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ma b 3 i'A�jft. 9 47 <br />While that is the bad news, the good news is that our federal prisoner revenue is much <br />better than anticipated thanks to our excellent relationship with the U.S. Marshalls <br />Service. We estimate our revenue in the first two months of this fiscal year to be <br />$80,000. We should complete our revenue obligations to the county by the end of <br />January I request that the Board of County Commissioners authorize our agency to <br />spend from federal prisoner revenue $123,000 to fund our capital needs. <br />Thank you for your consideration concerning these pressing needs of the Sheriffs <br />Office. <br />Sincerely, <br />Gary C. Wheeler, Sheriff <br />Deputy Mark Buffington distributed copies of and reviewed his <br />memorandum to Lt. Andy Bradley dated October 25, 1994, concerning <br />the Community Oriented Police Enforcement (COPE) program in <br />Gifford. The memorandum summarized the activities of the COPE unit <br />for the first 18 months of the program. He described the program <br />as proactive, not reactive, and considered it to have been very <br />successful. <br />Sheriff Wheeler felt the program demonstrates that force is <br />not the only solution to crime. He noted that other communities in _ <br />the county derived benefit from the program. He credited the three <br />officers who had successfully initiated and cultivated the program. <br />Mr. Victor Hart, of 4635 34th Avenue, Gifford, NAACP <br />president, encouraged the Commission to approve the Letter of <br />Intent and gave a lengthy synopsis of the need for, implementation <br />of, and success of the COPE program in Gifford. He asserted that <br />a recent newspaper article did not give complete facts and, <br />further, that a letter referenced in the article came from the <br />Community Partnership Group, not the Sheriff's office. <br />Mr. Hart declared that the COPE program was an investment in <br />the future of Indian River County. He cited crime statistics of <br />other Florida cities and wanted all citizens to feel safe anywhere <br />in Indian River County. He submitted that this was the first time <br />in the county's history that the black community had worked 100% <br />with the Sheriff and he did not want to go back to the people and <br />have them say the BCC "turned you down". <br />OU. <br />December 13, 1994 <br />