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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/10/1962r TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1962 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, July 10, 1962. All thembers were present. Also present were Ed Schmucker, County Engineer, John 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 June 5, 19 and July 5, 1962. Commissioner Macdonald asked that the last paragraph of the first page of the minutes of June 5 be amended to read "The County Attorney reported that some of the deeds for Roseland road had been signed and the deed to the Auxier property for the county dump had been signed." Upon motion made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by. Commissioner Macdonald, and unanimously carried, the minutes of June 5 were approved as amended and the Minutes of June 19 and July 5, were approved as read. Homer Fletcher, Tax Assessor, appeared before the Board and asked for an extension of time for the equalization meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, that the request is granted and the time is extended to August 7, 1962, at 1:00 o'clock, P. M. Gladys Vigliano, County Welfare Worker, appeared before the Board and gave a report of her activities for the month of June which was filed with the Clerk. She asked the Board if they wished to furnish aid to Mr. Frank Lamont, who has not been a resident of Florida for 5 years. It was the Board's opinion that they would not change their policy of 5 years as a resident before getting county assistance and upon Motion made by Commis- sioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously car- ried, the request was denied. Mrs. Vigliano requested permission to hire part time help and suggested that she would like to hire Mrs. Anne Smith. Motion was made by Commissioner McCullers, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried, that this request be granted. v�� P4 4 • Mrs. Fred C. Macren of Wabasso appeared before the Board and stated that Mr. Harry Cole was violating the zoning regulations and asked if the Board could do anything about it. Ed Schmucker, County Engineer, was requested to make an investigation and give the information to John Gould, County Attorney, in order that he might determine what, if anything, can be done. Joe Michael, Chairman of Indian River Area Preservation League, appeared before the Board and requested the County Commissioners to request an aquatic and bird survey be made by the State Board of Conservation and the Florida Game and Fish Commission in the area of Pelican Island and the North county line. After some discussion motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, that the County Attorney be requested to prepare the Resolution to be adopted by the Board at the next meeting, the area to be surveyed being the area North of Pelican Island to the county line and East of the intercoastal waterways. The Clerk of the Circuit Court (County Auditor) after tentatively ascertaining the proposed fiscal policies of the Board for the ensuing fis- cal year, from the 1st day of October 1962, to the 30th day of September, 1963, prepared and presented to the Board a tentative budget for the en- suing fiscal year for each of the funds, as provided in Chapter 26874, Laws of 1951, including all estimated receipts, taxes to be levied, and balance expected to be brought forward and all estimated expenditures, reserves and balances to be carried over to the end of the year. Mrs. Anne Keen, a representative of Child Welfare, appeared before the Board,and requested -that the budget for Child Welfare for the next.fiscal year be $5,700.00. Mrs. Shad, District Director, also appeared and submitted information as to how the money was used., They were advised that $5,000.00 dollars had been tentatively budgeted for Child Welfare and that this was the best they could do Dr. Vogt appeared before the Board with regard to budget for the Library. His request for the budget.year was $8,000.00. He, Mr. Art Jones • and General Hauser, stressed the importance and necessity of the library f and discussed the operating costs. The Chairman explained that the county's funds were limited and that they were doing the best they could with the budget. Coach J. A. Thompson, School Superintendent, appeared. before the Board and requested his budget to be set.at one-half of the racetrack fund. Mr. Angelo Sanchez, representing the Chamber of Commerce, appeared before the Board and requested his budget to be set at $7,500.00. Mrs. Peggy Kuster, representing the Humane Society, also appeared before the Board and requested her budget to be set at $600.00. The Board heard the above named requests and the Chairman advised them of the county's obligations and no other discussion was had at this time. Mrs. John J. Donnelly appeared before the Board with regard to paving a street in Royal Poinciana Park Subdivision. After consi- derable discussion, Mrs. Donnelly was advised that there was nothing the Board could do about it since paving is or was not, at that time, a requirement of the plat regulations. Forrest McCullers, County Agent, appeared before the Board and requested authorization to transport 4-H Club members to summer camp at Lake Placid on July 9, and a trip to transport them home on July 14, 1962. Motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, that the request be granted. The Chairman stated that he had a telegram from the State Road Department advising the name of the low bidder for Oslo Road. The telegram was ordered filed. 725 26 The Chairman presented letters from Mr. Taylor and Mr. Alexander expressing appreciation for the work done by the Board and their Attorney with regard to having the Roseland Railroad cros- sing re -opened. Motion was made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, that the Chairman is authorized to approve application for TB patients, subject to ratification at subsequent meetings. The Chairman presented two Resolutions frorn the Indian River County Board of Public Instruction which were ordered filed in the records of the Clerk's Office. (Resolution No. 1 requested the Board to budget one-half of the race track fund to the School Board while Resolution No. 2 was adopted to have a special bill presented to the Legistlature that would give the Schools one-half of the race track funds. Commissioner Macdonald requested the Board to approve the removal of two cedar trees from the front yard of Mr. Franzi in consideration for the necessary right of way for Roseland Road. Motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner Waddell and unanimously carried, that the request be granted. The County Service Officer filed his monthly report with the Board. .A1'Webber, Deputy -Clerk, requested authorization to refund $1,600.00 from Escrow Account to Anthony Malizia (Greenwood Village) because the subdivision work had been completed according to the County Engineer. Motion} was made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by 'Commissioner Hamilton and unanimously carried, that the request is authorized. Al Webber also requested the following Item to Item trans- fers. Motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by • Commissioner Hamilton and unanimously carried, that the following Item to Item. transfers are authorized. ITEM TO ITEM TRANSFER TO FROM • FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND A/C Name 311-1 Judge's Supplement $1,500:00. 951 COntingencies $1,500.G0 CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND 821 New Jail and Equipment 43,167.38 953 Reserve for Future Construction 43,167.38 GENERAL REVENUE FUND 241 Court House Maintenance 1,500.00 951 Contingencies 1,500.00 FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND 824 Sheriff's Equipment 244.83 952 Sheriff's Contingencies 244.83 FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND 364 Sheriff's Expenses 3,199.37 952 Sheriff's Contingencies 3,199.37 GENERAL REVENUE FUND 562 Insanity Inquiries 500.00 951 Contingencies 500.00 The Chairman presented a letter from the Wabasso Colored Civil Planning Board with regard to various stop signs in the Wabasso colored section. The County Engineer was asked to check the matter for them. John A. Jackson, colored, from Wabasso appeared before the Board LL) r727 7 72S with a complaint that there was an overflow of water on the Tram road West of Wabasso, making the road almost impassable. After some discussion, the County Engineer was requested to make an inspection of the road. After further discussion of the budget for the next fiscal year, Motion was made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried, that the Clerk be instructed to use 1/10 mill as appropriation for the Indian River County Library Association. Motion was made by Commissioner Waddell, seconded by Commissioner Macdonald and unanimously carried, to increase the tentative budget for the Humane Society to $600.00, for the next fiscal year. Motion was made by Commissioner Macdonald, seconded by Commissioner McCullers and unanimously carried, to authorize payment of $10.00 for member- ship in the Florida Planning and Zoning Association as per request of the County Engineer. 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 as follows: General Revenue Fund, Warrant Nos. 890 to 953, both inclusive; Road and Bridge Fund, Warrant Nos. 520 to 560, both inclusive; and Fine and Forfeiture Fund, Warrant Nos. 71 to 75, both inclu- sive. Such bills and accounts being on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, the warrants 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. There being no further business, on motion made, seconded and carried the Board then adjourned.