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McLeod House. Commissioner Almond responded by pointing out that under <br />foster care children are maintained at a cost of approximately $165 per child <br />per month, whereas, the Mary Margaret McLeod House program costs <br />approximately $580 per child per month and that the County could not afford such <br />an expensive program to benefit so few person. Commissioner John E. Dotterer <br />spoke in favor of the program and renewed his motion that the program be <br />funded for the coming fiscal year at the same level that it was in the current fiscal <br />year. The motion died for lack of a second. Commissioner Gordon A. Wicker <br />stated he felt foster care was more feasible for caring for a larger number of <br />children. <br />Commissioner Dotterer reported that the local VFW post <br />favored a full time Veteran's Service Officer. He then moved that the Veteran's <br />Service Officer program be funded in the next fiscal year at the same level that <br />was provided in the budget for the current fiscal year. This motion died for <br />lack of a second. <br />Commissioner John E. <br />Commissioner John R. Dossenbach, Jr. <br />it was unanimously adopted. <br />Dotterer moved that the meeting adjourn. <br />seconded the motion and upon a vote, <br />The meeting adjourned in accordance with the motion. <br />CHAIRMAN <br />