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SAY 2 19 9 nor 76 FP,t 751 in-house and set up over two years, after which they send in a team of 5, all from an outside state, to go through the manuals, observe and suggest corrections. He also talked to the Ocala Police Department about this, and the biggest single plus he sees is the fact that it is catching on rapidly all across the country. He felt this would help streamline the department and make it a lot simpler when the Sheriff or Police here are standardized with the rest of the country. Commissioner Bird noted that the results of this will be only as good as what you put in it and the way you use it, but he did feel it does tend to lead us towards more professional law enforcement, and since the cost is to come out of the LEA Funds, he saw no reason to delay it any further. MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Bird, SECONDED by Com- missioner Eggert, to approve the Sheriff's request to use LEA Trust Funds to pursue the accreditation process. Commissioner Scurlock assumed everything would be public record, and this was confirmed by Undersheriff Raymond. Chairman Wheeler believed that Sgt. Getchell acting as the accreditation manager is going to have to devote possibly 800 of his time to this program; so, he wished to be assured one more time that we don't need another person to fill his position. Undersheriff Raymond agreed that Sgt. Getchell is going to have to devote additional time to this, but he assured the Commission that while they all realize it will take additional time, they feel that there is enough benefit to be gained that they are willing to provide the extra time. He stated that he personally is willing to come in nights; they are committed to moving forward with this process. THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE QUESTION. It was voted on and carried unanimously. 24