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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final June 8, 2021 <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />202.1 Hiring 2021 final <br />202.1 Hiring 2021 markup <br />207.1 Promotion 2021 final <br />207.1 Promotion 2021 markup <br />Approved staffs recommendation <br />9. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS and GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES <br />9.A. 21-0568 Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers re: Community Oriented Policing <br />Services (C.O.P.S) Hiring Program Grant <br />Recommended Action: Discussion <br />Attachments: Sheriff's Memorandum FY 21 COPS <br />Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers referred to his memorandum dated May <br />27, 2021, to request the Board's approval to apply for a Federal grant, the <br />Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program Grant (the Grant). <br />He clarified that the award would cover 75 percent of the entry-level salary and <br />benefits for the needed nine (9) deputy positions, responsible for community <br />outreach policing only, for a period of three (3) years. Sheriff Flowers made <br />mention that the Grant would require a 25 percent cost share amount, and that the <br />amount had not been included in their Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Budget request, which <br />was submitted in May 2020. <br />Discussion among the Board brought concern from Vice Chairman O'Bryan <br />regarding the responsibility for 100 percent of the funding after three (3) years if <br />the Sheriffs Office was chosen to receive the Grant. Sheriff Flowers responded <br />that there would be a possibility of renewing the Grant. <br />Mr. Freddie Woolfork, 4590 57th Avenue, spoke in support of the Sheriffs request. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Moss, seconded by Chairman Flescher, to <br />approve the Indian River County Sheriffs request to apply for the Community <br />Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program Grant. The motion carried by the <br />following vote: <br />Aye: 5- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, Commissioner <br />Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />Chairman Flescher called for a recess at 10:52 a.m., and he reconvened the meeting <br />at 11:08 a.m., with all members present. <br />10. PUBLIC ITEMS <br />Indian River County Florida Page 12 <br />