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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/7/1961TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1961 The Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, met at the Courthouse, Vero Beach, Florida, in a regular meeting held at 8:00 o'clock, A. M., Tuesday, November 7, 1961. All members were present. Also present were Ed Schmucker, County Engineer; John R. Gould, Attorney, Al Webber and Freda Wright, Deputy Clerks. The Chairman asked if there were any changes or additions to be made to the minutes of October 10th. Al Webber, Deputy Clerk asked the minutes be amended to read as follows: "The Attendance of all Board members, John Gould, Attorney, and James E. Roberts, Service Officer, at the County Commissioners' Convention at Fort Lauderdale on October 22 through October 25, and the attendance of County Agent, Forrest McCullars at the meeting of the Florida State Horticultural Society at Tampa on September 29 through 30, were authorized." Thereupon motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and carried, the minutes of October 10th be amended. Also upon motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried, the minutes of October 10th as amended were approved as read. A letter from the Comptroller's Office with regard to Confederate Pensioner, Mrs. Annie Ruffner, was presented to the Board and upon motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton and unanimously carried, the same was approved. The following Reports were received and filed as follows: County Agent's Monthly Report and Certificate of Service Sheriff's Annual Report Report of County Welfare Case Worker The Florida State Road Department statements and schedules on county secondary funds. James Roberts, Service Officer, monthly report A letter from T. H. Deskins, Jr., Registered Land Surveyor, Fort Pierce, Florida, requesting permission to take Indian River County Plats from the Clerk's office, was presented to the Board and upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried, it was ordered that no plats be removed from the Courthouse. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried, the following pur- chases were approved: From O'Haire's Office Equipment Co. Two (2) ' Sections roller shelving, eight (8) shelves per section $145.00 delivered and installed, for the Clerk's office. One Document File Section for Judge Mink from the H. & W. B. Drew Company at the estimated cost of $213.50. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried, it was ordered the furniture and equipment requested by the Small Claims Court would have to be advertised for bids. J. Ralph Lundy, President of the Progressive Civic League of Gifford Inc., appeared before the Board and presented a Petition requesting that a voting precinct be set up in the immediate Gifford area. The Board advised him that considerable study would have to be made before any action could be taken on• the matter. J. Ralph Lundy, President of the Progressive Civic League of Gifford, Inc., also presented a Petition to have stop signs and speeds signs placed in the Gifford area. The Board requested Ed Schmucker to make a survey of the Gifford area and place stop signs where necessary. The placing of speed signs would require further study. A letter from the Vero Beach Chamber of Commerce was read and the Clerk was instructed to write a letter advising them that the County has access to the river on Hobart road, which is an industrial area, and access to the river on North Winter Beach Road and Dock Road. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was adopted. /ft/. RESOLUTI0 N WHEREAS, -Chapter 401, Florida Statutes, creates a program known as "Hospital Service for the Indigent" for the purpose of providing essential hospitalization for acutely ill or injured persons in this State who are medically indigent; and, WHEREAS, the 1957 Legislature appropriated $4000,0e -to the State Board of Health for the biennium, July 1,. 1957 through June 30, 1959, for the administration of this program and for the purpose of allotting State funds to each County in proportion to its population to augment County funds which may be provided for these purposes; and, WHEREAS, Section 401.08 (2), supra, authorizes each Board of County Commissioners or other local official agency of this State to budget for and provide County funds as may be necessary to match, on a formula basis, the County's part of the cost of this program; and, WHEREAS, Section 401.06(2)(a), supra, provides that the financial parti- cipation required of each County each year shall be equal to at least one- half dollar for each inhabitant of said County according to the estimate of the population of said County for such year - by the Bureau of Vital Statis- tics of this State; and, WHEREAS, the estimated population of Indian River County for the current year made by the bureau of Vital Statistics of this State is 24,910 inhabitants; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County meeting in Vero Beach, Florida, this WI day of 4,) ft_., 1961, that effective October 1, 1961, Indian River County participate in said state- wide program, designed to provide "Hospital Service for the Indigent" as provided by Chapter 401, supra, and for these purposes there is hereby established as an item in the County Budget the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund" in the amount of $12,455.00 which amount is not less than fifty cents ($.50) per capita of County Funds based on the above estimated population of Indian River County; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund" shall be administered as follows: and, 1. Expenditures from this fund will be made only for the provision .of essential hospital care for indigent and medically indigent residents of Indian River County who are acutely ill or injured;• 2. The indigency or medical indigency of all recipients of hospital- ization under this program will be determined through an investi- gation. made by the County Health Department or its duly authorized representative, except that when it is determined a patient .is a 'recipient of benefits under the State Department of Welfare, no further check as to his indigency $hall be necessary;. 