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BOOK 65 F-,�UE 4-19 AUG 1986 �� FREDA WRIGHT - RECEIVED ;Z t=RDCOCP)Tf CLX K. CIRCUIT COURT AND RECORDER (305) 567.8000 P. O. BOX 1023 VERO BEACH • FLORIDA 32961-1026 Data Processing August 11 , 1986 The Hon. Patrick B. Lyons Chairman - Data Processing Committee 1840 - 25th Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960 In re: Data Processing Services for Indian River Public Health De Dear Mr. Lyons: It is now and always has been my recommendation that the citizens 'of Indian River County would best be served by allowing the Indian River Public Health Department to utilize the curren,;, data processing -eq-uipment and staff. If they go with an independent stand-alone system, they will have to spend in excess of $250,000.00 for initial start-up and an ongoing cost of staffing that will cost over $150,000.00 per year. I previously gave you and the Board my request for equipment and personnel that was to cover bringing the Health Department, Library, and- Sheriff onto the Clerk's system. In order to provide these services my budget request for Fiscal Year 86/87 increased by $70,830.00: this request was not approved by the Board and with- out the additional personnel and equipment I could not accept the re- sponsibility of providing the additional services required. This recommendation had the full support of Dr. Tucker and Michael Powell. We had proceeded to the point of getting everyone's needs defined. r I feel strongly that it would be cost effective for the County to provide data processing services to the Public Health Department. Sincerely, on YIt Director of Information stems Commissioner Lyons explained the only reason he put this on the agenda is that there has been some confusion about how we were going to go and whether this should be part of the county system, and he would like to bring this to a head now because it makes a difference as to the space in the new Public Health Building. He wanted to be sure that in the plans for completing 52