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APR 18 1989 BOOK 76 FACE 611 Commissioner Bowman asked if it is necessary that they have another computer. Major Raymond explained that this would require just one more P.C. It would be operated out of the Training Division where it would be housed, and it is recommended you have a P.C. just for those individuals because of the amount of day to day usage it would involve. Commissioner Eggert noted that they were faced with some- thing similar in the library system where it was recommended that you follow the professional library standards, and it seems those standards all work out to require a lot of staff. She wondered if these are standards the community wants, or if they are set up to promote the employment of more people. In the library system, they decided to strive towards looking at the guidelines rather than accepting the standards because those standards would be fi impossible for this community to afford. Major Raymond did not feel it would be a burden on the community. As an example of two department on the opposite ends of the spectrum, he advised that the Palm Beach Sheriff's Department is accredited and so is the Mount Dora Police Depart- ment. He felt if Mount Dora can do it, we can also. He stressed that this study is geared towards the specific depart- ment and the community, and it is done by the study group of professionals from those organizations listed in the Sheriff's letter. Commissioner Eggert appreciated what Major Raymond is saying, but felt that what it would be wonderful to have and what it is practical for this community to have are two very different things. Chairman Wheeler asked if the Sheriff's Department has particular areas they want to see corrected where they think there may be a problem or is this kind of like winning an award. Major Raymond did not think it was. He noted that it takes about 2 years to complete this procedure, and one of the biggest 22