3. A determination that the patient is acutely ill or injured and that hospitalization is essential to the patient's treatment will be made for each recipient of hospitalization under this program by a doctor of medicine, duly licensed to practice medicine in this State; 4. Authorizations for hospitalization under this program shall be made by the Indian River County Health Department; 5. Payments for hospitalization from the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund" will be limited to,the non-profit basic cost to the hospital for providing essential hospital care to the medi- cally indigent patient; 6. Payments for hospitalization from the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund" will be made by this Board to the hospital providing essential hospital care to medically indigent and acutely .ill or injured residents of Indian River County whose hospitaliza- tion has been authorized under the provisions of this program by the Indian River County Health Department. 7. A record will be maintained by this Board of all expenditures made from the "Indian River County Indigent"Hospitalization Fund" and these records shall include: a. The patient's name, age, sex and race; and, if married, the full name of the patient's spouse. b. The parents' full names if the patient is a minor. c. Patient's address. d. Name of medical doctor who diagnosed patient and certified hospitalization essential to his treatment. e. Physician's diagnosis. f. The calendar days of hospitalization received. g. A record of payment to this hospital; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board will make all medical and financial records supporting direct expenditures from the "Indian River County Indigent! Hospitalization Fund" available for review by the State Board of Health, and this Board will submit quarterly to the State Board of Health a certification identifying hospitalized cases and the payments for the case of each made from the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund", together with a quarterly statement of expenditures certifying that all such payments were made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter' 401, supra, and on the basis of such requisition this Board will request the State Board of Health to authorize direct payments to the Indian River County. Board of County Commissioners from Indian River County's share of the State appropriation for this program, less any charges that may haye been paid to hospitals outside of Indian River County by the State Board of Health for necessary emergency treatment of indigent Indian River County residents; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all payments received from the State of Florida through this program shall augment the "Indian River County Indigent Hospitalization Fund," and shall be expended in addition to County Funds herein appropriated in accordance with County Annual Budget Statute, Chapter 129, Florida Statutes; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this Resolution be submitted to the Indian River County Medical Society, the Indian River County Health Department and the State Board of Health. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Waddell,seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was adopted. RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River, Florida, that the Indian River Citrus Bank of Vero Beach, Florida be, and hereby is, duly notified that, effective November 7, 1961 and until further notice, only Douglas Baker, Clerk of the Circuit Court, or Alfred H. Webber, Deputy Clerk, shall be authorized to sign checks drawn on the account for the Indian River County Law Library Fund (098-10-240). Annual Report of Board of County Commissioners for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1961, was filed With the Clerk. W. E. Henderson, 1630 5th. Avenue, appeared before the Board with regard to the County's liability and responsibility for • street lighting, curbs, etc. in Rockridge subdivision since the promoter of same was out of the business. He was advised by Mr. Gould, County Attorney, that the maintenance of the streets was possibly the County's only responsibility. Bill Payne, representing the Rod and Gun Club appeared before the Board and requested permission to have a gun range in a certain area of the county and he was advised to contact the Variance Board as the property was not zoned for that purpose. Mr. Winner appeared before the Board and requested that that the bulkhead line in Sebastian Inlet be moved. He was advised that no action could be taken at this time. Al Webber, Deputy Clerk, asked if the following monthly payments could be made without further authorization of the Board: Humane Society of Vero Beach Charlotte Atkin, Nursing Care Child Welfare Service Forrest McCullers, County Agent $30.00 51.75 300.00 75.00 and their reply was that payment could be made to the extent of the Budget. Upon Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the following Resolution was adopted RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vero