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S E p 3 0 1986 BOOK 5 PACE. 935 XVI. Summary of my evaluation of the C.A.D. system. I was very impressed with the people involved. The current C.A.D. system was extremely well designed and written and since the new C.A.D. system will be essentially an updated version of the current one I have very few reservations that they will produce a good pro- duct. The C.A.R.E. system was the better product, I felt, and was being utilized extremely well. After over five hours of discussion with the people of St. Louis County Police Dept., I drew the following conclusion which is the same one I have always had and that is -the lack of any guarantee that we will get anything for our money. I feel strongly that when you use taxpayers money you do not have the latitude to enter into risky ventures that you have when employing your own money or that of a major corporation. I presented this feeling to Mr. Turner and he concurred that there was a certain amount of risk involved so we started to explore ways to surmount this problem. XVII. A recommended plan of action. 1. Indian River has in the hands of the Data Processing Committee a S-130 Data General computer - 'an exact copy of what St. Louis County is currently operating it's C.A.D. system on. This computer and it's accessories which cost the County over $140,000.00 is scheduled to be declared surplus since it was replaced by the Property Appraiser. We have been assured it is in excellent condition by Mr. Nolte. 2. We could install this computer almost immediately in any acceptable location to the Sheriff. 3. Mr. Turner has offered to give to the County the complete current C.A.D. system plus complete documentation and assistance to install it on the S-130. 4. The Sheriff can purchase a Data General W8000 for approximately $65,000 that will run the C.A.R.E. system which Mr. Turner has also offered to give to the County with documentation free of charge. This MV8000 will serve as the backup computer to another MV8000 when the new C.A.D. system is delivered, thus serving dual functions and saving the County alot of money. 5. This pian will allow Indian River to develope it's GEO Data Base, train it's operators to operate the new C.A.D. before delivery, serve the dispatch and records management needs of the County while we wait for the new system, utilize $140,000 worth of equipment that is due to be scraped, purchase equipment that will not have to be disposed of after one year, provide the County with an.excellent records management system at no additional cost. 6. The above plan also removes all the risk in joining the consortium. The commissioners will not be in a position of gambling with taxpayers money because if the worst situation happens and no C.A.D. package - is delivered, we will have excellent value in hand for the $32,000 that was spent and our operational needs will not suffer. But on the other hand, if every thing goes as planned, we will install the new C.A.D. system in 1988 with a minimum of problems because we will have a years' operations behind us which should produce a well trained staff. The software that is being given to us has a market value in excess of $100,000. 100