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SHERIFF GARY WHEELER - LETTER OF INTENT FOR GRANT AND <br />FLEET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM <br />Sheriff Gary Wheeler reviewed the <br />November 23, 1994: <br />NAV �gg4 Q <br />cr , <br />�M�NOE <br />tti <br />November 23, 1994 <br />Mr. John W. Tippin, Chair <br />- Indian River County Board <br />of County Commissioners <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, FL 32960-3394 <br />following letter dated <br />/a-i3.9� <br />GARY C. WHEELER • INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />MEMBER FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION <br />MEMBER OF NATIONAL SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION <br />4055 41st AVENUE • VERO BEACH. FLORIDA 32960-1808 <br />PHONE 407-569-6700 <br />r 4-4 <br />- rfO111994 <br />::ft <br />Re: Agenda Items for December 13, 1994 <br />Dear Mr. Tip -pin: <br />Commissioners e <br />Administrator <br />Attorney <br />Personae! <br />Public Works <br />Community Dev. <br />Utilities <br />Finance <br />Me . <br />Fmerg. Sere <br />Risk MIrt. <br />othu <br />There are two items that I would appreciate being placed on the Board's agenda for <br />December 13, 1994. First, I respect illy request that our letter of intent for the grant on <br />one additional deputy be reconsidered. We learned this morning that we can request a <br />modified fimdmg program to permit one hundred percent federal funding in the first <br />year with reduced federal funding in the two out years. Accordingly, I wish to discuss <br />this matter further with the Commission. <br />Secondly during fiscal year 1994-1995 budget negotiations,, I discussed with the <br />Commission that our five-year fleet replacement program called for purchase of 30 <br />patrol vehicles. However, that figure was cut by 500/9 as part of our budget reduction <br />package to meet budget objectives by the Commission. As you will recall, our estimate <br />Of federal prisoner revenue based upon new contracted federal prisoner bed space in <br />West Palm Beach was placed at $164,250. <br />Patrol vehicle pricing and limited production have presented our agency with urgent <br />new challenges. The prices of the vehicles have risen almost $2,000 per unit -over the <br />vendor's estimated price increases last spring which we used in our budget request. <br />This means the cost for our bare bones fleet request of 15 automobiles has gone up <br />$30,000. Additionally, we need four equipped patrol vehicles at $70,000 for our <br />federally funded COPE deputies plus a dire need for a new prisoner transport van at a <br />cost of $23,000. <br />25 <br />December 13, 1994 <br />BOOK 93 FAGS 946 <br />