbas and unanimously carried, that the following Item to Item transfer in the Road and Bridge Fund be approved: A/C FROM ' TO 834-2 Reserve for New Equipment $40,000.00 834-1 New Machinery and Equipment , $40,000.00 Mr. Troy E. Moody requested the Board's permission to cut through •the south wall in the Courthouse Annex and install a door, connecting the Tax Collectors' office to the mail room. and work area, the expense to the paid by the Tax Collector's Excess Fees. After discussion, it was moved by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and unanimously carried, that the request be authorized. Commissioner Macdonald roved, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, that Change Order No. 3, Courthouse Annex and alterations in the present Courthouse, be approved, which includes: the following: Paint old Courtroom walls ::4,495.001 Paint upper and lower walls and woodwork, $825.00: Painting and alteration work to the old APR 141967 i0 MG(325 Tax Assessor's Office, which will be occupied by the Clerk, furnishing 11 venetian blinds, $1,418e85 Motion was made by Coissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers that the following Resolution be adopted. A lengthy.discussion ensued, with Commissioner Bogosian stating that he had read the proposed bill and felt that some parts needed clarification, particularly that the Board of Trustees could suspend a doctor for thirty days before .he might have an opportunity to have a hearing, itebeing at the discretion of the Board of Trustees as to when he would have the hearing. The Chairman then called for a roll call vote. Commissioner Macdonald,' Commissioner McCullers, and Commissioner Dritenbas voted for the adoption; Commissioner Bogosian voted against the adoption of the Resolution; and thereupon the following Resolution was adopteds RESOLUTION NO. 67-23 WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Indian River County Hospital District is proposing a Legislative Act uthorizing the District to provide emergency ambulance services and authorizing the Board to adopt by-laws, rules and regulations for the governing of the hospital, including the power to refuse, revoke and suspend medical privileges and other additional powers and authorities for said Board; and, WHEREAS, it appears that the additional authority sought by the Board of Trustees of the Indian River County Hospital District is to the best interest of the citizens of this County; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that this Board does herewith express its endorsement and support of said proposed legislation and requests the Senators and Repre- sentatives of this County to cause the proposed Bill to be enacted into laws BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be furnished to the Governor and each of our Senators and Representatives. APR .141967 la 10 rut326 On Motion by Commissioner Macdonald; seconded by Commission r Bogosian, the following Resolution was unanimously adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 67-24 WHEREAS,Section 35.05, Florida Statutes, provides that, "..: the site of the headquarters of the fourth appellate district shall be in that: district and shall be selected by a site location commission having fourteen members and shall be composed of the following: The seven members of the supreme court, the governor, the secretary of state, the attorney general, the comp- troller, the superintendent of public instruction, the state treasurer and the commissioner of agriculture"; and, WHEREAS, the said site location commission did meet in the Capitol in Tallahassee and fix, locate and designate the site of the headquarters of the fourth appellate district as Vero Beach, Indiana River County, Florida; and, WHEREAS, after such lawful designaln,on of the headquarters of the court at Vero Beach, the City of Vero Beach did complete the interior of the second floor of the City Hall to the specifications requested by that court and did construct a paved parking lot and did provide all of the physical facilities for the establishment of that court and did expend in that effort the total sum of $49,762.00; and, WHEREAS, the said court has been since November, 1965, located in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida; and, . . WHEREAS, the headquarters of said court was established by safe commission to serve the best interest of all of the citizens of the fourth appellate district extending from Brevard and Seminole Counties on the north through Broward County on the south at a location which was in the center of the entire area not only geographically but substantially as to both population and case load of said court; and, WHEREAS, West Palm Beach is located 49 miles from the southern limits of the district and 191 miles from the northern limits of the district and by comparison, Vero Beach is located 123 miles from the southern limits and 117 miles from the northern limits of the district; and, WHEREAS, this board is informed that a part of the appeal made by Palm Beach County for moving the headquarters of this district actually In- volves a commitment or suggestion from those members of the legislature 1419 7 Smith, Heath, Smith & Make, Attorneys At i aw, Vero Beach, Florid U(� proposing such a change that in order to placate the northern areas ofthis district, there will be creat aiifth appellate district in Florida and that such a fifth appellate district is entirely unnecessary, cannot be justified on a case load basis and will create unnecessary expense to the State of Florida at a time when everyone is crying for tax relief; and, WHEREAS, a mathematical computation computed on the basis of one round trip for each case from the county seat of each county of origin to the headquarters of the court at Vero Beach shows that the necessary travel one time round trip to the court for each case was 43, 050 miles for those cases located north of Vero Beach within the district, and 74, 400 miles for those located south of Vero Beach in the district. And, byway of comparison, if the headquarters of the court had been at West Palm Beach, those located north of West Palm Beach would have been required to travel 98, 858 miles and those located south of West Palm Beach would have been required to travel only 18, 016 miles, there again demonstrating the factual propriety of the location of the headquarters in Vero Beach; and WHEREAS, substantially all of the employees of the court were residents of Vero Beach when the court was established in Vero Beach and to move the headquarters would require employment and training of new per- sonnel; Now, therefore, • BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that this Board does urgently request the Governor and each member of the legislature to seriously consider the foregoing facts and to do any and all things within their power to retain the headquarters of the district court of appeal, fourth district, at Vero Beach. I II If I WI e "'I l 1 I! , , I !I,� ►1 4i T4 APR 141987 . 10 MR 328 $mlth,► He h,rSmi h & O HaIre,+ Attorneys At Lawi Vero Beath, +Florida The County Attorney then submitted drafts Of proposed legislation and briefed the Board on each of them. After discussion, it was oved by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried, that the Board approves the draft of the proposed bill pertaining to Indian River County animals, and iiequests the legislative delegation to .enact it into law. Commissioner Dritenbas moved, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, that the Board approve the draft of the bill authorizing the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County to adopt, change and enforce building, plumbing, electrical and other codes, etc., and request the legislative delegation to enact it into law. Motion was made by. Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Bogosian and unanimously carried, that the Board approve the:draft of the proposed bill relating to Indian RiverCounty fishing, prohibiting .taking or attempting to take fish in, or within 100 feet of, any canal or other artificial waterway, except by certain means, etc., and request the legislative delegation to enact it into law. It was moved by Commissioner,Dritenbas, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald, and unanimously carried, that the Board approve the draft of the proposed bill authorizing the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County to reimburse the Indian River County Volunteer Ambulance Squad, Inc., for its expenditures in constructing a building on county land, and request the legislative delegation to enact it into law. The Chairman announced that a Resolution adopted by the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners has been received which expresses their endorsement that the headquarters of the Fourth District Court of Appeal stay in Vero Beach. • A letter from Li. L. Beintzelman was received opposing legirlati.on to prohibit commercial' iahing in residential areas. I' APR 141967 KU 10 PACE 329 • Homer C, Fletcher, Tax Assessor, presented to the Board for their information, a draft of a proposed bill providing the°mechanics°for the , assessment of the taxes of any municipality by the County Tax Assessor and the collection thereof by the County Tax Collector. A special meeting was ,set for Tuesday, April 18, at 7:30 P. M., to discuss the County Building Code. There being no further business, on Motion made, seconded and carried, the Board adjouned at 6:15 o°clock P. M. ATTEST: APR 1419 7