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Honorable Don C. Scurlock Jr., Chairman Indian River County Board of County Commissioners 1840 Twenty Fifth Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960 RE: 1986-87 Budget Request Dear Commissioner Scurlock: DIRECT LINES TO MAIN OFFICE:- f3051 FFICE:13051 287-2966 'STUART, 1305, 464-8564 (FORT PIERCE) 13050 562.1515 1 VERO BEACH) REPLY TO: Stuart DISTRIBUTION LIST COmmissioners Administrator Attorney Personnel Public Works Community Dev. Utilities Finance e.- 9 r _' Other I have enclosed herewith my budget request for fiscal year 1986-87. As in the past, all expenditures will be substantiated by monthly voucher requests submitted by this agency. Through careful management planning, selective equipment purchases and the elimination of reimbursement of certain costs, I have succeeded in making substantial reductions in my operational costs. These administrative decisions have resulted in a sig- nificant reduction for Indian River County under last year's request. Our projections also indicate that the actual expenses in the current fiscal year will also be significantly under our approved budget. An explanation of'these reductions is attached to our budget request Unfortunately, in spite of diligent efforts on the part of our entire legislative delegation, it is apparent that I will not receive the necessary resources, either positions or funding, in order to meet our workload requirement during fiscal year 1986-83 commencing July 1st. Upon expiration of the three existing special assistant public defender contractson June 30, 1986, two of these attorneys will be returned to our State payroll. This will give us three full- time assistant public defenders filling authorized positions funded by the State in order to handle the felony caseload in Indian River County. The remaining two members of our staff in Indian River County will be terminated at that time and we will no longer able to provide assistant public defender coverage for misde- meanors in the in'In;i,ian River Countv Court or in juvenile cases. I am in the process of encouraging the courts to implement assessment of liens in those cases where it is appropriate and urging enforcement of these liens either through probation or other appropriate action by the respective Boards of County Commissioners. If these procedures are implemented, this should permit employment of two attorneys or interns by the County Legal Department to be assigned to our office to handle misde- meanor and juvenile cases with virtually no fiscal impact upon the taxpayers of Indian River County. In view of the cooperative attitude previously taken by your Board over the years, I would be more than willing to discuss implementation of a responsible approach to this problem with either the entire Board or your County attorney'if preferable. I sincerely appreciate the assistance that I have received from Indian River County during this past year in attempting to overcome the problems created by the tremendous growth within the treasure coast area. nAr� fr,ut 5 LAW OFFICES OF MARTIN COUNTY OFFIC i% ELTON H. SCHWARZ 1� �-�7L�' IMAIN OFFICEI f1 ��• Sl ETEEN7H PUBLIC DEFENDER SUITE 215. COURTHOUSE EX `f: JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA P. O. BOX 2314�'� A • •;, STUART. FLORIDA 33h --2314! y8r-+ ., r ROBIN W. FRIERSON (3051283-6760 E�7L1380 U DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER ELIZABETH M. WILKINSON ', ,�• �, A ��,,,1 t, BUSINESS MANAGER ,1 t! ...: .^'":,.y r,•: May 22 1986 I(�1 U 7 Honorable Don C. Scurlock Jr., Chairman Indian River County Board of County Commissioners 1840 Twenty Fifth Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960 RE: 1986-87 Budget Request Dear Commissioner Scurlock: DIRECT LINES TO MAIN OFFICE:- f3051 FFICE:13051 287-2966 'STUART, 1305, 464-8564 (FORT PIERCE) 13050 562.1515 1 VERO BEACH) REPLY TO: Stuart DISTRIBUTION LIST COmmissioners Administrator Attorney Personnel Public Works Community Dev. Utilities Finance e.- 9 r _' Other I have enclosed herewith my budget request for fiscal year 1986-87. As in the past, all expenditures will be substantiated by monthly voucher requests submitted by this agency. Through careful management planning, selective equipment purchases and the elimination of reimbursement of certain costs, I have succeeded in making substantial reductions in my operational costs. These administrative decisions have resulted in a sig- nificant reduction for Indian River County under last year's request. Our projections also indicate that the actual expenses in the current fiscal year will also be significantly under our approved budget. An explanation of'these reductions is attached to our budget request Unfortunately, in spite of diligent efforts on the part of our entire legislative delegation, it is apparent that I will not receive the necessary resources, either positions or funding, in order to meet our workload requirement during fiscal year 1986-83 commencing July 1st. Upon expiration of the three existing special assistant public defender contractson June 30, 1986, two of these attorneys will be returned to our State payroll. This will give us three full- time assistant public defenders filling authorized positions funded by the State in order to handle the felony caseload in Indian River County. The remaining two members of our staff in Indian River County will be terminated at that time and we will no longer able to provide assistant public defender coverage for misde- meanors in the in'In;i,ian River Countv Court or in juvenile cases. I am in the process of encouraging the courts to implement assessment of liens in those cases where it is appropriate and urging enforcement of these liens either through probation or other appropriate action by the respective Boards of County Commissioners. If these procedures are implemented, this should permit employment of two attorneys or interns by the County Legal Department to be assigned to our office to handle misde- meanor and juvenile cases with virtually no fiscal impact upon the taxpayers of Indian River County. In view of the cooperative attitude previously taken by your Board over the years, I would be more than willing to discuss implementation of a responsible approach to this problem with either the entire Board or your County attorney'if preferable. I sincerely appreciate the assistance that I have received from Indian River County during this past year in attempting to overcome the problems created by the tremendous growth within the treasure coast area. nAr� fr,ut 5