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TROOPER MORGAN COMMENTED THAT THE RADAR UNITS WILL BE USED ON ANY ROAD IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, AND THAT NORMALLY THEY DON'T PATROL THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, BUT WOULD IF THEY WERE PASSING THROUGH. COMMISSIONER DEESON FELT IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE STATE DOES NOT PROVIDE THIS EQUIPMENT FOR THE TROOPERS BUT THOUGHT SAFETY IN THE COUNTY WAS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN. HE CONTINUED THAT THIS WOULD ALSO BRING REVENUE INTO THE COUNTY, WHICH WOULD OFFSET THE COST OF THE EQUIPMENT. ATTORNEY GREEN COMMENTED THAT IF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WANTED TO RETAIN THE TITLE TO THE EQUIPMENT FOR ANY REASON, A LETTER COULD BE PREPARED GIVING THE EQUIPMENT TO THE HIGHWAY PATROL ON LOAN. COMMISSIONER WODTKE STATED HE HAD NO OBJECTION ASSIGNING THE UNITS TO TROOPERS IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BUT HE WOULD LIKE FOR THE UNITS TO REMAIN AS A PIECE OF COUNTY EQUIPMENT. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT WONDERED IF WE WOULD BE SUPPLYING THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND NOT SUPPLYING OUR OWN SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT WITH EQUIPMENT. SHERIFF JOYCE RESPONDED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT NORMALLY DOES NOT DO,THAT TYPE OF WORK; THE HIGHWAY PATROL DOES IT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT WHEN NECESSARY. ATTORNEY COLLINS ASKED ABOUT MAINTENANCE OF THE EQUIPMENT. TROOPER MORGAN SAID IT COULD BE SENT TO TAMPA FOR REPAIRS OR TO AN ELECTRONICS FIRM IN WEST PALM BEACH, ATTORNEY GREEN SAID THAT FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE FIVE YEAR WARRANTY, THE UNIT WOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED SHE WAS APPALLED -AND ALARMED DAILY BY THE ATTITUDE OF MANY DRIVERS AND FELT A CONCENTRATED EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO STOP THESE PEOPLE; IT WOULD SAVE LIVES AND GASOLINE. SHE CONTINUED THAT SHE WAS IN SUPPORT OF THE TROOPERS. ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WODTKE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN AGREEMENT TO BE PREPARED BY ATTORNEY GREEN, WHEREBY THE COUNTY WILL PURCHASE THE RADAR EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND PUT IT ON LOAN TO THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY FEB 61960 BOOK .. 42 PAGE Gig 21