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) RIVER COUNTY <br />GARY C. WHEELER INDIAN R <br />,-,�4 er ff <br />MEMBER FLOIIIDASIIEHIFFS ASSOCIATION <br />r MEMBER OF NATIONAL SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION <br />4055 418t AVENUE VERO BEACH FLORIDA 32960-1808 PHONE 407-569-6700 <br />November 19, 1993 <br />Mr. Joseph A. Baird <br />OMB Director <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />Dear Mr. Baird: <br />Attached are four pages of financial work sheets concerning the proposed <br />Police Hiring Supplement Grant. In response to your letter concerning the <br />current and long term financial impact of the Police Hiring Supplement Grant, <br />the following information is provided to your specific questions, as noted: <br />1. Is the Police Hiring Supplemental Grant a 100% grant or does it <br />require a County match? <br />No; requires a 25% match from the County. <br />2. If there is a match where will the match come from? <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />3. Does the grant cover capital costs or start-up costs affiliated <br />with a new police officer? <br />No, capital costs are not covered. As outlined in the grant <br />application package, the grant funding is strictly for salaries and <br />benefits. <br />4. Can you pay for existing officers under the grant or are you <br />considering adding additional officers? <br />No; Our program anticipates the hiring of three (3) additional <br />deputies. <br />5. How many years is the grant for? After the grant is over, are <br />you obligated to fund the supplemental police officers for any <br />additional period of time? <br />Three (3) years; after that the program is picked up through the <br />normal budget process, additional grants, or alternative funding. <br />6. What is the total cost of adding each officer (including capital, <br />start-up and operating)? <br />The grant runs on a calendar year. For 1994, the cost for each <br />officer is $54,100. <br />7. What is the cost of each officer to the County in 1993/94 after <br />the grant match? <br />$27,680 <br />17 <br />NOV 2 3 1993 BOOK 9.1 FAr,F 53 <br />J <br />