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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/23/1954so 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 have been audited, were found to be correct. There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned until 9:00 A. M. Friday, July 23rd® I CH RMAN ATTEST: it i ii CLERK I' FI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i k jj FRIDAY. JULY 23. 1954 u c The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Courthouse e at Vero Beach, Indian River County, on this the 23rd day of July, 1954, at 9:00 o'clock A.M. in session as an equalization board as provided by law, with the following members present: W. C. Graves, Jr., Chairman, Aubrey L. Waddell, H. C. 6iatts, J. J. P. Hamilton, and Allison Marren. Also present were Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Attorney; E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent, L. B. O'Steen, Sheriff; and Douglas Baker, Clerk. I� VERO BEACH PRESS -JOURNAL Published Weekly Vero Beach, Indian .River County, Florida. STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER: I Before the undersignedauthority personally appeared J. J. Schumann, who on oath says that he is Business Manager of the Vero Beach Press -Journal, a weekly newspaper published at Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a -_ lL. I -- ---- in the matter Of in the --- Court, was pub- lished in said newspaper in the issues of _�r Affiant further says that the said Vero Beach Press -Journal is a newspaper published at Vero "Beach, in said Indian River County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Indian River County,Florida, weekly and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Vero Beach, m said Indian River County, Florida, for a period of one year next preeeeding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertisement for Publication in the said newspaper. Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of A. D. Clerk of the Cir t .,Court, Indian River County,' Florida (SEAL) - N O T I C E Notice 'is hereby given'that the I Tax Assessor ;of Indian River, County, Fldr- ida, , will. meet with the Board of County' Commissioners at the Clerk's Office in' the Indian River County Courthouse, Vero Beach;, Florida, at the hour ` of 9:06 o'clock A. X, July Vii, 1954, for the purpose of hearing complaints and receiving testimony as to the value of any property, real or personal,as fixed by the' County Assessor of Taxes and of perfecting, reviewing and equalizing the assess- ment as fixed by the gou4ty Assessor of Taxes on the tax assessment rolls of Indian River County, Florida, for the year 1854 as appears by said aax as- sessment rolls. to be submitted: -to the Board of County Commissioners, at the time and place:, aforesaid and said board will continue in session for, that purpose from day to day, orJonger, as, shall'be necessary This,6th• day. of July,` 1954: BOARD OF. COUNTY COMMIS- SIONERS' OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA By w. C, Graves Jr. Chairman July 8,':1954. 40 1 1 0 1 1 Pursuant to the. foregoing Notice, the Board convened as an equalization Board and no one appearing as to assessed values, upon Motion of Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried, the equalization meeting was adjourned until 9:00 o'clock A. M. Monday, July 26, 1954. The Board then reconvened in regular session. A letter was received from E. E. Carter, Road & Bridge Superintendent, dated July 22, 1954 advising the Board as follows: "Under date, of June 21, 1954, the firm of Kuster & Kuster filed with your Board a certified check in escrow for $650.00 to guarantee the completion of street clearing & etc in Gifford School Park Subdivison as filed in plat book 3 page 53. This is to advise that all work has been completed satisfactorily, in this subdivison and the above mentioned certified check may be returned." Thereupon on Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Watts and unanimously carried, Douglas Baker, Clerk was authorized to return said check. Mr. Donald MacDonald of Roseland presented a petition to the Board signed by Mr. and 0 Mrs. William Maulbetsch together with 99 additional signatures of residents and taxpayers of the northern part of Indian River County, endorsing the location by the Board of County Commissioners of the new right-Rf-way for U. S. No. 1 north of the City of Sebastian as being the most practical from an engineering and safety standpoint and the most economical from the standpoint of all the taxpayers of Indian River County and respectfully urging that the project be pushed to completion at the earliest practical date with the understanding that the petition is not to be considered as taking any side with respect to the location of the dew highway within the town limits of the City of Sebastian. Said petition was considered and ordered filed with the Clerk. Sherman N. Smith, Jr. and