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THE SHERIFF THEN REVIEWED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED <br />IN THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES LISTED AS REGULAR RISK. <br />THE SHERIFF WENT ON TO DISCUSS EXPENSE OTHER THAN SALARIES, <br />NOTING THAT THE LARGEST EXPENSE IS AUTO EXPENSE AND OF THAT THE COST <br />OF GAS IS BY FAR THE MAJOR ITEM. HE NOTED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO HOLD <br />THE LINE BY GETTING A MECHANIC AND BUYING PARTS AT A DISCOUNT. <br />SHERIFF JOYCE POINTED OUT THAT THE COST OF PARTS KEEPS RISING AND <br />THE COST OF GAS, AND BY THE END OF THIS YEAR IT MAY BE $1.50 OR <br />HIGHER. HE, THEREFORE, HOPED THEY COULD SQUEEZE BY WITH AN $18,000 <br />INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR S ALLOWANCE FOR THIS EXPENSE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS ENTERED THE MEETING AT 9:40 O'CLOCK A.M. <br />SHERIFF JOYCE CONTINUED THAT OTHER CRIMINAL EXPENSE HAS <br />ALMOST DOUBLED: IT INCLUDES OUR PRO -RATA SHARE OF THE INDIAN RIVER <br />COUNTY CRIME LAB, WHICH IS UP ABOUT $1,500. THIS GOES ACCORDING <br />TO POPULATION. WE PICK UP THE POPULATION OF SEBASTIAN, FELLSMERE <br />AND INDIAN RIVER SHORES, AND VERO BEACH PAYS THEIR OWN. OTHER <br />CRIMINAL EXPENSE INCLUDES SUCH THINGS AS FINGERPRINT AND PHOTOGRAPHIC <br />SUPPLIES, PRISONER TRAVEL EXPENSE, RIOT CONTROL EQUIPMENT, TRAFFIC <br />ACCIDENT KITS, ETC, IT IS PRESENTLY BUDGETED AT $4,200 A MONTH AND <br />IS RUNNING IN THE RED. <br />SHERIFF JOYCE NEXT DISCUSSED HOW EXPENSES AT THE JAIL HAVE <br />RISEN, INCLUDING FOOD COSTS, AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE MORE INMATES <br />THAN LAST YEAR. THE SHERIFF CONTINUED THAT THERE IS NO WAY THEY CAN <br />DETERMINE HOW MUCH MONEY CARE OF PRISONERS WILL REQUIRE, ESPECIALLY <br />SINCE THE FEDERAL COURTS ARE NOW TRYING TO REQUIRE THAT EVERY INMATE <br />WHO ENTERS A JAIL WILL HAVE A COMPLETE PHYSICAL. THE SHERIFFS <br />ASSOCIATION IS FIGHTING AGAINST SUCH A MANDATE BECAUSE THERE IS NO <br />WAY A SHERIFF IN A SMALL COUNTY COULD BUDGET ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF <br />WHAT THE FEDERAL COURTS ARE ASKING. HE STATED THAT HE PUT IN A <br />$2,000 RAISE BUT HAS NO IDEA IF THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT. <br />THE SHERIFF CONTINUED TO REVIEW THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES, <br />NOTING THAT OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE, WHICH IS A VERY LARGE ITEM, COVERS <br />INSURANCE OF ALL TYPES, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER THINGS, AND THEY ARE <br />ASKING FOR A $10,000 INCREASE THIS YEAR. UNDER THE EQUIPMENT BUDGET, <br />THEY ARE ASKING FOR 14 NEW PATROL CARS. THEY WILL TRADE IN THE 75'S <br />AND 76's, MOST OF WHICH HAVE BETTER THAN 100,000 MILES AND ARE <br />STARTING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY. <br />mo <br />JUN 2 51990 11 <br />