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i WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is charged by
law with the administration of the public welfare funds of said
County; and,
WHEREAS, this Board has made note of tho 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, Taws of Florida, Acts 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,
WIiEREAS, said Act makes it the duty of. the State's
Attorney in each judicial circuit of the State of Florida to en-
force 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 responsi-
bility 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 9-11 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 Booking financial assistance for depen-
dents of a person fi nanoi.ally able to support such dependents
but who has failed or refused to do so shall be required to in-
stitute civil or criminal. proceedings or both against any rather
or mother who has abandoned his or her minor child and to prose-
cute such proceedings to final oonaluolon.
3. That financial aid and assistance will be discon-
tinued in each instance where such policy is not fully complied
with.
Il., That in instances where said dependents are deati-
tute and a charge upon the County and such dependents do not have
the funds necessary to pay the actual Court costs of such pro-
( coedings, that the County will consider the application of such
person for financial assistance 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
Ionly the payment of costs, stating the amount thereof.
! r. That the Honorable Murray Overstreet, State Attorney
of this circuit, and his assistant, the Honorable Thad Carlton,
are herewith respectfully requested to institute such proceedings
�i when authorized by law and to vigorously prosecute the same to
conclusion.
6. That a certified copy of this Resolution be furnished
to all parties affected hereby.
UIT[NIu SUITM A MITCMILL. ATTORIRYS AT LAW, VIRO DIAcyl. ILrk$.' N