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77, DISCUSSION RE APPOINTMENTS TO JAIL FAST—TRACK COMMITTEE Commissioner Lyons explained that according to the agreement we signed with the Florida Dept. of Corrections, we must establish a Fast Track Committee which would be composed of the - following members: Chief Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit, or his designee; a representative of the Indian River County State Attorney's Office; a representative of the Indian River County Public Defender's Office; the Indian River Jail Administrator, or his designee; and two private citizens appointed at large by the Board of County Commissioners. The Committee shall be used on an as -needed basis in the interim period until the new Indian River County detention facility is fully operational to determine and recommend which inmates, if any, must be released or transferred to another program under the terms of the agreement in order to maintain the population within the authorized capacity of 73. Unfortunately, after trying for some time, we have not had any luck in trying to get this committee started. Commissioner Lyons reported that he wrote Judge Geiger on May 22nd and advised him that there is a critical situation here and that we really need this Fast Track Committee. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Lyons, SECONDED by Commissioner Bowman, that the Board adopt Resolution 86-34 to the Chief Judge of the 19th Judicial Circuit concerning creating a "Fast -Track Committee" to relieve prison overcrowding. Under discussion, Commissioner Lyons advised that he also recommended that our Probation Officer be made a part of the committee because of the knowledge that he has about the people who are involved, and part of this Committee's role is to get information to the criminal justice system about whether or not a certain individual will show up for trial. 29 MAY 28 1906 BOOK 64 Fa,r 57.3 I