HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-022• RESOLUTION 77-22
WHEREAS, the Urban League of Palm Beach County, Inc.,
by Resolution adopted January 26, 1977, has falsely accused
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the Members of District Mental Health Board No. 9 of racism
and bigotry in the selection of an Executive Director for
said Board; and has requested the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee Counties
to reconsider their appointment to said Board; and
WHEREAS, it appears from subsequent information received
by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County,
Florida, that the Urban League of Palm Beach, County, Inc,.
acted without full knowledge of its Board of Directors and
used the name of Richard Jorandby, Public Defender for Palm
Beach County, without his knowledge or consent; and
WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners of Indian
River County, Florida, has received copies of letters written
by Norman Wymbs, Chairman of the Mental Health Board No. 9,
Inc., and Robert E. Moultrie, President of the Urban League
of Palm Beach, County, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the Commissioners, individually for Indian River
County, read with shock, Robert E. Moultrie's explanation
through his letter of February 18, 1977, that he did not bother
to read or study in detail the Resolution which he signed on
behalf of the Urban League of Palm Beach, County, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners of Indian
River County, on behalf of its citizenry and itself, is proud
of Commissioner William C. Wodtke, Jr. and the job he is
doing in representing Indian River County on Mental Health
Board District 9; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Wodtke is a very qualified
representative for Indian River County for the position he
holds on the District 9 Mental Iiealth Board and Indian River
County is appreciative and well -satisfied with the re-
presentation it is receiving from William C. Wodtke, Jr.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, That:
1. The scurrilous charges made by the Urban League
of Palm Beach, County, Inc. are without foundation or
basis and apparently made in Resolution form without
review by its President, Robert E. Moultrie.
2. The Board reaffirms its appointment of William C.
Wodtke, Jr. as a member of the Mental Health Board
District 9 and suggests that William C. Wodtke Jr.'s
efforts and organization work on behalf of the Mental
Health Board District 9 have set an example worthy of
others to follow.
3. The individual Members of the Board of County
Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida are
individually signing this Resolution as an expresssion
of confidence on behalf of William C. Wodtke, Jr.
4. Copies of this Resolution be forwarded to Governor
Ruebin O'D Askew, Congressman Paul B. Rogers, Martin
County Commission, Okeechobee County Commission, Palm
Beach County Commission, St. Lucie County Commission
and the Urban League of Palm Beach County, Inc.
This Resolution shall become effective as of the 23rd
day of February, 1977.
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