Commissioner Allison Warren, who were appointed as a com- mittee to obtain information as to the cost of purchasing and maintaining radio equipment for the sheriff's office and information as to the rental cost of automobile radios from the Southern Bell Telephone Company, advised the Board there was not sufficient information available at the present time to take immediate action in 1954-1955 budget, and that the matter would be temporarily -passed. RESOLUTIQA --- Building Setback Lines aG, , .6 1'zz, Commissioner Watts introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, as follows, to -wit: WHEREAS, House Bill No. 477 adopted at the 1953 Session of the Florida Legis- lature, authorized the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, to adopt, regulations prescribing building setback lines from any `road, street or highway existing and proposed; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that pursuant to the authority of said law, said Board does herewith adopt said building setback line as follows, to -wit: 1. On State Road 5 (U. S. Highway No. 1) from the intersection of said road with the South line of Section 28, Township 31 South, Range 39 East, to a point on said road in Section 8, Township 31 South, Range;39 East, which is 177.33 feet Northerly from the South boundary of said -Section 8, all in Indian River County, Florida, no building or structure shall be erected or maintained and no building permit shall issue for the construction of any build- r420 ing or improvement within the lines and limits of the proposed right of way as set forth and ,contained in the right of way map of the State Road Department of Florida, State Road 5, Sectioh , 8801, on file with the Clerk of this Board, said right of way line and the building setback line herewith established being a line parallel to and 78 feet Easterly from the present .existing center line of said road and said line being parallel to and 42 feet Westerly from the, present existing center line of said road. Upon being duly seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, this resolution was unanimous ly adopted. Certified copies of resolutions adopted by the Board of Realtors of _Vero Beach, i ?Florida and Beach Business Bureau of Vero Beach, Florida, requesting the Board of County Commissioners to immediately make provision for and acquire a suitable, adequate and proper site along the Atlantic Ocean in Indian River County, Florida that can be designated and es- tablished as a bathing beach area for the colored people of this County, were received, consid ,eyed and ordered filed with the Clerk. Sherman N. Smith, Jr., Ottorney was requested to con- tact Fred Tuerk regarding two or three hundred feet of Ocean Beach property to be used for the purpose recited in the copies of the resolutions heretofore mentioned. Upon Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Watts and carried, 'it was ordered that Troy E. Moody, Tax Collector, deposit all revenues received for beverage and occupational licenses in the Road and Bridge Fund instead of the General Revenue Fund, until further orders by the Board. ,I —The Clerk of the Circuit Court (County %uditor) after tentatively ascertaining ';the proposed fiscal policies of the Board for the ensuing fiscal year, from the 1st day of October, 1954, to the 30th day of September, 1955, prepared and presented to the Board a tenta tive budget for the ensuing fiscal year for each of the funds, as provided in Chapter 26874, i Laws of 1951, including all estimated receipts, taxes to be levied, and balances expected to 'i ;be brought forward, and all estimated expenditures, reserves and balances to be carried over to the end of the year, were ordered spread upon the minutes of the Board and transmit two i. copies of each of the tentative budget to the Comptroller of the State of'Florida, said copies to be certified by the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and by the County Auditor as a true and correct copy of the budget as adopted by the Board of County Commissioners and !the original to be filed as part of the records of the County, and is in words and figures as j ;follows: 1 L. J 0 1 1 40 GENERAL REVENUE FUND - ESTIMATED EXPENSES 211. Sal. County Commissioners $69600.00 212. Sal. Clerk Bd. of Co. Comm. 3,300.00 216. Sal. Supervisor of Registration 1,800.00 '219. Sal. Atty to Board of Co. Commissigners 2,400.00 221. Fees Clerk Circuit Court 200.00 224. Commissions Tax Assessor 9,300.00 225. Commissions Tax Collector 90100.00 226. Sheriff's Fees 6,000.00 227. Inquest 250.00 241. Maintenance Courthouse 5,800.00 261. Elections & Registrations & Equipment 1,500.00 262. Legal Adv. Expense 450.00 263. I.dvertising Delinquent Taxes 450.00 264. Expenses, Tax Delinquent Lards ,100.00 ,269. _dministrative Supplies & Expense 14,000.00 537, Sunshine Center -1,000.00 542. T. B. Hospitals 3,600,00 562. Insanity Inquiries 300.00 `563. General 4elfare 94600.00 564. Welfare Administration31000.00 1671. County Service Officer d,xpense 1,900.00 1 L. J 0 1 1 40 0 1 0 J 681. Agriculture 4,220.00 682. Fire Control 8,127.00 684. Education 575.00 685. Publicity 19280.00 811. Courthouse Equipment 21000.00 916. Board Public Instruction 289000.00 9.17. Ind. Riv. Co. Hospital 15,000.00 161. Cash Reserve 149000.00 951. Contingencies 11,491.45 TOTAL $157,343.45 GENERAL REVENUE FUND - ESTIM.ATED REVENUES 130. Current Taxes (5.9) Mills 1029846.79 114. R. R. & Tel. Licenses 300.00 115, Race Truck Funds 359000.00 116. Ins. .'