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Home My WebLink About11/7/19522'71 The several bills and accounts against the County, having been audited, were • examined and found correct, were approved and warrants issued in settlement of same. Such bills and accounts being on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the warrants i so issued from the respective funds being listed in the Supplemental Minute Book, as provided by the rules of the State Auditor, reference to such record and the list so recorded being made a part of these minutes. The County Depository filed its monthly statement, showing receipts and dis- bursements of the various funds, which having been audited, were found to be correct. There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. ATTEST: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1952 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Court House in a Special Meeting held at 11:00 o'clock A. M., Friday, November 7, 1952, with the following members present: W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman; Aubrey L. Waddell; J. J. P. Hamilton; Allison Warren. Absent was H. C. Watts. Also present were S. N. Smith, Jr., Attorney; E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Superintendent; and Douglas Baker, Clerk. Chairman Graves announced this meeting was called for the purpose of adopting Resolution regarding the improving and paving of Lateral "B" (King's Highway) road together with other resolutions pertaining to the 1951-1952 Budget, and such other business as might be properly brought before this Board. Honorable Merrill P. Barber, member of the State Road Department, appeared before the Board and discussed matters pertaining to road projects. Commissioner Warren and Commissioner Hamilton were appointed as a Committee regarding location and building for Mosquito Research work. R E S O L U T I O N ---LATERAL "B" (KING'S HIGHWAY) ROAD Commissioner Waddell introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption as follows to -wit: WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, did, on December 49 1951,. adopt its Resolution designating certain roads in said County for improve- ment and paving by the State Road Department of the State of Florida under the secondary road program of said department; and, WHEREAS, one of the roads so designated for improvement and paving was that road known as Lateral "B" (King's Highway) road extending from the Oslo road North to the South Gifford road a distance of approximately 5.5 miles; and, WHEREAS, said Board of County Commissioners desire to have the improving and paving of said road extended Northward from the South Gifford road a distance of 3.5 miles to the North Winter Beach road, State Road S 508; and, WHEREAS, said road so designated including the extension thereof hereby request- u ed known as State Road S -505-A, Section 8855-151, has been designated, used, established and maintained by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County as a public road for a width of 25 feet on either side of the center line of said road for a period of more than 25 years immediately prior to the date of the adopting of this Resolution; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that this Board does herewith certify to the State Road.Department of the State of Florida that said road above designated, together with the extension therof hereinbefore set forth, has been designated, established, used and maintained by the Board of County Commission- ers of Indian River County as a public road and that there are no public utilities on said right of way and that the right of way for said public road lies in and over the following described lands, situated in Indian River County, Florida, to -wit: All those lands lying within 25 feet of the following line, to -wit: From the point of beginning at a point 60 feet West of the Southeast corner of Section 20, Township 33 South, Range 39 East, thence Northerly across State Road 60 to the Northeast corner of Section/7, Township 32 South, Range 39 East, according to the last general plat of lands of the Indian River Farms Company. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, does herewith agree to indemnify and save harmless the State Road Department of Florida from any claim or demand with respect to the designation, establishment, use and maintenance of said road as a public road as certified herein. adopted. Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, the same was unanimously R E S 0 L U T T 0 N WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, did make and complete the estimate of the necessary and ordinary expenses and all extraordinary 0 1 1 0 expenses contemplated as required by law and did make an estimate of the receipts contem- plated, all of which was adopted as the budget for said County for the fiscal year 1951 - 1952; and, WHEREAS, said County has received income in excess of that anticipated in said budget; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that the budget of said County for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1952, is herewith amended by appropriating and adding to the estimated revenues in the various funds the following sums in each fund, as follows, to -wit: General Revenue Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $129$00.53 Fine and Forfeiture Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,775.22 Road and Bridge Fund 44,737.18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said budget as herewith amended is herewith rati- fied and confirmed. R E S O L U T I O N • Commissioner J. J. F. Hamilton introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, to -wit: WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $14,385.81 in the General Revenue Fund of • Indian River County under some items and which surplus exists after the payment of all necess- 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 ary expenditures under such items for the current fiscal year; and WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the proper and authorized expenditures under some items in said General Revenue Fund; and - WHEREAS, said items mentioned are a part of the same fund and the transfer of monies herewith authorized is a transfer from one item, to another item in the same fund and is not a transfer from one fund to another fund; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that there is herewith transferred the sum of $14,385.$1 from some items where there is a surplus to the items where there is a deficiency, according to detailed statement attached, all in the General Revenue Fund of the current budget of Indian River County, as provided by law. Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner Aubrey L. Waddell, the same was un - animously adopted. Item to Item Transfers GENERAL REVENUE FUND Receipts Excess Receipts $12,800.53 Expenditures Transfers A/C No. Name To From 212 Salary Clerk to Board 450.00 221 Fees Clerk Circuit Court 531.48 224 Commissions Assessor of Taxes 656.77 225 Commissions Fees Tax Collector 206.14 241 Maintenance Court House 669.12 261 Elections & Registrations 90.27 262 Legal Ads & Expense 611.60 263 Advertising Delinquent Taxes 269.64 264 Expense Tax Delinquent Lands 157.00 269 Administrative Supplies & Expense 39731.46 325 Fees & Costs Sheriff 21029.09 329 Other Court Costs .85 341 Maintenance Jail 305.81 361 Inquests 81.40 561 Motherts Pensions 1,226.00 562 Insanity Inquiries 123.00 563 General Welfare 11173.20 565 Health Unit 29982.52 681 Agriculture 500.53 682 Fire Control 126.00 685 Publicity 1,095.55 689 Service Officer & Expense 61.00 811 Courthouse Equipment 19549.73 853 Purchase of lands 127.50 699 Reserve for Contingencies 10,015.96 14085.81 149385.81 Commissioner H. C. Watts introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, to -wit: WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $13,040.12 in the Fine and Forfeiture Fund of Indian River County under one item and which surplus exists after the payment of all nec- essary expenditures under such item for the current fiscal year; and WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the proper and authorized expenditures under some items in said Fine and Forfeiture Fund, and RESOLUTION Commissioner H. C. Watts introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, to -wit: WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $13,040.12 in the Fine and Forfeiture Fund of Indian River County under one item and which surplus exists after the payment of all nec- essary expenditures under such item for the current fiscal year; and WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the proper and authorized expenditures under some items in said Fine and Forfeiture Fund, and �2-'i4 i WHEREAS, said items mentioned are a part of the same fund and the transfer of '! monies herewith authorized is a transfer from one item to other items in the same fund and is not a transfer from one fund to another fund; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that there is herewith transferred the sum of $13,040.12 from one item where there is a surplus to the items where there is a deficiency, according to detailed statement attached, all in the Fine and Forfeiture Fund of the current budget of Indian River County, as provided by law. Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner Allison Warren the same was unanimous-' ly adopted. Item to Item Transfers FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND Receipts Excess Receipts Expenditures A/C No, Name 311 Judge Juvenile Court 321 Fees & Costs - Clerk 323 Fees & Costs - Judge 325 Fees & Costs - Sheriff 327 Conviction Fees - Pros. Attorney 362 Feeding & Care of Prisoners 699 Reserve for Contingencies R E S O L U T I O N $23,775.22 To 700.00 21631-40 62.50 6,785.61 757.00 2,103.61 From 13 ,040.12 13,040-12 13 , 040.12 Commissioner Allison Warren introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, to -wit: WHEREAS, there is a total surplus of $3$,523.53 in the Road and Bridge Fund of Indian River County under some items and which surplus exists after the payment of all necessary expenditures under such items for the current fiscal year; and WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in funds necessary to provide for the proper and authorized expenditures under some items in said Road and Bridge Fund, and WHEREAS, said items mentioned are a part of the same fund and the transfer of monies herewith authorized is a transfer from one item to another item in the same fund and is not a transfer from one fund to another fund; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that there is herewith transferred the sum of $38,523.53 from some items where there is a surplus to the items where there is a deficiency, according to detailed statement attached, all in the Road and Bridge Fund of the current budget of Indian River County, as provided by law. Upon being duly seconded by Aubrey L. Waddell, the same was unanimously adopted. Item to Item Transfers ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND Receipts Excess Receipts $44,737.18 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Tb From 42.00 10,261.61 212.55 5,695.61 478'.46 1,235.25 2,187.74 713-32 3,786.59 13,910.40 38.523-53 38t523-53 38,523.53 There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. ATTEST: Expenditures TUESDAY, DECMMER 2. 1952 A/C The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met.at the Court No. Name House in Regular Meeting at 9:00 o'clock A. M., Tuesday, December 2, 19529 with the following 411 Salary Road & Bridge Superintendent 415 Free Labor Road and Bridge Superintendent; L. B. O'Steen, Sheriff and Douglas Baker, Clerk. 421 Maintenance of Buildings 422 Maintenance of Equipment Minutes of November 4, 1952, were read and the same were approved upon motion 424 General Supplies & Incidentals 429 Rental of Equipment Minutes of November 7, 1952, were read and the same were approved,upon motion 426 Administrative & Engineering Supplies 432 Bridge Materials sentative of the State Department together with E. M. Becton of the local Mosquito Control. 433 Culvert Materials 452 Road R/W 3 aures would be needed for the Mosquito research work. 699 Reserve for Contingencies the Board agreed to lease three acres of County owned land for Mosquito Control work. 0 Tb From 42.00 10,261.61 212.55 5,695.61 478'.46 1,235.25 2,187.74 713-32 3,786.59 13,910.40 38.523-53 38t523-53 38,523.53 There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. ATTEST: work as soon as it would be possible for it to do so. Mr. Babb of Winter Beach appeared before the Bbard with regard to repairing and improving a road in the Winter Beach area and a committee consisting of Commissioner Hamilton TUESDAY, DECMMER 2. 1952 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met.at the Court House in Regular Meeting at 9:00 o'clock A. M., Tuesday, December 2, 19529 with the following members present: W. C. Graces, Jr., Chairman; H. C. Watts, J. J. P. Hamilton, Aubrey L. Waddell, and Allison Warren. Also present were S. N. Smith, Jr., Attorney; E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Superintendent; L. B. O'Steen, Sheriff and Douglas Baker, Clerk. Minutes of October 17, 1952, were read and the same were approved upon motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and carried. Minutes of November 4, 1952, were read and the same were approved upon motion of Commissioner Hamiiton,seeonded by Commissioner Watts and carried. Minutes of November 7, 1952, were read and the same were approved,upon motion made by Commissioner Warren, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried. Commissioner Warren reported that he had had a conference with the head repre- sentative of the State Department together with E. M. Becton of the local Mosquito Control. Board and it was decided that in their opinion the Howard Johnson site was located,too close to the highway for sensitive instruments and the land was not adequate because approximately 3 aures would be needed for the Mosquito research work. On motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Warren and carried, the Board agreed to lease three acres of County owned land for Mosquito Control work. Mr. Patrick H. Roach appeared before the Board and presented a petition signed by numerous citizens and taxpayers requesting the County to furnish them with a hard surface road located on South 20th Avenue from the South City Line to Glendale Avenue. Mr. Roach was advised the Board would give serious consideration to the request and would endeavor to do the work as soon as it would be possible for it to do so. Mr. Babb of Winter Beach appeared before the Bbard with regard to repairing and improving a road in the Winter Beach area and a committee consisting of Commissioner Hamilton