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J P. O. BOX 608 PHONE 569-6700 July 8, 1986 Y R.T."TIM' DOBECK • INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MEMBER FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION MEMBER OF NATIONAL SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32961 Honorable Pat Lyons, Vice Chairman Board of County Commissioners Indian River County 1840 25th Street Vero Beach, FL 32960 Dear Pat: I am in receipt of your June 25, 1986 letter and have reviewed it. I would make a request that the following items be forwarded to the Indian River County Public Safety Advisory Committee and that the committee be called to order to address the following items. It is apparent that the committee was formed to make recommendations and suggestions to the County Commissioners that deal directly with the uniformity of law enforcement, efficiency of law enforcement and crime prevention, each of which relate to the problems being exper- ienced in the Gifford community. I would recommend that this commit- tee review items 1 - 5 addressed, in the letter from the Ministerial Alliance of Gifford, and to make recommendations through the County Attorney on the feasibility of strengthening the development of county ordinances that will resolve these problems. With regard to item 6, titled "Professional Police Patrols", and in text stating, "that if the Sheriff's Department conducts rigorous and complete patrols in our community it would help stop some crime ...". This is a manpower issue that the Sheriff's Department is faced with the allocations of resources, that can only be resolved by the Commis- sion through increase of manpower or the formation of a special tax- ing district to allow the people of this community to support addi- tional manpower specifically designated for the Community of Gifford. Further, on item 6, I would be adamantly opposed to the establishment of a county ad-hoc committee to oversee complaints of the Sheriff's Department, and feel that the advisory committee has no standing in this type of activity. During.the last seven (7) years the Indian River County Sheriff's Department has formulated strict guidelines with regard to demeanor of my officers that far exceeds any expecta- tion this committee could oppose. We will continue to follow these guidelines and will allow the State Attorney or the Grand Jury to oversee any criminal complaint against members of my Department. We are continuing to do everything humanly possible to assist this community in controlling their problem. Perhaps the input of this committee will assist in strenghtening our position. I would also make a recommen''dation that the vacated space of the Public Safety Committee be filled by Dallas Yates and hope that the committee would appoint him to serve on this committee. Respectfully Submitted, R. T. "Tim" Dobeck, Sheriff Indian River County 77 L_ JUL 16 196 BOOK 5 Fr1 E V