.ge.nt's County Licenses 500.00 131. Tax Redemptions 200.00 132. Sale of Tax .Del. Lands 200.00 150. Excess Fees 3,000.00 161. Rents 420.00 Sub Total 142.466.79 Less 5%- 7 i 123..34 95 % of.Est. Rec. 1359343.45 Cash.Balance 22.000.00 TOTAL $157,343.45 FINE FORFEITURE FUND - ESTIMATED EXPENSES 311. Salaries, Co. Judge, Juv. Judge, Juvenile Counselor 4,550.00 315. Salary Prosecuting Attorney 600.00 319. Salary Asst. States Atty C Ct. Reporter 739.00 321. Fees C Costs Clerk 10,600.00 323. Fees C Costs Judge 2,300.00 323. Fees C Costs J. P. 50*00 325. Fees C Costs Sheriff 279000.00 326. Fees & Costs Constable 50.00 327. Conviction Fees, Pros. Bitty, 5,000.00 328. Witness & Juror Fees 500.00 329, Other Criminal Expense 600.00 341. Maintenance to Jail 500.00 349. Rent (Small Claims Judge's Office 480.00 362. Feeding C Care of Prisoners 13,500.00 369. Other Administrative Supplies C Expense 500.00 Cash Reserve 12.000.00 951. Contingencies 5,,389.10 TOTAL $840558.10 FINE C FORFEITURE FUND -_ESTIMATED REVENUES 130, Current Taxes (1.8 Mills) 31,376.95 144; Fines & Costs 45,000.00 Sub Total 76,376.95 Less 5% 3,818.85 95/ of Est. Rec. 72,558.10 Cash Balance 12.000.00 TOTAL $84,558.10 A 411. Salary R. & Br. Supt. 415. Road & Bridge Free Labor 421. Maint. of Buildings 422. Maint. of Equipment 423. Gasoline & Oil 424. Other Supplies 431. Road, Bridge & Culvert Ma.terials 451. Purchase of Right of Way 452. Expense.of Procuring R/W 911. Road Tax to Municipalities 951. Contingencies Cash Balance TOTAL fiOAD & BRIDGE FUND - ESTIMATED REVENUES 130. Current Taxes (1 Mill) 111. Gasoline Tax 115. Racing Money's 112. Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax 137. Occupational Licenses 138. Beverage Licenses Sub Total Less 5/ 95/ of Est. Rec. Cash.Balance TOTAL 4,$00.00 40,000.00 1,000.00 15,000.00 6,000.00 5,000.00 49,000.00 15,000.00 5,000.00 1,700.00 5,731.34 20, 000.00 $168,231.34 17,431.67 30;.800.00 89,000.00 275.00 2,OOO.00 6.000.00 1450506.67 70275.33 1380231.34 30,000.00 $168,231.34 42I Fr422 ! COURT HOUSE BONDS SINKING FUND - ESTIMATED EXPENSES 762. Interest on Funded Debt 772. Payment on Funded Debt TOTAL 40.00 1.000.00 $1,040.00 115. Racing Monies $1,010.95 Cash Balance 29.05 TOTAL $19040.00 CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND - ESTIMATED EXPENSES. 821. Repair, Addition & Construction of Courthouse 634. New Machinery &.Equipment 951. Reserve for Contingencies TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND - ESTIMATED REVENUES 130. Current Taxes (.5 Mills) Sub Total Less 5 95/ of Estimated Rec. Cash Balance TOTAL 15,000.00 2,500.00 780.01 $18,280.01 8.715.80 8,715.80 435.79 8,280.01 10,00 .00 $18,280.01 There being no further business, on Motion made, seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned until 9:00 o'.clock A. M., Monday, July 26th. ATTEST: L E R K CHA IRMAN MONDAY. JULY 26, 1954 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County met at the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at Vero Beach, Indian River County, -on this the 26th day of July, 1954,, at 9:00 o'clock A. M. inradjourned)session as Equalization Board, as provided by law, with the following members present:. Chairman IV. C. Graves, Jr.; Aubrey L. Waddell; H. C. Watts; J. J. P..Hamilton;. absent: Allison Warren. Also present were Sherman N. Smith,; Jr., Attorney; E. E. Carter, Road and Bridge Superintendent; and Katherine Morrison, Deputy Clerk. The County Tax Assessor filed with the Clerk to the Board, and there was presented to the Board, at this meeting, the applications for the tax exemptions set out in the Resolution next following herein, together with original notice of disapproval of said applications with entry of service upon the respective applicants, and same were duly reviewed by the Board together ,with evidence presented to the Tax Assessor upon which the respective applicants based their, claims for exemption. No applicants appeared in person or by agent.. Thereupon Commissioner_ Hamilton introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption, to -wit: WHEREAS, original notice of disapproval of application for tax exemption with entry of service upon thexespective applicants therefor, as hereinafter listed, have been filed with the Clerk of this Board as follows: Name of Person Troy E. Cruce Description of Property Lots 12, 13, 14, Block 81, To6rvn of Fellsmere L1 1 0 0 1 1 0