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WEDNE'WAY. SEPTEMBER 7th 1932.
The Board of County Commissioners in and for Indian River County, Florida, met
at the Court House in Vero Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, September 7th 1932, at
11:00 o'clock A.P. on call of the Chairman, with the following members of the Board
present: Albert 0. Helseth, Chairman; J..D.Yongue; J.W.LaBruee; J.J.P.Ham.ilton and
Eli C. 'talker. .also present was Miles Warren, Clerk.
J.B.'7etherington, Assistant State Auditor and Angus Sumner, State Attorney were
also present before the Board.
The Chairman announced the call was for the purpose of going over the condition
of the office of Tax Collector.
The Assistant State Auditor made a report to the Board of condition of this
office as ofSeptember 6th 1932, showing an alleged shortage on the 1930 and 1931
tax rolls, since last audit of $7,380.99.
The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Hamilton, who moved its
adoption, which was seconded by Commissioner Yongue:
WHERMAS, J.B.Wetherington, Assistant State Auditor, has this date reported to
this Board that he has just completed an audit of the office of Tax Collector of
Indian River County, for the period of time beginning with January 11th 1932, and
ending with September 7th 1932, and that there now exists a shortage in said office for
said period of time in the sum of $7,380.99; and,
WHEREAS, by auditor's report on said office filed last January, there was then a
shortage of $5,986.07, in addition to the sum of $27,847.69 left in Farmers Bank of
Vero Beach, which should have been paid over by the Collector but which was left in
said Bank and became frozen assets, and,
WHEREAS, after due consideration of the matter, assuming the auditors' reports to
reflect the true and correct conditions existing in said office, it is the opinion of
this Board that the public welfare requires the immediate suspension of the present
incumbent of said office;
THEREFOEIE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River
County, Florida; duly assembled on this 7th day of 'September 1932, that Honorable
Doyle E. Carlton, Governor of the State of Florida, be, and he is hereby requested by
this Board to mediately suspend G.R.Olmstead, from the office of Tax Collector of
Indian'River County, Florida, and,
BE
IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that Clerk of
this Board, be,
and
he is hereby
directed to
promptly
deliver a
certified copy of these
resolutions to
the
Governor and
to Mr.
Olmstead, and that he immediately communicate this action 62 the Board to the Governor
by telegram.
After the foregoing resolution was read for the Board's consideration, Mr.Olmstead,',
Tax Collect -or, appeared before the Board and announced he would resign from such office
at once. After such announcement further action on the resolution -introduced was then
deferred.
It was ordered that the County Attorney be instructed to make demand on the Tax
Collector and his official bonds for alleged shortage existing according to the
Assistant State Auditor's report.
There being no further business the Board adjourned to re -convene upon call of the
Chai man.
ATTE " •
Clerk.