HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-005RESOLUTION NO. 82-5
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY URGING THE GOVERNOR OF THE
STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN THE VERO BEACH BRANCH
OFFICE OF THE FLORIDA STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian
River Comity has been advised that due to Federal budget cuts the
Vero Beach branch of the State of Florida Unemployment Service office
will close on February 28, 1932, and
WHEREAS, the closing of this office will place an additional
hardship on those unemployed individuals who are genuinely looking for
work by having to travel at least twenty (20) miles to the nearest
employment service office, and
WHEREAS, the Vero Beach office served six thousand (6,000)
individuals in fiscal year 1981, comprising 23% of the total labor
fonce in Vero Beach/Indian River County, and
WHEREAS, the service provided some assistance to five thousand
five hundred (5,500) individuals and found employment for two thousand
four hundred (2,400) individuals, and
WHEREAS, the business community of Indian River County supports
the branch office through the payment of unemployment compensation
tax, and
WHEREAS, it is not in the best interest of the citizens of
Indian River County to close the office during this time of unusually
high unemployment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY sitting in public session this
6th day of January 1 1982, that; the County Commission urges
the Honorable Robert Graham to reconsider the decision to close the
Vero Beach branch of the State of Florida Unemployment Service, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Commission considers
the closing of said office a costly error that will cause the loss of
a necessary and important service to the business community and labor
force of Indian River County, Florida.
The foregoing Resolution is offered by Commissioner Lyons
who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded
by Commissioner Wodtke
vote was as follows:
DON C. SCURLOCK, JR.
A. GROVER FLETUER
PATRICK B. LYONS
WILLIAM C. WODTKE, JR.
DICK BIRD
and upon being put to a vote, the
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nay
aye
aye
aye
The Chairman thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed
and adopted this 6th day of January
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
By --I,— A / - - I �— Y -
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ui. ty Attorney
, 1982.
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
BY ITS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
By: _
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Chairman
Attest
Freda Wright ,.
Clerk
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