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W H E R E A S, The Indian River County Council on Aging, Inc. has
been grouped with St. Lucie, Martin, Okeechobee and Palm Beach counties in
Region 10A since its inception on July 1, 1974, A N D,
W H E R E A S, it is understood that the Florida Board of
Administration is planning to transfer said Council on Aging to Region 6 as
of January 1, 1975, there to be grouped with Lake, Volusia, Seminole, Orange,
Brevard and Osceola counties, A N D,
W H E R E A S. the Board of Directors of the Indian River County
Council on Aging, Inc. has informed the City Council, City of Sebastian that,
after most careful consideration of this proposal, it appears that such a
move would be detrimental to the efficient operation of the Indian River
County Council on Aging, Inc. and therefore would not be in the best interests
of the senior citizens of Indian River County, for the following reasons:
(1.) All persons now involved in the present operation have become
sufficiently well acquainted to continue to work in close co-
operation without interruption at this critical stage in their
efforts to implement the objectives of the organization.
(2.) It appears obvious that the population, environment and social
problems of Indian River County, from the standpoint of its older
inhabitants, are more closely aligned with those of the counties
in Region 10A than with those in Region 6.
(3.) Geographically, it is much more economical and efficient in
terms of travel, communications, convenience and general expenses
for the personnel of the Indian River County Council to operate
fifteen miles from its Regional Headquarters than from a distance
of one hundred miles or more; A N D,
W H E R E A S, the Indian River County Council on Aging, Inc. has
requested the City Council, City of Sebastian, -Indian River County, Florida, to
bring the above facts to the attention of the Florida Board of Administration,
to the and that said Council on Aging be allowed to remain in Region 10A,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDbytheCity
Council, City of Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, that this Council
having no objection to the position taken by the Indian River County Council on
Aging, Inc., does hereby refer the aforesaid matter to the Secretary of the
Florida Department of Administration for the consideration of that Department,
AND,
BE IT F U R THE R RESOLVED, that certified copies of
this resolution be forwarded to the Secretary of the Florida Department of
Administration, and to the Honorable Chester E. Clem, Jr., Florida House of
Representatives (Dist. 48), and to Mr. George W. Tsismanakis, Executive Director
Gulfstream Arsawide Council on Aging, c/o Indian River Community College, 3209
Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce, Florida 33450.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was duly adopted by the City Council of the
Cit of Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, this 13 day of
��1974.
ATTEST:
(S E A L)
City Clerk
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