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FDLE <br /> Florida Department of Business Support Rick Scott, Governor <br /> Law Enforcement Office of Criminal Justice Grants Pam Bondi,Attorney General <br /> Post Office Box 1489 Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial Officer <br /> Gerald M. Bailey Tallahassee,FL 32302-1489 Adam Putnam, Commissioner of Agriculture <br /> Commissioner (850)617-1250 <br /> www.fdle.state.fl.us <br /> May 24, 2013 MAY 31 2013 <br /> The Honorable Joseph Flescher <br /> Chairman, Indian River County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> 1801 27th Street <br /> Vero Beach, FL 32960 <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 /> �., 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 •Integrity •Respect • Quality <br /> 26 <br />