Beach, Florida, has requested the Florida State Road Department to make a study to determine the feasibility of rerouting Florida State Road 60 from a point at the west city limits of Vero Beach, Florida, along the north side of the Main Canal of Indian River Farms Drainage District to Florida State Road 5 and to submit its findings to the City Council of the City of Vero Beach; and, WHEREAS, this Board is of the opinion that the present location of Florida State Road 60 and the congestion of traffic thereon, particularly in the business district of the City of Vero Beach, make it necessary that means be found to alleviate such traffic congestion and to expedite the flow of vehicular traffic along said road; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County, Florida, that this Board does request the Florida State Road Department to undertake a study to de= termine the feasibility of rerouting Florida State Road 60 from a point at the west city limits of Vero Beach, Florida, along 'the north side of the Main Canal of Indian River Farms Drainage District to Florida State Road 5 and to submit its findings to the City Council of the City of Vero Beach. Upon Motion of Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald, and unanimously carried, public hearing was ordered on the following petition of Tennie Lee Bradley. PETITION TO VACATE ROAD AND WALKWAY TO: THE HONORABLE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA Gentlemen: Tennie Lee Bradley, a single woman, and resident of Indian River Cou nty, Florida, is the owner and in possession of a parcel of land described as follows: The South half of Lot 10 and Lot 11, Bonita Beach Subdivision as per Plat Book 3, Page 89, Indian River County Public Records, said land lying and being in Indian River County, Florida. That the petitioner claims title to the above parcel of land under a deed executed to her by Guy Van Duyn and Juanita Van Duyn, his wife, which said deed was dated January 12, 1954, and recorded on January 27, 1954, in Deed Book 85, Page 421, in the Indian River County Records, and the petitioner has been and now is in the possession, occupancy and use of said parcel of land, and contemplates the constructioncf substantial im- provements located on said parcel of land. That the petitioner is an abutting fee owner of the following described road and walkway, to -wit: That part of Cavalla Road lying immediate y as of Lot 12, Bonita Beach Subdivision as per Plat . Book 3, page 89,. being 30.3 feet in length and 25 feet in width, and all of the 10 foot walkway lying immediately South of Lot 10 of aforesaid Subdivision, and.is delineated on recorded plat as a road and as a walkway. That said half portion of Lot 10 is unavailable for im= provements thereon due to county zoning restrictions, in that, it is approximately 55 feet in width and that the petitioner intend to replat the south half of Lot 10, and all of Lot 11 of Bonita. Beach Subdivision as per Plat Book, 3; page 89, Indian River County Records, so as to provide a direct 10 foot walkway to the beach as heretofore existed, but locating said walkway on the property of the petitioner south of the north half of Lot 10. .Petitioner prays that you, as such `Board of County Com- missioners adopt a resolution closing, vacating and abandoning the said road and walkway over and across the above described parcel of land as the same is designated on said plat and that said road and walkway be vacated, closed and abandoned as a road, street and thoroughfare. • Dated: C(14.4-t.'q)7 /96 % Respectfully submitted, (541d44142x2.124. Tennie Lee radley STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER Before the undersigned official, this day, personally appeared Tennie Lee Bradley, who being by me first duly sworn, says that she signed the above and foregoing Petition and that to the best of her knowledge, information and belief, said Petition is true. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 0? -7 day of October, 1961 Q. Notary Public, State o My commission expires: Tennie Lee :radley lorida at Large ,)� dJ Mr. Kaus appeared before the Board with regard to drainage ditch adjoining his property. Mr Schmucker was asked to check the problem. Charles Herring, Attorney, appeared before the Board with regard to right-of-way for Oslo road and upon Motion made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, Mr. Herring was given a two weeks dead line to secure the necessary right-of-way that could be obtained without court proceed- ings. Anne Christensen appeared before the Board and requested aid for Mrs. C. B. Law's mother (Mrs. Emma Hill). Upon Motion made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, $70.00 per month is to be paid to obtain help in caring for Mrs. Law's mother. Ed Schmucker requested an increase in petty cash fund for the Road and Bridge Department. Upon Motion made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried, the -Road and Bridge petty cash was increased to $40.00 and the General Revenue Fund was increased to $50.00. A statement for paint used on the Roseland Women's Club Building owned by the County, was presented to the Board and upon Motion by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, the statement in the amount of $73.18 was ordered paid. 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 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 Depositories filed their monthly statement, showing receipts and disbursements of the various funds which have been audited and found to be correct. There being no further business, on Motion made,seconded and carried, the Board then adjourned. CLERK /9