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FELE <br />Florida Department of <br />Law Enforcement <br />Gerald M. Bailey <br />Commissioner <br />May 24, 2013 <br />Business Support <br />Office of Criminal Justice Grants <br />Post Office Box 1489 <br />Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489 <br />(850) 617-1250 <br />www.fdle.state.fl.us <br />The Honorable Joseph Flescher <br />Chairman, Indian River County <br />Board of Commissioners <br />1801 27th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br />Rick Scott, Governor <br />Pam Bondi, Attorney General <br />Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial Officer <br />Adam Putnam, Commissioner of Agriculture <br />MAY 31 2013 <br />�'�iC�9'?a lidlir@ <br />Re: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2013. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance <br />Grant (JAG) Program - JAG Countywide - State Solicitation <br />Dear Chairman Flescher: <br />The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) anticipates an award from the <br />United States Department Of Justice for FFY 2013 JAG funds. FDLE will distribute these <br />'-4w funds in accordance with the JAG Countywide distribution provisions of Chapter 11 D-9, <br />Florida Administrative Code. <br />FDLE has set aside $68,509 funds for use by all units of government within Indian River <br />County. The enclosed Program Announcement provides an overview of these funds <br />which can be used by local units of government to support a broad range of activities to <br />prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system. Please note that <br />the Program Announcement includes information from the U.S. Department of Justice <br />relating several areas of national focus and its priorities to help maximize the <br />effectiveness of the Byrne/JAG funding. <br />As a condition of participation in this program, the units of government in each county <br />must reach a consensus concerning the expenditure of these funds. This consensus <br />must include the projects to be implemented as well as the agency responsible for such <br />implementation. <br />Developing such consensus will require someone to exercise leadership and assume a <br />coordinating role in the development of applications for these funds. FDLE <br />recommends that the Board of County Commissioners assume this responsibility. In <br />the event the county declines to serve in this capacity, the Department will request the <br />governing body of each municipality in the county, in descending order of population, to <br />serve as the coordinating unit of government. <br />Service • lntegnfy • Respect • Quality <br />26 <br />